The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-11
Hundred Million People
Utter Silent Prayer AS
Body Is Lowered To Its
Last Resting Place =
Distinguished Visitors
Join In Paying Honors

Join In Paying Honors
Washington, Nov. 11.-Lone before
the rising sun broke through the low
clouds long columns of soldiers, sail
ors and marines today began making
their way to the capitol plaza, there
to receive into their keeping Amer
ica's unknown soldier and to accom-
pany him to his final resting place at
Arlington.
Pennsylvania avenue was roped off
and all traffic stopped, as when an in
augural parade passes. Crowds be-
gan lining the avenue before day
break in order to secure advan-
taeeous positions for viewing the pro-
cession.
President Harding arrived at the
capitol at 1927 and took his place be-
hind the caisson which had been held
in front of the capitol steps to await
the parade formation.
AS the house delegation marched
out and took up its position behind the
hate, Representative Alice Rober-
CO of Oklahoma, the only woman in
congress, took a place near the front,
lean Red Cross nurse. A soldier was
detailed to march with her.
Former President Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson, in an automobile, joined the
procession as it swung around the
north end of the capitol. AS he turned
into Pennsylvania avenue the crowds
along the way cheered Wilson con-
tinuousiy.
Six black horses with drivers rigid
in the saddle drew the funeral car on
gun timber. A simple flag wrapped
the casket, which rode high, with only
a handful of flowers on it, Among
them lay the withered cluster of
French blossoms that came with him
on the journey home.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE national
capital led the nation today in doing
homage to the unknown soldier from
France
1t was little more than bread day
light before the tramp of MARCHING
men, the clatter 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
forming. Up past the gray mass q!
the building, under trees where only
a yellowed leaf here and there linger.
ed, the khaki tide of a funeral escort
for a general of the army rolled to it's
place.
AS the troops gathered for the
march tC the grave, the first, far
throb of the minute guns at Fort
Meyer over the river broke the morn
ing silence. Through the hours that
followed the distant, dull note of sor-
row sounded in measured interval
growing closer and closer, louder
and louder. as the cortege wound its
way up to Arlington. The knell
the guns marked the way of the FL
neral train step by step and culmi-
mated in the three crashing salvor
that signaled the last soldier fare
we'll
Cannon Sounded Minutes
From $3.50 a. m. until far past noon,
the distant booming wrote the story
of the minutes with but one halt, as
the nation stood silent for two min
utes just after midday in honor of the
dead
Up in the rotunda of the capitol
resting on the catafalque where Lin.
ccoln, Garfield, Grant and Mckinley
laid, the casket had stood amid heap
ing piles of flowers with its silent
guard of honor, a soldier, a nationa
guardsman, sailor and marine
through the night at the four corners
of the bier. Then there began [
gather little group Of fellow Sc
diers, each wearing hero's decora
tions, to bear the casket to the W.
ing gun carriage. They were led by
Sergeant Samuel Woodfill, first men,
toned in Pershing's. list of war he
roes, and with him we're Sergeants
Harry Taylor of the cavalry, Thomas
d. 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 De
laney, and Chief Water Tender
Charles Lee O'Connor and Sergeant
Ernest A. Janson of the marines.
Gather in Rotunda
In the great rotunda the honorar,
pail bearers also gathered to walk be
side the gun carriage up Pennsylvania
avenue. At their head was Majol
General Hartford, executive assistan
10 GENERAL FerSuinS do CHiol VI Stdii
himself. former enlisted man, ant
glad to walk beside his honored com
rades rather than ride at the head 0
: the pageant with Pershing. With hi,'
were other major generals who's
names bring memories of the wal
There was Morton, Edwards of Ney
England's 26th division; there wa
Shanks, who ruled at Hoboken Will
the army was going over there:
there was Menoher, who led the
to victory; and Bailey Organ of Me-
York's 9th and Richards Of Pennsy
vania. For the navy walked Hug
Rodman, rear admiral and eommanJ
eli 81 the battle feet that went oyer
Henry 81 WILSON. former chiaf Of tn
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