The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
Thrift Stamp Given Boost as
Fast as Hammers Could
Be Swung.
COL. HUGHES
DRIVES THE FIRST
Quite Parade Preceded Loca-
ton of Casket in NAL
lory Court.

from the tnnermost section of the
earth, the coffin OF the kaiser yester-
udy afternoon appeared along the limo
Oh the Bay Shore road at Palsfox
street. How ii happened to be resur-
fected was because of the desire on
me part or some TO make merry over
ms casket, which was nothing b,,t
common wood and smut OF black
paint with a likeness OF the .'ESeast
or Berlin drawn on the top OF ira
coffin where the name plate should
nave been. Proper inscriptions told
the purpose of his being on earth. He
was to be the principal in a celebration
m PENSACOLA, which would for one
time at least, aid in establishing fb
ertS' humanity and democracy in the
universe forever.
BY some peculiar coincidence tho
coffin was met by the military band AT
Fort Barrancas, which happened along
at the time, and the musicians jumped
at the opportunity OF "jollying the old
boy along" And they had hearty as
sistants
The coffin was on a dray, drawn by
a Jackass and mounted in the drivers
seat was George Lindsay. Of colorad
hue who wore a black plug hat which
looked like it had been through a local
option campaign in Alabama
Billiken," the attenuated bell hon
ar the San Carlos, sat upon the coffin
with large adze, and beside him was
rusty looking stein. the coat OF arms
Of the house of Hohenzollern. "BlI-
liken' tried to look sad and dId suc-
ceed in working up some watery mat
ter in his eyes by using squirt gun
he had concealed in his boot He was
chief mourner
II was decided TO show the kaiser
the principal business street of rho
city and a procession was formed and
the band from the army post voIun
teered 10 play a few selections. There
happened along some prominent citi-
zens who desired to give Wilhelm
cordial reception in his box and thew
fell into line.
Then the parade started and wended
its way along Palafox street as far az
Wright street. turning and coming
back as far as Mallory Court. off the
San Carlos hotel
En- route the band played two dirges.
that is the selections we're intended as
such. Yankee Doodle" made the
jackass hitched to the improvised
hearse, step out high and turn back
his ears and France but when the mu.
sicians struck up Der Wacht Am
Rhine the animal tucked in its caudal
appendage and brayed
Lindsay. the driver. had a tryinc,
time. He remarked to "RiIIiken" that
once upon time he drove a hearse
for coon undertaken but no corpse
he ever worked over on hearse
emitted a more disagreeable odor than
the corpse Of the kaiser "Billiken"
ag~1r l.
the latter said they smelled like CO.
logne 10 him in comparison to what
was in the coffin.
The sawed-off alleged nourner an
nounced that he was going to ask his
boss. Charles r. Hervev for a vaca-
ton. He wanted to go out on the
dumps Of north Montgomery. I'm which
city he lives. and get the bad taste ont
OF his mouth.
Along Palafox street crowds gath
cred along the curb!ng and watched
the procession. Tt was enjoyed, par
ticulsrly by the sailors and soldiers
who had half day shore liberty.
When the coffin was placed in the
court the work Of driving nails in the
coffin Of the kaiser began and they
We're driven with a will. Col. Hughes,
commandant at Fort Barrancas. drove
"A
young lady in an auto, who alighted.
He handed her a twenty penny nail
and a hammer. She drove the spike
with a will and full of energy and her
aim was true. Not once did she make
a miss in her swings. She possessed
an accurate eve
Then followed others with the ham
mer and nails and in a short time the
coffin was filled with nails OF all kinds.
Each member of the band took a drive
or two for the privilege Of purchasing
thrift stamps Men in civil life, pa
triotic women, girls and small boys
came along TO do their bit.
One small boy asked for the longest
nail to be had so he could drive II into
the heart Of the kaiser. Two more de-
sired TO hammer the meta into his
eyes. All We're invited 10 drive nails
into any part OF the kaiser's anatomy
they desired.
Throughout the afternoon and late
into the evening nails were driven
until the material in the coffin groaned.