Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-23
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS
Fifteen Hundred Arti!lerymen, Head
ed by Col. Townsiey, March Behind
Biers of Their Dead Comrades
Bodies Sent Away fer Interment-
Three Funerals Today.
(From a staff CorrespondenD.

OLD PUN COhr OiAl, VA Jug
PA vast axsemblage, including the
entire command at Fort Monroe, the
families OF the officers and men at the
post and hundreds of civilians from
all over the Peninsula, gathered be-
meath the trees on the fort campus
this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock to pay
a last tribute to ali that is mortal OF
seven of the eleven artillerymen VINO
lost their lives in the catastrophe At
Battery DeRussy yesterday-Pri-
Yates Clyde w. King, John W. Chad
wick, J. H. Turner, Roy Duffey, Andy
]. Sullivan, /. N. Adey and Judson
Hogan. The funeral procession
marched out upon the campus with
the post band playing dirge. There
were three caissons and three
hearses, two bodies resting upon the
first caisson. Following the band
came the commandant, Colonel Car
ence P. Townsley, heading the entire
garrisn, the Artillery School officers
and students and members of visiting
companies.
While the band played Nearer My
God to Thee" the bodies in their
black collins, covered with United
States flags and banked with beauti-
full flowers, were placed upon an I'M
provised altar, each casket being car
ried by six stalwart artillerymen, who
had marched beside their dead com
rades in the procession.
Episcopal Funeral Service.
Captain j. Fl. Scott, post chaplain,
conducted the impressive Episcopal
funeral service. mixed chorus
chcir of more than forty voices sang
MY Faith Locks Up to Thee and
Jesus Lever of My Soul during the
service, and Mrs F. p Reynolds,
wife of Major Reynolds. and Sergeant
John Cuagher sang as duet Nearer
My Gcd to Thee"
Chaplain Scott paid a touching tri-
butte to the dead. In a voice shaken
by emotion the minister said:
ITO the officers and men of the
Fort Monroe garrison, visiting officers
and companies. there need be said no
words of praise and laudation for our
dead comrades. Their works speak for
them. They have fallen for the flag
and the cause OF the country they
loved SO well. May heaven receive,
them and ma their souls rest in
peace"
The choir sang abide With Me.
and the services closed with prayer
and the benediction by the chaplain.
As the bodies were lifted from the
altar, Sergeant Cusgher sang Good
night" with much feeling.
Bodies Sent Away.
The procession again formed and
marched to the Chesapeake & Ohio
depot, where five of the bodies were
placed in the charge of the express
agent. The other two caskets were
taken to the Old Poiat wharf, where
they were placed aboard a steamer for
Baltimore las; night
The bodies we're sent 90 the follow
ing places for interTent:
Private Clyde W. King. Dayton,
Ohio; Private John W. Chadwick. New
Tazeweli. Tenn: Private J. H. Tur-
ncr, Ripley. Tenn: Private ROY Duff
fey. Kenova. ". Va: Private Andy
J. Sullivan. Williamsburg. Ky: ri
vste I. ~ Adcy, Albright, W ":
Private Judson Hogan. Kenton, OHIO.
Funerals Tomorrow and Sunday.
The bodies OF Sergeant Harry q.
Hcss and Corporal Charles o. At
kius were removed from the fort TO
the homes Of the dead soldie-s' fami-
lies yesterday morning
The funeral OF Private A W. smith
will b. held AZ the for; hospital to-
morrow morning at $50 O'Clock: thst
Of Private Atkins at the residence
tomorrow aftcrnoo1, and that OF Ser
eesnt Hess at the residence Sunday
afternoon.
Funeral services viii be beid OYER
the remains Of Corporal albert Brad
ford tomorrow morning st Sis O'Clock,
the Old FONT lodge % odd Fellows
being In charge Of the service. Cor
porsi Bradiord's body VIII b. ssnt to-
Surveyor. W Va. for interment. NOD
rnvssc Smith vin be laid to RS, IN