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And then on July n, 1909, he passed away, and now he abides 



"Where truth and joy and beauty ever are, 

 Beyond the sunset and the dying day, 

 Beyond the moonrise and the evening star." 



As befitting his high rank of rear-admiral in the U. S. Navy he 

 was given an official funeral, which was attended by President Taft 

 and escorted by representatives of scientific bodies and the 

 Ambassadors of France and Germany; they buried him in 

 Arlington, where only those who have served their country are 

 permitted to lie. Among the Nation's great dead he is at rest. 



