Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-05
REMAINS TOBE BROUGHT HERE
BODY OF LATE MEXICAN
AMBASSADOR
To Sail From Annapolis on The
u. S. Warship Columbia
Interment In
Mexico.

The remains of the Mexican Am.
bassador, Senior Azperoz, who died in
Washington will be brought here, and
placed on the warship Columbia in
the Annapolis Roads 20 sail for Mex
leo. 1t is thought the Columbia will
sail April Is on its sad mission, but
the exact date has not been settled
upon.
The Columbia is now in New York,
where she is being fitted out with
necessary supplies of linen, glassware
and other furnishings for the voyage,
as the late ambassador S family accom-
pany the remains To Mexico and
warships are not supplied by the gov
ornment with these articles Before
coming TO tile Naval Academy the
Columbia Will be completely fitted out
for the voyage. 1t is also necessary
for two stewardesses to accompany the
wife and daughter of tile late ambas-
sador, and as the government war.
ships are not supplied with steward
esses, an effort is being made To secure
these.
The Mexican government will be APP
prised of the date of the Columbia $
sailing in order that the funeral ar
engagements at home can be- perfected
There will be no elaborate military
display either military or naval when
the remains are brought from the
vault ia Oak Hill Cemetery, Washing
ton, Go this city. There will be- "A
guard of honor OF marines and one or
two officers to escort the remains 10
this city. where the officers of the
Naval Academy, the marines and
midshipmen will be turned out TO act
as an escort TO the ship.
The Columbia will not be able TO
come up the river TO Annapolis, but
will anchor in the Roads and the body
will be placed on naval tug and
arried to the war vessel. Here it
will be hoisted aboard by crane and
placed ON the main deck in sheltered
placed and draped with the Mexican
and American flags. A guard of
marines will be stationed around the
casket day and night on the voyage.
When the Columbia reaches Vera
Cruz, the port of the City of Mexico,
she will anchor about a mile from
the city, for as at Annapolis, she can
not go up TO the wharf, and the casket
will be lowered by a crane to the
Columbias launch, which is one of
the largest of its class in the United
States Navy, being over 30 feet long.
The guard of marines, standing,
will be the escort of the remains TO
the shore The steam launch of the
Columbia will tow the gig with the
remains TO the shore. Following the
remains will be unique and unusual
naval funeral All the small vessels
OF the Columbia and those of the Mex
lean government and of the city of
Vera Cruz will follow behind the
launch containing the casket in fan
shaped form, making most impress
sive sight. The family OF the late
ambassador will be in the boats near
est the casket, while the officers of the
Columbia and the officials of the
Mexican government and others will
follow ia the other boats. On arriving
at the wharf at Vera Cruz the casket
will be lifted from the launch by a
crane and placed aboard the special
train provided by the Mexican govern
ment and transferred to the City of
Mexico, where tile interment will
take place.
Some years ago the remains of the
British Ambassador, Julian Paunce-
forte. were also brought to Annapolis
to be conveyed on a warship 10 Eng
land.