The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-11
NATION PRAYS
AT BURIAL OF
NAMELESS ONE
American and Allied Officials,
Khaki Columns in Process
sion Bearing Unknown Sol
dier to Final Resting Place.
HIGHEST HONORS GIVEN
(By Associated Press)

uolne homage TO the unknown soldier
from France.
It was little more than broad day
light before the tramp of marching
men, the cIatter of hoofs and the
grind of gun carriage wheels on the
great plaza before the capitol told that
the last parade for the dead was form
ing. Up past the gray mass Of the
building. under trees where only
yellowed leaf here and there fingered.
the khaki tide of funeral escort for
general of the army rolled to its
place
AS the troops gathered for the march
10 the grave, the first, far throb of the
minute guns at Fort Meyer over the
rlVer broke the morning silence
through the hours that followed the
distant, dull note of sorrow sounded in
measured interval. growing closer and
closer, louder and louder as the cor
Iege wound its way up to Arlington.
/ he kneIl of the guns marked the way
OF the funeral train step by step and
eliminated in the three crashing
salvos that signaled the last soldier
farewell.
From $50 a. m. until far past noon.
the distant booming wrote the story
or the minutes with but one halt. as
the nation stood silent for two min
utes just after midday in honor of the
dead
Amid Piles of Flowers.
op in the rotunda of the capitol.
resting on the catafalque where Lin
coin, Garfield Grant and Mckinley
lald. the casket has stood amid heap-
ing piles of flowers with it's silent
guard OF honor soldier. a national
guardsman, a sailor and a marine.
through the night at the four corners
of the bier. Then there began to
gather little group of fellow soldiers.
each wearing a hero's decorations. t0
bear the casket to the waiting gun
carriage. Thev were led by Sergeant
Samuel Woodfill. first mentioned in
Pershing's list of war heroes. and with
him were Sargeants Harry Taylor. of
the cavalry, Thomas u. Saunders of
the engineers, Louis Razga of the
coast artillery James w. Dell of the
field guns. and for the navy. Chief
Torpedo Man James Delaney and Chief
Water Tender Charles Lee o'ConnOr.
and Sergeant Ernest A. Janson of the
marines.
In the great rotunda the honorarv
pail bearers also gathered to walk be
side the gun carriage up PENNSYLVANIA
avenue At their head was Major Cen
eral Harbord. executive assistant 10
General Pershing as chief of staff:
himself a former enlisted man and
glad TO walk beside his honored com
rade rather than ride at the head
of the pageant.
With him were other major gen
erals whose names bring memories of
the war. There was Morton Edwards.
of New England's Goth division; there
was Shanks who ruled at Hoboken
while the army was going over
there; there was Menoher who led
the 42nd to victory: and Bailey.
Organ of New York's 27th, and Rich
ards of Pennsylvania For the navy
walked Hugh Rodman. rear admiral
end commander of the battle fleet that
went over: Menry B. Wilson, former
chief Of the Atlantic fleet, and Pluu-
Fett For the marines, was Major
Neville.
Pershing Trudges Afoot.
Originally General Pershing. while
he was still abroad was named as
grand marshal of the military cere
monies He was to have ridden al the
head of the funeral escort, but this
program did not suit the former com
mander of the American Expedition
ary forces and he too walked behind
the casket. going aloot all the way
from Capitol to Arlington cemetery
and becoming chief mourner after
President Harding and his party turn
ed aside at the White House.
At the head of the parade rode Ma
ior General Bandholtz, commander of
the District of Washington and grand
t,araba1 n pprsbiDo'g plapp
Behind President Harding and Gen
eral Pershing, who were thanked by
their aides. came President Coo
lidge and Admiral Coontz, chief of
naval operation then Chief Justice
Taft. walking in his place as former
president of the United States and
paired with Admiral Jones, comman-
der of the Atlantic fleet,
There too were Lienutnant Generals
Nelson A. Miles and s. B. NJ. Young
both former heads of the army, both
veterans of the Civil war and long re-
tired but out again in uniform. There
was Major General Tasker II. Bliss,
Americas representative on the SUI
preme military council in the days
when the German host drove down to-
ward Paris in its last great effort;
there was Major General Bullard, who
led Pershing's First Army, to victory;
there was Rear Admiral William S.
Sims, who commanded for the navy
overseas when the submarines were
at their worst and there was Major
General John A. Legeunne, command
ant of the marine corps who shares
with Harbord the honor of having
commanded the famous second divis-
ion in action in France
Sabers Flash Salute.
When the moment came, the body
bearers stepped forward, tenderly
raised the casket and as they moved
out and down the capitol steps, the Of
ficer pail bearers fell in, two by two,
behind and the band began solemn
dirge. Outside the escort stood in mo-
tionless ranks, rifles at present, sa-
bers flashing in salute.
Flag draped with a few flowers
scattered over it, the casket was lift
ed TO the black draped gun carriage
with its six cleaning horses and its
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