Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-11
ny William sInycn, McNu,t.

United News Stan Correspondeut
w WASHlNGTON, Nov. l0.-All day
Thursday n solemn procession moved
through the rotunda of the Capitol.
where the body OF the unknown sol
der lay smothered In flowers ,on tho
catafalque upon which Lincoln, Gar
Held and Mckinley have rested.
AT 10 o'clock at night. when the
last OF the mourners had passed and
the namcless man whose name is the
most prominent in the land. was left
alone for his last night with his COM
rades of the army who stood watch.
II was estimated that $4,000 people,
had passed through 10 pay tribute To
the hero who was lifted from an OBJ
scure grave in France TO servo
throughout all time as the symbol OF
the army with which he fought.
Crowds Pass Bier All Day.
The doors were opened 10 tho
mourncrs 1T s o'clock in the morning,
and from then on Tor fourteen hours
Il steady stream OF people. four.
abreast. moved through the roped-
Off lane across the rotunda and past
the f'aG-draped casket with its crown
Of flowers.
While the throng fled by delega-
ton after delegation moved out into
the rotunda from the southern en-
trance bearing wrcaihs. After the
wrcaths wcro placed on the casliet
the delegations moved on and out.
while soldiers removed the offerings
from the bier and placed them along
the circular-wall. The delegations
came in u steady stream. ambassa-
d"rs, generals. diplomats. decorated
war heroes. crippled soldiers. war
mothers, patriotic societies. veterans
organizations they came and paid
their reveront tribute aud left Eng
land and France, Italy and Japan.
China and India. Canada and Aus.
tralia-p practically all the nations OF
the world were represented In those
who came 10 do honor to the un-
known soldier.
british Conc Early.
the British came early. represented
by Arthur J, Daifour and A,ubuesador
Gcddcs and Admiral Ecatty. Lord
oGvan brought q wreath from King
George. From far China came, aolemn
men who unveiled Il giidcd statue
yuholic OF victorious peace. Little
brown men of the Japanese govern
ment. army and navy, brought Erea;
"reathS and bowed low before the
Nmcrican warrior Premier BRAND
Il France. ana Gcncral jacques. OF
Hclsinm. bore flowers to the Amer
can warrior
There were flowers from France
md Australia and New Zealand and
'onth Africt; flowers grown :" t.ose
'ar-aSvay countries ana sent here a
fro
'uss were made. Aiong the walt,
we're bronze wrcuths from the gcboo,
'hi'drcn OF La lIa.rc France: fro-N
he Department Of the Marno. where
he unknown solder may have mo;
MS death. ana from, the city of cha.
"nS-aur- Marnc, through which 50
many american soldiers passed dur
nE the summer lighting OF igiS. rhs
oldest V g. nnu ln the iritlsh ctn
pirr Sergeant Richardson, aged Of
placed wreath aent ny the Grand
'ri'.y OF 'ho United Veterans OF Can
aGU
Wrcaths From Every state
Nrc"iES from every state in the
Union ana all the Territories stond
by the walls. AS tho day wore on tn
soldiers found difficulty In fnf;nt.
places In the great rotunda To place
the RAPIDLY growing mass OF floral
decorations. And all the wh!Ie the
people filed steadily through and past
the casket and out.
Thousands sobbed as they moved
slowly along. Few managed TO make
the journey with dry eyeH. only tho
delegations wcre supposed to bring
floral offerings. but numbers OF wo.
mer who had lost loved ones in tho
war brought in small bouquets ami
laid them OH th.
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