Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-01
IN A HERO'S GRAVE
Body OF Young Grisbey E.
Thomas Laid At Rest In
Naval Cemetery
FAMILY MEMBERS PRESENT
Representatives OF The Grief-Slrickea
Mother Arrived From Georgia This
Morning For Funeral


Except for gnawing sadness in the
homes of the victims and in the
hearts of their friends, the last act in
the tragedy of "Old Mans Hole, ="
where three young lives We're snuffed
out on Monday, was enacted at the
beautiful naval cemetery here this
afternoon, when after the body of
Midshipman Grisbey +. Thomas had
been lowered into its last resting
place the infinitely plaintive notes of
taps foated out over the waters of
the Severn and re-echoed back through
the wooded shores on the far side.
The very waters of the river as they
Tapped at the stone sea-wall about
Cemetery Point moved with an i'm
pressiveness that in its dull grey roll
was at variance from the sparkling
light of their June-day brilliance when
the happy party had started on their
joyous days outing Monday, only to
be brought back cold in death.
Grouped about the spot where
young Thomas will lie in a hero's
grave until there sounds the great
reveille were members of his grief
stricken fanny, who, in their sorrow,
found solace in the knowledge that he
had died as American naval officers
should die-gladly giving his life to
help others. There, too, were the
fellow members of the rifle team,
which tomorrow will, under the stern
usage of sailors life, resume the
routine and carry on their efforts to
win glory for their school in the con-
tests at Camp Perry. o. The services
over young Thomas body were con-
Quoted in the Academy by Post Chap
lain H. H. Clark, and at their conclu-
sion the cortege, headed by the Acad-
emy band and its muffied drums,
wended its way to the cemetery under
the shadow of the furled and crepe
daped flag of the youthful officers
own country.
The family of the young hero was
represented by five of his male rela-
tives who came to Annapolis on be-
half of his grief-stricken mother
They arrived from Washington shortly
after noon and were looked after per-
sonally during their stay in Annapolis
by the acting commandant of midship
men. Commander r. f. Coontz
The pallbearers, all fellow-members
of the Academy rife team, were the
same as those who officiated during
the funeral of Midshipman Mason
yesterday. These were Midshipmen
Bushrod Howard, Howard L. Bartlett,
Calvin H. Cobb, Oscar C. Badger,
George f. Jacobs, Oscar w. Leidel,
Lambert Lamberton, and Harold Z.
Saunders.
The hymns NEARER My God to
Thee" and LEAD Kindly Light" were
sung during the services. Almost
Immediately the battalion of mid
shipmen composed of the new fourth
class, which is the only class now at
the Academy, and on this occasion
was officered by the upper classmen
of the rifle squad, came from Bancroft
Hall paraded without arms. Outside
was grouped the Academy band and
two companies of marines, and as
the funeral services began with the
impressive Episcopal ritual, the Stars
and Stripes flying from the station
flag pole just outside, was run down
to halfmast.
The hymns were sung by the fourth
class male choir, during the services,
which were conducted by the Rev. II.
H. Clark, post chaplain In few
brief remarks on the occasion, Chap
lain Clark paid fitting tribute to the
heroism of the two'youths who, uphold
ing the traditions of the navy, had
gallantly given their lives inlan effort
to save the life of another.
Immediately following the funeral
the members of the rifle team hurried
back to quarters, there shifted into
their blue uniform and left on an af-
ternoon car for Wakefield, Mass,
there to continue the preliminary
practice for the national matches at
Camp Perry, o.