The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-11
RENTER BONES OF HEROES
OF BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE
Continued From First Page.

ceeded To the ancient burial plot. The
copper box, containing the remains
had been taken from it's shallow rest
ing place and detail of Rhode Island
militiamen lifted il To the beautiful
funeral bier which had been prepared
for its reception. While this ceremony
was in progress solemn religious eXer-
cises were conducted by Right Rev
crend James De Wolf Perry, Jr., Bish-
op of Rhode Island. representing the
United States, and the Venerable Arch
Deacon II. j. Cody, ID. d., l.. L. ID.
rector of 81. Paurs church, Toronto
for the Dominion of Canada.
An impressive Scene.
The spectators, covering every spot
of ground in the ten-acre grove at
Pat in Bay and reaching far away
| along the shore lines of the harbor,
stood with uncovered heads in pro-
found silence. Bells tolled in the VIII
| lage churches and minute guns were
| fired from the naval militia ships i'm
| the harbor. The First Light lnfan-
| try band of Rhode Island sounded the
opening notes of a dirge, as the fun
eral bier beautifully draped in black
| satin and silk Amt rican and British
flags, moved, on the shoulders of
! sturdy soldiers from Rhode Island,
Commodore Perrys native state, to-
| ward the memorial along the road
skirting the picturesque harbor of
Put in Bay,
Col. Harry Cutler commanding the
First Light Infantry of Providence.
X. J.. was marshal of the day, with
the following staff
George H. Wood, adjutant general
of ohio, chief of staff; Lieut. Gen.
| Nelson \. Miles, l.. s. y. Gctircd);
Rear Admiral Charles II. Davis, L. :.
y, (retired ; Major General j. Warren
Keifer, Ohio George NJ. Lowry, L. :.
y. Frank s. Dickson, adjutant
general. Illinois; John G.. SAILS
man. adiutant general. Wisconsin; j..
Tan1y Ellis, adjutant general, Ken
lucky: Fred r. wood. adjutant gen
eral Minnesota; Oswald w. McNess,
admtant general, Louisiana; Major
George w. Neff, Pennsylvania; Major
christopher +. Baker, Newport Artil-
lery Co. Rhode Island Militia Capt.
Walter NJ. Baker adjutant, First Light
Infantry Regiment, Rhode Island;
Capt Chesley r. Perry, Illinois; Mil
ton w. Shreve NJ. c., Pennsylvania;
T. H. Alexander, mayor, PUTIN Bay.
Ohio; NJ. :. Johannsen, Put-in- Bay.
Ohio; c. 5. Magruder, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Military Escort.
The military escort to the memorial
formed in the following order;
Provisional Battalion l.. :. lnfan-
try Capt II. A. Smith, U. 5. a. COM
manding; officers and men from L. 3
:. Wolverine, Capt. George Nj. Lowry
T.. =. n. commanding; Brig. Gen
Charles w. Abbot. Jr, adjutant gen
cral Rhode Island commanding;
third company G. \ g. Rhode Island
National Guard; Third Division Rhode
Island Battalion officers and men
from the L. s. ships Essex Don Juan
de Austria, Hawk, Dorothea; Newport
, artillery company, Rhode Island Mil
itia: First Light Infantry, Rhode Is
: land Militia.
The funeral bier was proceeded by
lam honorary escort composed of the
following
Chief Marshall, honorary staff ano
aides band, First Light Infantry Re
Il. iment; Ex- President William Howard
Taft and DR.. j. a. Macdonald, Toron'
+ to, ont, escorted by the general of
-. IA. In ia IlnarI nf tbt
, | Perrys Victory Centennial Commits
siuners ambassadors ana represents
tives of foreign governments Gov
James NJ. Cox, Ohio. and staff; Gov
John X Tencr, Pennsylvania, ans
9 staff: Gov Woodbridge ~ Ferris
Michigan. and staff Gov. Edward +
, Dunno, Illinois. and staff: Gov. Fran
r els f. McGovern. Wisconsin, and staff
% Coy. Aram j. Pothier, Rhode Island
., and staff: GOV. James b. McCreary
d., Kentucky, and staff: Gov Samuel |.
- Raston, Indiana, and staff; member
- of the Interstate Board of the Perry
60 Victory Centennial Commission, of
=, ficiating clergymen; Rt. Rev. Jane
q De Wolf Perry. Jr.. Bishop of Rhod
Island. ana NtncGaDlt htuu'i''h -
# J. Cody ID. d.. l.. l.. d., rector OF -
PauTs church. Toronto. Ontario.
:, Bones Are Re-interred.
- Arrived at the memorial reservation
&c only a limited number of the escort
- ing party were admitted to the mem
y orial proper. The crypt Of the memo
10 rial. dome-like chamber forty fee
10 i'm diameter, was draped with the Am
10 erican and British colors. The no
;. containing the remains, draped in IN
!" same international insignia, had bee
- taken from the funeral bier and car
ried up the broad temporary stan
way leading To the entrance tn In
memorial Commissioners of the cen
tennal, representatives of the Unite
- States and Great Britain. governor
of states and distinguished guest
stood with bowed heads as the cen
,s utry-old bones of the heroes OF III
. battle of Lake Erie were commute
TO their last resting place beneath I'll
$50 floor of the great memorial now ris
-. ing in their honor.
MRS. THAW DEFENDANT