Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-25

SERVICES OVER REMAINS OF
CAPT. BAINBRIDGE-HoFF
Held in st. Johns Episcopal Church
Body Taken to Annapolis
for Interment.

With imposing military ceremony the re-
mains of Capt. William cambridge Hofr,
United States navy, were borne to the
Pennsylvania station this morning and
| placed aboard a train bound for Annapolis,
| Nd, after a brief service at st. John
| Church, which began at 10 o'clock. The
| interment will take place at Annapolis this
| afternoon and a short service will be held
| there under the direction Of Rev. DR.. Ro-
| land Cotton Smith, pastor of st. Johns
! Church of this city
The funeral escort was composed of a
| battalion of marines and a provisional bat
| talon OF the Engineer Corps U. S. A,
formed as provisional regiment. under
the command Of Major Harry K. White of
| the Marine Corps. The engineers were
| commanded by Major Burr, the comma nd
| ing officer at the Washington barracks.
| The escort formed at the church, and as
| the remains were carried into the edif1ce
| on the shoulders of enlisted men of the
navy the troops presented arms and the
| Marine Band, which headed the cortege,
played Nearer, My God, to Thee This
| ceremony was repeated a few moments
| later when the remains were brought from
| the church and placed on the caisson
| which was In waiting.
Service at the Church.
The church service was brief. consisting
| only of the reading Of the Episcopal ritual
for the dead. The cortege was formed as
soon as the remains had been placed on the
| caisson, and headed by the Marine Band,
the procession moved through H street to
10Th street, thence to Pennsylvania avenue
| and on to the 9th street railway station.
The remains were placed on the train
leaving the Pennsylvania station shortly
after IL o'clock. and were carried to An
napolis. where services are to be held and
the interment will take place. The re-
n a ms uyor arfn NV ~
pallbearers-Rear Admiral Bowles. Capts.
Chester, Brownson, Barnette and Rae and
Commanders Osterhaus and Sargent
Prof. William w. Hendrickson, professor
of mathematics at the Naval Academy,
will meet the train at Annapolis and will
serve as an honorary pallbearer. In add
ton to the pallbearers a committee Of the
Loyal Legion. headed by Capt. Benjamin
P. Lamberton, U. 8. N, attended the fune-
raj service here and accompanied the re-
mains to Annapolis
Sketch Of His Career.
Capt. Bainbridge-Hon was a retired off,
Ger of the navy and died in this city at
o'clock Friday morning. He was born in
Pennsylvania and was the second son OF
Admiral Hon of the navy. His mother
was a daughter Of Commodore cambridge.
He was graduated from the Naval Acad-
envy in 1868 and served through the re-
mainder of the civil war in various vessels
made a master in 1885, a lieutenant in 1867,
lieutenant commander in 1868. He served
on the flagship of Farragut's squadron dur
ing the trip OF the famous admiral to Eu-
rope directly after the civil war. AS
lieutenant commander Capt cambridge
Hon commanded the first torpedo boat that
was placed in commission in the navy, He
was made a commander in 1881 and
| captain in 1888 His health failed shortly
| after his promotion. and he was retired
from active service. He leaves q son.
Lieut.. Arthur Bainbridge-Hoff, who was
lately in command Of the torpedo boat de-
| stroyer Stewart.
Buried at Annapolis.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, May 25.-The remains
Of the late Captain William cambridge
Hon. United States navy. retired, who died
at his late residence in Washington on FRI
day. were brought to Annapolis from that
city on the 1 pm. train today. and es-
corted to the Naval Academy cemetery,
where the interment was made.
Captain B. F. Lamberton, United States
navy had full charge of the arrangements.
The escort from the railway station to
the cemetery consisted of the Naval Acad-
envy Band. and the battalion Of United
States marines, attached to the Naval
Academy, in full dress. A number Of off,
GERS and civilian professors Of the Acad-
leo 1ad thnr aforx t1<,