Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-17
ADMIRAL Dewey
70 Be BURIED
WITH A0N0Rs ] l !
Military Funeral For Hero
of Battle of Manila
Bay.
ARMY AND NAVY UNITS
WILL PARTICIPATE

msnts to cIoss-NavaI Vessels in All
Waters Instructed to Hall Mast
Flags
Washington Jan. 17.-Funeral ar
rangements for Admiral Dewey, -svho
died last night, were partly concluded
today. Orders were issued by the navy
department to bring the naval cadets
from Annapolis and all the available
bluejackets from the Norfolk and An
napolis navy yards to attend the fun
eral All available army units will par
ticipate in the ceremonies.
Secretary Daniels and ranking Of
ficers were engaged today in arranging
the details. These included appropriate
exercises on all American vessels and
naval stations thruout the world.
A guard of honor composed of blue
Jackets from the gunboat Dolphin and
the presidential yacht Eayfiower was
stationed at the Dewey home.
It practically has been decided to
hold the funeral services in the capitol
under the dome Saturday morning at
II O'clock. The body. however, will not
be Viewed by the public. In the event
that the plan is perfected congress
would adjourn on that day.
President Wilson will issue an ex-
ecutive order closing all government
departments on Saturday.
Less Widely Mournsd. &
8 The arrangements were discussed to-
day at conference between President
WILSON, Secretary Daniels and Rear
Admiral BADGER. Interment will be in
the Arlington national cemetery.
In official and diplomatic circles and
elsewhere the loss Of the country's 8
most distinguished naval officer was
moprned today. President Wilson, In q
statement voiced his own and the sna-
tion's grief. Secretary Daniels likewise
ESD tF4butss ;.ss: ~
8. Amefican navai vessels / Ind sstA !
stions thruopt the world received word
by wireless Of the admiral.s death With
orders to- display hags 1t half mast.
Admiral Dewey suffered "a collapse
last Thursday, altho the day previous
he Wa at his desk. His condition grew
grew. rapidly worse and he had not
been conscious since Monday. The end
-came At s:6s last evening. Death was
due to = general breakdown accom-
panied by arteFiel scieeosts.
Hero Of. Manila Bay.
Admiral George Dewey. hero Of
Manila bay" fought and won the first
great American naval battle against 8
foreign foe since the war Of 1872. a
His whole life was full OF honorable
achievement from the days Of the civil
war down to the time when, as the
head Of the general board, he began
the last chapter Of his work by laying
plans for the defense Of his country
in time Of war. His life was strik-
ing exemplification Of the possibilities
Of q career based upon the exact and
Intelligent performance Of, every rou-
tine duty which molds . man on in
flexible lines Of duty ana honor.
One Of the curious freaks Of fortune
in Dewey's case was that for perhaps
the first and only time In his naval
career he was disposed to protest
against the edict Of the navy depart
ment which carried him into the far
east where he was destined to per-
form the greatest feat Of his life and TO
win imperishable renown. That was
back in 1898 when the war clouds were
gathering and Dewey felt that he was
being "shelved";; that the war with
Spain was to be fought out in the Cult
of Mexico and In the Caribbean sea
and that he. distant by half the cir
cumference Of the globe, would stand
no chance Of winning glory, for at
that moment no thought whatever had
been given to the Philippines. But he
took his. orders and like true sailor
obeyed them. The result ID page Of
history under date of/May 1. 1898.
IN Contrary to Spanish expectations
Dewey sailed into Manila bay on the
night Of April 80 and in the naprnina
OF the next day he annihilated Ad-
miral Montojo,s squadron, destroying
eleven warships and capturing all
their vessels and all the land batteries
without the loss OF ! man on the Amer
ican side.
Upon his triumphant return to the
United States he was feted by the ma
jtion. His admirers presented him With
e beautiful lheme In the national CAPT
tai. Congress- gave him an engraved
sword, and raised him from the rank
OF commodore to rear admiral and theH
to the rank Of. ADMIRAL OF the. navy.
esrvsd Under Farraout.
Admiral Dewey was the third Amer
lean to reach that pinnacle Of naval
rank. Farragut was the first and Por-
ter the seccnd.@Ez.E Yes under TarrsS
that Dewey received his first baptism
In war. n
valuable as the training Of Ann
6pohs was, It was poor schoolipg be-
aides that OF serving under F1rragut
il time Of war;" Admiral Dewey once
said. whenever have been In e diff
ficuit situation or in the midst Of such
ca..srsien OF details that the simple
and right thing 10 10 seemed nazy i
have often asked myself, what would
Farragut do? In the course OF prep
aration for Manila bay. often asked
myself this question, and \ confess 4
was thinking OF him the night ~ on
tered the bay and With the conyiction