Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-23
NAMES HEROIC
DEAD ARE LAID
TO REST IN
ARLINGTON
All the Honors That a Crate
full Nation Can Bestow Paid
to the Men Who Died for
Their Country.
ALL WASHINGTON rs
IN MOURNING TODAY

Washington, March 2s.- with all
the pomp and solcmnity that mighty
nation can pay iis heroes Of war. the
msi Of the dead of the Maine were
laid away to-day la Arlington come
terry.
seldom I'm the history of this coun-
try has there been planned higher
tribute 20 the memory of any man orI
men than that for the sxty-four dead
Of the Maine. Government business
In Washington was practically sus-
pended by executive order. President
Taft, most of the members OF hts
cabinet the highest officers OF tho
army, the navy ana the marine corps,
officials OF the departments aad tho
representatives of many foreign pow
ers participated IA the exercises. over
the government buildings flags hung
at half mast. while congress adjourn
ed for the day. The booming Of mins
ute guns and the tramp OF soldicry
added the touch OF military pomp and
circumstance.
beginning with the removal Of the
dead from the u =. s. Rlrmimgham.
which brought them up from Havana,
ard ending with the firing Of three
Voiloys of muslyetry over the new
made graves across the Potomac. The
ceremony was designed TO SHOW all
the honor and respect to the martyrs
of the doomed battIcship. The speak
ers who faced the crowd IN the plaza
behind the navy buildings were only
three, President Taft, Father Child
wick, chaplain OF the Moline when the
explosion of February lis, 1898. sent
her to the bottom. and Chaplain Bay
ard u s. n.
The Marine band the show hand
~ Washington. Was chosen TO give the
Erlc4nH music for the dead and an
army battery stationed near the
Washington monument was selected
60 fire the 21-gun salute az the cere-
monies az tho navy bUcllding ended
and the quiet march to Arlington waa
begun.
Conspicuous among thd officials for
whom reservations had been maec
just behind President Tint on the
steps of the big granite ,uilding were
Rear Admiral Charles u. sigsbee. Who
commanded the Maine a / the time %
the explosion, Rear Admiral Richard
Wainwright, Lieutenant Boyd and
Medical Director l.. ca Heucberger
officers under him az lhe time.
For Admiral Dewey and Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles. the "a ulins
Officers Of the navy ana army. spe-
eial places had been set aside. Dur
Ing the memorial exercises ARA a.ge.
menta had beon made for the toll nis
OF tho Paul Revere bells Of .All
( Souls Unitarian chrrch, which hnf
| been tOl!ed az the Funerals OF prcsa
dents, admirals. generals and othar
prominent mon.
To Rear Admiral Bradley A Fisk
had been assigned command o.f the
parade. ana behind him were placed
first an escort Of police. a detachment
Of troops from Fore Meyer. the Ma.
rine band a squndTpn OF cavalry and
the first battalion OF engineers
The naval escort comprised a bat
TALON OF marines. two battalions cf
seamon. the naval band and the Iss-
triet OF Columbia naval militln Jtfgt
ahead Of the thirty-f0ur army sait,-
sons hearing tho leadea cnsk Its. wer,s
placed Chaplaiii Bayard and Father
Chidwick, and just behind the flag
draped coffins the pall bearers, from
the navy, the honorary pail bearers
from the United spanish War Veter-
ans. ana forty-eiSht body bearers.
The place al the head OF the
mournerb was given to President Tltt.
Ia the White House automobile MS
secretary. Charles y. Hiilea. aud tbs
naval aide. Lieutenamt Tlmmoug also
| had seats.
The presidents poiTOnal escort was
a troop of cavalry and the line be-
hind his automobile Included tho Sec
rctary OF war, the secretary OF he
navy, the assists.nt secretary OF the
navy. officers % the Maine. aides 90
she secretary of the navy chiefs Of
the war ana navy departments aud
the major general commandant of ule
marine corps
over the graves IN Arlington the
simple exercises Included burial serv''
tees by Chaplain 1iayard and Father
Chadwick with the nring OF three
volieys OF muskctry by company az
marines. q national salute Of "a gunS
from an army battery ln the cemetery
and the sounding Of The pla intivc cali
OF taps, the dead were given 70 the
/ earth.