The Washington times., 1909-02-15
Notable Gathering Attends
Services in Memory of
Great Disaster.
ADMIRAL SIGSBEE
AMONG SPEAKERS
Interesting Ceremony Attends the
Dedication of Anchor in
Arlington.
ln Slowing the whole world ITS powers
Of protection and defense.
Special Music

Special Music.
Special music was provided 10y the
Clelr. under the direction of Armand
GumpreuLl and the significance of The
service WAS made manifest throughout
one OF the most impressive features
of the days program was the Uedlra-
ton uL The anchor OF the Maine al Al
lnetou That section of the cemetery
wherein are buried the Maine dead ana
those who lost their lives ina the Span
isl-AmeTigan war is In one OF the most
picturesque parts of the cemetery. Eacn
grave seemed To tell lis own patneLe
story to- the hundreds who stood there
with heads bowed during the memorial
service and an eyes were fixed ON the
figure of Admiral SlEsbee as he stood
there with many intimate thoughts OF
the great tragedy couTsiug through ms
mind.
Arlington Cemetery.
The ceremonies at Arlington began ar
o:a9 o'clock and were preceded 10y a
pilgrimage to the National cemetery
from the Acqueduct bridge. The cav
airy band from Fort AIycr played a
series of dirges as the great gathering
of people made their way on foot along
the Virginia road
FOFai WraatIs and flags We're placed
about sthe granite monument marking
The last resting place of the sailor dead.
a mouE the floral tributes was wreath
from President Roosevelt and others
from patriotic societies and officers OF
the army and navy. A detachment OF
uniformed men of the gunneTs' class,
headed 10y Albert Osanaer placed a
wreath on the anchor The wreath was
CntWueQ with American cuban and
Spanish COIoTs. Mrs. Ada M, Gallo
way, representing the National Aux
1IaTE OF the United Spanish War Aeter-
ans, placed a sheaf of American Beauty
roses on the anchor and a wreath WAS
presented by Mrs. Isabel MOTrel Ball
ON behalf or the National WOmau's Re
lief Corps. Other offerings We're from
the Mary A. BabCock Auxiliary, the
.AqmlEai Dewey 4-uNlldTy OF me span
Ssh War Veterans. TIE Phil Sheridan
Noman.s Relief Corps and other pa
LTtotc organizations.
Gen. A. =. EurJL presided and Capt.
j. j. Strain was officer of the day. A
short distance from the crowd attend
ing the ceremonies We're two troops
from Fort Myer Admiral Sigsbee de-
day.
Sigsbee's Speech.
Comrades and Friends. When the
battleship Maine was destroyed at Ea-
vana, eleven years ago today. two of
her officers and go members of her
crew came TO sudden death. Later
eight members of her crew died in hos
pIlal from wounds received ga that
awful catastrophe.
"Of the crew, but sixteen men of the
Maine wholly escaped injury. Her Of
fcers numbered twenty-siE and her
crew a-o, Twenty-Five of her dead are
buried al Key West. Several are buried
remotely at different places.
"SlEty-seveu are buried only God
knows where Here. in cemetery dedI-
\ Gated 10 our C0uuUy's heroic dead. lie
100, who were buried formerly IN Colon
Cemetery, I'm the city OF Havana.
In December 1898. the battleship
Texas, under nay command, proceeded
10 Havana. and there, with the assist
ance of Chaplain John =. Chadwick. she
took on board all OF the Names dead
from Colon Cemetery and brought them
10 the United States.
Laid to Rest.
"They We're laid to rest in Arlington.
en- the presence of President MCKINLEY.
the Secretary of Tie Navy. and other
high officials of the Government and
with distinguished army and navy es-
COrt and ceremony.
s'The offices for a.. dead were led by
Chaplain CLldWlck- FOlleys were fired
and taps closed the ceremonies. as in
deed taps has closed the lives of these
gallant men.
ION that dark. overcast, and ominous-
IS quiet night. eleven years ago. Ians
TOOK ON new meaning 20 the sur
Fltois OF -te Maine They were sound
60 That night with exceptional solem-
HLty- IN L.e pause5r the echoes rolled
pack TEDu the hills with such distinct
ness taaL all must have listened and
Taps. the nightly -5suaI for silence
si-4 Steep was therefore, the last dis
llnctlFe sound heard Dy these men In
4lLe TOY ll lIe-la.. an hour they were
ceao-lor the greater part died fn their
s-7ep. AAl me nlGlefs himself. was