The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-18
HIGHEST HONORS Will BE PAID
TO THE VICTOR OF MANILA
BAY
Chaplain Frazier of Olympia TO
Conduct Service
President and Secretary OF Navy Send
Condolences Congress Will Take
Recess and Departments VIII Close
All Day.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-Funeral
services for Admiral Dewey, giving fit
ting expression to the nations affec
tion and sorrow and bestOwing the
highest public honors that can be Civ
en- a national hero, have been planned
by officials of the federal govern
ment
It 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 |
viii be in recess during the funeral
and under an order by President |
Wilson the government departments
viii remain closed during the entire
day
Chaplain J. B. Frazier, who was
chaplain of the flagship Olympia
when Dewey won his place in history
at Manila bay, will be in charge Of
the services at the capitol. At Il
residence the Rev. DR. Roland Cotton
Smith, pastor of ST. Johns Episcopal
church here. the admiral's place of
worship, will officiate.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 17-Admiral
George Dewey, the nations Spanish
war hero and by priority of grade
the ranking naval officer of the world
died at his home here Tuesday
q ut in his eightieth year.
A general breakdown, accompanied
by arterio sclerosis, incident to old
age. was the cause of death The dis
ease had been gradually spreading
it's hold upon the powerful body for
a year and half, but the admiral,
proud of his physical vigor had
fought it off and even kept its ex-
istence a secret from most of his in
innate friends. Last Wednesday he
was at his office, apparently hale and
hearty. The next day he collapsed
as he was preparing to leave the
house, and the beginning of the end
was at hand.
, Mrs. Dewey and the admiral's only
, son, George, were at the bedside to-
= night
The admiral died at 5:56 O'Clock
President Wilson and Secretary Dan
= iels were notified at once and the
;. news was flashed by wireless to all
American naval vessels and station:
7 all over the world. The message car
ried orders that all flags be half mast
ed.
The body will be buried at Ar
lington national cemetery on the Vir
= ginia shore of the Potomac river
- where many of Admiral Deweys for
q mer comrades have been laid to res
before him.
Only two other men-Farragut ant
POrter=have held the rank of the ad
miral of the American navy, AM
since civil war days no military fig
G ure has held such place as Dewe
y in the affection and admiration of tn
American people. His death ende
,g sixty-two years of active service. Hi
10 baptism of fire came in the civil wal
through which he served with distinC
ton. Promotion followed and
was a commodore commanding tn
- Asiatic fleet when the orders "CaptuI
w. and destroy the enemy's fleet" CAV
u him the first news of hostilities wit
ID Spain and sent him into Manila ba
: for the feat that won undying fan
. and had far reaching effect upon IL
II position of tke United States as
~ world power.
oI Immediately Dewey was advance
= to rear admiral and then Congress, /
II special act, made him admiral of Il
-, navy, a grade that died with hiI
~, Since 1900 he had been on duty at Il
~ navy department as president of Il
~ ~ general board. contantly in tout
~ with all activities of the navy, adyis'
% of secretaries and a mighty champiC
(" of a greater fleet. Year after ye
the general board urged the buildil
of more ships than Congress wou
- agree to, until at the last session
Il great building program based up'
its recommendations finally WI
an adopted.
an 1t was because of the admirals ke'
S. aversion to many suggestions that
'rs health and strength were failing tn
IN the naval physicians attending hi
ed agreed with the family to make
ia announcement of his condition aft
M the attack Thursday. 1t was Civ
RS out that the admiral had a cold a
until Sunday even the doctors hop
that he might master the disease.
When the news of the admira
death was received at the White Hou
.ry President Wilson authorized the f
di- lowing statement:
is "In expressing his grief at t
,go death of Admiral Dewey the Preside
His said the whole nation will mourn I
1oce Of ifs most distinguished ma