The New York herald., 1921-11-10
CAPITOL LIKE TOMB
ORUNKNOWNI HOME
NNATION'S EMBRACE.
Country's Chief Officials Go
in Silence to Lay Wreaths
on Coffin.
PUBLIC TO PASS TO-DAY
Catafalque on Which Hero
RepOses Once Bore Three
Martyrs.
CROWDS OFFER HOMAGE
Simple Rite Marks Procession
From the Veteran Olympia
to'Place of State.
CROWDS OFFER HOMAGE
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. d. O. Nov q

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. g.. Nov. ..
The body of the Unknown Ameri-
can Soldier Is lying in state tonight
il the rotunda of the United States
Capitol.
The flag draped coffin is laden
with flowers. Four soldiers, one at
each corner, are standing at rigid
attention. 1t is a silent night, during
which nation is paying tribute to
one who typifies the hero dead of the
world war.
Powerful searchlights encircling
the Capitol are sending their rays
over the great dome which is the
temporary tomb of the Unknown Sol
der. The Stars and Stripes at half
staff has hung Imply until run down
In a drizzling rain. Armed guards
are at all the doors Of the great stone
building to keep out the public. The
tribute begins tomorrow.
There are three wreaths on the
coffin-placed there by the chief Of
ficials Of the three coordinate
branches of the Government, Presi-
dent Harding for the Executive, Vice
President Coolidge and Speaker Gil
lett for the legislative and Chief JUS
tice Taft for the judicial.
On Catafalque OF Martyrs.
At the base of the catafalaue. ON
which the bodies of Presidents Lin
coin. Garfield and Mckinley rested
while lying in state at the Capitol
are three more wreaths, placed there
by the highest officials who deal with
national defence, the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the Navy,
and the officer who served as Com
mander in Chief OF the American Ex-
peditionary Force in the war, GeH
Pershing.
The ceremonies al the Capitol. where
not word was spoken. followed soon
after the arrival of the body aboard
the old cruiser Olympia, which was
the flagship of Admiral Dewey in the
battle of Manila Bay. The coffin,
covered with an American flag, was
taken ashore at the navy yard with
simple service and placed on a.
caisson.
Then. with = mounted band playing
sacred music and with squadron Of
cavalry as an honor guard around the
'caisscn. the funeral procession pro-
ceeded from the navy yard to the
Capitol. Great crowds stood bare
headed in the rain to honor the In
known.
The cavalry wheeled into line at
attention, facing the Capitol as the
body was taken from the caisson and
carried up the long series of steps to
the iotunda. The head of the coffin
was turned to the east. The lights
were lowered
Omcinldom Pays Respects.
The silent ceremony in which the
President Of tho United States took
the lead took place half an hour later.
1t lasted only little more than ten
minutec. With heads bowed. the
members of the Cabinet the Supreme
Court, the Senate and the House
the most distinguished group the ma
tion could provide-formed a circle
in the rotunda.
In anticipation Of the public services
fixed for tomorrow and Friday, Armis
ticc Day. 1t seemed as IL the officials o.
the Government formed family in
grief tonight. wishing to be left alone
with their dead.
Tomorrow from eight in the morning
until ten at night the public will pass
through the rotunda to view the coffin,
while patriotic organizations using
other entrances. will conduct services
for a maximum Of fifteen minutes each.
Friday is the day of the militar,
funeral, the burial at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
The Olympia Ahead of Time.
Inc olympia reacned tho washington
Navy Yard just after three o'clock this
afternoon. almost an hour ahead ot
schedule time. The cruiser had taken
her time coming UP the Potomac. in
which the shallow channel made navi-
cation difficult. The vessel stopped for
brief time this morning at the navy
--..ing grounds at Indian Head.
When the Olympia passed Fort Wash
inston. about thirty miles below Wash.
inston. the guns rolled forth SALUTE
that echoed and reechoed through the
Virginia and Maryland hills A few
minutes later Mount Vernon was passed.
and a bugle summoned the crew 10 at
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