. Regulations for the government of the United States navy. 1870. to the left and front, the nextjunior to the right and front, &c. They will wear crape on the leftarm and on the sword hilt. officer in charge of the procession will,through theofficer detailed to reeeive foreign officers, invite the senior of each ofthese delegations to designate one of his party to act as pall-bearer,and those thus selected will march, one with each of the pall-bearers* The procession will march to the grave in common time, andthe escort will return in quick time. The nag and pennant shoul
. Regulations for the government of the United States navy. 1870. to the left and front, the nextjunior to the right and front, &c. They will wear crape on the leftarm and on the sword hilt. officer in charge of the procession will,through theofficer detailed to reeeive foreign officers, invite the senior of each ofthese delegations to designate one of his party to act as pall-bearer,and those thus selected will march, one with each of the pall-bearers* The procession will march to the grave in common time, andthe escort will return in quick time. The nag and pennant should be carried in the center of theline composed of the firing party and the battalion of seamen. Be-fore leaving the grave the drapery should be removed from the flagand drums, and on the return the pennant should not be displayed. The colors will never be hauled down from half-mast at sun-set, but will be run up when- the call is beaten. 102 REGULATIONS FOR THE Funeral Honors, -4©O O oo ooP ^g fc U 5fc O i o o o oeo o ooo o o OcO I e o ojo o C>^. << O O O® O O O o o oo o o O CO o o oo o oo o o o o o®o o o oo o o o ^ooooy o g s a a o o • p© 3D P © © S3 © ^w ^ s ^ .2 © p o opp o Mh3c313 P *©<8 p © © © © o o o 3s © b § .sp » .a &C P a p !3 O c3 P o© p rO P4 S -Q © <1 § ,H © J I, 8 ,? o Pbe S § PH O PL4rH Oi CO r? lO 0D © -r- £ s £h O eg f^-P-i *° ■©■ o NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES. 103 Funeral Honors. processions, the line will be formed with the Line Offi-cers, in the order of their rank, on the right, and all other officers, inthe order of their rank, on the left. Then, moving by the right, theLine Officers will be ahead, and, by reversing at funerals and movingby the left, (as is customary,) the Line Officers will again be in theirproper place, that is, the rear. 751 ..In receiving distinguished persons on board ship, the Offi-cers will be assembled on the starboard side of the Quarter-deck ;those of the Line, on the
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