Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-19
TAPS FOR LIEUT.. GOODRICH.
FUNERAL OF ONE OF THE
GEORGIA VICTIMS
Officers and Men From warships Attend
Services Floral Tributes From
Russian Navy and Admiral
YamamOi0

YamamOi0
Reyeille was still cchoing yesterday
morning when the occeangoiDg tug
Pow hattan, v it'll colors at half-mast
and the upper deck buried Ia flowers,
steamed slowly downstream from
her berth az the Brooklyn, y. \. navy
ward. Aboard were the commanders
and every officer that could be spared
from the Connecticut, Ohio, Alabama,
Hancock. Tacoma and Glacier, and
tho entire stan Of the navy yard. be-
sides a company of sixty-fiye marines
from the Connecticut, like detail OF
sailors from the Alabama. firing
squad and the marine band. Every
body was CARRIED in white and each
man wore a deep band Of crepe upon
his arm.
II was the navy contingent on It's
way 10 pay last respects at the fu-
neraI of Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich,
son OF Rear Admiral Goodrich, com
mandant of tho navy yard, who was
killed in the powder explosion 10 the
turret of the battleship Georgia. The
services and burial were at Stone
Church, near Atlantic Highlands. n.
j., the former home of the dead
officers mother.
Rear Admiral Goodrich, his wife
and two daughters, accompanied by
Lieutenant X. w. Henderson, the Ad-
miral's junior aide, in cbarge.of funer-
al arrangements, along with party
Of friends, arrived at Atlantic High
lands on the steamer Asbury Park
from New York soon after II o'clock.
They boarded special train, on
which was the Powbattan's company,
aud a short time later arrived AT
Stone Church. The body Of Lieuten-
ant Goodrich, which had been re-
moved from Boston TO New York the
day before, was taken from its repos-
ing place in the little church upon
the bill in time to meet the funeral
train at the station.
There were carriages for the mourn
ers, but the others, officers with caps
in hand, marched. Among the latte r
were Capt. X. X. Ingersoll, chief Of
staff, representing sear-Admiral
Evans; Lieut.. Commander Marbury
Johnston, senior aide TO Admiral Good
rich; Capt. Hugo Osterhaus, of the
Connecticut Capt. Samuel +. Comfy,
of the Alabama; Capt. Lewis &. He'll =
ner. of the Ohio; Capt. Nathan r..
Niles, Of the Hancock; Capt. Benja-
min Tappin, OF the Tacoma; Capt.
NorraIl and Capt. Collier, Of the navy
yard: Col. MeCook, and Lieut.. Com
nander Bailey.
mufficd drum marked time as the
procession wound its way up the bill
To the chapel in the cemetery, guar
ter OF mile away. The building is
surrounded by broad, green lawns,
which are shaded by many oaks and
chestnuts With the first tolling Of
the church bell the band started
Chopin's funeral marchh. The Rev.
J. G. Lord, OF Atlantic Highlands,
met the cortege half way and escort
ed the military to a position in front
Of the door. As the men sharply
presented arms colors were dipped
aud six body bearers, mustered from
the crew of the Alabama, assisted by
the pal1bearcrs, carried the flag W rap
ped casket into the church. The band
was silent and strain of Mendels-
sohn's funeral march was played on
the organ.
The pallbearers, tho irst four Of
whom were classmates Of Lieutenant
Goodrich, were Assistant Naval Con
structor Il. III. Hammer, Lieutenant
y. j. Wygant, Of the Georgia; Lieu
tenant Ellis Cox, of the Hancock,
Lieutenant r. 5. Wiltse, Of the Ma
rine Corps Lieutenant G. Il. Hutch
in s, of the Ohio, and Assistant Pay
master l.. T.. Goodhue, Of the Elihpde
Island. They sat in the front part
OF the church, while the sailors re-
NAMED standing.
In the course of the service the
Rev. Mr.. Lord paid tribute TO
Lieutenant Goodrich's heroism.
don't know when I've heard Of any
thing more beautiful than this young
officers act of self-sacriiice, he
said Ellis life and death we 70 a
noble example OF what sailor and
a soldier may attain
AZ the end of the service. which
was that of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, the coffin was covered with
bowers and borne by the pallbearers
toward the grave The marine and
bluejaeket guard, muskets reversed,
hanked the way, led by the band, now
softly PLAYING Nearer, My God, 10
Thee Weather conditions up to this
time hal been bright. but now the
sky was darkencd by passing sguall
and thunder could be beard from the
direction Oh tic DSSahs
The scene OF the burial Is a plot
surrounded by heavy hedge growth
IL is i'm the highest part Of the GENE
terry and oyerlooks The nd jacent pictur-
esque country for several miles Flow
ers in profusion were arranged at the
grave. One of tho striking designs
was a purple and white crown Of sweet
meas sent by the Russian navy and
brought IN person 10 Stone Church by
Commander 4. Ncboisainc, Of the inn
perial navy, aitache Of the local iepa.
ton. Besides this was huge wreath
of roses and palms in the name Of
te Japanese navy from admiral Baron
Yamamoto and stan.
So many persons attended the IA.
neral that larger part ~ them were
unable 10 gain entrance 10 the church.
Those gathered about the burial plot
A way was made for the military Il
tho west Of the grave. The seTy ices
were brief. M the conclusion Of which
the firing squad advanced. Tbres
yolleys were given. Naval officers and
men again rigidly presented arms
Then:
THE bugle notes were family blown,
Now breathing low now soaring high
With mournful pause and lapse
The bugle sounding Taps.
After respectful time the troop
were Withdrawn. 4 brisk FORWARD
commgrf VS. q che cemetery
go ss reae1e flle band bravei
I. 40 4 gay quick step. ~ - ia