The sun., 1918-07-12
AIR MOTORS DRONE
mitchell REQUIEM


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ing people far from the line Of vision. OF
the approach Of Il e body.
And this reverential bearing character
lied every gathering Of the people-tne
great assenrblage in and around CITY
Hall Park, the long, wide masses In La
fayette street and Fourth street ana the
immense crowds in Washington. Square.
Madison Square and along Fifth avenue.
Not even the appearance and reappear-
ance of the sauadrons of airplanes pay
ing their inimitable and Incompatible
tribute to the dead changed or disturbed
this demeanor.
Marvel Passes Unheeded.
AT another time the marvel would
have provoked a clatter OF tongues. ek-
cited calculations, turning ana TWIST
Ing OF bodies, fitting OF heads. not
Yesterday when Major Mitchels BODY
was carried through these crowds' men
and women glanced skyward from time
10 time. but always their gaze hunted
down the streets and their ears leaned
to the slightest sound from the south.
Not even the figure OF men nationally
or even internationally distinguished
could divert the reverence OF these
people. Once, far down town, when Col
Theodore Roosevelt passed among the
honorary pallbearers. something ike
cheer and stir Of housekeeping was
heard, but It needed not the Colonels re-
proving glance TO silence the thoughtless
ones They were thrust back into their
crowd, submerged by swift indignation.
This bearing this attitude was obvious
60 the most casual observer from the
hour that City Hall Park began to MI
with those having the opportunity 10
view the departure OF Major Mitchefs
body from the City Hall and the cere-
monies attendant thereupon.
solid silent Masses Gather.
Before s A. NJ, an hour before the
coffin was to be carried from the shrine
Of purple and palms and flowers where
Il had lain in state all night IN the TO
tunda. the innumerable policemen were
gently pressing the people behind guard
ropes that prevented any approach to
the plaza from Park Row on the east
and Broadway on the west Soon 1t was
apparent that the vast cup which lies
under the walls of the WOODWORK, the
Federal, the Postal Telegraph, THE SUN,
the Tribune and the World buildings.
with the City Hall as its jewelled centre.
was to hold vaster assemblage thah
recollection could bring to mind.
BeIOTe lOnR All SpdSeS opeh " N''N
people were TANNED, and as far back az
the eve could reach under the Brooklyn
Bridge approach, down Park Row. up
and down Broadway and everywhere
within nearer vision the glance fell upon
solid, silent masses.
The great buildings all about were
things alive for their rows OF windows.
rising story upon story. framed countless
heads and shoulders. And always from
the beginning of the funeral morning, 1t
was very still One could not remember
when there had been such silence 1t
fell upon the spirit sometimes like
heavy weight. Men seemed loath to
speak above a whisper for fear Of in
truding crudely, unforslvably upon this
silence.
Long Vigil Ends.
Within the hall, at this hour. few
minutes past o'clock, the guard Of
honor still stood on duty. two infantry
men at the head Of the coffin, two at the
foot, their rifles at parade rest. their
steady eyes straight in front They had
been on guard in hourly relief all night
long, and through the dark hours there
had continued an almost unbroken pro-
cession OF people. Even the broken men
that hide their miseries along the Bow
cry and Park Row crept past the cata-
falque, Identifying their own souls by
these few seconds. The tall candles were
fiuttering out. The flowers, so fresh and
lovely the evening before, were willing.
Presently the iron gates of the City
Hall changed shut TO admit thereafter
only such as were to walk In the funeral
procession. Many OF these had already
appeared and were waiting in the pri-
vate Office of the Mayor, or in the eorri-
doris These included the Mayors Of
fetal family. members Of the Board of
Estimate and members Of the Board OF
Aldermen, with various Commissioners
and subordinates of ONCE
Military Details Arrive.
The arrival of the first Of the military
details gave a touch Of color and va
riety to the picture. The Sl4th Aero
Squadron Of Jersey City. the aviation
command to which Major Mitchell was
first assigned. found places on the steps
of the hall. Among the officers once
comrades OF Major Mitchell. we're Capt
Jarvis McCrea. Lieut.. Anthony w. Aub
Lieut.. Allan Kitchel and Lieut. Albert
Hastorf.
Col. Roosevelt arrived at rs A. NJ
mounting the steps with quick and vigor.
GUS stride. He went directly to the coffin
anu po"eu IoT noInellt, nat IN nand
over the body of the young man who had
been his friend In the next few minutes
there was steady flow OF notables, and
little by little the brilliancy Of uniforms
relieved the monotony Of mournins
black. Lieut.. Gen. q. #. NJ Bridges anG
staff. representing the British Ambassa.
dor. Lord Reading: Major -Gen. vignal
representing the French Ambassador
Major-Gen. Gugliomotti representing tn,
Italian Amba ssador: Major Osterreith
representing the Belgian Minister, anc
other officers OF the armies of the Allie.
showed their smart uniforms in the cor
ridors and withdrew momentarly to tn,
Mayors ONCE.
First AirpIane Sighted.
Gov. Charles S. Whitman, with tn,
Adjutant General OF the state, Gen
Charles r. Sheriff. former Mayo
George B. Mcclellan. CASTOR Liebert, tn,
French Consul General: c. Yada, tn
Consul General of Japan; Byron r New
ton. Collector OF the Port Col. Edwar,
NJ. House, representing President Wilson
George Creel OF the Committee on Publ
Information DIR. William II. Manning
Trinitys fighting rector: Lieut. Gen
Lord George Wellesley Of the British
army; Cleveland II. Dodge, George w
Perkins. President Nicholas VI. Butler O
Columbia, Frederick p. Keppel. Assistan
Secretary of War: Elihu Root and score
of others who were TO have places Ii
the funeral procession went to tn
Mayors reception room while the prepa
rations were being made.
At s 35 A NJ. the first airplane fror
the Mineola field came in sight from tn