The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-30
sEcRETARY DENNY WITH TREM-
BLING HANDS PLACES FLOW
Frs ON cAsKETs
MARINES TANDATATTENTI0N
Whole Section Of New York Displays
stars and Stripes Amidst MOURN
Ina EmbIems; Many Stand In
Downpour Of Rain. \

N.u york-The nation Saturday
oaid its tribute to the memory OF 10
American officers and men OF the Ill
,ated ZR-2. whose disastrous plunge
into the river Humber put two nations
IN mourning.
Around the caskets Of 15-one has
been buried In British soil-there gath
cred In the New York navy yard Sat-
urday afternoon, great band OF mourn
ers. coming frov all ranks OF Ameri-
.an society. With them. in reverent
sympathy, stood guards OF honor from
three foreign nations-Great Brltian,
France and Brazil-which landed par
ties from warships now in port.
Represents Harding
Secretary of the Navy DENLY, repre-
,enting President Harding and cabinet.
| attended the memorial service ana
placed on each casket q boquet OF flow
ers. When he had finished his sac
task, his hands were trembling ana
his eyes moist.
| As promptly as the navy runs
through its maneuvers, 1t began the
xeryice for its hero dead. Because OF
rain which became a downpour at z
o'clock, the hour set for the ceremony.
the service was held In the yard mess
hall, instead of out doors.
At one end of the whitewashed hall
was the speakers platform and In front
Of It. in a long, solemn row, the dead
Each coffin was shrouded In the ANN
lean flag, covered with flowers, and
bore a simple card bearing the name
Of the deceas~l First to file into the
mess hall were the American guards
If honor-picked seamen and men fr9p
the marine corps Then came pSa-
! toon of royal marine light infantry,
from the British cruiser Dauntless,
which Friday bore the bodies home.
: Notables Present
Then the doors were thrown open to
t all. On the platform were seated men
2 Of rank-secretary Of the navy, three
t admirals, commanders of foreign war
: ships at anchor here. Sir Hugh Tren-
0 chard, British air minister, Maj. Gen.
z Robert Lee Billiard, Of the United
e States army. British and French consul
l. generals. and men prominent In varied
= walks Of life.
But even nearer the caskets were
@ privates and ordinary seamen while In.
n side the auditorium and out were men
% without collars, who stood for hours In
d the rain, until their clothes were soak
N ed to pay tribute to men who had faced
K. death unflinchingly. The democracy
r. which the gallant sailormen had known
" n life was theirs In death.
% The sound of muffled drums outside
the hall-the strains Of the Stal
Spangled Banner within, and the serv
&c Ice had started.
> Commander r. f. Meyer. navy chap
lain, conducted the final rites-that o
protestant faith. Capt. NJ. c. Gleason
Catholic chaplain, conducted the sec
ond service.
on Nearer My God to Thee"-and thk
ed three volleys. Sharp and crisp the
n rang out. A bugler sounded taps. TIL
n service was over When the yard ha
been emptied of visitors, 10 hearse
10, drew up in front of the mess hall an
ty the caskets were borne away to n
to naval hospital Four bodies will be u
tered in Arlington. one-that Of Lieu
he Emery Coil-will be buried at sea an
re- the others will be turned over to tt
or nearest XIII.