Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1920 — PEARY’S BODY LAID TO REST [ARTICLE]

PEARY’S BODY LAID TO REST

Washington, D C., Fefe. 23.—-The body of Bear Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the north pole, was laid to rest in Arlington nat- ' ional cemetery today with full naval ' and military honors. High officials and the diplomatic corps were pres-, i ent to pay the 'last tribute to the world famous explorer. The ceremonies were in charge of the navy. department. The casket was carried to the cemetery on a gun limber, draped in the national flag which Admiral Peary raised at the north pole. A troop of cavalry and a battery of artillery formed the military escort which led the way. At the cemetery, a company of bluejackets fell into Hine with the army escort and the three volleys last salute were fired by a squad of sutlers from Rw presidential yacht Mayflower. A navy buglar sounded taps. -