New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-20
GUNS WORLD over
BOOM A farewell.
TO ADMIRAL dewey
I. 5. Navy on Seven Seas Fire
Salute at Funeral Hour Of
Hero Of Manila
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL

From President Wilson Down to En-
listed Men Highest and Lowest Men
in Army and Navy Pay Tribute
While Body of Beloved Sea Fighter
Is Borne Over Route of Triumphal
March to Its Last Resting Place.
Washington, Jan. 2o.-Admiral
Dewey was laid to rest today with all
the honors a grateful nation can be-
stow. After funeral services con-
Quoted under the dome of the capitol
and attended by President Wilson, the
cabinet, the supreme court, the dip
lomatic corps and notable company,
the admiraPs body was taken to Ar
ington national cemetery to rest
:, with those of naval heroes that have
= gone before. Two Of Dewey's COM
: nanders at the battle of Manila Bay
! Benjamin P. Lamberton, the fleet
captain, and Captain Joseph p.
Coughlan of the cruiser Raleigh-lie
near by. Not far away on the wood
ed slopes rest the bodies of Schley
and Sampson.
Y Private services at the home were
attended by President Wilson, Sec
rotary Daniels and a limited COM
pany. The funeral party then moved
to the capitol All business of the
government was suspended for the
day; all private business in Washing
ton stopped for an hour. On every
American naval ship on the seven
seas an ensign f1uttered at half mast
and an admirals salute of nineteen
guns was fired.
The corps Of midshipmen from An
napolis, who came. not under orders,
but az Admiral Dewey's friends,
as he had wish, escorted the body to
the rotunda of the capitol, where
Chaplain J. B. Frazier, chaplain Of
the Olympia at Manila Bay, conduct
ed brief and simple funeral services.
Mrs: Dewey did not accompany the
funeral party to the capitol but
Z joined it on the way to Arlington.
Services at Capitol.
The private services at the home
were begun promptly at 10 o'clock.
Soon thereafter the solemn procession
of midshipmen escorting the admir-
ais body moved along ssachusetts
avenue, over the plaza of the capitol
and into the rotunda. where the body
was placed on a catafalque directly
under the great dome.
President. Wilson and cabinet as
sembled in the presidents room on
the senate side and marched in a
body to their places beside the bier.
The supreme court justices, the dip
Iomatic corps, the chief of staff of
the army, the committees represent
ing both house of congress and Off
GERS of the army and navy followed.
There was no funeral grafton and
= the OCCASION as the admiral wished
was very simple. After the reading
4of the funeral service, a quartet SANG
LEAD Kindly Light and abide With
Me-" the admiraps favorite hymns.
While the services under the dome
OF the capitol were proceeding the
s.midshipmen, drawn up on the plaza
were joined by the remainder of the
military escort. Six companies OF
, marines under command of Col. G
G. Long, battalion of bluejackets
from the Arkansas, companies of sea-
men from the gunboat Dolphin and
the presidential yacht Mayfower, g
company of army engineers from the
Washington barracks and two com
composed the escort.
Over Triumphal Route.
Moving out over the plaza the
funeral procession turned into Penn
sylvania avenue and Travelled the
route which was the scene of Ad
miral Deweys victorious home com
- ing from the battle which opened 6
new epoch in American history.
Following an escort of police, rode
Chaplain Frazier. then came a CUR
I. caisson bearing the admiraIs caske
draped with an American flag. lively.
body bearers, seamen from the Dol
phin and Mayfiower, marched will
measured tread just behind. color
bearer with an admirals flag at hal
mast came next. Then followed mem
bers of the admiral's family and thu
members of the navy general board
of which he was head. party O.
survivors of the battle o. Manila Bay
gathered from far and near to d.
last homage to their commander
marched next.
Omcers and enlisted men of thu
army, navy, marine corps and coas
guard service marching in inverse or
der of rank were followed by Assis
tant Secretary Roosevelt, Secretar,
Daniels and finally President Wilson
The remainder of the funeral corteg'
was composed of the cabinet, diplo
matte corps, the congressional com
1nittees, members Of patriotic socie
ton and delegations of citizens.
The funeral procession entered
Arlington cemetery little more THAI
an hour after it started from tn
capitol All except officials had beer