The Washington times., 1921-11-11
Thousands BouUed In
Grief AS Unknown Is
Borne To Cen1eter,

OOII IIC II
CONTINUED from First Psse)
Sergeant Saunders OF the Army
Engineers.
High Officers Stand at Bier.
About them stood the honorary
high ranking officers OF
the army and the navy. their stars
and trappings OF rank scarcely dis
In the dimly-lit rotunda-
Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, who
the destroyer fleet with
the British during the war, Maj. Gen.
Charles @. Morton. Rear Admiral
Henry ID. Wilson. Rear Admiral Chas.
y. Piunkett, Major Gen. w. G.
Neville. Mai. Gen. ID. G. Shanks. MAI.
Gen. w. G. Haan. Maj. Gen. z. q.
Richards, Mai. Gen. ]. G.. Hartford.
Mai. Gen. Clarence Edwards. Mai.
Gen. Chas. T. Menoher and Maj. Gen.
John +. O'Ryan, OF New York.
Reverenty they watched as the
body bearers. with a tenderness not
attributed TO soldiers. picked up their
light burden from the same catafalque
that had borne Lincoln and Garfield
and Mckinley.
NotabIes Await without.
Out in the Capitol grounds was
gathered a notable assembly-the
President of the United States, the
Vice President. members OF the Sen
ate and of the House. and here ana
there cleaned the brilliancy OF a
foreign uniform.
Across the deathly stiffness of the
the eyer-beautiful strains OF Nearer
NV Go to Thee" With measured
and steady step-for The burden they
bore was slight-the body bearers.
flanked on each side by generals
and adm rails. moved down the high
steps Of the Capitol to the simple
caisson that waited below.
Ranks Snap To Salute.
The ranks OF waiting soldiers
snapped into salute, and az the
casket was placed on the caisson.
the sun. which had been struggling
IN through the clouds. suddenly
broke forth. flooding the wide spaces
of the plaza with it's radiant waves
The silence which had settled over
the plaza as the strains of the hymn
floated away was then shattered oy
the bark of military commands, and
the cadenced tramp of moving troops.
moving into position.
Senate In Earliest Session.
The dignified Senate met today at
the earliest hour in it's history. While
the CAPITOL was still shrouded with
the gloom Of early morning, the
Senators, frock coated and silk
ted, met In formal session in the
Chamber. There was a brief prayer
from the Senate Chaplain and then
the Senators went to Join the pro-
cession without.
our sympathies." said the Senate
Chaplain, "are with the mothers
throughout this land Of ours today
Some Of them may be wondering II
this unknown soldier may not be
theirs. Our hearts are with them
and with him."
Bandholtz Leads Line.
The procession began moving into
position soon after s o'clock. At
its head was Brig. Gen. II. ii. Band
holtz, commanding general OF the
District of Columbia, and his staff.
Immediately behind the staff came
a drum corps, beating the measured
of the march, the Army
Land from Washington barracks, and
then the composite foot regiment OF
infantry, bluejackets, marines and
national guard.
Following the military, the clergy,
readed by the Rev. G. II. Brent, senior
Chaplain of the A. L. f.. who few
hours later was to pronounce the
burial service.
Hero Bearers Alongside.
Then the caisson bearing the hon.
ored, dead the body bearers all were
heroes, marching in position alongside.
Further out in similar position
marched the generals and admirals
acting as honorary apall bearers.
Behind the caisson, walking abreast.
came the actual and titular Comman-
ders in chief Of the Army-Presidru dru.
Harding and General Pershing. an ]
behind them the Vice-President and
Admiral Coontz, chief of naval opera
tions. and Chief Justice Taft of tn
United States Supreme Court.
Wilson In Only Vehicle.
Woodrow Wilson. the cynosure ~
all eyes, was close to the rear OF the
In the only vehicle of the
procession that bore a living man.
The former President and Mrs. Will
son drew up 10 inc idSo Ju'' oc Wv
was getting under way
There was a flutter Of applause as the
fraiI looking man, looking all the more
30 because Of Mrs. Wilson bundled In
fur coat beside him, took his place III
line.
Down the line Of silent and reverei
people ran a tremor Of excitement.
Applause Ripples for Ex.President.
There's Wilson" sprung from
hundred throats, and like a little rip
pie in the water the applause s)read
down the waiting line. 1t seemed that
for tho moment the waiting thousands
had forgotten the forever silent figur"
on the other vehicle that had gone on
ahead.
1t had been intended that the WI.
son carriage be placed immediately
behind Chief Justice Taft In the pro.
cession, but the carriage was placed
In the line at the start from the
CapittI behind the holders of the