Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-21
Simple but Impressive Ger e1nonies Express the Ma
 tion's Tribute to Hero.
MANY NOTABLES
 FOLLOW CASKET
innapOlis Cadets Act as Honor Escort as COrtege Moves Through Streets Lined With Thousands After
 Service in Capitol.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Admiral George Dewey, hero of the battle of Manila Bay, and worlds ranking naval officer. was buried today at Ar lington national cemetery, after solemn ceremonies, the nations final tribute of honor and affection.
 Two services were held, the first private home ceremonies, and the second imposing and impressive pub lie ceremonies in the rotunda of the capitol, where President Wilson, the cabinet, the senate. tine house, the diplomatic corps and other prominent persons in official and civil life went to honor the dead commander.
 Afterwards, through streets lined with thousands of people. the notable company and large escort of naval and military forces followed by casket 10 Arlington. The midshipmen from Annapolis, remembered by him while on his deathbed as "my friends" were given the signal distinction of being selected as the honor escort, and iG compliance with request of the dead admiral, alone accompanied the body from the residence to the capitol, and later were the only military or naval unit to enter the cemetery in military formation.
 Though arranged with care to ex- press the national tribute, the fun eral and burial services were both simple and brief. The:e was no fun eral sermon at the home or the capi- tol Both services were conducted ac. qording to the Episcopal rites, the first being read by Rev. Rowland Go, ton Smith, the family minister, and the second by Chaplain J. F. Frazier who was on the Olympia at Manila |Bay. Chaplain Frazier also conducted the commitment service when the body was laid in the mausoleum. During the service, the entire ma- chinery of the government was stoo- ped here. Private business was sus- pended for an hour and all flags were at half mast. Services of similar kind were held on every American naval vessel afloat and were emphasized by the firing at noon by every senior vessel of salute of 19 guns, two more than the regulations prescribe for an admiral's salute.
 The imposing funeral procession moved at half step from the country's capitol to Arlington, and entered the cemetery two hours after it had start ed. As it wound slowly across the city, across the Potomac, and began the approach to the Virginia hills, the batteries at Fort Meyer began, at minute intervals, the 1O-gun salute. Later, when the casket was placed in the receiving vault, the salute was re- peated.
 At the head of the procession marched the midshipmen and their bands. As they reached the vault, they divided into columns, between which passed the flagdraped caisson bearing the casket, the president, the cabinet and ranking officers of the army and navy, twelve sailors of the presidents yacht Mayflower, and seven gunners, who bore the casket to the vault and placed it, as the mid shipments band played "Nearer, My God, to Thee.' The last service was read, and then squad of midshipmen fired three sharp volleys, and Chief Master at Arms Charles Mitchell, who was with Admiral Dewey at Ma nila Bay, sounded "taps."
 Only one floral decoration, that of Mrs. Dewey, was placed on the casket. It was selected by George Dewey only son of deceased, from hundreds packed against the vault and carpet ing the ground around it. One huge gold cross, holding hundreds of Amer ican Beauty roses was presented by the officers of the Atlantic fleet.
 The bodybearers were under com mand of w. Roberts of the May flower, and were R. Flannigan, A. C. Ward, J. J. Windemiller, o. Lint, w B. A. Martin of the Mayflower, and B. A. Posey, J. s. Platte, c. L. Damn z. McMuren, G. A. King and B Schooley, of the seamens gunner's school.