The Washington herald., 1917-01-18
Nation Will Honor Dewey
At Rites in the Capitol
Month Annapolis Mdshipmen to Accompany
Funeral Cortege to Arlington Cemetery.

| President Wilson. In message breathing
i veneration and affection, announced the
death OF the highest naval oficial OF ths
land to Congress. He likewise issued an
executive order to all the government de-
partments, ordering all government iags
placed at half-mast until after the burial
Of Admiral Dewey.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels, In a gem
eral order to the navy. reviewed the
career of the Admiral and testified to tho
traits which made him hero. He or
I, dered a salute Of nineteen minute guns
| from every navy yard and every detail Of
| naval vessels at noon on Saturday. Both
the navy and the Marine Corps officers
| will wear q mourning badge for thirty
| days.
National Ceremonies.
Congress, both House and Senate. acted
promptly after being officially notified
by the President of the death OF Admiral
Dewey. Both houses adopted resolutions
| expressing the profound regret with
which they received the notification. and
both adjourned for the day out Of re-
spect to the memory of the departed
hero. Committees were named by both
House and Senate to arrange for the
| formal, national ceremonies to be held
over the body of the Admiral under the
dome OF the Capitol.
Senators Tillman. Swanson, Bryan,
johnson of Maine, Clapp. Lodge and
Page, and Representatives Padgett Tai
bott, Estopinal, Riordan. Butler, Roberts
and Browning at once began work on the
Arrangements for the ceremony The
formal tribute to Admiral Dewey will be
more impressive than any recent obse-
auies in the National Capital, and will
be In form similar 10 the ceremonies
which paid respect to the martyred Pres
idents Lincoln. Garfield and Mckinley,
Chaplain J. B. Frasier, who was chap
lain on board Admiral Dewey's flagship,
the Olympia, when the battle of Manila
Bay was fought and won, May /, 1899
VIII conduct the services at the Capitol
Secretary of the Navy Daniels yesterday
ordered Chaplain Frazier to Washington
rom the Norfolk training station. where
he Is on duty
Burial at Arlington.
After the nation has paid formal hon
or to the remains of Admiral Dewey w.
ing In state at the Capitol, the coffin.
under naval guard. will be mounted on
caisson for the last ride to, Arlington
Cemetery. An impressive military and
naval pageant will escort the dead war
rtor. The entire student body of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis will form
the personal escort of the flag covered
coffin, and the Navy Department plans
to have every naval and military organI-
zation within travelling distance Of Wash
lngton in line for the march from the
Capitol to the Virginia hills.
There on gentle slope that overiooks
the field of the nations honorsd dead
the mortal remains Of the dead Admiral
will be laid away for the long, last rest
As the flag-covered coffin sinks beneath
the sod, naval firing squad win give
the Admiral his last earthly salute The
whole ceremony will be supervised by Ad-
nliral J. II. Glennon and Lieut. La Bret
ton, Admiral Dewey's aide, win Be on
duty until the hnal salute has been fred
There will be no honorary pallbearers
to accompany the Admiral on his last
earthly ride. 1t Is the naval custom to
| choose a dead officers pallbearers from
his classmates at Annapolis and Admiral
Dewey was the last Of his class. When
Rear Admiral z. v. Reed, retired, was
buried in Arlington yesterday, the re-
mains of Admiral Dewey were all that
remained above earth of the class of 1855
| Rear Admiral Reeds funeral was with
out honorary pallbearers, and the hero of
Manila Bay will go to his grave without
naval classmate In attendance.
Services at Home.
But before the nation takes charge
hold private services OF sorrow at the
home here where he lived and died
Rev Roland Cotton Smith, pastor of
st. Johns Church. which the Admiral
| attended, will read a simple funeral
service in the presence of the Admir-
ais widow, his son, and a few of his
intimate friends. Last night a guard
of honor, seven sailors, seven marines,
and two naval officers, took charge
OF the Admirars remains at the Dewey
home. Two men will be IN constant
attendance at the coffin and one on
guard at the Admirars door until the
funeral ceremonies begin.
A flood of messages of coincidence
| and sympathy deluged the Dewey
home yesterday. Hundreds of friends
| called at the house. but only one, SEQ
retary of the Navy Daniels, was re-
ceived by Mrs. Dewey. She Is under
the care of Drs. A. NJ Fauntsroy and
l. Sheldon, who attended thsAdmiral
until his death. Among the many
messages sent to the house yesterday
was one from President Wilson, ac-
| companied by a wreath from the White
Il