Evening journal., 1912-01-26
BERTOLETTE
MEMORIAL
VIII be Held in St. Stephens S
Church on Sunday
Afternoon
BODY MAY NOT BE
INFERRED HERE

Following the arrival home from
Washington yesterday. where John s.
Bertolette, Of this city, brother Of
Commander l.. Calvin Bertolette, who
died recently of yellow fever. at
Guayaquil, Ecuador. had gone to in
quire what arrangements had been
made for the burial of his brother it
was stated that in all probability the
remains of Commander Bertolette
would not be brought to this city. The
body may be buried in either San
francisco, Cal, or Arlington Gene
terry Washington. The laws of some
of the states in this country prohibit
the shipment OF bodies in which death
IS caused by infectious or contagious
diseases, and for that reason the
corpse may not be inferred here.
Mr. Bertolette said that in con
versation with the medical authorities
ia Washington yesterday. it was stated
that yellow fever could be carried by
the fever mosquitoes only, and there
would be no danger from the body,
yet the utmost precaution will be
taken in Transporting the bodies of
both Commander Bertolette and Sea-
man Wood, who also died of the dis
ease
II was learned today that there is
another Delawarean on board the
Yorktown which was commanded ny
Commander Bertolette. He is Arthur
Middletown, who is an assistant pay
master on the ship.
The naval authorities yesterday af-
ternoon issued orders for the removal
of the dead mems bodies at the
quickest possible time and they will
be shipped by the nearest route
Whether this will be by a steamer or
one of the war vessels Of the govern
ment is not known.
The funeral OF Commander Berto-
lette took place from the American
Consulate at Guayaauil yesterday and
the American consul general Herman
r. Dietrich, several Of the other con-
suls, the Ecuadorean Minister Of War
and Marine, General Juan Navarro.
Generals Plaza and Andrade and staff
and representatives Of the municipal
authorities attended service and ac-
eompanicd the body from the Ameri-
can Consulate 10 the gunboat Tarqui,
which transferred ii to the Yorktown
The coffin was covered with Ameri-
can and Ecuadorean flags and General
Andrade delivered the funeral oration
The Yorktown has been ordered to
proceed to Helena, Panama, where it
VIII intercept the cruiser Maryland on
ITS way TO the Ecuadorean waters
On Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
2 memorial service viii be held in
ST. stephens English Lutheran
Church for Commander Bertolette and
the friends and relatives Of the dead
commander and his schoolmates who
graduated with him from the viii
mington High School OF the class Of
1883, are invited to be present. The
public els also welcome. The last
time Commander Bertolette attended
services in The church was when he
attended the memorial services in
memory Of his father, Levi A. Berto-
lette who died little more than
year ago.
While Commander Bertolette and
his family were in this country. fol-
lowing their return from the Philip
pines they spent a month with the
Rev. Frederick Doerr. pastor Of st.
Stephens Church. During the visit
Commander Bertolette presented two
massive brass altar vases to St. Steph-
tll o--Vuc III mtlibi9 VI lilo VI iOtuSt
Clifford Bertolette and the other in
memory of his mother.
The first contributor to St. Steph-
ems new church property fund was
Commander Bertolette. On Easter
Day Of last year a gift of $1,000 was
received from Commander l.. c. Berto-
lette and his brother John S. Berto-
lette. This one thousand dollars was
given to place a memorial in the new
ST. stephens in memory of the late
Levi A. Bertolette.