The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-03
FUNERAL SHIP
THROUGH FOG
British Cruiser Natal With Body Of
Ambassador Reid on Board
Reached New York
This Morning.
WAS SAD HOME COMING
Remains Brought to Shore This After
noon in Launch After Ships
Had Steamed up North
River.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.--A driving
rain storm, with high northeasterly
winds, and smother of fog that en-
shrouded the coast and made naviga
tion of small craft, let alone armored
cruisers and dreadnough types of bat
tleships. extremely difficult, marked
the Homecoming of the body of White.
law Reid, late ambassador to the court
Of st. James, today.
The big armoured cruiser Natal
set aside by King George to bring the
body home, led the procession down
the coast and in past the Ambrose
channel lightship, and on slowly to
1.-THE naval anchorage in the North
river, below Grants tomb. Flying at
half-mast from her flagstaff was the
ired-barred Union Jack of England and
at her main truck was a big Ameri-
can flag. Astern in pentagonal forma-
ition came the battleships Florida and
North Dakota and the destroyers Roe,
| Drayton, Mccall and the Paulding.
| Down past the Fire Island light the
! squadron steamed at quarter speed
/ and when Ambrose light was reached,
was compelled to come to a full stop.
i Here port pilot was taken on board
Eby the british warshipa As. soon as the
mist lifted, the squadron started in
\ through the channel The fog was SO
kdense that the shore could be picked
Hup only at intervals. The entrance
twas made at snail's pace without
mishap Then the fog dropped again
and anchors we're snapped overheard
and the squadron waited for the haze
Ito lift.
4 No salutes were fired owing to the
1 slemnity of the occasion, 1t being the
intention OF Admiral Fisk to wait I'M
/ til the up-river anchorage was reach
ed before paying these honors The
plans provided for taking the body of
i the dead ambassador from the tenn
I porary mortuary. arranged on the
steamer, at 1.45 this afternoon and
taking it ashore in a launch
AS the body was swung over the
side, the batteries of the Natal and
Florida broke out alternately with
nineteen guns. the ambassadorial sa-
Lutte The body was to be taken ashore
escorted by marine guard to the
cathedral OF ST John the Divine.
Marines from the North Dakota
furnished the guard of honor and eight
petty officers from that warship acted
: as palm bearers. A special guard oil
twenty marines, fully equipped. were
detailed to act as the guard in the
cathedral until the funeral tomorrow
President Taft, accompanied by Sec
retary of State Knox, other cabinet Of
4 fcers, Ambassador James Bryce and
!. members Of the diplomatic corps from
Washington, will attend the funeral
The Duke of Connaught, governor gen
eral OF Canada, will be represented b,
his military aide. Colonel I.owther
The funeral will be in charge o
Bishop Greer, aided by the rectors o
!, the cathedral. After the services thu
! body will be escorted to the Crane
Central station by detail of regula
!, troops, marines and sailors from th
! battleships.
1t was announced that the following
: will act as honorary pail bearers a
, the funeral tomorrow:
0 James Bryce, the British ambassa
d dor; Senator Elihu Root; Secretar
/ Of State Philander G. Knox; Joseph +
t Choate. j. P. Morgan, Hart Lyman
0 Donald Nicholson, w. D. Sloane, Real