Evening star., 1914-05-11

began making their way toward lower
Manhattan: others massed about the city
hall where the procession was TO halt
briefly; still others lined The approaches
to the Manhattan bridge and finally a
great throng gathered at the navy yard,
where eulogies were TO be sald. Many
wore little bows Of black. others wore
bands of black upon their sleeves
President Arrives Early.
President Wilson arrived in the city
from Washington shortly after : o'clock.
almost unobserved He was taken i'm
mediately TO the home of his friend, Col
f. NJ House and thence to the Battery
to take a place In the procession. 1t had
at first been arranged that the President
was to go to the navy yard to receive
the nations dead on government ground.
but at the last moment Mr., wilson
changed his mind and was driven to the
Battery. 50 as 10 participate IN the cere-
monies from beginning to end. When
he reached the Battery the hero dead
We're upon gun caissons. police had lined
the way and the procession was ready
TO move
Twenty-four picked mounted police led
the way Behind them were the com
hined bands OF the dreadnoughts Wyom-
ing and Texas. and behind the bands GD
blue kets from these ships.
Next came the collins in single file. At
the side of each rode policeman. and
at the corner of each CaisSon trudged
national Suardsman The Stars ana
Stripes one covered the caskets.
Rehfnd the last caisson came the car
riages bearing the President. the Secre-
tary OF the Navy. senators. representa-
tives. and representatives OF the state and
city. They moved in the following order:
Order of the Carriages.
No. I. President Wilson. DIR. .Grayson.
his physician. and Secretary Tumulty,
No. .. Secretary of the Navy. Gov.
Glynn, Lieut.. Commander Jones. U. S. y.
No g. rranklin D. Roosevelt. assistant
sscretary of the navy, and George NC
Aneny. president of the board of alder
men. #..
No 4. Rear Admiral Bradley a. Fiske,
Us N: Lieut. Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt
and other National Guard officers.
No. 5. Collector of the port OF New
York, Dudley Field Malone. Brig Gen.
George Barnett u. S. NJ G; Capt VIII
liam d McDougal. L. ;.
No. s. Gen. Horace Porter. former
Mayor Seth Low. surgeon General VII
liam C Rraisted. L. 5. n; Corpora
tion Counsel Frank l. Polk.
Nos. I to o DIR. Nicholas Murray But
Ter. president of Columbia University;
Joseph A. Choate. y. Barton Hepburn.
DR.. ST. Clair McKelway and others.
Woods the mayor of ChicaGo's COM
mittee.
Nos. II to 81. Congressional commit
tee
Nos. IS and -. oficers from Cover
nors Island and navy yard,
Tugs Even Are Noiseless.
Never Cad the Battery witnessed
such scene as today's. Noiselessly
almost tugs nosed up to pier \ and
with a precision that Is the navy's. the
seventeen dead bodies were landed,
grouped on the caissons. Immediately
the bluejack ckets who were 10 march be-
gan TO assemble.
The men from the Texas came by tug
from the navy yard, whence their ship
was TO sail later in the day for Mexican
waters. The Wyoming's men came
ashore in their own boats II was the
Wyoming that conveyed the funeral ship
into the harbor yesterday. and all night
long. outlined in lights. she swung at
anchor zoo yards ahead of the Montana's
bow.
The cortege began TO move at ? o'clock.
the ships bands playing funeral march.
biuejacketS with arms reversed. The
crowd stood with barred heads. silent.
Through the skyscraper canon of lower
Broadway past old Trinity Church and
into the city hall plaza the procession
passed.
At city hall. whose columns and por-
tico were draped in black. the cortege
halted while Mayor Mitchell placed upon
caisson wreath of orchids, the city's
tribute. AS he did so the bluejackets
stood at present arms. and 500 school
children sang Nearer, My God to Thee"
Gathered at the city hall were perhaps
10000 spectators.
From there the route lay north, across
Manhattan bridge to Brooklyn and the
navy yard. There the ceremonies, as ar
ranged. were simple and comparatively
brief. A hymn by the battleship bands.
an invocation by Chaplain William G.
Cassard of Anna polls. address by Secre-
tary Daniels. President Wilson's ad-
dress and prayers by Rabbi, Stephen S.
Wise and Father John r Chadwick.
chaplain of the Maine.
Ceremonies at Navy Yard.
II was Just 1850 o'clock when the pro-
cession reached the navy yard. Presi-
dent Wilson. Secretary Daniels. Gov.
Glynn and the others on the Presidents
stand stood bareheaded while the cof-
fins were taken from the caissons and
placed in a line in front OF the stand
The transfer occupied fifteen minutes.
Ten thousand spectators with bare
heads stood massed about the four sides
Of the square Several thousands more
were gathered on neigh boring roofs The
air was so still that the flag. half way
down the tall staff i'll the middle OF the
parade ground, hung limp.
The heat was oppressive and one of
the marines from the Wyoming tainted
and was dragged out OF the front rank
by a captain.
When all the coffins were in place the
sailors holding the crowd back at the
edge Of the square gave way and sew
eral thousand persons rushed into the in
closure.
The silence that had overhung the pa
rade ground was broken for the first time
when the band began to play softly.
Nearer, Ny God. to Thee
Chaplain Reads Open Prayer.
When the hymn was finished Chaplain
tasSard began 70 read the opening pray
er. The multitude stood reverently with
tcwed heads and the clergyman's voice
carried TO the edge of the square
President Wilson stood at the chaplain S
tight and Secretary Daniels AZ his left
When the chaplain ended his prayer he
stepped back leaving Secretary Daniels
and the President facing each other at
he front of the platform.
Then the Secretary recited the names
~ the nineteen men in whose honor the
services were held. This included those
who have died al Vera Cruz since the
Montana steamed away.
Daniels Recites Hero Roll.
lfter the Invocation hy Chaplain Cas-
sard at the navy ward. Secretary Daniels