The Washington times., 1914-05-11

and marines were standing at csss watt
| ing the procession's start. AZ the auto
mobile with the Chief Executive swept
by. however, an officer recognized him
Instantly a sharp command rang out,
and as one man tae soldiers and sailors
sprang to attention, carbfnss to tho
front and swords at present.
Throughout thAwhole procession tho
President was eeiy watched By the
passage was observed with grave atten-
ton, but in several places the crowds
broke ont into brief. hearty applause
When tie first bodies left the death
ship Montana at 7:1o o'clock the great
gray fighters nose was swung out
from the Battery toward the Jersey
shore. and the caskets could be plains
Iy seen as they swung down from the
battleship's superstructure to the navy
yard tug Traffic and the dock depart
rment's vessel Correction, which brought
them to pier A. It was only few min
utes afterward that the first casket,
that OF Private Randolph Summeriin,
of the marines. touched the soil Of hiS
native land.
One by one the boys bodies were
landed on the dock departments struc-
ture. ami as they came ashore were
placed in line behind the barred gate
way of the slip. while IN each side OF
lTe collins IOuT SldIWdTl ldCklt8 SIOOu
at attention. Shortly before s o'clock
the boats of the Montana and Wyoming
swung into the little stone locked har-
Dor by Pier A. the marines and blue
Jackets of their battalions streamed
out to shore and formed BY companies
in the plaza facing the harbor willis
from the dock building issued the fag-
draped and flower covered raskefs Of
tie boys whom the nation was 20 honor.
Caissons Drawn Up.
Drawn up outside the dock building
were seventeen crape-wound gun Gals.
sons-by their sides and at the heads OF
the horses a detachment Of the First
Artillery, y. G. ". Y, in field uni
form. Summe-Iin's casket was the first
holsted to a caisson. Those of the 9TH
ers followed. Accompanying the calls
sons the body bearers. bluejackets, aid
ed in lashing the caskets for their
march, and for a few moments the
scene was one of activity
The boys in blue and the artillery
men moved side by side, while out In
the plaza the battalions OF the Wyom-
ing and Montana or part OK mem.
the clustering police until all had
found their appointed places.
Then came a long wait. II was broken
at $40, when the Presidents automo-
bic arrived in the plaza, and almost
AT the same moment a launch from
the Mayfower bore Secretary or the
Navy Daniels to shore. The head or
the Government and his Cabinet offi-
Ger met at the entrance TO the oock
building. and both. oowing, olsappeaISo
inside, while all present stood at the
salute. .,,
Then another long wait. All was still.
and the groups moved quietly wnlle tne
soldiers and sailors stood at ease
Suddenly rang out, on, say. can you
At u
the strains of the Wyoming's band all
sprsnc TO life Bustle instantly Sue
ceeded quiet. The troops sprang TO al
tention, the President and his entourags
walked out OF the dock building 10 their
carriages the mounted police In the
van of the procession started to move.
and the march was on
Moved At Stately Pace.
Up through the jammed streets
which center in the Battery past ths
silent throngs. the procession moved
at stately pace First were nfty
mounted police in three lines which
swept the roadway clear between
lines CT their fellows who. ten feet
apart. covered the whole line of ths
parade. Under the elevated structure
they swept slowly while behind them
came two naval officers with trum-
peter between them and then the band
anil flags of the Wyoming. Marines
and more bluejacilets from the wy
cming and the Montana followed.
Just as the procession countermarch-
ed into the end of Bowling Green the
bands of the Navy started the solemn
strains of 'Old Hundred. and the
crowds doffed their hats as the first
that bearing the body of George
Mckenzie Poinsett. seaman. appeared at
the turn of the deep canyon of Broad
way. Far as the eye could reach up
the most noted street OF the New World
the sidewalks were Jamned solid every
of every giant rile was iammsd
v it'll spectators. and ~ along the way
the Stars and Stripes hung sadly down
from midstaff over the heads of the
silent multitude.