Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
DEWEYS BODY At
REST IN ARLINGTON
Funeral of the Hero Of Manila
Bay Is of a National
Character.

! Washington. Ian al-c;eorse Dewey,
hero Of Manila bay and admiral of the
navy, was buried Saturday in the Ma
tional cemetery at Arlington, whore the
bodies OF so many of the nations mill.
tary and naval heroes are inferred. an
that The government could do 20 honor
this great sailor durine the funeral was
done The President and hL VITO and
the members of the Cabinet. and tneir
wives were participants in the final
scenes The Congress sdjourned for the
day and it's members attended tho serv-
ices in a body.
Representatives of foreign governments
were also there TO do honor to the brave
and gentle old sailor. All officers OF the
navy, the army, and the marine corps
! in WASHINGTON or who were able to reach
here in time for the funeral made il a
point to be present to testify to their
pride in. and love for. the highest ranking
officer in the several military services.
by direction of the President, the gov
/ eminent departments were closed for the
day. Forts and ships fred requiem guns
as the body of the admiral was carried
to Arlington. All places OF business in
the capital were closed for the period OF
( The funeral ceremonies. Tens OF thou.
sands Of people lined the sidewalks OF the
streets over which the procession passed
/ Many thousands of visitors augmented
/ the great outpourine of Wasninstonans.
| At ter O'Clock in the morning brief serv-
ices over the body Of Admiral Dewey were
held at his residence, n big brick house
ut 10th and Is streets These, which last
cd 20 minutes, were attended. in addition
! to Mrs. Dewey and the relatives by the
President and Mrs. Wilson. the justices
of the Supreme court. the members of the
cabinet, and It contingent OF close friends
Of the admiral and Mrs. Dewey who had
been especially invited. Among them
were the Spanish ambassador and Sonora
Riano. The Rev. Roland COtton-Smith.
! d. d, rector of ST. Johns Episcopal
Church, conducted the services.
/ From the house the body of the admiral
was taken to the Capitol, where more for
nal services We're held in the great ro-
tunia. Thence the body was taken to
Arlington accompanied by the admiral's
! widow and son, President and Mrs Will
son, and hundreds Of officers of the fleets
and of the military service, with an es-
cort composed of midshipmen, seamen,
marines and soldiers, all regulars
From beginning to end the ceremo-
MES and the funeral procession were
deeply impressive. The thousands of peo-
| pie who lined the entire route of the pro-
cesson from the Capitol to Arlington, n
! distance OF II Ore tlia1 il'N mics, were
silent, or spoke only in subdusd voictss
What most impressed many spectators
was the long line of officers of the United
States navy. led by n group Of survivors
of the battle of Manila bay. who marched
afoot the entire distance from the Capitol
to the National Cemetery in the blue and
hazv Virginia hills.
The body Of Admiral Dewey rests at
the very brow of n steep hill overlook =
ing the Potomac and It's marshy mea.
! dowS sweeping away to the south. the
roofs and towers of the City of Wash
ngton being visible in the distance to
| the east. At either side of the open
vista are wooded hillsides, and in the
background are the monuments of the
cemetery. The government has left
the surroundings much as they were
! by nature.
| At the left of the vault. as one looks
out toward the Potomac on ridge
parallel with the one on which Ad-
miral Deweys body lies. stands the
mast Of the battleShip Maine raised as
n memorial to the men whose death in
Havana harbor so shortly proceeded the
battle of Manila Bay. Close beside it
is an uncompietod white marble am
phitheatre. a memorial to the same dis
I aSter Two of Deweys commanders at
Manila, Benjamin Il. Lamberton, the
fleet captain. and Captain Joseph p.
Coghlan Of the cruiser Raleigh, are
buried nearby