Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-23

of the United States into the corners of
Seldom in the history of this country
has there been planned a higher
tribute to the memory of any man or
men than that for the ~siXty-four dead
of the Maine. Government business in
Washington was practically suspended
by executive order President TART,
most of the members of his cabinet,
the highest officers of the army, the
navy and the marine corps, officials or
the departments and the representa-
tives of many foreign powers partioi-
pated in the exercises. Over the gov
buildings flags hung at half
mast, while Congress adjourned for the
day. The booming of minute guns and
the tramp of soldiery added the touch
of military pomp n circumstance.
Beginning with the removal of the
dead from the u. S. S. Birmingham,
which brought them UP from Havana,
and ending with the firing of three
volleys of musketry over the new-made
graves across the Potomac, the exer-
cises were designed to show all honor
and respect to the martyrs of the
doomed battleship.
Taft Among Speakers.
The speakers who faced the crowd
in the plaza behind the navy build
ing were only three-President Taft
and Father Chadwick, chaplain of the
Maine when the explosion of Febru-
airy 10, 1898, sent her to the bottom,
and Chaplain Bayard, U. S. N.
The Marine Band, the show band
of Washington, was chosen to give
a. -,I-D,. ,atruic for the dead. and
an army battery stationed near the
Washington monument was selected
TO fire the twenty-one-gun salute as
the ceremonies at the navy building
ended and the quiet march to Airing
ton was begun. Conspicuous among
the officials for whom reservations had
been made just behind President a
on the steps of the big granite build
ing were Rear Admiral Charles d.
Sigsbee. who commanded the Maine
at the time of the explosion; Rear Ad-
miral Richard Wainwright, Lieuten-
ant Boyd and Medical Director L. G.
Heneberger officers under him at the
time. For Admiral Dewey n Lieu
tenant-Genera Nelson A. Miles, the
ranking officers of the navy n the
army, special places had been set
apart.
"PauI Revere, Bell Is ToIIed.
During the memorial exercises the
committee had arranged for the toll
ing of the Paul Revere bell of All
Souls Unitarian Church, which has
been tolled al the funerals of pres
idents, admirals, generals and other
prominent men.
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navy building into broad Pennsylvania
avenue, the funeral procession found It's
way through the older part of Wash
-fretop, across the Aqueduct bridge over
the Potomac riser and up the Gray
road to Arlington. To Rear Admlral
Bradley A. Fiske had been assigned
command of the parade, and behind
him were placed first an escort of po-
lice, a detachment of troops from Fort
Myer, the marine band, a squadron of
cavalry n the first battalion of en-
gineers. The naval escort comprised
a battalion of marines, two battalions
of anne the naval band and the Dis
trict of Columbia naval militia. Just
ahead of the thirty-four army Gals
sons bearing the lea6en Baskets were
placed Chaplain Bayard and Father
Chadwick, and just behind the flag
draped collins the p~all-bearers from
the navy, the honorary pall-bearers
from the United Spanish Wal Veterans
and forty-eight body-bearers.
Nations Head Leads Line.
The place at the head of the mourn
ers was given to President Taft. In
the White House automobile his Sec
rotary. c. D. Hilles, n his naval
aide, Lieutenant Timmons, also had
seats. The Presidents personal escort
was a troop of cavalry, and the line
behind his automobile included the
secretary of war, the secretary of the
navy, the assistant secretary of the
navy, the officers of the Maine, aides
to the secretary of the navy, chief Of
the bureaus of the navy department
and the major-general commandant of
the marine corps. JUS behind these
officials place had been left for dis
tinguished persons, the United Spanish
American war veterans, ladies' auxil-
larry of the veterans, societies and citi-
Zens.
Over the graves in Arlington the sim
pie exercises included burial services
by Chaplain Bayard Inc Father Child
wick. With the firing of three volleys
of musketry by a company of ma
rines, a national salute of p guns
from an army battery in the ceme-
terry and the sounding of the p~laintive
call of taps, the dead were given to
the earth.