New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
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OF flowers from the mates and relatives
OF the dead and from military organiza-
tons were laid on them.
Crowds began TO gather early at the
Battery, and by the time the parade was
ready TO start there were fully ten thou
sand people pressing I'm iron: all sides.
Inspector Schmittberger, with four hum
bred men. was in charge, and when It
was learned that tho President was 10
come a number OF plainciothes men were
sent TO mingle in the thronss
Assigned as pallbearers were short term
men, honorably discharged, from every
shin at Vera Cruz. They had asked to be
allowed to pay this last tribute to their
dead comrades. They were under the
command Of j. X. Campbell, chief gun
ner's mate Of the Montana. Eieht men
were detailed 10 march beside oach
caisson and handle the collins.
Meanwhile various national, state, mu-
nlcipal and military officials werc arriV-
ing. Among them were Governor Glynn'
| Colonel W. S. Simpson, adJutant general
OF the Department of the East, and other
officers from Governors Island; Secretary
OF the Navy Daniels. accompanied by
Franklin d. Roosevelt, on launcn'
Borough President McAneny, Command
ant Gleaves Of the navy yard Inited
states Senators, Congrcssmea ana city
aldermen. and finally President Wilson.
Men Of Note in Escort.
After a few minutes further propara-
ton the parade started. led By a troop OF
mounted police. Following came a COM
bined band from the Wyoming and Texas
eight companies of sailors and marines
from the same ships as an escort the
naval militia, and then the seventeen
| caissons bearing the dead.
After these came the carriages, led by
the Presidents The second carriage con-
I tanned Secretary Daniels, Governor Glynn,
Lieutenant Commander Jones and cap
tain r. X. Townsend. The third contained
| Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Roose-
welt. President McAneny Of the Board OF
Aldermen, Lieutenant Il. Foster Walton
and Colonel Daniel Appleton in the
/ fourth were Admiral Bradley \. FisNe,
CAPTAIN l.. NJ. Mutton, Adiutant General
/ Henry De Witt Hamilton and Lieutenant
| Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt.
/ In the succeeding carriages were Dud-
/ lev Field Malone. General George Bar
mott. Captain William ID. McDougall,
/ Colonel Harry II. Rogers, General Horace
Porter, Seth Low. Surgeon General VIII
lam c. Braisted, Frank L. Polk, Herbert
| L. Satterlee, General Arson G.. McCook,
| Professor II. r. Osborn. Theodore Rous-
seau. DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler. Joseph
/ II. Choate, Robert Fulton Cutting, A.
/ Barton Hepburn. Dr. st. Clair McKolway.
Isaac n. seligman. Robert Adamson. Po-
lice Commissioner; Arthur Woods, Ogden
Mills Reid, Morgan ]. O'Brien and menu
bers OF the Senate. Congressional. state
legislative and aldermanic committees,
the Chicago Mayors committee. officers
from the navy ward and Governors ISL
and, spanlsh-Amerlcan War veterans and
members OF the families Of the dead from
New York and Brooklyn.
Throughout the arrangements and dur
ing tho parade the ceremonies were
marked by the lack Of delays. The pro-
cession started exactly on time, and
reached the navy yard In Brooklyn within
five minutes Of the hour planned