Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-11
THOUSANDS PASS
BIER OF HERO
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Jointly shared the honor of guarding
the resting place of the unknown dead
moved to check the stream of human
ity. Another moment in his great
hour of all eternity had ended for the
unknown who Is known to all the na-
tions of his death.
The lights in the vaulted chamber
dwindled and died to dim glow; the
great bronze doors swung shut and
alone again with the tireless comrades
who kept the last vigil with him.
Americas unknown from France was
left to await dawn and the coming OIL
the cortege in which the president and
all the highest figures in American
national life will walk humbly to carry
him to the grave.
BY ten o'clock steady stream of
people--soldiers, men, women and chill
dren, white and black-had begun a
continuous march thru the rotunda.
Secretary Weeks, Assistant Secretary
Wainwright and General Harbord,
were on hand waiting to receive for
eigu delegation Floral designs from
every state on each of which was
the states shield completely circled
the rotunda.
All delegations came in from tHe
north entrance and stood by the cata-
falque for the ceremony as the line
continued to stream through.
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tee of the federal council OF churches
of Christ in America representing the
Protestant churches OF the United
States. Within the fifteen minutes al
lotted to it, prayer was offered by
Bishop Mcdowell of the Methodist
Episcopal church and short eulogy of
the dead delivered by DR.. William Ad-
ans Brown of Union Theological Semi
nary in New York
As noon drew near the number OF
those in line to pass by the bier in
creased in numbers. The people moved
through almost at the rate of 100
minute.
At stated intervals delegations ap-
preached the catafalque for a orief
memorial service. each leaving
wreath. So numerous were the wreaths
that guards picked them up and took
them away. leaving room for others to
come during the day and night.
Premier BRAND and the French dele
CATION to,the armament conference car
rying huge bunch of pink chrysan-
themums tied with the tri-color OF
France, entered the rotunda at IL
O'Clock. The premier stood silently
for a moment and then moved out with
his party.
Many persons In the public line car
ried floral offerings of their own on
which there seldom was a card. In
nearly every instance these voluntary
offerings were carried by a child. or
all those who filed through one door
and out another, old men and Old
women, the grand parents Of some SOL
dier perhaps. were the most visibly at
fected, tears streaming down their
cheeks.
A three-foot bronze statue symbolic
ing the Angel of Peace" was placed
on the catafalque as the gift of the
president OF the Chinese republic. 1t
was TO be unveiled later in the day by
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A few minutes after noon Il Brit
ism delegation led by Earl Beatty. Ar
thur j. Balfour and Ambassador Ged-
des marched into the rotunda from the
north entrance. An officer OF the guard
approached the catafalque, holding
aioft a huge wreath. AS the offering
from the British empire was placed at
the side OF the coffin, the Earl, the
former premier and the ambassador
stepped back and Scot, his head held
high, moved forward with the first
tribute from the British possessions
Next came the wreath from Newfound-
land. carried by a hardy son of the
north, and then the tribute from Can
ada placed by Sir Robert Borden, for
mer premier of the dominion A son
representatives from every land over
which the Union Jack waves brought
their floral tributes.
Entire. the British tribute complete
ly covered one side of the coffin. hid
Ing 1t from view
British. the boy scouts marched IT
saluted anG chanted their oatR. The
scout wreath carried the legend 'B'
Prepared"
Even Russia was represented in til;
tribute to the unknown dead, dele
CATION from the old Russian embass.
placing a gift of flowers at the bier
The delegation was headed by Mr.
Henry De Bach, counsellor of the en-
bassy.
Representatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor placed floral wreat
upon the bier with the following in
scription:
Live on thou spirit of justice. free
dom, democracy and humanity !
grateful tribute to our unknown sol
dier from the American Federation o
Labor. A group of Knights of Colum
Live on. thou spiris. of justice. free
bus In regalia clustered around and re
Although floral tributes were re
moved to one side soon after they wer'
placed at the bier to make room TO
others several large palm leaves wer
left there by representatives. of Bel
gium and remained undisturbed belov
the casket.
Mrs. Adelaide w. Bagley mother o
Mrs. Josephus Daniels placed a cluste
of palm leaves and roses at the bic
In memory OF ner son. Ensign WoT q
Bagley, the only American naval Off
Ger killed in the war with Spain.
Crowds which sought tonight t
enter the capitol and pay their tribut
extended for more than ten blocks an
It was evident that not all would b
able to reach the bier.
F'lorad tributes were laid on tn
casket by many organizations includ
inf the American Legion, the Amer
lean War Mothers, Veterans of For
eign Wars. Order of Indian War,
Military Order of the World Wal
United States Infantry association
Daughters of Veterans. America
Women's Legion. s0th Division, Son
of Temperance and National Confed
crate organizations.
After getting word from the outsid
that fully 10000 people were waiting [
enter the rotunda, the military author
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