Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1917 — Admiral Dewey Laid to Rest In Arlington Cemetery. [ARTICLE]

Admiral Dewey Laid to Rest In Arlington Cemetery.

Amid the roar of hoarse throated guns 1 rem coast to coast, and the playing of martial airs, the body of the late George H. Dewey, ranking military officer of the world, was laid to its final resting place in the national cemetery at Washington, D. C., Saturday. The funeral was held before the most distinguished assemblage. of people in.recent years. President Wilson and his cabinet, the entire diplomatic corps, the Chief justice and associate justices of the supieme court, members of congress and army officers were in attendance. —The funeral cortege was one of the longest in history. United States Jackies acted as pallbearers and accompanied' the hearse. Hundreds of United States soldiers were in the' procession and all of the army dignitaries were present to accompany the body of the Hero of Manila Bay to its final resting place.