The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-05-14
H0N0RS PAID TO
VERA CRUZ DEAD
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR SAILORS
AND MARINES ARE HELD
BY NATION.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
Seventeen Bodies Brought BY the
Cruiser Montana Are Drawn on
Caissons Through New York
to Brooklyn Navy Yard.

to Brooklyn Navy Yard.
New York, May 12.-President VIII
son, congress and the nation paid
tribute today to the memories of the
seventeen brave American sailors and
marines who lost their lives in the
fighting that attended the taking Of
Vera Cruz and whose bodies were
brought back home on the armored
cruiser for burial.
The Montana arrived In New York
harbor yesterday afternoon, having
capes by Secretary Daniels and a par
ty Of navy department officials aboard
the presidential yacht Mayfower.
President Wilson came up from Wash
ington last night, and the congression-
al delegation arrived early this morn.
ing.
cortege Moves Through City.
When the Montana anchored off the
Battery yesterday the bodies of the
dead b1uejackets and marines were
landed at once and placed on caissons
which were parked on the south side
OF the plaza In the Battery and
guarded by q detachment from the
cruiser.
At 9 o'clock this morning the order
was given for the funeral cortege to
move. 1t was a solemn and imposing
procession, with detachments from
the battleships Wyoming and Texas,
the New York naval militia, the Span
ish war veterans and numerous civil
ian bodies In line. A halt was made
in City Hall plaza in Manhattan,
where school children chanted a hymn
In honor of the dead.
President the Only Speaker.
The funeral services were held at
the Brooklyn navy yard. President
Wilson was the only speaker, and his
address was an eloquent and touching
tribute to the bravery and patriotism
of the dead, and a consoling of their
bereaved relatives.
Standing back of the president we're
the members Of congress named to at
tend the services. There we're COM
mittees from both the senate and
house.
Names of the Dead.
Following is a complete list OF the
sailors and marines killed at Vera
Cruz, whose bodies we're brought by
the Montana.
LOUIS FDANK BOSWELL Of Coul-
t~ersville, ILL.,; chief gunner's mate at.
tached to the Michigan; born at st.
Louis, Mo. Age t~hirty-three years.
GABRIEL A. DeFABBIO of Bata.
via, N. Y, gunner's mate, third class,
attached to the New Jersey. Age
twenty-three years.
FRANCIS p. DeLOWRY Of Pitts
burgh, Pa. seaman, attached to the
New Hampshire. Age twenty-one
years.
FRANK DEvORICK Of Abba, Iowa,
ordinary seaman, attached to the
South Carolina. Age eighteen years.
ELLIE c. FISHER Of Hays, Miss.
ordinary seaman, attached to the New
Hampshire. Age nineteen years.
LOUIS OSCAR FRIED Of Gretna,
La, ordinary seaman, attached to the
Arkansas. Age nineteen years.
r. H. FROHLICHSTEIN OF Mobile,
Ala, ordinary seaman. attached to the
New Hampshire. Born Mobile, Ala.
Age nineteen years.
DENNIS j. LANE Of New York
City. seaman. attached to the New
Hampshire. Born in Ireland. Age
nineteen years.
GEORGE POINSETT of Philadel.
phia, seaman. attached to the Florida.
Age twenty years.
JOHN F. SCHUMACHER Of Brook
Ign. N. Y. coxswain, attached to the
Florida. Age t%wenty-four years.
CHARLES ALLEN SMITH Of Phila-
delphia, or, nary seaman. attached to
the New Jersey. Age twenty years.
ERIC ALBIN STREAM of Brook.
lyn, N. L., ordinary seaman, attached
to New Jersey. Age nineteen years
WALTER L. WATSON of Boston,
ordinary season. attached to the Ar.
kansas. Age twenty-five years.
United States Marine Corps.
DANIEL ALOYSIUS HAGGERTY
Of Boston. private 9Th company. Sec.
ond Advance Base Regiment.
SAMUEL MARTEN Of Chicago, pri.
vate. 18th company. Second Advance
Base Regiment.
EDWARD RUFUS PERCY Of Con,
cord. N. H.. 9Th company. Second AID,
vance Base Regiment.
RANDOLPH SUMMERLIN Of viii
lacoochee. Ca, private. attached tc
the Vermont.