The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-15
PAYS HONOR TO DEAD
New York Leads in Its Tribute to
Nineteen Youths. HerO-Eictims
of Vera Cruz.

New York, May 16.-New York
joined the nation today in memorial
izing, with simple dignity, the hero
ism of the 19 bluejackets and marines
who gave their lives at Vera Cruz. AS
the most impressive funeral pageant
since the Spanish war started from
the Battery to the Brooklyn navy
yard, it was as if the whole popula-
ton of me city was there.
The people were still, standing
shoulder to shoulder in community
Of grief. 1t was a spectacle Of city
strangely transfgured and lifted out
of itself
In the line OF marchers chat follow
ed the artillery caissons bearing the
dead were the chiefs of the State and
ci y governments and as we'll as many
more distinguished men of nearly
every calling; but every eye in the
throngs that lined the way turned
frs. to the carriage where President
Wilson rode close behind the last
funeral car. The president came from
Washington during the night and
stood as the marines fired their part
ing volleys, at the Brooklyn navy
yard, and the navy bugler sounded
taps"
On the stand with the president at
the navy yard were relatives of the
dead sailors and marines, mothers,
sisters and wives, but in all the throng
OF mourners none seemed more deep
ly touched by the spirit of the day
tan the man whose word sent the
lads of the navy to fight for their
countrys honor at Vera Cruz.
President Voices Tribute.
And to the president was left the
privilege of voicing the nations grief
and the nations belief that those who
died in the performance of duty had
done for their country service not
to be measured by their individual
deeds:
"The feeling that is uppermost," he
said, 'is one of profound grief, and
yet there is mixed with that grief a
profound pride that they should have
goae as they did and if may say it
out of my heart, a touch of envy of
those who were permitted so quietly,
50 nobly to do their duty
The head of the nation looked out
over the thousands massed about the
cofins on the parade ground and his
voice shook with emotion as he de-
clared his creed:
eve have gone down to Mexico
he said, ito serve mankind if We can
find out way. We do not want 20
fight the Mexicans, we want to serve
the Mexicans."
There was wistful note in is
voice as he added: 81 never was un-
der fire but l fancy there are some
things just as hard to do as to go
under fire. l fancy it is just as hard
to do your duty when men are sneer-
ing at you as when they are shooting
at you. When they shoot at you, they
can only take your life; when they
sneer at you, they can wound your
heart
Vast Human Stream.
From a birds eye view the multi
tude aligned along the route of the
funeral cortege presented the pic
ture of a vast human stream connect
Jag two arms of the sea. Muffled
voices, soft spoken commands by mill
tary officers, the melancholy tolling
Of the Trinity church bell, emphasized
a. hush that had fallen over a 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 over an hour be-
fore the procession started. There
were II cofins. The other two vic
tins Of Mexican snipers died the day
after the Montana had left Vera Cruz