Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-22
MANY PAY TRIBUTE
TO VICTIMS OF zR-2
SECRETARY DENNY WITH TREM-
BLING HANDS PLACES FLOW
ERS ON cASKETS
MARINES STAND ATATTENTl0N
Whole Section of New York Displays
Stars and Stripes Amidst Mourn
ing Emblems; Many Stand in
Downpour of Rain.

New York.-The nation Saturday
paid its tribute to the memory of 16
American officers and men of the ill
fated ZR-2, whose disastrous plunge
into the river Humber put two nations
in mourning.
Around the baskets of 15-one has
been buried in British soil-there gath
cred in the New York navy yard Sat
urday afternoon, a great band of mourn
ers, coming from all ranks of Ameri-
can society. With them, in reverent
sympathy, stood guards of honor from
three foreign nations-Great Britain,
France and Brazil-which landed par
ties from warships now in port
Represents Harding
Secretary Of the Navy DENLY, repre-
senting President Harding and cabinet,
attended the memorial service and
placed on each casket boquet of flow
ers. When he had finished his sad
task, his hands were trembling and
his eyes moist
AS promptly as the navy runs
through its maneuvers, it began the
service for its hero dead. Because of
rain which became downpour at ?
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 whtewashed hall
was the speakers platform and in front
Of 1t, in long, solemn row, the dead.
To oh an, oh 1oI In
lean flag, covered with flowers, and
bore a simple card bearing the name
of the deceased. First to file into the
mess hall were the American guards
of honor-picked seamen and men from
the marine corps. Then came a pa-
toon of royal marine light infantry,
from the British cruiser Dauntless,
which Friday bore the bodies home.
NotabIes Present
Then the doors were thrown open to
all. On the platform were seated men
of rank-secretary of the navy, three
admirals, commanders of foreign war
ships at anchor here, Sir Hugh Tren-
chard, British air minister. Maj. Gen.
Robert Lee Billiard, of the United
States army, British and French consul
generals. and men prominent in varied
walks OF life.
But even nearer the baskets were
privates and ordinary seamen while in
side the auditorium and out were men
without collars, who stood for hours in
the rain, until their clothes were soak
ed TO pay tribute to men who had faced
death unflinchingly. The democracy
which the gallant sailormen had known
in life was theirs in death.
The sound of muffled drums outside
the hall-the strains of the Star
Spangled Banner within, and the serv-
ice had started.
Commander F. T.. Meyer. navy chap
lain, conducted the final rites-that of
protestant faith. Capt. NJ c. Gleason,
Catholic chaplain, conducted the sec
ond service.
"Nearer My God to Thee'-and then
three volleys. Sharp and crisp they
rang out. A bugler sounded taps. The
service was over When the yard had
been emptied of visitors, IL hearses
drew up in front of the mess hall and
the caskets were borne away to the
naval hospital. Four bodies will be in
tered in Arlington, one-that of Lieut.
Emery Coil-wll be buried at sea and
the others will be turned over to the
nearest kin.