The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-12

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+ artillery caissons bearing the bodies
I reached the gate nv that time there
were probably lo.o0o people ra$sed
around three sides OF the parade
grounds. AT least half az many were
packed about the walls and along the
street outside, and every roof within
seeing distance held It's clustered hun
dreds
silence Tense.
II WAS silent crowd So SILENT that
little cartier. when a sailor at the
foot Of the flag staff near the gate
tapped off the hour, 1--WE bells, the
strokes seemed 10 echo as though
sounding te vacant spaces.
The heat was oppressive, ard from
1Inie 10 time spectators succumbed -
the heat OF the sun The officer In
charge OF the hospital service reported
that twenty-e!ght persons received
treatment either n the hospital or the
tents
Aud now. as the head Of the pro-
cession turned in at the gate, the
silence was broken by the sohhtng
music ~ Chopins Funeral March Led
10y the battaiiOns 81 marine and sailors
from the Texas and Wyoming, the
PROCESSION turned sharply to the left
at the gate. marched in slow step
half down the field and swung
around in a semi-cirC}e 20 take posi-
t}pn before the stands erected before
the marine barracks. The baud OF
the Texas took up its position on the
extreme right Ut the line, and con-
finued to play tho funeral march
As the FIRST caisson drew UP before
the stand and delivered it's burden
upon the long line Of trestles placed
to receive the collins. there eaiae a
sharp order the hheja ckets, marines
and militia detail presented arms, and
the crepe hilteG swords Of the ON
GERS flashed up and then down in
salute.
The bard had stopped playing and
the placing Of the collins went on.
When President Wilson arrived en-
faring by the Sands street gate re
mote from the parade ground, there
was NO salute He had requested that
it re omitted a nd his coming was
announced outy by the stir Of the
crowd pressing forward to see him.
and hy quickly checked applause
in Tho section 0f spectators ut tire
rear entrance to the parade ground
With him were Secretary ~ the Navy
Daniels, Governor t1lynn, Mayor
Mitchell Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt. and the other officials
of the nation. State and city. who had
Stands Over Coins.
The president conducted by Captain
Albert GieaYes. commandant Of fhe
navy ward walked TO :he front of the
stand. where a large leather arm chair
had been placed before n desk bull:
into the rail Of the stand. He s,ood
there. leaning one hand on the flag
draped desk, and looking down a the
collins on the tresties.
"a H. f.atf tS.st.4
Of hluefackets and marines closed lie
about the collins, and a detail OF the
commissioned officers of the Sew
enth regiment, y. G. n. Y, their full
dress uniforms contrasting strongly
with the service uniform of the sailor
and marine guard. took position dI-
reedy In front of the stand. facing
the cohined dead.
1t was at this moment that the or
der came TO the sailors. who had been
holding the crowd behind ropes
strung about the parade ground. TO
let the spectators in. The crowd rush
I'd as the ropes dropped and rein
forced by hundreds Who were lei In
through the gates from the stre u at
the same time, stampeded across the
grounds. So sudden was the charge
that some * the hlueiackets who had
i been guarding the lines were knock
/ ed over eeNeffl women went DOWN.
one al ieaSt hetnE traHpif9 upon anu
SeNtfrtS p'u4Sep' an" SeNeiaI "et,
and women 1alhtihe from meat 9ho
excitement
A. ne human wave t"itfa ONO the
pafa"f great c'oud OF req gust arose
ana hfHiea lRe smoke aooNe the
STANDS ii the president Sft" the tdIs-
p6let hE rush ne gave n" sign an"
the stIence about the place where the
deaa fsY was Hnproheh. IhuL the hhtta
began Nearer, ME GOO 10 lheet the
music sounding strangely sweet ana
comforting AFTER 'he throat tenSlhS
urge
As the hymn ehuea' the REV VIII
nam Il SaAsard' chaplain at Ahhap-
oilS, stepped TO place nesloe ffeSl-
dent Nilson. aho heBah tnose Solemn
phrases wntch staho al tne heao OF
the oFder Tor the nurlai OF the oead
Honor NON.
am the resurrection ana mo
ne exc Fresiaeht Wls"'' $1,000 win
20" bowed mead ana c'oSeo eyes as
the cnapialh prayed,
me defp silence that loii"Wed the
prayer was nroNen pF secretary Oh me
navy bahleiS' ri" appFoachea the
president ms race WORKING WIN emo
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