The Washington times., 1912-03-21
QUINTET OF NAMES
OLD officers WILL
AID AT MEMORIAL
Rear Admiral Sigsbee, Who
Commanded Warship, to
Take Part.

Five surviving officers of the bat
tleship Maine will stand with Eever-
entially uncovered heads Saturday
afternoon when the nation pays its
last tribute to the sailor dead whose
bodies recovered from the Names
hulk have been brought to Washing
ton for burial. Possibly one or two
more survivors of the Maine will
stand beside the caskets Saturday
but ais far as known today. the list
will include:
Rear Admiral Charles d. SiEsbee,
retired, who commanded the Maine
Rear Admiral Charles d. Wainwright,
who was executive officer of the ves-
sci; Lieutenant Commander David +
Boyd, naval cadet on board the
ship, Medical Director Lucian G. Hen
neberger, the Names surgeon, and
1.-THE Very Rev. John p. Chidwick,
chaplain.
The hand of death has been laid
heavily on the Names roster since
the ship was sunk that night" said
Admiral Sigsbee this morning. "Only
the other day Admiral John NJ Bow
Iyer passed away. Frederick C. Bow
ler is gone and so is poor Anthony.
Likewise Lieut. John ]. Blandin, who
was officer of the deck the night of
the disaster, has been summoned
Others have died whose names escape
me this minute. 1t is inevitable, but
saddening."
Sigsbee Happy.
Like all others, Rear Admiral Sigsbee
is glad that the raising Of the wreck
and its final sinking at sea has been
smoothly If tardily accomplished, and
he, like all other Americans, is de-
sirous of paying personally his re-
spects to the dead through the memorial
service day after tomorrow
1T is we'll that the raising of the
Maine was accomplished so smoothly
said Rear Admiral Sigsbee. There
were two questions to be considered,
both the raising and the final dis
position Of the null Both matters have
been done eminently we'll, and the first
has justified those who long ago said
that it would be necessary to build a
caisson around the vessel: II only re-
mains to pay a final tribute to the
memory of the sailors whose bodies arc
now on board the Birmingham
BY one of fate's curious condolences
the final resting place of the Maine
was determined twenty years before the
ship was blown up, through the actiyi.
ties of Captain Sigsbee himself In
1872, acting for the Coast Survey, Cap.
tain Sigsbee made a series of sound.
ings in the waters between Cuba anC
Florida, and determined the depths.
1t was at one of the deepest places
thus recorded that the Maine was
sunk the other day after being towed
sci now rests in 700 fathoms, about
$500 lineal feet of water.
The caskets containing the bodies OF
the dead will remain on board the Bir-
mingham this afternoon. tomorrow and
Friday night, and will be loaded onto
the caissons about noon Saturday. The
sailors of the North Carolina and the
Birmingham will act as guard ot
honor in the procession from the Navy
Yard wharf to the State, War and Navy
building, but this procession. though
necessarily solemn, will not be cere'
monial, 1t is announced.
Many Ask for Seats.
Applications for seats to be placed a
the south front of the State, War ant
Navy Building are being made every
few minutes to Rear Admiral Templir
NJ. Potts and Commander Fuilenwider
who have charge of the program in be
half of the Navy Department. Officia
Washington besides the War and Navy
Departments will be represented at tn,
memorial, but there will not be enough
seats to accommodate all who seek them
In the White Lot across the stree
from the building will assemble II thu
weather is fair. the greatest concours'
of people Washington has seen in man!
a day for desire seems universal to pa!
tribute by personal attendance at th
exercises.
. The memorial service will be brief anC
the speakers will limit themselves to {
few minutes. 1t is known that Presi
dent Taft who will be the last to b
heard, save for one of the chaplains IL
prayer and benediction, will talk onl!
a few minutes.
The funeral cortese will march Wit
Rear Admiral Bradley A. F1ske and hi
staff at it's head Then will come tn
bluejackets from the Birmingham AM
the North Carolina, a cavalry escor
from Fort Myer, battalion of marine
from Norfolk. battalion of engineer
from Fort Washington, two battalion
OF seamen Zone from Baltimore. fft
members Of the naval militia OF IN
District, the caissons bearing the cask
cts, the Presidents carriage, carriage
of distinguished guests, veterans or tn
Spanish war, the woman's auxiliary q
members Of the Junior order of Mech
anics Many other patriotic organiza
tiuns are likely to ask a place in line
I0day TOdsy o T. s. GSsSS5loN ca%p mo- past + sp%m
ish War Veterans. received a lette
from the Henry w. Lawton CamT
of Wilkesbarre, Pa. stating that
detachment of members from tina
camp will arrive in Washington mid
night tomorrow night and will par
ticipate in the cortege
Tuesday night Miles Camp met an
decided to be in uniform in the pre-
cession. The camp is very proud of
letter received from President Tai
commencing the members for III
memorial exercises held by the cam
on February Is, at which the memory {
the naval heroes was honored.
A number of veterans from New Hor
headed by Commander Simmons are eN
pected to arrive in the city some tim
tomorrow night and will take part
the march.
other camps in the city to take pa
are Richard Harding. Henry w. Law
ton, James S Pettitt. Admiral Dewe
TRomas' The Army and Navy TJnic
will have large delegation in line.
The uniforms to be worn by the W
Grams will be the kind used in all ,p'
rades-gTay trousers, with blue strip
down the side: blue blouse, with bra
buttons, and a gray cap.