The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-12
THERE is NO DISORDER
Only a Wave of The Hand Is
Necessary To Keep The
Crowd In Line-This Morn
ing The Seventeen Bodies
Will Leave Ship For impress
Sive Funeral

New York, May l0.-Nation and
city paid tribute in silence today to
the II men who gave their lives in
the first move made in the American
investment Of Vera Cruz. Bearing
the dead, the armored cruiser Mon
tana. accompanied by the Presiden-
tial yacht Mayflower, with Secretary
Daniels aboard reached port early
today and, conveyed by the super
d~readnought Wyoming. ST AIMED up
the harbor shortly before noon, drop
ping anchor off the Battery.
Silence of Sorrow.
AS the funeral cortege moved
slowly up h bay, flags on the forts
in New Yor kharbor, on ali sailing
craft and from the great buildings
along the water front. hung at half
mast. Along the piers and walks by
the Battery, thousands of persons
stood in silence. There was no noisy
salute from vessels of forts. no de
monstration by the people ashore. but
an attitude Of silent mourning.
The cortese came VI the bay with
the Wyoming lie ding, the Montana
next, followed by the Mayfiower, fly
ing the flag Of the Secretary Of the
Navy. Behind the Mayfiower was the
naval tug Powhatan and the revenue
cutter Manhattan. At Forts Wad-
worth and Hamilton. the Garrisons
could be seen along the shore and
the flags flew at half mast, but as
army and navy regulations forbid
salutes on Sunday, not a sound coL1l
be heard but the ~chugSing of the en-
gines, and an occasional whistle from
some vessel entering the harbor.
AT 12:40 the big ships were oppo-
site the Battery and dropped anchor
in the order in which they had come
W the bay. The navy yard launch.
| haUinu ahnarl (rnnan19nd1n nj ClaaraS
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and City
Dock Commissioner K. A. G. S,nith.
came alongside the Mayhower. and
official visits between the Secretary
of the Navy and other officers in com
mand were exchanged.
Thousand Look On.
A silent crowd lined the Battery
piers and as the first party came
) ashore at Pier A, the crowd number
ed thousands. The police kept the
: crowds in line by mere waves of the
: hand. and none attempted to break
f Over the line. All afternoon thousands
l passed and paused for a look at the
funeral ship. Occasionally womer
: were admitted through the lines anC
sent messages to relatives and friend.
aboard the WarShipS, but few person:
: were allowed on board.
l Secretary of the Navy Daniels re
manned aboard the Mayfower, and i
E was announced that he would no
{ come ashore until the time for tn
start of the procession tomorrow
, morning when the bodies will he con
4 veyed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard 70
the final ceremonies. President vii
son will deliver the memorial address
: to the dead.
The bodies will be brought ashor
shortly before 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning and placed on caissons
ready TO be taken in the procession
which will move UP Broadway to IN
; City Hall, for a brief ceremony Their
and on across the Manhattan bridg
to the navy yard.
,. President Wilson is due to arriv
from Washington at 7:15 O'Clock to
morrow morning. Memorial service
> for the lead were held late today b
- the naval branch Of the Young Men
Christian Association.