Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-10
GRAHAM'S ASHES ARE
STREWN ON WATERS
LAST OF NEWSPAPER MANS
BODY RESTS IN PACIFIC
Memory of Noted Civilian Writer Paid
Unusual Tribute of Military Fun-
eraI-Taps Sounded Three
Miles from Shore

Late yesterday afternoon, as the sun
slowly was sinking into a western
cloudbank, the ashes of George Edward
Graham, a prominent newspaper writer
who died Thursday in Los Angeles,
were scattered on the waters of the
Pacific ocean.
An unusual tribute was paid to one
of the most popular newspaper men
who ever wrote stick of copy, in that
Eddie Graham, as he familiarly was
known, was given military funeral.
Although civilian, the services rem
dered by Mr.. Graham during the Span
order that the unusual tribute of
military honorS was paid to his
memory.
over the ashes of the man who
stood with Admiral Schley on the
bridge of the Brooklyn during the bat
tie. Of Santiago, three volleys were
fired, a soldier in uniform sounded taps
and the simple military service was
read.
The mourners stood on the deck of
the Warrior in silence, with barred
heads, and listened to the simple serv-
ice. No one spoke. Only the voice of
the pastor and the tapping of the
waves against the sides of the boat
could be heard. Then came the sharp
order to load and fire, followed by
the clear notes of the bugle as taps
rang out over the waters, sounding
thirty for Eddie Graham.
The flags, which on the outward
voyage fluttered at half mast, were
raised, and all on board realized the
final chapter in the life of a man
known from Canada to the Gulf of
Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pa
ciflc coast and beloved as widely as he
was known, had been closed.
Leaving Los Angeles at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, a special car, the
use of which was donated by the Pa
cific Electric railroad, carried more
than a hundred relatives and friends
of Mr.. Graham to San Pedro, where
the Banning company had the steamer
Warrior in readiness. The services
were conducted a little more than three
miles from shore, just beyond the bor-
der of the United States.
"Thirty" Given to Waves
Great masses of flowers were taken
to the scene of the last obsequies and
a large floral piece, with the numerals
"30' worked in it, was tossed on the
waters at the reading of the service
by Rev. Lewis G. Morris, rector of st.
Johns Episcopal church.
The firing squad, all members of
company B, Seventh regiment, N. G.
c., was composed of SpanishAmerican
war veterans, many of them personal
friends of Mr.. Graham. The squad
was under the command of Sergeant
j. E. Atwood, although Lieutenant C.
McLachlan was in attendance
Among those who were present at
the rites are Horace A. Karr, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. p. Green and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Wilson, Mrs. NJ f. Ihmsen
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Dillon, Miss Kate Hardness, Miss
Grace Hull, T. C. Galbaigh, John
Blackwood, P. Nicholas Smith, Ira C.
Tichenor, u. A. Stegmuller and son, w.
A. Mahoney and q. w. Craig. Mrs.
George e. Graham was present, ac-
companied by II. J. Weldon, an init
mate friend of the late journalist.
Horace A. Karr closed the services
by reading the following lines. one of
Eddie Grahams favorite poems:
mo lands nor gold do hold in fee.
Naught can 1 give the world said he.
But many heart, he passed along,
Was cheered by the Tilt of his merry song; :
While hapless wanderers gone astray,
Were guided back to the better way,
And eyes that were dinmed with tears the
while
Would flash once more an answering smile.
1.-THE rarest gifts to be given away
Are neither lands nor gold," said they.