The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-05-12
REVERENT AND SILENT
TRIBUTE TO U.S. DEAD
President Takes Part i'm Cere-
monies from Start to Finish.
Is SAILORS, FOUR MARINES
Bluejackets and Marines Killed at
Vera Cruz Landed on American
Soil Yesterday.

American soil today and city, state
and nation paid them tribute.
Two hours before the city was
astir II flag draped coffins were re-
moved from the boat deck of the
armored crusier Montana and plac-
ed on caissons on the plaza in Bat
terry Park. Few witnessed this cere-
mony for the sun was but half risen.
but thousands later lined the streets
to watch the slow procession wind it's
way to the navy yard. Perhaps not
since the Dewey parade has there
been such a spontaneous demonstra-
ton. That, however, was a noisy
tribute to a returning victor; this,
reverent one to the returning dead.
The weather for the occasion could
not have been better. The sky was
almost cloudless and there was Just
enough breeze to stiffen afloat and
ashore the thousands of flags which
few at half-mast
THRONGS ARE SILENT.
Silent thousands long before &
o'clock began making their way to-
ward lower Manhattan; others mass
ed about the city hall, where the
procession was to halt briefly still
others lined the approaches to the
rhattan bridge, and finally a great
throng gathered at the navy yard
where eulogies were to be said. Many
wore little bows of black. others
wore bands of black upon their
sleeves.
President Wilson arrived in the
city from Washington shortly after
o'clock. He was taken Immediately
TO the home of his friend, Col. E. M.
House, and thence to the Battery to
take a place in the procession. 1t
had at first been arranged that the
President go directly to the navy
yard but at the last moment Mr.. Will
son changed his mind and was driven
to the Battery to participate in the
ceremonies from beginning to end.
PROCESSION MOVES.
Twenty-four picked mounted po-
lice led the way. Behind them were
the combined bands OF the dread
naughts Wyoming and Texas and be
hind the bands 500 bluejackets from
these ships.
Next came the coffins in single file
At the side of each rode a policeman
and at the corner of each caissor
trudged q national guardsman The
Stars and Stripes alone covered the
caskets.
Behind the last caisson came the
carriage bearing the President, sec
retary of the navy, senator's, con
gressmen and representatives of tn,
state and city.
The cortege began TO move at
o'clock, the ships bands playing
funeral march. The crowd stood will
barred heads, silent. Through tn,
skyscraper canyon OF lower Broad
way, past old Trinity church anC
into the city hall plaza the process
sion passed.
At city hall. whose columns ant
portico we're draped In black, the cor
tege halted while Mayor Mitche
placed upon caisson a wreath O
OINlluS, the city = ITlDuIS. AS ne oil
SO, the bluejackets stood at presen
arms, and 500 school children SAM
Nearer. My God, to Thee
Gathered at the city hall wer
perhaps 10000 spectators.
CEREMONIES SIMPLE.
From there the route lay north
across Manhattan bridge to Brooklyi
and the navy yard. There the cere
monies, as arranged, were simpl
and comparatively brief.
=, A hymn by the battleship bands
an nsinvocation by Chaplain William G
Cassard of Annapolis; then Presiden
Wilson's address. Prayers by Rabt
Stephen s. Wise and Father John +
Chidwick, chaplain of the Maine
Three volleys fired by a detachmcn
of marines from the Texas and taps
by bugler concluded the program
II was 1880 when the processio
reached the navy yard. Presiden
Wilson, Secretary Daniels, Governo
Glynn and the others on the Pres
dent stand stood bareheaded Will
the collins we're taken from the caii