The Washington times., 1907-09-21
SERVICES ARE HELD
FOR REAR ADMIRAL
All Souls Church Is Crowd
ed With Sorrowing
Friends.
Funeral Escort and Other
Arrangements Made After
Much Delay.

Foreign diplomats. leading army and
navy officers and public officials gener-
ally crowded the sGttle auditorium OF
AL Souls Church at o'clock this after
noon 10 witness the last rites for Rear
Admiral John c. Walker. retired navy
officer. diplomat, scholar. and the first
chairman OF the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. whose death occurred In Maine
last Monday.
Admiral Walker was the highest naval
officer whose funeral has been held IN
this city in several years, and. as IL was
desired that ne be buried with full mill
tary honors. attempts were made to
procure the regulation number Of eight
officers of like rank
Nearly half hundred retired rear ad-
mirals make their home in this city, but
less than half a dozen are here ct this
time, the remainder being away for the
summer. There is not an officer OF a
rear admiraTs grade on active DUTY In
Washington at present. Owing 10 this
difficulty, IL was necessary TO appoint
civilians and one army officer as pail
bearers.
The list Of pallbearers. as finally de-
cided upon, was as follows:
Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers. u.
q N; Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker
u. s. n: Paymaster General (rotiredJ
Henry T. 3. Harris. Y. s. n. Rear Ad-
niraI Royal 3. Bradford. L. S. N;
Rear Admiral Newton ~ Mason, L. s.
N; Rear Admiral Eugene II. G. Leutze,
y. S. N; c. c Clover Rufus A. Lane.
Nathaniel Wilson. General Coppinger,
ana Commodore Wallace.
The ushers at the church were: Lieut..
Commander D. +. Sellers. L. :. N,
Lieut. T. G. Hart, L. S. N; Lieut. Z.
McCauley. L. S. n: Lieut.. G. r. Miller.
L. S. n; Ensign A. c. PiCkens, L. S. y.
Funeral Escort.
Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree commanded
the funeral escort, which consisted OF
two battalions of bluejackets, one from
Norfolk and one battalion OF marines
from the Washington Navy Yard. head
ed by the Marine Band, under the lead
erships Of Lieutenant Santlemann, and
one battery OF field artillery of the army
from Fort Myer. The bluejackets ar
rived yesterday on the gunbOat Prairie.
which did not venture farther on the
river than Alexandria The sailors were
put ashore there and brought on 70
Washington by ferry AMI we're quar-
tered at the Washington Navy Yard.
One battalion is from the battleship
louisiana, which is now at the Norfolk
navy yard. having new turret sights put
on, while the other battalion is from the
naval training oldAlOA at lAle NOILOlh
yard.
New York Services.
The funeral services were held in New
York Wednesday. after which the re
mains were cremated. The ashes, &C
companied by members OF the family,
reached the city yesterday and were
conveyed to 1900 Eighteenth street north.
west. The cortege moved from the house
10 the church at I 30 o'clock this after
noon. and after the services the remains
we're provided with a full military es-
cort 10 Arlington Cemetery, where Ia
terment will he made
AT the request of the Navy Depart
menI, the State Department issued for
nal mourning invitations to all mem
bers Of the Diplomatic Corps now in
the city to attend the funeral Seats
were also reserved for all the general
army and navy officers in the city. The
Ushers were Lieut.. Com. David S. Sellers
and Leutenants Picking. McCauley,
Hart. and Miller. Only the ushers were
Ia fcll dress uniform. all other army and
navy officers being in civilian dress.
As the procession passes through Fort
Myer on the way TO Arlington Gene
terry the rear admiraTs salute OF thir-
teen minute guns will be fired.