The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-20
|DEWEYY'SS FUNERAL
| IS HELD TO-DAY
Washington Was Silent For
an Hour, While Procession
Passed From Capitol
to Cemetery.
TAPS AT ARLINGTON
Big Guns on sattIeshIps Doomed Out
Final Salute It Noon, While
eerdee Was Beino
Held.
TAPS AT ARLINGTON

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.-The last
tribute was paid Admiral George
Dewey here today.
President Wilson. Secretary
Daniels. other government officials,
middies. tackles, soldiers and ciyi.
lians Joined the impressive cere-
monies which close with taps" at
Arlington.
At ten o'clock private service was
said over the late admiraPs body at
the residence. Then, borne on nag
draped caisson. under escort OF Ann
apolis middies, and other military
units. the caeket was taken to the
capital where In the rotunda the
public might attend.
Chaplain Frazier Of the Olympia.
Dewey's fighting parson at Manila,
said the simple eulogy.
At noon, secretary's salute of
nineteen guns sounded over the city,
while battleships ut distant points
took up the same farewell.
FSom fhN capital. the funeral cor.
tege moved to the city OF the dead,
across the Potomac--Arlington. the
national cemetery-and funeral guns
and taps bade the hero Of Manila
bay "reQuiescat."
All government departments were
closed today and congress was ad-
1ourned in honor of the American
admiral All private stores stopped
business for an hour during the pro-
cession from the capitol through the
city and throughout Washington.
street car trafac was suspended.
Well before II o'clock-the hour
set for the arrival OF the funeral cor
tege from the Dewey home, where
private services were held-the vast
rotunda was filed. A solid bank OF
naval officers in full dress uniform,
many Of Dewey's companions at Ma
Mia bay, occupied one section. They
were fanked by the chief Of staff
and officers Of the army.
The diplomatic corps, including
foreign naval and military attaches
in full uniform were present.
Shortly before the hour. President
and Mrs. Wilson arrived with mem
bers Of the cabinet. They were fol
lowed by members Of the house and
senate and the special committees OF
both houses in formal black.
Precisely at IL O'CLOCK, the massive
east doors Of the capitol swung out
ward and the flag-draped casket,
borne on the shoulders. OF twelve
blue Jackets. was brought in and
placed on the shrouded catafalque in
the center Of the chamber.
The services consisted. OF brief
prayer, a short reading from the ritual
and three OF Dewey's favorite hymns.
Lead Thou Me On" "Nearer My God
To Thee" and abide With Me-" The
assemblage remained standing during
the services. AS the body was re-
moved to the caisson. nineteen guns
doomed out from the lower Potomac.
Practically every officer Of the navy
department and many from the Allan
tic fleet, as we'll as the entire student
body of midshipmen. marched the
four miles to Arlington.
A message of coincidence on the
death Of Admiral Dewey was received
today from the British admiralty. The
message was transmitted through
the British embassy to Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels.
Midshipmen from Annapolis formed
an escort OF tbe funeral procession
from the house to the capitol. Their
fCout1nuAd on oAg0 ~.