The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-23
ELABORATE MEMORIAL
FOR MAINE DEAD
Navy Department Completes It's
Plans for Services in
Washington.
TAFT TO DELIVER EULOGY
Funeral will Re Most Imposing in
Nations History. Except That
Of Mckinley.
TAFT TO DELIVER EULOGY

al sixty-six sailors and marines whose
lives were lost in the sinking of the battle
ship Maine in Havana harbor In a
sense the services will he the funeral
rites in memory OF the old ship herself
and the 28O officers and men who perished.
Plans for the services. which will be
conducted under the direction Of the
Navy Depart ment, were completed to-
night and only continuation OF the
ideal weather OF to-day il necessary to
carry out the most imposing memorial
service and funeral pageant in the history
Of the American Government. with the
eingle exception OF the services for the
late President Mckinley.
The services will be conducted from the
broad landing at the south entrance of
the State, War and Navy building They
will in a measure be private, admission
10 the enclosure being by invitation only.
Invitations have been extended to several
thousand persons. including the Cabinet,
members Of the Supreme Court. both
Houses OF Congress, heads OF all the
foreign embassies. all public officials
and all naval officers. "a we'll as a large
number OF other prominent citizens.
7 The Governments eulogy will be de-
livered by President Taft and a funeral
Grafton will be delivered by Chaplain
Chidwick. the services being conducted
by Chaplain Bayard OF the Washington
Navy Yard. On the landing with the
President will be the Cabinet, a number
Of Congressman and other prominent
officials and the surviving officers of the
Maine.
The remainder of those invited will be
seated in camp;chairs placed on the green
sward to the right and left Surviving
enlisted,men and the relatives OF the dead
will occupy the position on the steps lead
ing downito the Esplanade. fronting on
which the thirty-four caissons bearing
the coffinsIwill be arranged. Back'o of these
will be massed the immediate funeral.es-
cort and up the side streets will be the re-
mainder of the escort, including several
thousand cavalrymen. blue jackets and
marines. Outside of this area the general
public will be permitted to stand.
On the leaden painted scout cruiser
birmingham. tied up at the wharf on the
Washington Navy Yard, the thirty-four
collins rested under a guard of honor to-
night. In the morning the coffins will be
removed from the ship which brought
them from Havana. At o. clock the fun
eral cortege will move to the State, War
and Navy Building. where the services
will begin at 2:30 O'Clock. The services
will require forty-five minutes. and the
escort to convey the remains TO Arlington,
their final resting place, will form at 3;I5
O 'clock.
This escort will be headed by Rear Ad-
H. -
the Atlantic reserve feet at the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard as grand marshal. Ad-
miral Fiske will have as his chief of stat
Captain A. G. Winterhalter. He will be
followed by the Fifteenth United States
Cavalry and band from Fort Myer. COM
manded by Col. Joseph Gerard; the first
battalion of Engineers from Washington
barracks, Major William B. Connor in
command.
Following the army representation will
come the naval escort, commanded by
Commander c. F. Hughes, commander
of the Birmingh am. Next will come the
United States Marine Band and a battal-
ion of marines commanded by Major II.
c. Davis. a naval band from the ships Il
thew ashington yard; battalion of seamen
from the Washington yard commanded
by Lieut.. Bradford Barnett: a battalion
OF seamen and a battalion of seamen ap-
prentices from the ships at the Washington
yard and from battleships in Hampton
Roads. and the naval bat TALON of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard.
Next will be the naval chaplains offici-
ating and then the caissons escorted by
United States Spanish War veterans az
honorary pallbearers The caissons will
bc accompanied by 2Oi blMejackets as
pallbearers six to each caisson. Follow
ing these will come the mourners. con-
risting OF all the survivors OF the Maine
present and the next OF kin and other
relatives Of the 280 men whose lives were
lost.
After that will come the cavalry escort
of honor, Immediately preceding the Presi-
dental party The President will be
accompanied by the Secretaries of the
Navy and War and other Cabinet officers.
Following them will be the surviving
Admiral Charles d. Sigsbee retired,
who was the ships Captain; Rear
admiral Richard Wainwright. retired.
the ships executive officer Medical
Director J.. g. Henneberger, Lieutenant
Commander David +, Boyd. who had the
viving officers, and Lieutenant-C Com
,nander j, II, Holden, all of whom are
either living in Washington or on duty
NJ the Navy Department. They will
bc accompanied by any other surviving
officers who may be able TO come to Wash
ington for the occasion.
Next in the funeral procession will
come the five aids to the Secretary of
the Navy, the bureau chiefs of the De-
partnent and Major-Gen. Biddle. COM
nandnnt Of the Marine Corps. Following
these will come foreign naval attaches
and any foreign diplomats and other dis
tingllishcd persons. The order of United
American Spanish War Veterans will have
next place in the column followed by the
Ladies Auxiliary Of this association the
Junio? Order OF American Mechanics and
other civilian organizations,
tdrlirdi Dewey will occupy a position
at the services near the President II
he can make the journey 10 Arlington
he will have position at the head Of the
aids and Navy Department officials
The services nj the grave will be con-
Quoted under the rites of the United
Spanish War Veterans by Chaplain Child
wick. assisted by Chaplain Bayard A
quartet from the Church Of the Covenant
will sing. As the remains are brought
TO the JlaCe of service twenty-one minute
guns will be fired by an army field piece
stationed rear the Washington Monu-
ment. IS the cOrtege enters the ermy
reservation at Fort Nycr twerty-one
minute guns again will boom from a
battery of four guns at that point A.
The president enters the reservation the
national salute Of twenty one guns will be
fred
At the conclusion Of the services at the