Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-04-03
w. HARRY CARY, U. S.
His Company Attended Me fioa3;iS
Services---fnteresting Account tGfr,3S

tor Keowee Courier, just got Back
to-day from Washington, whsrta j
participated in the burial ceremonies
Of the sailors off the Maine. ~ on
last Monday orders were receiMed
from the War and Navy Departmgit
to hold six companies in readiness 10
go to Washington, SO on "Wednesday
we were told to report at the navy
yard in Washington on Saturday
morning at $50 for the parade Of
course | was glad when l was among
the men Of the lucky companics
Companies 3D." "M," IN" 49," .I"
and %" were the ones.
We caught the steamship "South.
land at 4.30 Friday afternoor Thc
very best state rooms were proyitni
for us, SO we enjoyed the trip NJ tno
river very much, with the exception
OF sea sickness. We arrived at TIE
capital at 7.30 a. m, and immedi-
ately disembarked and mawehd 10
the navy yard. We then stacked
arms and had dinner at 1890. At
dock near the U. S. S. Birmingham,
and the commanding officer OF the
bataiiions gave the honor OF bnirg
senior blue jacket battalion TO ,s,---
something that had never before oc-
CURED in the history Of tho trai,,Ng,
station. A battalion Of marines fol-
lowed the caskets, then our l0tanryu.
next the battalion Of seamem OFT ENa
"North Carolina" and "Birmn gh;Gu"
and several companies Of soidiur
In all the parade was about t#O
miles and a half long.
AS each casket containing q BODY
was brought from tho after deck pt
the "Birmingham," the marines, sol
diers and sailors gave pr,seN.-
arms as they, with the escort of TX
veterans, passed by. The nod,rs
were placed on army caiss0ns, ond
each one Of the caskets was draynd
with the American flag and cove rG
with flowers from the navy depart
ment, the Cuban government aud
different patriotic societies in IlA.
vana and this country. Each caitsar
carried a casket 1.-TWO anA ,p'ae
bodies to a casket, and four IN OF
We then marched from the nnyyaiRrd
and building, where the menSg3al
services were held. This marclMSas
through Washingtons principal @r-
oughfare, Pennsylvania avenue, 85.
took almost an hour. &$
The memorial address was t',sy, !
cred by Capt. Chadwick. WI" 2,f,- F.
chaplain Of tNe Name" in rh#$1' !
year Ui her srrN3&S IL FSiiss5y
NtoynH n&r %FG,s$$S8i!ls a%o .nsiasstfIAASS
cured rUa a3dr&@ ccntalntl blanyN
'tfsIeA-es - A.oA wnom @aau
mnst be among the "unknow drud. ."l
Near the President and GnHplain
Chadwick were Rear Admir- S9gy-
bee and Wainwright, the |, COM
mander and executive office s sh.
'Maine;' Lieut.. Gen. Nel.oa 4.
Miles, Admiral Dewey, Secl rgry orI
the Navy Meyer, Secretary ui Syar
StimSon. and relatives Of Tho men
who lost their lives. Flags ali over
the city and harbor were 81. half-
mast, and both Houses OF Congress
adjourned.
President Taft delivered IT,. nn
tional eulogy over the bodies q was
said that this was one of ,ho rost.t
imposing memorials in the i lory
OF the government. except u01y
the funerals Of our ass 10lcu
Presidents.
After the Presidents ado ln1
n 21-gun salute, the processil. ..ayt
cd for Arlington. the nation /, aume-
terry, across the Potomac, a Gia.racc
OF nine miles from the war ant ..av,
department.
AS we started it began raining.
but this didn't dampen the ar6t. of
the immense crowd. The strs... We
crowded with spectators the a,!slr2
way to Arlington.
Arriving at the cemetery ar. tncr
short funeral service was hn!a. ana
the bodies were lowered iIua ;inl
graves. Another 21-gun sal -. ',on,
the heavy artillery was fred ana
three volleys OF rifles, and hen
while we all stood with bared hnad%.
taps was softly sounded, eoU amid
the impressive silence that #JaI'y~sd
we silently marched around the open
graves to do the last honov 10 The
brave men OF the "Maine.'
\ stone that has this, in.pTf .lfipr