Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28
LAST HON0RS FOR
HEROES OF MAINE
Impressive Memorial Services in
Washington and Solemn
March to Arlington.


Of the dead OF the Maine were ,aiu awaS
ri,i, in Arlington cameterv Side BY side
with the bodies OF these brought back
rom Havana harbor soon after the War
oi.h sneip. thav were consigned to she
earth Of tho Ole Dominion. while q ma
,ion Maid rs las, measure of honor to
.he .'unidenuned" Of that great catas-
.ronhe which brought on A war, changed
.ho man Of the world. and extended the
snr,rc of the United States into the cor
,ers Of the earth
seldom in the history OF this country
has tboro beeu nlonned higher tribute
IN tho me,norv of any man or mon that
That for tho &, dead of tho Maine. Gov
,rr,.nt bsiuess in Washington was
nracti,al1v suspended by executive order.
president Taft. most OF the members OF
his cabinet. the highest officers OF tho
army, tho navy and the marine corps,
officials Of tha departments and the repre-
sentatfves OF many of the foreign powers
par.icipated in the exercises. over the
government buildings flags hung at half
staff. while Congress adjourned at mid
my The booming OF minute guns and
the tramp Of soldery added the touch OF
military pomp and circumstance
-, ,,,xop ANY, prspr,C,-r SHOWN.
Elaborate and careful preparations had
heen made for the ceremonies Of the bur-
al Eeginning with the removal of the
,oaa from the =. S. S. Birmingham.
,.,,i.h brought them ND from Havana,
,,d ending with fine ,lriur Of three volieys
- ,ouel,n.~v o,cr the new-made graves
,crovs ,bn Potomac. the exercises we're
dosicned -, show all honor and respect
= ,be martyrs If the doomed battleship
,rrn oscor, for tho slow march through
,,,o .,ro.,s of tho can,,al from the Mr-
r,,r,,h,u, ,o tho state War and Navy
h,,u5i,g u,, nicned from the Birming-
t,.,,, a,a o,her vosso,s now in Washing
.o,, ,rho e,ool,ors who faced the crowd
=. ,,a alton, behind tba Navy building
a,.,. ,hroo prasidan+ Taft Friar
r,,,ar.io,, cb,nlo,n IF tho Maine when
ax,lasior ~ Eehruarv Is 1888. sent
- ,,n hn.,om and Chap,ain Bavard,
=
pra..,11r, rof, in HE eulory at the
1,at,,a t,,,oro, ,,aramon;es said.
..v. aot :, a,,. onpronriate honor 10
.ho ,,<,nor, of tho first ~ The country.
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',e,,-,,,,,,.,. "a VI. snarisb gov.
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INTO oterni,v without tho irsp,ratlon o,
anticipated battle or hoped for victory
But they 90 on duty when they Went
down. they wore the uniforms OF theil
beloved country; and they are to be class
ID well to the fore in the long list OF nav
al heroes whose steadfastness and cour
age have given the American navy thu
high position 1t occupies In history Amont
he navies of the world
DEEP AND LASTING GRATITUDE.
81, t. wei, ,hot wo sbou,a halt N,
,noa,. or Government .nd .,av III,
n,,n of in1rstrv 70 take fine "a no.a n,
,n,,,.o,,r,ato ceremony the doh, ~. ona :,
hose who gave I'm their Twas for m
n.tion