Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-12

, demonstration found a small physical compass Less than 10000 were able to pack themselves into the enclosure and face the stand where stood the president with barred head. Mayor Mitchell was at his right and Secretary Daniels of the navy at his left. With sharp precision, the bluejack- cts drew up into military formation before the stand. At the same time the seventeen caissons, draped with flags and banked with flowers. con tributed by the sailor comrades of the the dead, were laid directly in front of the stand.
 A moment later the crowd was per mitted to enter, and immediately 1t filled the entire field. The band of
 the battleship Texas played softly Nearer My God to Thee and Naval Chaplain Cassard began his invocation. In referring to the dead heroes he prayed it would not be necessary to make a further sacrifice on the altar of patriotism
 Secretary Daniels then turned to the president, read the names of the 19 men in whose honor the funeral was held and delivered a brief eulogy.
 Presidents Face Lined with Grief.
 President Wilson stood with head bowed. His deeply lined face showed the grief and solemnity of the mo- ment.. But in general his appearance gave no indication of the recent strain at Washington. He delivered his eu logy of the dead in low clear voice that carried to the farthest parts of the field. It was followed by prayer by Rabbi Stephen s. Wise and a ben ediction by Dr. John P. Chidwick. chaplain of the old battleship Maine.
 Three volleys fired by the marines across the consecrated dead, the final melody of taps and the funeral ser vices were completed. It had lasted a little less than an hour.
 During these brief exercises the op- pressive heat proved too much for several spectators, who tainted and had to be carried away on stretchers. One marine WAs among them
 For half an hour after the service, the caissons lay as they had been placed, in front of the stand where all could view them. Then they were car ried into the naval barracks. Three were taken back to the Montana, which steamed out of the harbor for Bos- ton late in the afternoon. Relatives claimed the three bodies of those whose homes were New York and other bodies to their separate destina- lions.
 Montana Sails for Boston.
 Cambridge. Mass, May 11-Mayor Good was notified today that the ar mored cruiser Montana, bearing the bodies of three New England men who fell at Vera Cruz-Daniel A. Haggerty of this city Walter L. Watson of Or leans and Rufus E. Percy of Concord, N H.-Ieft New York at 2.25 D. m. and would arrive at Boston at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Plans have been completed for military funeral for Haggerty on We'd nesday. at which state, city, army, navy and militia officers will be pres ent. President Returned to Washington on
 Midnight Train
 New York, May 11-During the af- ternoon President Wilson went for motor ride out into Long Island. He started at 2.30 p. m. and returned to the residence of Colonel House at 6.30. The only stop made by the president was at the Piping Rock Country Club, where he left the automobile and walk ed about the grounds for a few mil nutes.
 Returning to New York, the pres ident went to the residence of Colonel House, where he purposed to remain until it was time to take the midnight train for Washington.
 Huerta's Commissioners Start North. Vera Cruz, May I1.-The steamer Kronprinzsssin Ceci1ie sailed from here late today with Huerta's three peace commissioners aboard
 The steamer also carried 5000 rifles and much ammunition for Huerta, which it was not permitted to land.