Evening star., 1921-01-23


along it to the tomb. Although the chief mar
ket day and the busiest day Of the week with
ala classes Of venders the hustle of business
silent though full Of moving masses the
stores and places Of business being generally
closed and many CT them being hung with the
drapery Of mourning.
The Rev. Mr.. Hawley, the Rev. DR..
Laurie and the Rev. Mr.. Butler con-
Quoted the religious service at the
White House. The funeral procession
moved to Congressional cemetery. es-
corted by a battery of light artillery,
under Capt. Ringgold, which had
marched from Fort McHenry, Balti-
more harbor. to Washington between
y pm. Friday and am. Saturday; a
detachment of marines. the Morgan
Rifles of Georgetown, Capt. Duvall; /;
the Mechanics Rifles of Washington,
Capt. McClelland; the Union Guards
of Georgetown Capt. Harkness; the
Independent Grays of Georgetown,
Lieut.. Hill; the National Rifles of
Washington, Capt. Tucker; the Wash
ington Light Infantry, Capt. France; !;
the Mount Vernon Guards of Alexan-
dria. Capt. Snyder, and the Potomac
Dragons, Capt. Mason. A detachment
of United States artillery fired minute
guns at the corner of the Avenue ed
AZ street and the Columbian Artll-
lcFy VI w dSHiuStOHs Sdpt. ouNhAh6
ham, fired minute guns from the west
terrace of the Capitol. Minute guns
were also fired at the navy yard. In
the newspaper files of March, 1874,
the Rambler finds the names Of the
following enlisted men wounded on
the Princeton. and who were treated
at the Naval Hospital on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast: Joseph Traisel,
quartergunner: John Potter, quarter
gunner; William Taylor, seaman;
James NJ. Green, seaman; Charles
Lewis. captain of forecastle; John L.
Kissich. gunner's mate; James H.
Dunn, marine; Charles Robinson. sea-
man, and William H. Canning, sea-
man. Whether or not these men got
well, the Rambler does not know.
1t is interesting to turn to the Mes
sages and Papers of the Presidents
and read President Tyler's official
comment on the tragedy of which ne
was a spectator. On February %, 1874.
the day following the explosion. he
sent this communication to the House
and Senate:
have to perform the melancholy duty of
announcing to the two Houses Of Cehgress the
death OF tae Hon on Abei @ opsnuI a'1 eeeIs t.i-
mer. late Secretary Of the Navy.
This most lamentable occurrence transpired
on board the United States Ship of War the
Princeton yesterday at about half-past four
O'Clock in the evening and proceeded from the
explosion Of one of the large guns of that ship.
have sustained by this deplorable event is
heightened by the death at the same time and
by the same cause Of several distinguished
persons and valuable citizens
! shall be permitted to express my great
grief at an occurrence which has thus sud
denly stricken from my side two gentlemen
upon whose advice so confidently relied in the
discharge or my arduous task of administer
Ing the Office Of the executive department. and
whose services at this interesting period were
Of such vast importance.
In some relief OF the public sorrow which
must necessarily accompany this most painful
event. 1t affords me much satisfaction to say
tEat It was produced by no carelessness or in
attention on the part Of the officers and crew
OF the Princeton. but must be set down as one
OF those casualties which to a greater or less
degree attend upon every service and which
are invariably incident to the temporal affairs
OF mankind: I.will also add that it in no
provement contemplated in the construction of
the Princeton or from the merits Of her brave
and commander ;oR sDG grSsftS5 %S1@R
The bell of the Princeton, in possess
sion Of the Navy Department. played
It's part or rang its part in the hun
dredth anniversary of the incorpora-
ton of Princeton borough, N. j., in
1913. In the library of the Navy De-
ing Memoranda prepared for Com
ma ander Richard Henry Leigh, U. S. N,
furnishing information concerning
U. S: S. Princeton for Senator James
E. MARITIME of New Jersey. who has
been granted permission to have the
bell of the Princeton exhibited at the
Tooth anniversary of the incorpora-
ton OF the borough of Princeton, Nj"
Among the notapons sent to Senator
MARITIME Were the account of the ac-
cident on the Princeon, House report
47S, Vol. 2. 28th Congress. 1st session;
an account of the bursting Of the
"Peacemaker," in the Army and Navy
Journal. June 2S. 1880. and an article
in the Independent. September s. 1904,
written by Mrs. P. Y. Pember. In the
docket with this matter was the in
formation that the Princeton was the
first propeller-built boat for the United
States Navy and that she was de-
signed and constructed under the
of John Ericsson in
and also under the direc-
tion Of Capt. r. F. Stockton. U. S. N,
who later commanded her. Her name
was given her in honor of Capt.
home town. Princeton. N. ].
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