Evening star., 1921-11-02
|TA[YPAYS HONORS
. TO NAMELESS HERO
King and Peasant Alike Show
Solemn Reverence in
Rites at Rome.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. November 2.-Solemn rev.
erence by king and peasant was paid
to Italy's unknown soldier, symbol of
her 100000 dead, when the body ar
rived in Rome this morning and was
transported on gun carriage to the
Church of Santa Maria Degli Angel.
1t will there lie in state until its
final interment on Friday in the
altar of the country" under the
Victor Emmanuel monument.
The train bearing the body arrived
in a suburb of Rome last night, be-
ing met by the mayor and members
Of the municipal council. The cars
of the train were virtually flied with
floral tributes to the unknown soldier.
more than 1900 wreaths having been
placed aboard by the authorities of
nearly one hundred towns through
which the train had passed on it's trip
from Aquilia, northeast of Venice, to
Rome. Delegations of former soldiers
and local organizations also sent flow
ers, which were placed in the cars.
Crowds numbering many thousands
gathered at many stations or along
the railroad. either preserving a rev.
erent silence or waving flags and
singing patriotic songs.
Royalty Pays Homage.
This morning tine car carrying the
body was brought to the central sta
ton in this city, and royal and off,
cial Italy came to pay homage to
the casket in which reposed the body
that will on Friday be enshrined here
The king and queen as the chief
mourners stood with bowed heads as
the coffin draped in the tri-color was
carried from the train on the shoul-
ders of eight valofous non-commis-
stoned officers to the waiting gun
carriage. Members of the royal
household, princes and princesses
ministers of state, senators land
deputies. the general STATS of the
widows and mothers all united in
silent honor for the dead.
The cortege was formed in the sta
ton square and between lines of SOL
diers at present arms proceeded to
the church. which was but three
with somber silent crowd, all in
alteration for the unknown. All
watched with eager eyes the passage
Of the solemn procession, then bowed
in reverence as the gun carriage
bearing the body passed.
Escorted py Bravest.
The heavy gun carriage laden with
it's symbol Of a nations grief drawn
by eight artillery chargers rolled
BY its side walked as an escort of
honor the little more than a score
of men decorated with Italy's highest
military honor, "the gold medal for
valor. these were Italy's living brav-
est"
royal family, as the chief mourners
Silently they pIodded behind the "un-
known" to the church, followed by
the ministers, the generals, admirals.
diplomatic corps, supreme court
judges, mayors of the large cities
ers and crippled soldiers organiza-
tions.
Thousands Pass Through.
In the square in front Of the church
the advance guard of the cortege
lined up and awaited the arrival >of
the body. When the gun carriage
reached the door Of the church 1T
stopped and the eight chosen non
Commissioned officers bore it on their
placed it upon a specially built cata-
faloue. The king then entered. fol-
lowed by the rest Of the procession;
Following the religious service. the
king. followed by the assembled digni-
taries Of state. left the church for the
Ouirinal. There the procession was
Meanwhile, the body of, the. sun-
known soldier was laid in state on
the catafalque The crowd which
tined the route massed toward the
church. The doors were thrown open
for the public and thousands passed
through the edifice every hour.