The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-12
THOUSANDS VIEW
FUNERAL PAGEANT
New York Transhgured and Lift
ed Out of Itself by Conn
mon Grief
WILSON DELIVERS EUL0GY
None More Deeply Touched
Than President, Whose Word
Sent Soldiers Away.
WILSON DELIVERS EUL0GY

New York. May 11.-New York Joined
the nation today in meInorializing with
simple dignity the herolsm of tho nine
teen bluejackcts and marines who gave
their lives at Vera Cruz. AS the most
Impressive funeral pageant since tho
Spanish War started from tho Battery
to tho Brooklyn Navy Yard. 1t was AZ
If tho whole population OF tho city WAS
there.
Tho people still. standing
shoulder to shoulder in a community OF
grief. 1t Il spectacle Of city
strangely transfigured and lifted out
of Itself.
In the line of mourncrs that follow
ed tho artillery caissons bearing tho
dead were the chiefs OF state and city
government, and many more distin-
guished men OF nearly every calling:
but every eye In tho throngs that lined
tho way turned first to the carriage
where President Wilson rode close be-
hind the last funeral car. The Prest-
dent camc from Washington during tho
night, and stood as the marines fired
their parting volleys at the Brooklyn
Navy-Yard. and the navy bugler sound
ed taps" that proclaimed the end of
the ceremony.
NONE MORE DEEPLY
TOUCHED THAN WILSON
On the stand with the President at
dead sailors and marines, mothers. els
ters and wives. but IN all the throng OF
mOurners none seemed more deeply
touched by the spirit of the day than
the man whose word sent the lads OF
the navy to fight for their countrys
honor at Vera Cruz.
To tho President was left tho privi-
legc of voicing the nations grief and
the nations belief that those who died
In the performance of duty had done
al, nfrt n a
measured by their Individual deeds.
THE feeling that Is uppermost.'' no
said. "is one of profound grief. and
yet there is mixed with that grief II
profound pride that they should havo
Gono as they did, and If may say 1t.
out of my heart. n touch of envy Of
those who were permitted so quietly,
so nobly, to do their duty"
The head OF the nation looked out
over the thousands masscd about the
collins on tho parade ground, and his
voice shook with emotion as he de-
clare,i his creed.
"NVc have gone down to Mexico"
he said, Ito serve mankind if we can
lind q way. We do not want to fight
the MeXicans; wo want to serve the
McNicans."
HARD TO DO ONES DUTY
WHEN MEN ARE SNEERING
There was II wistful note in his
voice, he added "I never was under
fire. but fancy there some thiEgs
Just as hard to do as to go under fire.
| fancy il is just as hard to do your
duty when men are sneering at YOU as
when they are shooting ut you. When
they shoot ut YOU, they eau only take
your life: when they sneer at you.
they can wound your heart"
From nird's-oye viaw. tho multi
tude along the route OF the funeral
corteec presented tht picture of IL vast
human stream conneet!ng two arms OF
the sen. Mufied voices. soft spoken
commands by military officers. the mel
ancholy tolling of the Trinity Church
bell. emphasized n hush that had
fallen over n city OF noises.
The dead were landed by the tugs
Traffic and Correction early IN the
morning and lay in state in the Bat
terry Park plaza for more than an hour
before the procession started There
were seventeen collins. The other two
victims of Mexican snipers died after
they had left Vera Cruz with the dead
The police escort headed the cortegc
and was followed by the naval bat
talions from the Wyoming and Texas
Then came the seventeen gun caissons
carrying the dead.
Each caisson was drawn by four
horses, astridc two OF which rode
members OF the First and Second Reg
ments OF the Field Artillery. There
vas. In addition. one mounted police
escort for each caisson. Four sailors
on each side acted as pall-bearers.
These men, tanned from recent SER
vice In Vera Cruz. had been called to
New York, especially for the service
In memory OF their dead comrades.
PRESENCE OF PRESIDENT
IN CORTEGE 4 SURPRISE
Directly behind the caissons, which
stretched out their single file, were
the carriages of the President Gov
ernor GlynE. Secretary Daniels, Mayor
Mitchell. and other distinguished
guests. The presence Of the President
III the procession camo as surprise,
FOR II had been announced that he
would proceed direct from tho Penn
sylvania station to tho navy yard.
All along the route the street was
black with spectators Windows and
roofs half-compieted steel frames OF
buildings, all were crowded. There
wcro thousands of policemen; ono
every ten feet held tho crowd back on
the sidewalk. During tho entire cer-
emony there was not Il suggestion
of disorder.
AS the procession entered CITY Hall
Place. the voices of 500 children rose
to meet them. The children sang
Nearer, My God to Thee"
Mayor Mitchell briefly euloeized tho
dead, and laid upon one of the cats-
sons wreath OF flowers, symbolic OF
the city's respect After this briee
halt the cortege resumed its meas y.
urea rroSreSs 10 Manhattan Bridge,
and over this to the navy-yard The,
1uiet restraint that had characterized
the crowds In the streets gave way as
the procession proceeded TO the East
Sie and Brooklyn TO storms of ap.
plause. Here 1t seemed that tho pres
cnc% OF tho President esclipsed tho
grief OF tho occasion.
In the naval parade ground the dem
onstration found small physical
compass Less than 10000 were able
to pack themselves into the Enclosure a