The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-09
HUSH FALLS OVER
THRONG AT STATION
William II. Taft Among Those
Who Move Through RoOse-
welt Funeral Crowd.
DOG BRINGS FELLOWSHIP
Canadian and Australian Sol
diers Go to Oyster Bay
With the MOurnerS.

The concourse for the Long Island
Railroad trains IL always full of khaki
daytimes now and always noisy SO 1t
was yesterday morning toward the clos
ing OF gates to the 1885 special for
Oyster Bay, and to the regular Oyster
Bay train that pulled out on the next
track hve minutes later But there we're
differences. The noise was the rumble
OF switching cars and baggage trucks
from the yard below. not drowned out
as usual by talk and the scuff'ng Of
feet The men In uniform simply gath
cred and stood a. quiet spectators until
most OF them punched 10 take tho resu-
lar train.
Three-quarters OF an hour before the
specials time covilians. sombrely dressed.
half the men wearing tall hats, began 20
arrive by couples or twos and thiees.
, few came alone. One who did was
william Howard Taft. He made his
way TO the ticket window among the
silent groups. pauslng to smile and shake
hands with n few men who knew him
and spoke to him Hie place at the
window was between a doughboy and a
nervous little woman. elsewhere bound.
VINO mad 1851 her way 10 'ln1orrnatlon.
Dog Kindled a Fellowship.
No one seemed to have much To say
20 any one. and as " the scene had been
! Just outside the church. all voices were
lowered. Every passer through the
| station knew what was on foot and some
OF them fingered. but nothing like n
curious crowd collected. a lost dog. a
black and brown cur without a collar
had got in: ne battered about politely
but anNlously smiling OF peoples knees
! The distinguished passengers for the
special called each others attention TO
him. One or two patted his head.
/ one passenger. an elderly man. was
buttoned and mufied to the throat. and
was sitting heavy bronchial cough
A woman who had hurried through the
snow and the wet streets found him
/ "oh, father, do you think you ought to
go You've been so sick" Maybe
have. my dear. Moybe have" The father
looked Up ~ clock ard moved nearer
! the gate.
Toward the specials time the inernbe re
/ OF the funeral party slowly showed
tickets and passed down the steps. A
few OF them waited a moment longer
on the platform below. Uniformed off,
! GERS. who included two OF the age of the
Colonel's sons, with canes and wound
| stripes. varied the civilian black. There
seemed 70 be no thought of precedence,
no wish to remain sorted by delegations
no specia! seating arrangement. in the
train.
The Towering object Vanished.
One remark OF the nature OF a tribute
was overheard. Cant get used TO IL
said former State leader OF the now
born Progressive party. RS like look
ing around for the Woolworth building
and seeing only waterfront and sky"
1T Is" said another. who had borne
the Progressive standard In a Guberna-
torial race. The whole country feels
II that way"
The gatemsn for the special cried-or
rather he solemnly announced-ali
aboard. BY this time Il was evident that
the privates and non-coms there were
most of them going TO Oyster Bay
themselves. They had closed along
both sides OF an unmarked aisle through
which the civilians had passed 70 take
the special They now massed for the
regular train, and as those gates were
opened they crowded quickly but dec
orously through.
Three Canadian uniforms wers seen
among them. An Australian sergea Mt
out OF breath Joined the tail OF their
procession. This goes out to Roose-
: velts home - he asked 4 policeman
! told him it did.