The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-05-16
AMERICAN DEAD
HOMEFQRBuR|AL,
MORE THAN a MILLION PARTicI'
PATE IN FUNERAL sERyIcE II
AT BROOKLYN NAvMYaRo.s /
PRES. WILSON DELIVERS EULOGy
Praises H9bIe Sacrifice Of EN,qeftea
soldiersWhoN DIED; says edIIets
Are More Welcome Than
Sneers, to Brave Men. ttP

New York-New' York Joined the
nation in memoria'izing with simple
dignity the herolsm fof the nineteen
blue.jackets and marines who gave
.hefr lives at Vera Cruz. AS the most
impressivel funeral pageant since the
Spanish war started from the battery
to the. Brooklyn navy yard. 1t was as
II the pulse of the city had stopped.
All business was suspended and over
the commercial section Of the city
there fell reverential hush. The as.
semblage. which numbered over 1,000.-
900 OF New York's polyglot population,
stood shoulder to shoulder
1t was a spectacle of a city strange,
ly transhgured and lifted out of it.
self In tile line OF mourners that fol.
lowed the artillery oaissons bearing
the dead we're the chiefs of state and
city government, and many more dis
tinSuished men of nearly every call.
ing; but every eye in the throngs
that lined the way turned first to the
carriage where President Wilson rode
close behind the last funeral car. Tas
president came from Washington dur
ing the night and was with the pro
oesslon from the time It left the bat
terry until the square OF marines fred
their parting yolleys over the flag
draped collins at the Brooklyn navy
yard. and the navy bugler sounded
the taps"
On the stand with the president at
the payynyard were relatives Of the,
dead sailors and marines. mothers, sis.
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.
And to the president was left tho
privilege of voicing the nations grief
and the nations belief that those Who
died in the performance of duty had
1onH tor their country q. service not
70 be, measured by their individual
deeds.
"1'he feeling that is uppernost," he
said, 'is one of profound grief. and
vet there Is mixed with that grief n
profound pride and II may say II out
Of nay heart, n touch OF envy OF those
who were permitted so quietly, SO
noblylto do their duty" t ed
The head OF the nation looked out
over the thousands massed about the
collins on the parade grounds and
his. voice shook with, emotion as he
declared his creed.
1--WE have gone down 10 Mexico" he
sald. Ito serve mankind II we can find
out a way. we do not want to fight
the MeXicans. We want to serve the
Mexicans."
There was wistful note In his
VOICE as he added; IL never was under
fire; but fancy that there are some
things Just as hard to do as to 60
under fire fancy that II is Just as
hard to do your duty when men are
sneering at you as when they are
shooting at you. When they shoot
at you they can only take your natural
life; when they snecr at you they car
wound your heart"
As the procession entered city hal
plaza. the voices OF 500 children ros,
TO meet them, The children ,sarp
Nearer NM ieodi TO ! Thee" Y Mayo
Mitchell briefly eulogized the dead anC
laid upon one OF the caissons a hug,
wreath symbolizing,t the. city(appreci
alton OF the service rendered al veri
Cruz.