Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
NATIONS TOUN|TE
|NPERRY TRIBUTE
Plans for Celebrating Cente-
nary of the Battle of
Lake Erie.
TAFT THE DAYS ORATOR;
WILSON ALSO TO SPEAK
Putin Bay to Be Scene of Celebra-
ton, One Hundred Years
After Battle.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August e-The
Perrys victory centennial commission
TODAY announced the program for the
exercises at Put-in-Bay September 10
and ~. This celebration will be inter
national in its scope. as 1t will com
memorate the equal valor and heroism
Of the sailors OF both fleets participating
In the battle of Lake Erie which was
fought on September 10. 1873 and also
the fact that this battle marked the end
OF naval warfare on the great lakes and
was a herald of the century of peace
between the English-speaking peoples
that will have ensued since the signing
o. the treaty Of Client, December 81
1914
Delegations Consisting of the governors
and their STATS, state officials. members
Or the United States Senate and House
OF Representatives and other distinguish
Ell citizens from the ten states partici
pating in this centennial will be present
These states are Rhode Island. which
Mas lnt birthplace of Commodore Perry:
Nehlucky which furnished many of the
members of his crew and a. ner cent
OF the soldiers of Gen. Harrison's army.
when, Following the battle of Lake Erie.
lake Statesmen York. Pennsylvania
ONO. Indiana, Illinois. Michigan. Wiscon-
SIN ana Minnesota. which were most di |
Tectly affected by this battle and Louisi- |
ana. on whose soil the last battle of the
war of 1872, was fought The delepationc
from Rhode Island. Illinois. Michigan
and Wisconsin will go to the bav on the
special boats chartered for this purpose. |
Century Between Shots.
Inc exercises will be opened on the
morning of September 10. at 11:45
nit
ing the hour at which the first shot OF |
the battle of Lake Erie was fired. a !
hundred years ago.
The exercises will he held in rho !
iarSt coliseum at Put-in-Bay Com
inodoTe George H. Worthinston of
cleveland. president general OF the in i
terslate board OF the Perry's victory |
cthtendl@l commissioners will call the !
meeting to order and introduce Gov +
Cox 81 ohlo. who Will preside. Presi- .
Dent Woodrow Wilson will speak for ,
the United States and q DISTINGUISHED /
Canadian for tn. Dominion or Canada +
TIE Grafton OF the day will be delivered
by former President TAFT and ad-
dresses Will also be delivered by Lieut.
Gov. II. +. Burchard Of Rhode Island .
representing Perry's native state anc
Rev. J. A. Carey OF Chicago. represent
Ing the negro race. which did valiant /
- Tvice in the battle OF Lake Erie
&fttr these exercises. the invited
guests will go 10 Cedar Point. where . !.
ba aquet. given by the interstate board
Will be held This banquet will be at
tended by the official representatives
of the United State government and
;he Dominion Of Canada and the rep
r.seRtatives OF the ten states partici-
pstinS In the centennial. Ths presi-
dent of the Daughters Of the War OF
1872, and the governor OF each Of the T
participa ting states will be invited to
r. spond to the toasts.
Tne morning Of September II the
guests will return TO Putin Bay. On
this day will occur the impressive cere
mony of the removal from their present
graves of the bones of the American
and British officers killed in the battle
OF Lake Erie. TO the crypt in the Perry
memorial. where they will be rein
TERED with international honors
Sailors Buried in Lake.
Following the battle of Lake Erie, the |
sailors who were killed in the engage /
ment were buried in the lake. The bod |
les OF the officers were brought TO Put |
in-Bay Island. where they were buried.
That funeral was described by Historian
George Bancroft as follows:
An opening on the margin of Putin
Bay was selected for the burial place for
the officers who had fallen. The day was
serene, the breezes hushed, the water I'M
ruffied by wavelet. The men of both
fleets mourned together: as the boats
moved slowly in procession. the music
played dirges. to which the oars kept
time: the flags showed the sign of sor
row. solemn minute guns were heard
from the ships The spot where the fun
eral train went on shore wild soli-
tude: the Americans and British walked I'm
alternate couples TO the graves. like men
who in the presence of eternity renewed
the relations of brothers and members of
one human family, and the bodies of the
dead were likewise borne along and bur-
led alternately, English and American
side by side. and undistinguished
The exercises on the 18th of September
Will be conducted by American and Brit
ish chaplains jointly. as was done hun
dred years ago. During these two days
the Niagara and the accompanying fleet
Of naval militia ships will be present.