Evening star., 1903-07-20
SYMPATHETIC DANES
KINDNESS SHOWN ON THE DEATH
OF A NAvA1 APPRENTICE.
The State Depaaa4tmeSt Urged to Make
Suitable Acknowledgment to tho
Nyborg Authorities.

At the instance of Hear Admiral Cotton
and Capt. Hemphi1l OF the battle ship Kear-
sarge. the Navy nepart tment has requested
the State Department to make suitable ac-
acknowledgement to the civil and military au-
thorities and the people Of Nyborg, Dem
| mark, for the extraordinary manifestation
OF sympathy exhibited by them on the oc-
casion Of the death and burial at that place
June 10 of Frederick Mackey. an appren-
tice on the Kearsarge, enlisted from Bos-
ton.
Capt. Hemphilps Report.
Capt Hemphill in his official report OF
the affair says:
ION arriving at this place (Nyborg) ar
rangements were made with the shore au-
thorities for his (Mackey's) burial, and they
were so kind and sympathetic that find 1t
difficult to express my appreciation Of their
efforts The mayor of this city and the
colonel Of the 9TH Regiment a three bat
talon regiment, sent word that they would
meet the funeral party at the landing. Upon
arriving there we found that not only the
above mentioned officials were present, but
also all of the officers of the 9TH Regiment
and the non-commisSioned officers, to-
gether with the Russian, German and
Dutch consuls and the leading citizens, the
officials being in full uniform, had as
sernbled.
OF the 5th Regiment and their wives de-
posted wreaths on the coffin and many
other ladies pressed forward to place flow
ers thereon. The place they selected for
the burial plot was one of the most promi-
nent in the cemetery. a beautiful park on
the outskirts of the city. for which the
nominal sum Of 81 only was charged, the
entire expense Of the interment being less
than SIT. l have called upon the mayor.
the colonel and the Russian, German and
Dutch consuls to express my appreciation
for their presence and to give them thanks
for their kindness in our trouble.
ITO express entirely the sympathy shown
the wife of the mayor walked one and one
half miles to put a wreath on the coffin
and then walked back to her home, where
1 had the honor and pleasure of meeting
her at the end Of her journey, and upon
stating how much we appreciated her
thoughtfulness and her trouble and her
kindness she said: I might have boy
dead in America and am sure the Ameri-
cans would do as always their good women
have done, put wreath in the same way
l have done. and my heart. together
with those of all the women here. goes out
in sympathy with the mother of this boy.
Admiral Cotton's Statement.
Rear Admiral Cotton, in iLdorsing Capt.
Hemphills report. said: The officials both
military and civil, of Nyborg. and the Ia
dies of their families together with a
large number of the people, regardless of
social class distinctions, manifested a
touching and kindly interest. and partici-
pated actively in the funeral Of one who
was to them an alien and a stranger. and
brought offerings of beautiful flowers to
be placed upon the coffin and the grave.
1 called upon the commander Of the 5th
Regiment and upon the mayor and eX-
pressed to them our deep appreciation or
their kind, courteous and voluntary acts.
and requested them to convey our warm
est thanks to those who had participated
with them in their demonstration OF re-
spect to our dead shipmate. l think that
a formal recognition by the department Of
the humane and Christian acts of the
good people of Nyborg would be appreciat-
ed by them, and / beg to suggest that
such action as the department may deem
appropriate may be taken"