The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

an1 he year following from The ai1ss
u The United Stztes snip Ysnfic. which
nna1s short ergise in h0lor of The
csisbrzflon-
ln Charleston navy yard n fvz Nrz.
11MD1Cn. wife ~ the admiral, per-
fOrnst fhs beautiful cersmony from
he csek o. Oi1 ironsi1ss.
Ia Philadelphia. the hume of me
MORALS. o. May %, 1871. there was IN
algarzfs1 this new fas1l0n n remsm-
bgance, and Il stands Bhiqae among
he myriad csisbrsfions n lts Kind Ia
hat city u ~brotheFiy lore" Five
fhousznd psoDIs on Race street pier
watched -four fOwer-shlDs vet out on :
wOncro1s yoyaTs. There vas q Cum
Derland for the heroes who sank in
Hampton Roads. a Tecgmssh ln mem
orr u those who Dsrished IN Mobile
bay, q daunflexs Monitor and Maine
Tor soldiers sleeping IN the coral beds
n Havana harbor.
Il was said that strong men of the
sea chOked With emotion while the
foral tributes dropped from tender
hands 70 the bosom of the Delaware"
Three rear a1mirals were present and
the Onon1aga. ia uidstream, fred the
salute of n guns. Rear Admiral Mel
Vile, IN his speech cn this occasion,
said. IT IA peculiarly fitting that this
impressive naval memorial on the yea
should b. inaugfTafed on the historic
Delaware, where John Paul Jones with
his ,~n hands hoisted on board the
Alfred the flag Of independent Amer
ica for the FIRST time, and where the
FIRST continental congress authorized
the construction Of 10 frigates, giving
the world 10 understand that the colo
nies intended 10 assert their rights on
sea ~ well a. on land" Il was esDe-
cially appropriate that Philadelphia
should be one 70 recognize this beauti-
ful custom, for Mrs. Forbes "a a Penn
syiyanian By birth and is also de-
scendant of John Kaye, FIRST male child
born In Philadelphia.
In the Far Mediterranean.
The sailor boys aboard Of one OF I'm
Gle Sans ships In the Mediterranean
SEA last year remembered the 30th OF
May. They had no flowers such as grow
on land or IN the depth Of the sea, but
sailors are clever with their fingers.
and out Of such poor things az shavings
they made and colored the most deli
cate artificial flowers, and roses and
lilies. tulips and chrysanthemuma
kissed the blue OF that far-off ocean.
Under the personal direction OF Mrs.
Forbes, possibly the most remarkable
Observance Of all was held last year on |
Brighton beach, just outside OF San
Pedro harbor. California.
Three United States war vessels took
part, the Wyoming, the Preble and the
Paul Jones, the small tugboat Warrior,
on which the services were held, taking
It's position, with its precious freight
OF people and flowers. in the center Of
an imposing triangle. formed By the
three iron-clad guardians Of the ma
tons peace.
After appropriate exercises the SOL
emn burial service was read aboard the
which was In command OF
Capt Cottman. Of the Wyoming, and
lilies and roses. carnations and every
flower In CALIFORNIA; great garden we're
ahowered with lavish hands upon the
blue Of the water beneath.
anchors, stars and wroaths
were dropped with murmured prayers.
Every man, woman and child aboard
the little tug had a part and from the
three war vessels which had been SUD
piled with aowers. officers, marines and
honest tars dropped bright blossoms In
memory OF some comrade gone be-
lore. Az the volleys for the dead we're
fred six stately flower boats, shaped
like the graves Of soldiers and bearing
upon their canvas sides laurel wreaths
n victory. anchors OF hope and blessed
were cut loose TO drift
whittier they would upon the bosom OF
he broad Pacific
A sudden hush. High up on the {
wyoming a lone bugler appeared and
here came the notes that sounded taps:
over and sadder the Warrior took Il
~ and OF in the distance came back /
he murmuring echoes a. though the
lead would fain burst their gFostly I
'erements and come back to tell the
ivine how sweet thing II is to BE- re-
nsmbersd