Fellow shipmates of Machinist Mate Carl Lischke pay tribute to the young sailor on March 19, 1934. His flag-draped casket is surrounded by floral displays. Lischke died on March 17, 1934, while his German warship, Karlsruhe, was docked in Tacoma. He had eaten spoiled fish which had just been delivered to him from Germany. Because the Karlsruhe would not be returning to Germany immediately, it was decided to bury Lischke at Mountain View Memorial Park. He left grieving relatives in his homeland as well as a Frankfort fraulein; Lischke would have been married in June. (T.Times 3-20-34, p. 1)

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Coffins; Sailors--German;

Impressive funeral services for Machinist Mate Carl Lischke were held at Mountain View cemetery on March 19, 1934. The young German sailor was stricken with food poisoning from bad fish while his ship, the Karlsruhe, was docked in Tacoma. A large crowd of ordinary citizens attended the funeral in addition to Lischke's shipmates and American military personnel. Services were conducted by warship chaplain, A. Schallehn, who is possibly the man shown above leading the mourners in song. (TNT 3-20-34, p. 1-article)

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Crowds--Lakewood;

Sailors from the German cruiser Karlsruhe, currently in port, march in formation at the funeral of Machinist Mate Carl Lischke on March 19, 1934. They are led by ship officers; officer in front is possibly ship commander, Captain Harsdorf von Enderndorf. Lischke died on Saturday, March 17, after a bout of fish poisoning. He was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park since it was not practical to ship the body back to Germany. (T.Times 3-20-34, p. 1-article)

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Marching--Lakewood; Sailors--German;

Eight thousand miles from his native Germany, Machinist Mate Carl Lischke was laid to rest with full military rites at Mountain View Memorial Park on March 19, 1934. The young sailor from the German cruiser Karlsruhe died from fish poisoning on March 17th, while aboard the ship which had recently docked at Tacoma. It was not possible to send the body back to Germany for burial due to the ship's schedule. Floral displays and an honorary guard surround the casket; German consul from Seattle, Walther Reinhardt (at left), has taken off his hat in silent tribute. The well-attended funeral included detachments from Fort Lewis and Puget Sound Navy Yard, city and county officials, and Lischke's shipmates. (T.Times 3-20-34, p. 1) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Coffins; Sailors--German; Reinhardt, Walther;

Six sailors from the German cruiser Karlsruhe stand at attention beside the casket of their fellow shipmate, Machinist Mate Carl Lischke, during ceremonies at Mountain View Memorial Park. The young sailor had died the previous Saturday, March 17th, of fish poisoning. It was necessary to have burial in Tacoma because the Karlsruhe would not be returning to Germany immediately. Representatives from US military, city and county officials, and Lischke's shipmates attended the March 19th funeral, as well as many ordinary citizens. Many floral tributes surround the flag-draped casket; more flowers in the way of petals were scattered on the casket by sailors from all departments on the Karlsruhe as the casket was slowly lowered into the ground. (T.Times 3-20-34, p. 1-article)

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Coffins; Sailors--German;

Machinist Mate Carl Lischke gets a final salute from his German ship commander, Captain Harsdorf von Enderndorf, during impressive funeral rites at Mountain View Memorial Park on March 19, 1934. The young sailor was stricken with fish poisoning after his cruiser, the Karlsruhe, docked in Tacoma. He was buried in Tacoma because his ship would not return to Germany for quite some time. The funeral was attended by a large crowd of citizens as well as German and U.S. military forces. Lischke was accorded full naval honors. TPL-8711 (T.Times 3-20-34, p. 1-article)

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Sailors--German;

The band from the German warship Karlsruhe plays a funeral air as the casket of Machinist Mate Carl Lischke is being lowered into the ground at Mountain View Memorial Park on March 19, 1934. The young sailor had died of food poisoning on the 17th and was buried on American soil, 8000 miles from his homeland. Many ordinary citizens chose to attend the services as well as American and German military personnel. The Karlsruhe was in port for one week when Lischke became ill after eating fish that had just arrived from Germany. (T.Times 3-20-34, p. 1-article)

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Military bands--German; Sailors--German;