Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-18
: JbIic Ceremonies Are TO Be
Held Saturday in Rotunda
of Capitol; Former Chaplain
of Flagship to 0fficiate.
STARS AND STRIPES TO
FLY AT HALF MAST
Secretary Daniels Pays Glow
ing Tribute in Order Sent
by Wireless to Naval YES
sells Throughout World.

| 10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiRE1
Washington, Jan. H. - Funeral
services for Admiral Dewey, giving
fitting expression to the nations af-
fection and sorrow and bestowing the
| highest public honors that can be
| given a national hero, were planned
today by officials of the federal gov
ernment.
| 1t was decided to hold the public
ceremonies Saturday in the rotunda of
the capitol and to bring to Washing
ton for an escort of honor all avail
able forces of both the naval and mill
tary arms of the service. Congress
will be in recess during the funeral
and under an order from President
Wilson the government departments
will remain closed during the entire
day
The president sent a special mes
sage to congress today announcing the
death of the aged Spanish war hero
and declaring that "the people and
the government will always rejoice to
perpetuate his name in honor and af-
fection". Both senate and house
adopted resolutions of regret appoint
ed committees to represent them at
the funeral. and adjourned before the
usual hour I'd emphasize their express
sions of regret.
Flags at Half Mast.
| Under the presidents order flags
on ali SOY einient buildings, forts and
naval vessels throughout the world
will fly at half-mast until after the
funeral ceremonies In separate
order Secretary Daniels directed that
the navy department building here be
draped in black and that all officers
OF the navy and marine corps wear
mourning with their uniforms for
thirty days. The secretary also or
dered each senior ship afloat to fire
an admirals salute of nineteen guns
at noon on Saturday.
Thousands of messages OF condol-
ence were carried to Mrs Dewey to-
day at the Dewey home here, where
the admiral died late yesterday and
where his body will lie until 1t is
taken to the capitol Saturday for the
funeral. President Wilson was among
those who called to tender their per-
sonal sympathy.
The Funeral Plans.
The funeral plans, as far as they
have been completed tonight, provide
for private service at the residence,
attended only by members of the i'm
mediate family, before the body is
taken to the capitol In the cortege
that will follow it up Pennsylvania
avenue before the public services, and
then from the capitol to its resting
place at Arlington, will be practically
the entire corps of high officials, the
midshipmen from Annapolis, sailors
and marines from the Norfolk naval
station, and the Washington navy
yard and various other army and
navy units
Chaplain j. b. Frazier. who was
chaplain of the flagship Olympic
when Dewey won his place in history
at Manila bay, will be in ohurge of
the services at the capitol At tho
residence the Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton
Smith, pastor of st. Johns Episcopal
church here. the admirars place of
worship. will officiate.
j. III. Glennon, commandant of the
Washington navy yard, will have gen.
eral charge of arrangements for the
military features
Cancel All Engagements.
High government officials today
cancelled all but the most pressing en-
gagements and announced that until
after the admiral's funeral they would
make no appointments. Secretary
Baker, who had planned to entertain
President Wilson at cabinet dinner
tonight, postponed the function, and
Secretary Daniels cancelled an en-
gagement to speak in Philadelphia
tomorrow
Naval officials said tonight that
probably never before had such signal
honor been paid dead hero as that
provided for Admiral Dewey in Secre-
tary Daniels order, sent broadcast by
the Arlington wireless station to
American vessels and shore stations
everywhere.
1T is with feelings of genuine
grief" the order said, that the secre-
tary of the navy announces the death
at 5:56 p m. yesterday at his resi-
dence in Washington of the admiral
of the navy.
THE career of George Dewey ran
in full current to the end. Vermont
was his mother state. and there was
always in his character something of
the granite of his native hills Dewey
was under fire with Farragut in the
Mississippi river and bore himself gall
lantly throughout the war between
the states.
"The battle in Manila bay on May