McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-15
DEAD HEROES ARE
HON0RED BY U. S.
BODIES OF II KILLED AT VERA
CRUZ REACH NEW YoRK-sEc.
RETARY OF NAVY PRESENT.
ALL NATIONS PAY TRIBUTE
Great Crowds Line Shore to Watch
Flags Dip-caskets Were Laid in
Rows of Four, With Armed
Blue Jackets on Guard.

seventeen blue jackets and marines
killed at the occupation of Vera Cruz
have been brought home.
No sun ever beamed brighter than
that which struck upon the colors OF
| the funeral cruiser, the United States
ship Montana, as she appeared
through the haze of the narrows from
the anchorage off Sandy Hook. The
first glimpse of the Montana and her
convoy was most impressive.
At the prescribed clip of IL knots
the United States ship Wyoming led
the way. The Montana came along,
nineteen ship lengths away, at the
same speed. The regulation distance
also separated the presidents private
yacht, the Mayflower, which was fly.
ing the flag of the secretary of the
navy.
Just as the Wyoming nosed out of
the narrows the converted Portuguese
yacht, the Ideal, flying the Portu-
guest flags at halfmast, gave the first
salute by dipping colors. Instantly
the Wyoming responded while the
Ideal crossed the bow to starboard.
Then the flag sa.uting came from
ships at anchor on all sides, At Fort
Hamilton great crowds in automo-
biies and afoot lined the shore road
to watch the flags at the fort dip
gracefully to the incoming funeral
cruiser and her convoy.
Across the /narrows the sun shone
full upon the assembled garrison of
Fort Wadswcrth, where the colors
were also dipping.
The crew Of the funeral cruised
stood at general quarters. The flag
draped caskets were easily discerned
on the superstructure with their blue
jacket guard, each armed with a rifle.
The caskets were laid out in rows
of four on the boat deck, just abaft
the bridge, on the port side. The blue
Jacket guard Of honor stood at atten-
tion during the passage through the
lower bay.
Over the office of the French con-
sui the flag Of France was at half
mast. And every noticeable building
in lower New York had the national
colors at halfmast.
BY the time the ships passed the
Statue of Liberty and Fort William on
Governors Island it was case Of
constant saluting by the dipping of
colors to passing boats, land forts and
buildings.
The list of dead aboard the Mon.
tana follows:
Percy, Rufus Edward, P. NJ, next
kin, brother, Cleceland Percy, Hop
kinton, ~ Fl.
Marten, Sam, P. M; next Of kin,
Mayer Marten, 1917 Taylor street, Chi
cago, Ill.
Summerlin, Randolph D., P. M;
next kin, father, Benjamin F. Summer
lin, Willachooche, Ga.
Fisher, Ellie c., o. s.; next kin, IA
Their, E. Fisher, Hays, Miss.
Devorick, Frank, o. S.; next kin,
guardian, Anthony J. G. Bailey, Box
Al, R. R. z, Abba, Iowa.
DeLowry, Francis p, z. A.; next kin,
father, Richard c, DeLowry, S21 OAR
sic street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Watson, Walter L., o. s.; next kin,
guardian, Edward ]. O'Mara, so Ire
mont street, Boston, Mass.
Albin, Eric, o. S.; next kin, father,
Eric v. Stream, 227 Sixty-seventh
street, Brooklyn.
Boswell, Louis F., G. G. M; next
kin, father, William H. Boswell, Coul
terville, Ill.
Fried, Louis Oscar, o. s.; next kin,
father, Matthew Fried, Gretna, La.
Schumacher, John f., Coxs.; next
kin, mother, Elizabeth McKinnon, 161
Harmon street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Frohlichstein, Esau H., o. S.; next
kin. father. Nathan N. Frohlichstein,
sos N. Spring street, Pensacola, Fla.
Lane, Dennis j., 2. A.; next kin, ia
Their, John j. Lane, 339 East Forty
fifth street, New York.
Poinsett, George. o. s.; next kin, ia.
Their, William Poinsett, 5312 N. Twelfth
street, Philadelphia.
DeFabbio, Gabriel A., G. NJ, Sd c.;
next kin, mother. Mary DeFabbio. 3S
Center street, Batavia, N. Y.
Haggerty, Daniel A., P. M; next kin,
father, Michael Haggerty, 16 Harding
- Nor, hridOo Mass
Smith, Charles Allen, o. s.; next
kin, mother, Jennie Smith, 216S East
Sergeant street, PHILADELPHIA.