New-York tribune., 1905-07-24
NATIONS lEAD Bur Ed.
Bennington Victims LAID to Rest at
San Diego.

San Diego Cal. July 23.-FCrty-seven Of the zur-
boat Hennington's dead were buried to-day IN
common grave IN the little cemetery on the cres.
OF the Promontory Of Iona. high above the water.
Of San Diego Bay on the one side. and within sound
OF the booming surf OF the Pacific on the other
Without the crash of drum or the sound % brass
without pomp or parade yet with simple mpres-
sfveness all honor was paid 70 the nations dead
They have honored dead keep them cornpa7v
All about them lie those who died in the nations
service in more trying times. Gravestones yellow
with age bear the names OF en- vino died A.
Monterey in the Mexican war; others who gave ID
their lives in the conquest Of California, and VIM
followed Commodore Stockton at Old San PssquaI
Army and navy paid their last tributes less
sincere than the simple grief OF the Representatives
Of peace who made the long Journey around or
across the bay From Fort ROsecrans came the
u5th Company. Coast Heavy Artillery from San
Diego the naval reserves: from the Universal
Brotherhood's Home Point Iona. company
OF khaki-clads. and from the government shin
Fortune. a dozen sailors. But the most impressive
body of mOurners were the ffty-two men from ths
battered Bennington
Besides there were hundreds OF civilians Who
unthoughtfuI Of the fatiguing journey from ths
city, brought their offerings OF flowers 70 lay On
the graves.
Promptly at the long line OF vehicles began
the journey around the bay to the burial place
Owing to the steep hills and rough roads II
found impractcable TO hearses dead
wagons. and the bodies were stacked IN heavy
press wagons and other ordinary vehicles.
There bands of music. Everything was
quiet and busnesslike The task too great 70
be hampered by any usages OF ordinary funerals
FOrty-seven men TO be buried and 70 bury
them II was necessary to haul them ten miles up
steep hills and along dusty roads.
From noon until o'clock these dead burdsnsd
wagons tOiled toward the burial grounds and not
until almost 40 o'clock was the last coffin placed
in the long trench.
Captain r J. Drake. Commander Lueien Young
Captain E. d. Scott. commanding Fort Rosecraus.
Mayor Sehon OF San Diego and members OF the
executive and legislative branches Of the city gov
ernment hauled around the steep hills in an
bulance wagons from Fort Rosecrans
The deep trench in which the bodies placed
in rows feet feet. is so feet long and IA fest
wide It finished only few minutes before
the arrival OF the first load Of bodies.
Around IL drawn up IN long lines the art
Iery company from the fOrJ-seventy-fve strong
on the west; the naval reserves, bearing arms ful
OF flowers. on the north; the BenningtOn's
vfvOrs on the east and the Universal Brotherhsol
on the west Just outside the simple picket fenes
enclosing the burying ground gathered the pubic
1 in solid
Without a moments delay the work of lifting the
trench was carried on Shipmates from the Ben
ningtOn performed this sad duty Squads Of SIX
came forward from the ranks in rapid success
sion, lifted the collins gently entered the trench
at the head and deposited the bodies as directed
by Lieutenant TObin. The boa d placed AT ts
head OF each body was properly marked and num-
bered. In just hour and fifteen minutes the
last body had been deposited in the trench