The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-06
NEUMANN'
FUNERAL
Unusual Honors to an
Officer Of Junior
Rank.


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Inc interment OF inc Dodies OF the TWO
young mdsn,pnen, ward ana Neuil'allil;
VINO were Killed IN the explosion ABOARD
the Dattiesnip missouri on tensacola
last l tuesday, VIII be heid III the naval
academy Cemetery al 80 CLOCK tlli I'M,
afternoon ana VIII pc attended by al
ths e,i nioutlilul poinp Oh iniiitary funeral
me academy brigade OF midshipmen
IN 1uii dress ana under command OF
Lieutenant Gominander fuiiam, was
marched 10 lhe YVES! street Station at
3 30 and drawn up in a hollow square
facing the entrance 10 the trainshed'
me special lui'elal tram, co'nposeG ,i o.
fuilman ana baggage car, was pick
ca up at odenton by "A. w. q d. Engine
NO. Q. Engineer IoiDurn at the throltie'
ana Conductor McIiii,iis III shalsg. ! nc
spec,al was Droueht, down rom fnlIa-
delphia attacned 10 ,he rear OF tram NO
AZ, over me FennsvlVania EaiIroaa.
Inc otncers OF the academy haa or or,
GERS 10 oe present at Inc stat1oil ~ lull
dress Saptain aaisey ana Lieutenant
f1use were tnere early ana the other
ofhcers game III Slowly. several Grass
mates OF the TWO deaa midsniprnen were
waiting. oaptain ). NJ. ROBINSON Y. ,.
A., friend OF the Neumanns' was III
the crowd. distinguished visitor was
Japan DChear, OF tne Noyai Navy
VINO came from washington 10 repre-
sent the BRITISH Admiralty: MIS-
Sowles, wife OF captain william ,
Cowles. commander OF the MISSOURI
waited with the others Mrs. Cowles Is
sister OF the PRESIDENT.
1t is unusual TOR foreign country TO
be represented at a funeral or the rank
OF this one. hat 1reat Britain should
send a captain. to be present at the Dur,
lal OF two midshipmen OF the united
States Navy is considered not only an
extra expression OF lrie',asniP ior tiiis
country, but distinguished honor Tor
the two dead boys,
Mrs. Cowles is here only privately,
but IN way represents the ola com
mander OF the dead ana her orother'
too, as an individual.
1t was marked by many IN the crowd
that waited around the station that TINS
funeral was especially sad IN view OF
the TACT that the two VINO started OUT
on their career from one SIDE OF the
creek should return at Its END to rest on
the other side so soon. Not tor many
a day has larger, funeral been hela III
Annapolis, and seldom, II ever before,
have officers OF the rank OF ward and
Neumann been so honored.
by the time the tram was que at tne
West Street Station, ABOUT q O'CLOCK
the streets surrounding tne station were
packed WIN mass OF people, nearly
all OF whom had known the young Of
flcers during their 1our years course
at the Naval Academy. AS the caskets'
draped with the stars ana stripes, are
borne TO the hearses by inc seallietl ap,
pointed from t'e s,'lps OH .le NaNd ,
Academy as Dody bearers every lleau
Will uncover ana the origade present
arms.
AS the Dodies are Piaced III tt ne
hearses the Following midsn'Pilie,l WIN
take their stand beside them as honor-
airy pallDearers by the VeniGie con-
tanning the remains OF MiasiilPilidl'
Ward, Mldshipmen Canaga, Iourt'
Howard, Eliyson, Liggett ana oeii-
redge; on either side OF ine otneT hearse
Will be Midshipmen Whitlng, IegIaiIl
Eberle, StrassDurger' Atkins ana tooh'
The cortege led by the NaVai Acaa-
envy band Playing tie ie'ieiai nd n'
and with the brigade OF niaSliipileil
followed by aetaE Urn ol seai re,
l Tne avenue and King George street
From King George street the band Will
lead the way through tne oklahollid
gate and thence around the athie''e
field to the cemetery a.,
AS the funeral cortege enters ,ne uov-
eminent lnclosure me nag on 'ne io .o,,
parade ground Wlilci' iiau 'eii,aiieu ,op
masted all morning, VIII be dropped to
halt-mast' where 1t VIII remain during
the services at the graves
Upon entering the cemetery the brl-
gade will be again formed IN square
surrounding the last resting pace OF
the two oihcers. ne unusually fly,o suroi;s
ties Dlhdlig tl'e TWO yo"'s ies'J 49,,
lr'ehaS.i,p 60 us va tho Ne" NJ ~ vii,
even by the oeor e Ja ,te navy "'''
not pI bs snryces baye s been read
the body OF Ward by Chaplain IlarK, oil