The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-19
THE NAVY
FUNERAL
Arrangements For the
Obsequies OF Late
DR.. Lewis.

Arrangements have been completed
for the military funeral to be held over
the remains of Fleet Surgeon D. o.
Lewis of the Pacific squadron, this
morning at 10 o'clock. The body will
be brought aboard the cruiser Chica-
go in the morning from the under
| taking parlors where it now lies. On
the flagship of the Pacific squadron
services will be held beginning at 10
O'Clock, when the union jack and en-
sign of the cruiser will be lowered to
half mast Rev. Father James c.
Reissel of the Catholic Mission will
officiate. The coffin will be draped
with q union jack and the colors of
the Marine Corps will be draped
The pail bearers will be Commander
c. J. Badger, U. S. N, Commander of
the Chicago; Pay Inspector T. H.
Hicks, U. S. N, of the Chicago; Lieut..
Commander F. w. Bartlett, U. S. N,
OF the Chicago; Lieut.. Commander A
P. Niblack, U. S. N, Captain of the
Navy Yard; Major V. H. Fuller, U. S.
NJ c., Commander of the Marine Bar
racks; and Lieut.. Commander a. S.
Halstead, u. S. N, of the Chicago.
The escort will consist of a compa-
ny of marines from the Chicago, one
company of marines from the marine
barracks and two companies of blue
jackets from the Chicago. The escort
will be under the command of Lieut.,
Commander w. P. White. U. s. n,
executive officer of the CHICAGO.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
on board the flagship, the escort vii!
form on the dock and present arms rs
the body leaves the ship, the band
playing a march. The funeral process
sion will then form and march to King
street and out King street to the Cath
Ollie cemetery near Thomas square. AS
there is not room in the cemetery
for the entire escort, it will form IN
King street and present arms as The
casket leaves the hearse and until it
is deposited in the receiving vault, the
band playing a march. After the Soy
vice at the vault, the entire escort
viii fire three volleys. The ships
hngler then goes to the door of The
vault and sounds taps" The es-
cort thereupon will return to the
ship and the cruisers flags will be
again raised to full mast.
The order of the procession viii be
as follows:
The Flagship Band.
The Flagship's Marines.
The Barracks Marines.
Blue Jackets.
The Clergyman.
The Body.
The Pail Bearers
The Body Bearers.
The Mourners Gin the inverse order Of
their rank).
Among the mourners will he OIL
GERS of the Marine barracks and Naval
station, and of the army from Camp
Mckinley. The detail for the body
bearers, which is required to consist of
eight petty officers, is Chief Boatswain's
Mate Miner, Hospital Steward Kel-
lars Chief Yoeman Settle. Chief Zee
man Smith, Chief Yoeman s. II.
Peters, Chief Electrician Falconer,
Chief Electrician w. F. Peters, First
Machinist's Mate Foster and First
Water Tender Coffee
1t is not yet known whether the re-
mains will be forwarded by the Ven
tura or not, the executive officer think
ing that they would but the commander
being quoted as of the opinion that
it would take five or six days to COM
municate with the relatives and OBJ
tain there decision in the matter.
Transportation, in any event, will be
paid for by the United States.