New-York tribune., 1921-09-13
Navy to Honor
ZR-2 Victims at
Funeral Here
Representatives of Foreign
Nations, Officials From
Capital and Relatives to
Attend Service Saturday
Bodies of 10 Due FRIDAY
Marines and Bluejackets TO
Guard Caskets sat Ceremony
at Navy Yard in Brooklyn

The simple but beautiful funeral
ceremony of the United States Navy
will be observed next Saturday after
noon at the navy yard here for the
sixteen Americans who perished in the
zR-2 disaster Arrangements fer the
reception of the bodies and for the
ceremony were announced yesterday by
Captain c. T. Vogelgesang. comman-
dant of the yard
Representatives Of foreign nations.
official Washington, relatives and the
public will join with the navy in doing
honor to the air heroes Provision has
been made 10 accommodate $4,000 per
sons, in addition to 1.200 invited guests
and $50 relatives of the victims.
Under escort Of American battle
ships, destroyers and seaplanes, which
will make contact from this coast. the
British light cruiser DauntIess, having
on board the bodies, is due to arrive
IN the harbor at 3 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon. The cruiser will berth imme-
d1ately at the navy yard. where the
Hag-draped coffins will be transferred
to a temporary chapel and placed un-
der a guard of honor for the night
Guard of Marines and Bluejackets
The funeral service is to be held on
the athletic field of the yard, begin
ming promptly at o'clock. Drawn up
around the collins will be a company
cts, and near them contingents from
the Dauntless, the French cruiser
Vile d'Ys and the Brazilian battleship
Minas Geraes. A special section will
be reserved for relatives and another
section for government, state and mu-
nicipal officials and army and navy
officers. The entire complement of the
yard, the officers wearing crepe on
their sleeves and swords, will be in at
tendance and the balance of the great
open space left for the public.
The Catholic service Will be read by
Captain NJ. C. Gleason, chaplain corps,
and the Protestant service by Lieu
tenant Commander Meyer, chaplain
corps. 1t IS expected that Secretary
of the Navy DENLY will make brief
address. Then the yard band will play
Nearer, My God, to Thee and "The
Star-Spangled Banner" the guard of
honor will fire volleys over the cotfins
and taps will be sounded
Three Bodies to Arlington Cemetery
After the ceremony the bodies will
be taken to Brooklyn Naval Hospital
and prepared for shipment in accord
ance with the wishes of relatives. The
bodies of Commander Louis H. Max
field, Lieutenant Commander Valen-
tine Bieg and Chief Machinist's Mate
George Welch will be buried at Arling
ton National Cemetery. The body OF
Lieutenant Commander Emery Cci
will not be buried from the Dauntless
as previously suggested. In accord
ance with his expressed desire it vii
be given to the sea from an American
naval vessel at a later date. The other
bodies will be shipped to relatives
Lieutenant John d. Pennington, aid
to Captain Vogelgesang, who has charge
of the arrangements for the memorial
service, asks an early attendance at
the yard Saturday afternoon. The
general public will be admitted at the
Sands Street gate and invited guests
at the Flushing Avenue gate. All
automobiles will be parked inside the
Flushing Avenue gate. Floral tributes
should be addressed to the commandant
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and should
arrive before noon Saturday.