Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
Through the Rotunda.

Washington. Nov. 10.-A river of hu- --znity, American men, women and chill dre., Americans by heritage, Americans oy election. flowed all day today and far Into the night past the bier of the dead soldier under the great dome of the cap .-oi
 From early day until ,ong after dark ness had shroudcd the city. the stream su--ei up the eastern front of the TO- -lrda, four abreast. up the granite stair Nsy. In through the huge doorway to rass so,cmuly. rsverently by the casket and Us five guards.
 Ont through another doorway the stream passed down over the wide ter races 0f the western front to the homes The city below Each hour saw thousands make the slow journcy of hon. lr tn fhe dead. Each hour saw new thou sands pouring up the driyeways that cir -e the building to. replenish the living e-aan.
 That was the oversha doving element in rrS cycle of honors heaped upon this a1u.lsss sa.iier. And it was his own r.Hr -hat silently gave this reward. more precious than any jeweled or carv- rr -c.s1 that rovCrnments of the world rH place tomorrow above the still t-eae- os the sleeper.
 TO one siie or inc throne that passed es...ssy by the fse-draped casket. a rd un-eudiuE ceremonial or honors tHr tre dead went on. There great men. gathered in Washington Co deal with -re'r affairs came humbiy to place their ur.l+rs and roses at the b1-r. There came comrades lup.uE from wounds a- brought them down in France There came the ambassadors and the -r-- and tho special envoys around ..a wo-idi
 There were formal services here. al- F1Es wfh The shuh1ing footstaps of the -a-su river beyond merging with tho prayers and the chants and the spoken -r--s t1 thc dead. There were some. -e17e wounded boys from France. rFH stood awed and ahashed al the sol n majesty ihat had come 10 this com --I-
 Irw-. to7. black gowned women. many bowed and gray with age and sorrow and wearing ln pride the golden star that s lt son who dled over there. AS tr- hours moved by. the vast reach rf The chamber seemed all too @ -7 house the growing mass of flow " ss esch cluster was set in place. -r-s rat u.1souoi ir Frsacc or Eng H- 'at h.oomcd ir Canada and South At-aa r7rri.s srst thrus- uo their
 frE7 tHr1c@n .i08G 6reoche6
 -s fields and flowers of every color
 1e -i1t blossom under American -'hc air grew heavy with the fra r- >r.d-s- guards stepped out 10 each tribute after it had been set. ". tr' o0r- rounded sweep of granite 'tI was banked with wrcatas and greens
 . whole length
 - had fallen before tho soldiers t"- tIe.r cumrsdc marines who jointly
 " honor of uaTiirr the resting - 7f Inc unknown te,d moved to 1rt tne stream or hum7nlty that con r- .'s measured flow.
 --s iu rfe vauIted chamber
 i and died Co a dim glow: he
 .iinfe doors swung shut. and alone
 W'1 t1e tire'ess comrades who
 '.. ast Ni~I with him, America g --s'l from France was left to await drawn and The coming of the cortega in
 f". president and all tbe bighee.
 r American national if. 7,i1l walls -s7Hv Go carry him 10 the grave -r getting word from the outside
 t-y -o-0os people were waiting
 '-7 '0 enter the rotunds inc
 TN authorities decided al o'clock
 'n keep the doors open untiI all
 7' l- o'clock the hour set fo, 1e had passed through.
 ra fershing stood again toniqb-
 a rofin of the Unknown SoI
 there were tears in his eyes a, .ur.I away al
 et just E minutes of midnight
 s. 0f Inc line which had beer
 lT past the cstafaloue fo,
 ls hours. had paid their respec
 a'at and the doors were closed nc N21f'. police estimated that from
 'n ss.o0o people had filed througl .Ha -n-u0da since a m.