New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-06
Plans for Impressive Fu-
neral Monday Not Liked
by Administration. :.
OFFICIALLY, II DIED
DOING POLICE DUTY
Salute Not for Vera Cruz Victims
but for Daniels - Aldermen
Vote S2,500 for Observance.

Preparations for an impressive public
funeral for the seventeen sailors and ma
r1nes who died at Vera Cruz. and whose
bodies will arrive here Monday on ths
cruiser Montana, wers chilled yesterday
by the administration, which seems 10
frown on any national tribute that
smacks OF war. oricially there is no war,
the dead having died while doing police
duty.
Seventeen guns will be fred when tbs
seventeen dead arrive But the salute Will
not be for the dead: IL will be for Secre-
tary Josephus Daniels. who will come into
the harbor on the yacht Mayfower. ac-
comparing the funeral ship.
II President Wilson comes at all he viii
arrive BY rail Monday morning and at
tend the funeral without ostentatlon.
A concession to popular demand was
made Yesterday when II was announced
that a short procession from the Battery
70 City Hall and through the East Side TO
the Manhattan Bridge would be held. the
funeral services taking place In the navy
yard whence the bodies will be shipped
TO relatives throughout the country.
Although Mayor Mitcheps offer OF CO.
operation in honoring the dead was tents
lively accepted by Commandsnt Gleaves
of the navy yard. II was announced last
night that the plans for civic funeral
entailing large escorts were entirely at
the discretion Of Secretary Daniels, who
has not approved any public demonstrs-
ton.
Not until tomorrow will Secretary
Daniels announce what honors he Will
allow 10 the dead and what form they
will take.
IL IS doubted IL the statf OF the Depart
ment OF the East will be officially pres
ent at the funeral. The cruiser Mon
tana, bearing the seventeen bodies. will
pass two saluting stations in the haroor
Fort Wafsworth and Governors Island
but neither force will recognize her
coming.
IL was thought Yesterday that the
bodies would he transferred up in tho
Hudson and a procession march through
the city. The other plan, most favored
BY tho navy officials. called for the quiet
transfer OF the bodies TO tugs, that would
20 at once 10 tue navy ydEut WHERE VIII
services would be held and the bodies
shipped away 10 relatives. Under this ar
rangement there could be no demonstra-
ton that would have the appearance OF
war honors The national guard has re-
/ ceived no instructions.
Plans for the clty's mourning are sull
in the air Yesterday the Board OF Al
dermen. acting on the Mayors sugges-
ton. voted $3.50 for decorations and
other expenses. A resolution was passed
calling on all business 10 cease for one
hour after the arrival of the bodies on
the Battery Preparations were made for
an escort OF honor. consisting or police
and firemen and delegation OF promi-
nent citizens.
While the Board OF Aldermen was pass
ing the resolution the Mayors secretary.
Theodore Rousseau, and Dock Commits
sioner Smith conferred with Commandant
Gleaves OF the navy yard. and apparent
ly their offer from the Mayor was ac-
cepted Later, when talking 10 report
ers. Commandant Gleaves said only the
part OF the offer relating TO the invitation
10 bring the bodies through the streets
had been accepted. Even that. he init
mated, rested with Secretary Daniels