The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-04
BURIAL OF THE
BEuuIuGTON'S Dead
FORTY-SEVEN OF THEM ARE LAID IN A COMMON GRAVE
ON POINT Iona WITH FULL NAVAL HONORS-SHORI
BUT ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY COMMANDER LUCIEN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE BURIAL SERVICES

within the booming the Pac
buryg ground Without OF drum the sound of brass
without pomp parade with simple mpessveness all honor was
raid the Nations dead
They keep company these brave boys
the Bennington All about them lie those who died their Nations
service in more trying times Graeston yellow with age bear the
who died Monterey the Mexican others who
their life in the OF California and who followed Com
modore Stockton old San Paqe These are their neghbors
death Surely they should we'll
Army and NAVY paid their the sim
p grief the representatives of peace who made the long journey
the great bay From Fort Rosecran the One
Hundred Company Coast Heavy Artillery the
cy Diego the Naval Reserves from the Universal Brother
hoods Home Point Iona company OF khacad
ship Fortune dozen of her sailors But the
most impressive body of htwo men from the bat
Bennington Besides these there hundreds of civilians
who unhoghu Of the agung journey from the city brought their
offerings of flowers to lay upon the graves
Diego was city mourning today Although the people Of
city the Bennington catastrophe interest that
all from the moment happened they set apart this beau
@ Sabbath day pay last and loving tribute to the dead Thousands
filed through the this morning with filled with flowers
dropping the blossoms here and there unorunas flag
daped coffin Other thousands gathered in the plaza whence the pro-
cession OF cohn-laden wagons was to start
Promptly the long line OF vehicles began the Journey around
the bay to the burial place Owing to the steep NILS ana the rough
mpraccabe heres dead
ana the DodieS were carried n ney express ai oeL IN
Giles OF everyday commerce There were no bands OF music to sur
people doeful Everything quiet and bunessl
The task big be hampered by of the usages Of ordinary
funerals Fory-seven men were to be buried ana to bury them
necessary carry them ten miles steep hills and along dusty
roads, and there only flowers and flags But there sr
ling display these Every caket bore beautifully executed wreath
asparagus and mmorees houghuy sent
the dead had died Every the plain black
stained baskets daped with the national emblem and the plain
From noon until o'clock the deadbudened wagons toed toward
ground almost 43o o'clock the last
lk placed in rockbbed Hundreds Of other vehicles stir
red the choking dust OF the ene road throughout the forenoon ali
making the point while every craft that could be had brought
hundreds the hveme stretch of bay Who unmndl of the
precpous heights scaled climbed 500 the Of the
ridge this way the soldiers from Fort Rosecrans tong
steep ootpah their striking udes uniforms color to
the dull crap hills After them the naval and still ae
the OF the Bennington Captain F. Drake Commander
Lucen Young of the Bennington and the members his staff Cap
tain E. d. Scott commanding Fort Rosecrans; apa Kohe OF the
post Mayor Shon San Diego and members OF the executive
and legislative branches OF the city hauled around the steep hills
in ambulance wagons from Fort RoseCran
The deep which the bodies placed feet to
long feet wide 1t finished but
few minutes before the arrival Of the first load OF bodies Around II
up long lines the artillery from the fortev
enfe the west the naval reserves bearing arm
flowers north the Bennngtons survivors the
and the Universal brotherhood the us outside the simple
all sides This the setting for most impressive spec
eliminating Of San Dego's week of
wagons and ranging them in the trench carried Shpmate5
from the Bennington performed this sad duty Squads OF six came
forward from their ranks rapid lifting the baskets gently
the trench the head and deposited the bodies directed by
Lieutenant ob who checked them and saw that the board placed
hour and fifteen minutes the last body had been deposited in the trench
The work of caring for the unfortunate which began last Thurs
day morning, completed.
only the representatives the church pronounce
final blessings Of the dead Rev A. Rcey St. Pau
the Episcopal burial service the wenh Psalm and repeated
the Lords Prayer He closed his impressive duty by casting hand
full of earth the collins The venerable Father A. d. Ubach OF
the Catholic Church. attended by boys then stepped for
read the service the dead blessing
Believing over many turned go There yet
however the most impressive incident OF the scene Commando
Young the Bennington stepped out from the of officers at thu
head of the trench and raising his hand commanded instant aen
ton In deep gruf vocethe voice of typical saorhe sad
Captain Scott commander of Fort Roecran and his
your the bodies of unfortunate hpmate
patriot be forgotten by the hand
affection May there rise above this their last resting place. marb
slabs mark the place sacred to the Nations and tn
morning kiss the green sod above their dust embema
of our love and Affection
81 accept the honored dead replied Capt Scott
There many urve brushed from moened by t
simple but impressive
Attention. came the sharp from the big sergean
command Of the artillery company There rapid concerted
along the double file of soldiers the head of the
Another every gun pointed overe long
quick three sharp yoeys crashed noisy