Corpse removals

Lieutenant Scott from the USS Missouri reports on his landing team’s work in disaster relief in Kingston, Jamaica. The men under his command assisted in tearing down walls that had been made unstable, removing dead bodies from the rubble, and disinfecting streets and areas where the dead were found. The people of the city were deeply appreciative of their help.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Scott, W. Pitt (William Pitt), 1873-1942

Midshipman Logan Cresap reports to Commanding Officer Mahan of his attempt to search for bodies at the Myrtle Bank Hotel, where a guard denied him entrance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Cresap, Logan, 1884-1950

Lori Lyn Bogle reveals how President Theodore Roosevelt used the discovery and reinternment of the remains of naval hero John Paul Jones to publicize the navy and promote his agenda for its expansion. Bogle provides background on Roosevelt’s interest in naval matters stretching back to his childhood, and she argues that Roosevelt had an understanding of the value of publicity, public opinion, and “crowd psychology” that he used to advance his own career and, later, causes and issues that he supported, such as the United States Navy. Bogle details the discovery of Jones’s remains, the elaborate reinternment ceremony at the United States Naval Academy overseen by Roosevelt, and Jones’s return to obscurity in its wake.

Five photographs and three illustrations, including a portrait of Jones, accompany the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Series of communications, apparently a court exhibit, relating to a dispute over ordinances passed by the Municipal Council of Bacolod that might interfere with church affairs. The Bacolod council has passed laws that require all processions to get a permit before using city streets, that restrict the handling of corpses in churches, and that require spittoons and cleaning of churches. The Catholics believe that the ordinances have been passed to restrict their religious observances, but the Municipal Council argues that public safety and hygiene were the main concerns.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-15

Creator(s)

Unknown