South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-11

and city unite today in a tribute of
reverence to the American sailors and
marines who gave their lives for their
country in the lighting at Vera Cruz.
While church bells tolled requiem.
President Woodrow Wilson, Governor
Martin II. Glynn and Mayor John Pur-
roy Mitchell led a demonstration of pa
triOtic mourning without parallel since
the war days Of 1898.
Seventeen fag-draped coffinS con-
tanned the bodies of those first to die
fighting for the stars and stripes in
the present Mexican trouble were
brought in solemn state aboard
United States cruiser to this port and
today their grateful cOuntrymen, from
the chief executive down 20 the humb-
lest citizen, did homage TO their MEM
ory.
Early today the seamen OF the
cruiser Montana silently lowered the
coffins, one by one, over the ships side
&c tugs on which they were brought
ashore to be placed on gun caissons
for the military funerals.
AS the caSkets, each covered with n
great starry flag. were placed cn Pier
A, the men, women and children pack
ed closely behind the police lines,
watched silently and reverently with
barred heads.
Secretary Daniels Arrives.
All of the bodies had been trans
ferred to the pier before Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, with his staff,
left the yacht Mayflower. which es-
corted the funeral ship from the Nir-
ginia capes to the port of New York.
The landing OF Secretary Daniels was
the signal for the opening Of the GER
emonies
President Wilson, accompanied by
his private secretary. Joseph Tumulty,
and DR.. Cary T. Grayson. arrived over
the Pennsylvania railroad from Wash
ington at 7:13 o'clock.
Headed by twenty-fOur mounted pO-
licemen, the cortege then moved be-
tween a solid line of faces. fianking
Broadway on both sides, toward city
hall
There have been larger and greater
parades in New York Had il been
desired there might have been oNe of
the greatest civic and military turn
outs the city ever saw; but the idea
of everyone. from the president of the
United states down. was 10 have the
cOrtege and everything connected with
the memorial as compact and as
simple as possible. This made 1t more
impressive.
Throughout the city all flags were
at half mast.
Mitchell Delivers EnlOgy.
After delivering his funeral oratiOn
Mayor Mitchell placed a wreath upon
one of the caissonS this being symbolic |
of New York city's universal tribute
Of honor and sorrow.
From city hall the route of the pro-
cesSion was through Center and Canal |
SITS. and across Manhattan bridge 10 |
the BROOKLYN navy yard where ac- /
commodations were arranged for co. |
600 spectators Simplicity was again /
the keynote of the services at the navy |
yard. the program there being:
Hymn by the marine bands OF the
battleships stationed at the yard; in !
vocation by Chaplain William G.. Cas-
sard. of Annapolis; funeral Grafton by |
President Wilson; prayer by Rabbi
stephen s. Wise: benediction by the
Rev. Father John Z. Chadwick. chap
lain of the battleship Maine when she
was blown up in Havana harbor.
Salute for Heroes.
The salute of twenty-one guns for
President Wilson upon his arrival at
the navy yard involved an interesting
touch Of personal sentiment. Secre- 1,
tary of the Navy Daniels explained it
by saying:
The pres, lent told me, and asked
me 20 convey his idea I4DnindeOffvFa
me to have his idea conveyed TO those
firing the salute, that he wished them
TO thirk that tweny-One guns were not
in his honor. but in honor OF the boys
who gave up their lives for their
country"
Preparations were made for the i'm
mediate shipment OF the bodies after
taps had been sounded at the navy
y ard this afternoon. The remains OF ]
Walter l. Watson. Rufus +. Percy and I
Daniel A. Haggerty, all New England |
men. will be carried 10 Boston on the
Montana
The names Of the ether dead are:
Louis +. Boswell. Gabriel A. DeFsb-
bio. Francis =. De Lowery. Frank De-
vorick. r. G. Fisher. Louis O. Fried, +.
H. Frohlichstein. Dennis Lane Cam
uel Marten. George Mex. Poinsett,
John r Schumacher. Charles Allen
Smith. 4. +. Stream and Randolph
Summerlin.
TERRE HAUTE.--A change OF /
venue was granted in the circuit
court in the case against T. F. Grover
and l.. j. Davis OF the railway com |
pany, who were indicted Jointly with