The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
TRIBUTE PAD ID
 MEN WHO GAVE UP
 l|VESA AT VERA CRUZ
Flags Al Half Mast As Yes seIs Bearing Bodies Steam Up New York
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New York, May f0,--Nation and city paid tribute in silence today to the r
 men who gave their lives in the first move made fin the American oceurat ation Of Vera Cruz Bearing the bodies Of
 the dead. the armored cruiser Montana.
 escorted by the presidential yacht May
 flower, with Secretary of the Navy Dan iels aboard reached port early today and conveyed by the superdreadnoiight Wyoming steamed up the harbor shortly before noon, dropping anchor off the battery
 AS the funeral eortege moved slowly up the bay flags on the forts in New York harbor, on all sailing craft and from the great buildings along the water front hung at half mast. Along the piers and walks at the battery thousands of
 persons stood in silence. There was no
 noisy salute from vessels or forts. no
 demonstration by the people ashore. but an attitude of silent mourning hung over all
 Wyoming Leads C0rtege
 The cortege came up the bay with
 the Wyoming leading the Mofrana next,
 followed by the Mayfower, flying the
 flag of the Secretary of the Navy. Be-
 hind the Mayflower was the naval tug
 Powhatan and the revenue cutter Man
 haitian. At Forts Wadsworth and Hamil-
 ton the garrisons could be seen along
 the shore and the flags flew at half mast.
 but as army and navy regulations for
 bid salutes on Sunday not a sound could be heard but the clluggine of the en-
 zines and occa sionai whistle of some vessel signalling /aiiother. As the cortege drew nearer to' the city many small craft
 came alongside to get a close view of t1e ~fdneral ship.
 " At .iO the big ships were opposite the battery and dropped anchor in the order in which they had come up the hay The navy yard launch having aboard Commandant Gleaves of the Brooklyn navy yard and City Dock Con- missioner R. A. c. Smith, came along side the Mayflower and official visits be- tween the Secretary of the Navy and other officers in command were ex- changed.
 A silent crowd lined the piers at the
 battery and as the first boats came ashore at Pier an almost breathless hush fell over the waiting thousands. Policemen kept the throngs in line by mere waves of the hand and none at tempted to break over the line. All after noon thousands passed and paused for a look at the funeral ship. Occa asionally
 women were admitted through the lines and sent messages to relatives and friends
 aboard the warships, but few persons
 were allowed on board.
 Final Ceremonies Today
 Secretary of she Navy Daniels remained aboard the Mayflower and it was an
 nounced that he would not come ashore until the time for the start of the pro-
 cession tomorrow morning when the
 bodies will be conveyed to the Brooklyn navy yard for the final ceremonies when
 President Wilson will deliver the me- morial address to the dead. The bodies will be brought ashore shortly before 8 o'clock tomorrow morn ing and placed on caissons ready to be taken in the procession which will move up Broadway to city hall for a brief cere-
 mony there. and on across the Manhattan bridge to the navy yard for the services. President Wilson is due to arrive from Washington at 7:15 o'clock. tomorrow morning.
 Memorial services for the dead were held late today ty the naval branch of the Young Mems Christian associa- ton.