Evening star., 1925-09-08
THREE SHENANDOAH
DEAD LAID TO REST
Hancock, Lawrence and
Sheppard Buried-Lans-
doWne Rites This Afternoon.

Three victims of the Shenandoah
disaster-Lieut. Comdr Louis Han
cock, Lieut.. J. B. Lawrence and
Lieut.. E. W. Sheppard-were buried
beside each other in Arlington Ma
tonal Cemetery at 11:15 am. today.
Their dead leader, Lieut.. Comdr.
Zachary Lansdowne. will join them
in the long watch there this after
noon.
The simplest of military services
was held over the three fiag-draped
collins. One service sufficed for all.
II was held directly over the coffin
of Lieut.. Sheppard, the one Wash
ingtonian among them, which was
placed in the center. There were no
rites except those held at the graves.
The collins were brought from the
Arlington receiving vault, where they
have rested since Sunday, about a
half hour before the burial and placed
beside three open graves on a mound
near the Dewey lot overlooking the
Potomac.
Rev. w. E. Scott, chief chaplain of
the Navy, was the officiating clergy
man, assisted by Rev. Roland s.
Nichols, Episcopal rector of Toms
River, n. j., reserve chaplain. who
had been the pastor of the victims at
Lakehurst.
Crowd at Services.
considerable crowd was gathered
on the mound long before the services
started. A hollow square of sailors
and marines was thrown around the
graves, and official delegations and
relatives were escorted through this.
The services started with the playin 2
OF Nearer, Ny God, to Thee" by the
Navy Band, after which the scriptural
readings were given by Chaplain Scott
and prayer offered by Rev. Mr.. Mich.
OILS. The collins were lowered and
the masses of floral offerings piled on
the graves.
The Navy was represented officially
by Secretary Curtis D. Wilbur. AS
sistant Secretary Robinson and their
aides. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune,
commander of the Marine Corps, rep.
resented that organization.
Services for Lieut.. Comdr. La4s
downe will be held at 3:15 this utter
noon in the chapel at Fort Myer, and
a full military escort will accompany
the body to the grave which will be
beside those of his three comrades.
Canon W. L. De vries of the Wash
ington Cathedral will off1ciate at this
funeral, assisted by Capt. Scott.
Widows at Graves.
The widows o. Y three officers were
at the graves til morning.
Pallbearers were as follows:
For Lieut. Comdr. Hancock-Lieut
Comdr. D. B. Beary. Washington;
Lieut.. Comdr. M. A. Mitscher, Wash.
ington; Lieut.. Comdr. E. K. Long,
Washington; Lieut.. Comdr F. c. Sher.
man, Washington; Lieut.. J. C. Arnold,
Lakehurst.
For Lieut.. Lawrence-Lieut Comdr
D. Royce, Washington; Lieut.. F. w
Reichelderfer, Washington; Lieut.. r
T. Patterson, Washington; Lieut.. T
G. w. Settle. Lakehurst; Lieut.. w. I
Leahy, Lakehurst: Lieut.. junio1
grade) J. B. Carter, Lakehurst.
For Lieut.. Sheppard-Comdr. E. E
Wilson, Washington: Lieut.. Comdr
A. s. Carpenter, Washington; Lieut.
Gunior grade) c. E. Bauch, Lakehurst
Lieut.. T. w. Spear, Lakehurst; r. M
Parsons. Washington; Harry Gard
ner, Washington.
Pallbearers for Lieut.. Comdr. Lans-
downe will be Perry Hall, Greenville
Ohio; Gard Knox, Long Island
Commander E. G. Allen, Washington
Lieut.. Comdr. Max B. De Mott, Phfla.
delphia; Lieut.. Comdr. w. A. Ed
wards, Washington; Lieut. Comdr. M
r. Pierce. Lakehurst.
The acting naval attache of the
French embassy, Paul E. II. Gripon
this morning laid a wreath on the
casket of Lieut.. Comdr. Lansdowne ir
token of the ~ympathy of French air
men,