Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-13
BONES
after Century
Bones Of Lake Erie Soldiers
Unearued and RI .lnterred
in q Crypt

GU III DV vi tlS Cull
ed States and the British empire,
and with impressive military exer.
cises, the remains of the six Ameri
can and British officers killed in the
battle Of Lake Erie one hundred
years ago yesterday, were today dis
inferred from the burial plot on the
shore Of Put-in-Bay Island, where
they have reposed for q century
and re-interred in the crypt Of the
Perry Memorial. This ceremony
marked the conclusion of the centcn
NAL celebration of the battle of Lake
Erie, concentrating one hundred
speaking peoples, under the auspices
Of the commissioners appointed by
the president Of the United States
and the governors of Ohio, Pennsyl'
vania, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin
New York, Rhode Island, Kentucky,
Minnesota and Louisiana.
The preparation for transferring
the remains had been in progress
for some time. The whole Of the bur-
ial enclosure, where the remains
were known to be without designa-
ton of the particular spot, had been
%eXcavated over a circular area sixty
feet in diameter. Such bones of the
martyrs as had survived a century's
interment were found to be numer-
Gus, but there was no complete skel-
eton and no means of Identification.
The remains had been gathered up
several days ago and placed in a
copperlined, Theoretically sealed
box, and then r%e-interred in the same
spot, awaiting today's exercises.
Upon the arrival Of the centennial
commissioners, distinguished guests
and the military and naval escorts
Of the official party from Cedar
Point at 11:G9 o'clock this morning,
a procession formed at the docks
and proceeded to the ancient burial
plot. The copper box, containing the
remains. had been taken from its
shallow resting place, and a detail of
Rhode Island militiamen lifted it to
the beautiful funeral bier which had
been prepared for it's reception.
While this ceremony vas in progress
solemn religious exercises were con-
Quoted by Right Rev. James DeWolf
Perry, Jr, Bishop of Rhode Island,
representing the United States, and
the Venerable Arch Deacon II. j.
Cody, D. D., l.. L.. D., rector of St.
Paul's church, Toronto, for the Do
minion OF Canada. The spectators,
covering every spot of ground in the
ten-acre grove at Put-in-Bay and
reaching for away along the shore
lines of the harbor, stood with UNI
covered heads in profound silence.
Bells tolled in the village churches
and minute guns were fired from the
naval militia ships in the harbor.
The First Light Infantry band Of
Rhode island sounded the opening
note of a dirge, as the funeral bier,
beautifully draped III black satin and
silk American and British flags,
moved, on the shoulders Of sturdy
soldiers from Rhode Island, Commo-
dore Perry's native state, toward the
memorial along the road skirting
the picturesque harbor Of Put-in-Bay.
Col. Harry Cutler, commanding
the First Light Infantry Of Provi-
dence, r. l., was marshal of the day,
with the following staff:
George H. Wood, adjutart general
of Ohio, chief of staff; Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson~A. Miles, q. S. A., (retired);
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, u. S.
N, (retired); Major General J. War
rem Keifer, Ohio; George NJ. Lowry.
u. S. N; r. C. Vandercook, adjutant
general, Michigan; Frank S. Dick
son, adjutant general, Illinois; John
G. Salsman, adj,ttanl general, Wis
consin; J. Tandy Ellis. adjutant gen
eral, Kentucky; Fred B. Wood, adju
talt general, Minnesota; Oswald w
McNess, adjutant general. Louisi
ana; Major George w. Neff, Penn
~sylyania; Major Christopher +. Bak
er, Newport Artillery Co., Rhode Is
land Militia; Captain Walter NJ.
Baker, adjutant, First Light Infantry
Regiment. Rhode Island; Captain
.Chesley R.. Ferry, Illinois; Milton w.
Shreve, NJ. c., PENNSYLVANIA; 7. b.
Alenaxder, mayor, Plt~in-Bay, Ohio;
M. S. Johansen, Put-in-Bay. Ohio; G..
S. Magruder, Cleveland.
The military escort to the ne2no
lal formed in the following order:
Provisional battalion u. S. 1nfan
try, Captain H. A. Smith, U. S.. A.,
commanding; officers and men from
the U. s. S. Wolvering, Captain Geo.
M. Lowry, U. S. n, anmmanding;
Brig. Gen. Charles w. Abbot, IT., adj
iutanIt general, Rhode Island, COM
handing; third company G. A. c.
Rhode Island National Guard; Third
Division Rhode Island Battalion; Of
fiecrs and men from the q. S. ships
Essex. Don Juan de Austria, Hawk,
Dorothea; Newport artillery COM
pany, Rhode Island Militia; First
Light Infantry, Rhode Island Militia.
The funeral bier was preceded by
an honorary escort composed OF the
following:
Chief Marshal, honorary staff and
aides: band, First Light Infantry
regiment, Rhode Island Militia; ex-
President William Howard Taft and
DR.. j. A. Mcdonald, Toronto, Ont,
escorted by the general officers of
the interstate Board of the Perry's
Victory Centennial Commissioners;
ambassadors and representatives Of
foreign governments: Gov. James M.
Cox, Ohio. and staff: Gov. John X.
Tener, Pennsylvania, and staff;
Gov. Woodbridge N. Ferris, Michi-
gan, and staff; Gov. Edward F.
Dunno, Illinois, and staff; Gov. Fran
els r.. McGovern, Wisconsin. and
staff; Gov. Aram J.. Pothier, Rhode
Island, and staff; Gov. James B.
McCreary, Kentucky and staff; Gov
Samuel L.. Ralston, Indiana, and
staff: members of the Interstate