Evening journal., 1914-05-11
HEAD OF NATION
MOURNS At BIER
OF WAR Victims
contInued trom PaEe one.

N|ANNNN"NN"N"
at Vera Cruz. have played in Ameri-
cas- attempt to bring peace TO a sis
ter nation.
These men gave their lives not
to war. but to the extension of peace.
Our mission in Mexico is not to en-
gage IN conquest, but to help restore
TO q nelghboring republic the tran
guilty and order. which are the basis
OF civilization.
"The highest tribute paid in this hour
70 the dead Of Vera Cruz is the renew
ed pledge of loyalty TO tho nation, its
honor and its service inspired by their
brave deaths and the heightened resolu-
tion of our people to enter. whenever
the need arises. the path of patriotic
service which these men have followed
90 faithfully.
New York. which gave these men TO
the nation, receives them with sorrow,
but will remember them with pride"
The presence of President Wilson in
the parade was a surprise. II had been
reported that he would appear only at
the memorial services in the New York
Navy Yard. When the government au-
tomobile with President Wilson, Sec
rotary Tumulty and DIR. Grayson, the
Presidents physician, swept into the
battery at $40 o'clock, both crowd and
officials were startled. T
Up to the moment, the blueiackets
and marines were standing at ease
waiting for the procession TO start. As
the auto with the chief execu We swept
BY. however, an officer recognized him.
Instantly sharp command rang out
and AZ one man, the soldiers and sailors
Of the nation sprang to attention, car
bincs to the front and swords at the
present
Applause for the President.
Throughout the whole procession the
President was closely watched by the
throngs in the streets. Generally his
passage was observed with grave atten-
tion, but IN several places the crowds
broke out into brief. hearty applause.
When the first bodies left the death
ship, Montana, at 7.l0 o'clock, the great
gray fighters nose was swung out from
the Battery towards the Jersey shore
and the caskets could be plainly seen
as they were swung down from the
battleship's superstructure 10 the navy
yard tug Traffic and the dock depart
ment's vessel Correction which brought
them to Pier A. II was only few
minutes aftcrward, that the first cas-
ket. that Of Private Randolph Sum
merlin, OF the marines, touched the
soil Of his native land
One by one, the boys bodies were
landed on the dock departments struc-
ture and as they came ashore were
placed in line behind the barred gate
way of the slip. while on each side
of the collins. four stalwart jackies
stood al attention. Shortly before s
O'Clock the boats Montana and Myom-
ing swung into the stone locked har-
Dor by Pier A, the marines and blue
Jackets of their battalions streamed out
TO shore and formed by companies IN
the plaza facing the harbor while from
the dock building issued the g-draped
and fower-covered caskets of the boys
whom the nation was to honor
Drawn up outside OF the dock build
ing we're seventeen crepe-wound CUR
caissons. and by their side at th'
heads of the horses a detachment O
the First Artillery, N. G. n. Y, n
field uniform. Summerlin's caskel
was the first hoisted to a caisson
Those of the others followed. Ac'
companying the caisaons the body
bearers, blueiackets, aided in lashing
the caskets for their march and fol
few moments the scene was one OF
activity. The boys in blue and the
artillerymen moved side by side
while out in the plaza the battalions
of the Wyoming and Montana, ol
part of them, marched and counter
marched among the clustering police
until an had found their appointed
places.
Then came long wait II wa'
broken at $40 when the President
auto arrived I'm the plaza and almos
AZ the same moment a launch IRON
the Mayfiower bore Secretary of the
Navy Daniels to shore. The head o
the government and his cabinet Of
fcer met at the entrance TO the docl
building and both, bowing, disap
peared inside while all present stool
at the salute.
Then another long walt All wa
still and the groups moved quietly
while the soldiers and sailors stool
at case. Suddenly rang out, "Oh, say
can you see by the dawn's earl.
light and to the strains OF tn
Wyoming's band all sprang to life
Bustle instantly succeeded quiet. Tn
troops sprang to attention, tn
President and his encourage walke
out OF the dock building TO their car
riaees, the mounted police, In the va
Of the procession, started TO NOV
and the march was on.
Up through the jammed street
which center in the Battery, past tn
silent throngs, the procession move
- .to+ol., ,ooo First were nft
mounted police in three lines whic
swept the roadway clear betwee
lines Of their fellows who, ten Zee
apart. covered the whole line OF IN
parade. Under the elevated struc
ture they swept slowly while be
hind them came two naval ofhcer
with a trumpeter between them an
then the band. and flags Of the wy
oming.
Marines and more bluejackets fror
the wyoming and the Montana fol
lowed. and then the massed band
of the two warships came.
Inst as the procession counter
marched into the end of Bowlin
Green. the bands of the navy starte
the solemn strains of "Old Hundred,
and the crowds doffed their hats a
the FIRST caisson, bearing the body q
George Mckenzie Poinsett, seaman
an-ss-ed at the turn into the dee
canon OF Broadway. Far as the ey
could reach up the most noted stree
Of the New World, the sidewalks wer
fammed solid, every window of ever
giant pile was jammed with spects
tors and all along the way the Star
and Stripes hung sadly down frol