The Washington times., 1921-11-08
HERO BODY
I D ARRIVE
3P,M,
TOMORROW
Public to Have Fourteen Hours
In Which to View Coffin in
Capitol Rotunda. =.
BY ELMER RANDALL.
Interns tional News Service.

ON BOARD u. S. CRUISER
OLYMPIA, Nov. 8.-The historic
old cruiser Olympia, bearing the
body of Americas unknown war
rior, anchored off the mouth Of
the Potomac River this morning at
7 o'clock.
The body is due to reach Wash
ington tomorrow afternoon.
Voyage from France Rough.
Thepassage from France was rough,
with almost continuous stormy wealth
er.
About the only break in the bad
weather occurred when the Olmypia
was at the Azores.
The destroyer Berpandou, met the
Olympia twelve miles off Cape Henry
last night and escorted the cruiser
into Chesapeake Bay.
The coffin containing the unknown
soldier was under military guard all
the way across the Atlantic. The body
will be inferred in Arlington National
Cemetery on Friday with internat
tional honors.
BattIeship Sent As Escort.
Immediately after the Navy Depart.
ment here was advised of the position
of the Olypmia, the battleship North
Dakota was ordered to Piney Point to
join the destroyer and escort the un-
known dead to the Washington Navy
Yard
The vessel will enter the Potomac
river tomorrow. and will proceed slow
ly TO the Washington Navy Yard,
where the flag-draped coffin with the
body of Americas hero will be brought
ashore.
High officials of the army and navy
departments will participate in the
simple ceremonies that will attend the
Homecoming OF one whose burial in
Arlington National Cemetery on Fri.
day will typify Americas love and sor.
row for the thousands who gave their
lives in the world war.
As Admiral Dewey's old flagship
passes George Washington's tomb at
Mt. Vernon, the call to the colors
will be sounded, the crews OF the
vessels will come to attention, and
taps Will he sounded. 1t is the Gus.
tomary mark of respect paid by all
war vessels to the First President.
On Public View II Hours.
For fourteen hours the city will
have an opportunity to view the
coffin OF the unknown, at rest in the
NdplAOl lONuiha WIN db Nllt
q world full.touched can bring to
this envoy of the dead. From g
o'clock Thursday morning until 10
o'clock at night, the public may pass
by the bier.
Military organizations OF the city.
representing far flung membership,
will join i'm honoring the unknown
with almost continual ceremonies
throughout Thursday.
Official permission has been granted
to a number OF organizations and
foreign representatives to lay floral
tributes and other decorations at the
bier. These include:
Federated Council OF Churches,
American Ambulance Association, Ro-
tary Club, National Woman's Overseas
Service League United States Spanish
Wa Veterans, Rainbow Division.
Twenty.cighth Division. Eighty-second
Division Veterans OF Foreign Wars,
Eighteenth Division, American IL
brary Association. Disabled Emergency
Officers OF tho World War. Thirty
seventh Division, Indian war veterans,
Peruvian embassy, Daughters OF Vet
Grams, Portuguese legation. Boy
Scouts. British embassy American
Red Cross. sixth Division, Iloboken
war mothers, women Of the Army and
Navy League OF Nalor. v NJ. C. A..
Second Division. National lOrRnn'ra-
tion Sons OF Veterans Auxiliary, Ma