The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
SOUVENIRS
FROM THE MAINE
How Some of the Relics Have
Been Allotted -Supervision|
by the President.

ing station. Newport, r. l.; two ten
inch shells, a rifle, a helm indicator
and stand to the naval training sta
ton, Norfolk, Va; a gun and mount
and two six-inch shells to the naval
training station. Yerba Buena, CAL;
one dynamo, telephone, n colt
meter, electric lamps, fan, ETC., to the
electrical school. navy yard, New
York; an engine room telegraph, an
air pump and three steam gauges to
the machinists' mates school, Charles
ton, S. c.; a chronometer, quadrant.
telescope and silverware to the naval
museum, navy yard, Boston; china
ware, glassware and silverware to the
naval museum. navy yard, Portsmouth.
N. III.
Distribution Of Smaller Articles.
Other relics of the Maine have been
allotted to municipalities and patriotic
societies in accordance with he pro-
visions Of the law, in part as follows:
Fort Worth, Tex, a ten inch shell;
Hoboken, N. j., q ten inch shell; Somer-
SET, n.y., Il OLA HILL oACI,
N. j.. a ten inch shell; Sheldon, N. D.,
a six inch shell; Salem, Mass, an air
port frame; Galloway, Neb., an air port
cover; Woburn. Mass, a ventilator
cowl: Bay City, Mich, a boat anchor;
Newburg, N. T., a revolver and a
powder tank; Sioux City, Ia, a ten
inch shell; Nelson Cole camp No. 2,
U. S. W. ", Washington, a revolver;
the University of Maine, a six inch
shell and an air port cover; National
Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,
Maine, a rifle and six pieces Of china
ware; Maine national monument COM
mittee, New York city, forty pounds
Of bronze and brass scrap; Hamil-
ton Fish camp No. 1, Z. s. w. v,
Washington, a candlestick; national
headquarters, Z. s. W. v, New York
city. a thousand pounds Of bronze and
brass scrap; Grand Army hall, Chica-
go, an air port frame; Army and Navy
club, Manila, P. l., a pair of binoculars;
Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher, navy
department, a small shell, cartridge
cases and miscellaneous crockery; Ag-
mes l. Harris, Washington, a spoon and
two pieces Of chinaware; Eustace j.
Lancaster, Washington, a six FOUNDER
projectile; Walter Jennings camp No.
4, U. S. w. ", Washington, a six inch
shell; Chief Gunner Joseph Hill, U. s.
n, a revolver; Lieutenant Commander
W. T. Cheverius, Z. S. n, a rifle; Lieu
tenant Commander D. F. Boyd, U. S.
N, four keys, ten pieces Of chinaware
and a china platter.
Awards to Cities.
Rock Island, ILL.,, a v%entilator cowl;
Fort William Henry, Bristol, Me-, an
air port cover; New Mexico Military
institute, Roswell, N. NJ, a powder
tank cover; Gloucester, Mass. a shell;
Ravenna, O., a silver vegetable dish;
Conneaut, O., an air port cover; Akron,
O., a powder tank; Jefferson, o., a
silver dish; Warren, O., a boat fitting;
South Bend, Ind; an engine brass
kearney, n. j., a ten inch shell; Ligo-
nier. Ind, a powder tank; Muskegon,
Mich, a bunker plate; Oakland, Cal.
a torpedo port facing; Army and Navy
club, Washington, a table two parts
j, Mich, a bunker plate and a piece OF
silverware; New Brunswick, N. j., (
? shell; Little Rock, Ark, a ships bloch
or fair lead; Deadwood, s. D., a shell
Norwalk, O., two pieces of chinawart
and silverware; Provlncetown, Mass.
a hundred pounds Of scrap brass ant
copper; Hannibal, Mo-, an air por
frame; Tilton, n. H., a bunker plate
Los Angeles, Cal, a ventilator cowl
Amigo, Wis, a piece of silverware ant
two pieces Of chinaware; Cattaraugus
N. Y, q powder tank; Jersey City, n
J., a shell.
Other pieces of equipment have bee1
allotted to many other organization
and to relatives of the victims.
Personal Effects Restored.
Among the personal effects to be re
i stored to survivors Of the disaster o
the relatives Of the dead are the 70
O lowing:
l. To Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee
x U. >. ~, retired, who commanded tn
Maine, two belt buckles, sword an
hilt, shaving mug, walking cane, bics
e Gle lamp; Medical Director L. q. Henn'
d berger, U. S. n, a shotgun, two bronz
statues, a belt and buckle, a vase,
v clock, a fatiron and a pipe; Command
t, er George F. w. Holman, U. s. n, r,
tired, a pair Of epaulets; Major A. W
# Catlin, U. S. NJ. c., ten chessmen, pal
Of watch, tobacco pouch and sixtee
keys; Pay Director Charles NJ. Ra,
U. S. N, a magnifying glass, a jew
box and a bath brush; Lieutenal
Commander j. II. Holden, U. S. n
l.: parts Of a bicycle; Lieutenant Con
~ mander Arthur Gresham. U. S. ~,
IL, sword hilt and part Of scabbard; Lie