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Show RUSSIAN SAILORS BURIED WITH HONOR BY JAPANESE Victims of Battle of Chemulpo Che-mulpo Bay Accorded Military Funeral by I Their Enemies. . SEOUL March 16. Two Russian bluejackets whose bodies divers recovered recov-ered from the cruiser Varlag, have been burled at Chemulpo with full honors hon-ors by the Japanese. . . Twenty sailors, carry ing the Japanese Japa-nese flag draped with crape, headed the cortege. "Behind them walked two more sailors bearing wreath of flowers. flow-ers. Then followed the coffins, which were covered with a Russian flag: and rested rest-ed on a gun carriage drawn by sailors. A guard of honor of bluejackets from the United States and French gunboats1 In the harbor succeeded the gun carriage car-riage In line. The Rev. Mr. Bridle read the funeral service and praised the valor the dead had shown. All the Japanese resident went to the grave and bowed to the coffins. The Japanese fired three volleys as the coffins were lowered. |