The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-05
MILITARY H0N0RS AT BURIAL OF
 BARRON
Son of the Alaska Packer Laid to Rest; Was the First War Victim
 of Portland.

Cadet Robert J. Barron, son of James T. Barron the Alaska salmon packer, who was drowned at Easing ton, near Philadelphia, while attempt ing to rescue fellow cadets at the aviation school who had fallen into the Delaware river, was buried at Portland, Oregon. August 29th with full military honors. The Portland newspapers devoted front page space to the funeral ceremonies, which contained half-tone pictures of the cortege He was Portland's first victim of the war.
 The Portland Telegram contained the following account of the funeral
 The first Portland boy to be bur jed with military honors since the declaration of war is Cadet Robert J. Barron, United States aviation corps, whose funeral was held this forenoon.
 Cadet Barron sacrificed his life in an attempt to save two fellow avia- tion students in the Delaware river, August 21. It was this deed that made his death a public sorrow rather than family grief. The War Department at Washington instruct ed the Western Department to ac- cord Cadet Barron military funeral in keeping with his rank in the ser vice, and Colonel Dentler made the arrangements yesterday in compliance with the order.
 All branches of the service were represented at the funeral with the exception of the marines and the aviation corps Navy, infantry, field artillery and cavalry had units in the cortege. Civil authorities and people from all walks of life attend ed the services.
 There probably never has been a funeral held in Portland where a greater profusion of flowers was shown. Edward Holman says that in his extensive experience as funeral director he never saw such a wealth of floral tributes. Five motor trucks and automobiles were necessary to convey the floral pieces, immense crosses, pillows. wreathes, sprays and baskets to Mount Cal vary Cemetery.
 Requiem Mass Sung
 The funeral started from the resi- dence of MT. and Mrs. Barron, 63f Wasco Street, proceeding to the ca thedral at Fifteenth and Davis streets where the military units were mob- ilized Requiem Mass was sung, the Rev George Thompson being the celebrant, with the Revs E. V. O'Hara, as deacon, and the Rev. George Campbell as sub-deacon. The special soloist was Dom Zan, with Frederick w. Goodrich, organist. Father Thompson delivered brief funeral sermon breathing with pa triotism.
 From the cathedral which was filled to capacity with army and na- wy officers, public officials and the general public, the cortege proceeded to the cemetery.
 As the casket, covered with the American flag and a wreath. was borne from the church by soldier pallbearers, followed by honorary pallbearers from the Knights of Columbus, the 3d regiment band played Nearer My God to Thee while the firing squad and military escort stood rigidly at salute. The casket was placed upon a caisson drawn by six horses. with three riders on the near side, a caissOn corporal riding boot to boot with the lead driver and two cannoneers mounted on the timber This unit from the field artillery was in charge of Sergeant Herbert Smith. The ac- tive pallbearers in their olive-drab, walked on either side of the caissOn with the honorary pallbearers, also on foot following.
 Lieutenant w. H. Ellenburgh. com