The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-11
Unites
In Honoring Of
Its Heroic Dead
Cortege Moves From Capitol
To Arlington Cemetery;
Bier Buried Under Noun
tain of Fragrant Flowers.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL All
Washington and thousands who have
come into the nations capital from
all parts of the country are today do
ing honor to the heroic American
dead of the late war and one of the
greatest and most impressive pa
geants that Washington has ever wit
messed is in progress in connection
with the laying away of the body of
an unknown dead soldier, brought
from France, for entombment in Ar
ilngton cemetery.
The funeral cortege left the capitol
at $3.50, preceded only by guard of
honor, composite foot regiment.
This was followed by President
Harding, Vice-President Coolidge,
justices of the supreme court, mem
bers of the cabinet, members of con-
gress, holders of medals of honor a
delegation from the Americacan Lee
gion, veterans of the Spanish War,
the G. A. R., and other societies.
The procession passed out Pennsy-
lvania Avenue where it was review
ed by President Harding and then on
to Arlington Cemetery where the fin
al ceremonies are in progress.
All day yesterday river of human
ity, men, women and children, Ameri-
cans by heritage or choice, flowed up
the Eastern front of the Capitol into
the rotunda and past the bier of the
unknown hero who is symbolical Of
all the dead heroes, unknown and
known, who laid down their lives tor
their country and the world in the
6 eat war. Four abrc2. they passed.
up the granite stairway through the
huge doorway and on past the casket
about which stood five guards as mo-
ionless as were the statues of Lincoln
and Grant, looking down upon the
spectacle. Continuous were the cere-
monial honors as wounded comrades
and the manned of the last war, grey
bassadors and diplomats and great
men of all the nations came humbly
by, placing wreaths upon the casket
The first wreath was placed on the
bier by President Harding on Wednes-
day, the body having been brought to
the Capitol with fitting but simple
honors following it's homecoming on
the Olympia. Next wreaths from con-
gress, then from the French and the
British and bronze statue of the
AuSel Vi IedCc llOlH SHlhd WClC
laid upon the catafalque. Tribute after
tribute were added yesterday. There
was wreath from the Canadian army
and flowers from France, poppies from
Flanders, India, South Africa and other
distant lands as well as from the vet
Grams of other wars till the fragrant
head rose like a miniature mountain.
During the greater part of yester
day the crowd passed the bier 200 to
the minute, noticeable among them
the wounded veterans made more
noticeable by their awkward move
ments from shattered limbs blinded
eyes or feeble steps. Cru.cLus and
canes clicked upon the stone floor as
they placed their offerings on the bier
of their dead former comrade in
arms and shuffled off again into the
oil scurity they Craved. Black Gown
ed women. many bowed Win age and
glief and wearing a gold star IN ought
10 flowers and tears in De en,)r. of
other former comrades w,hse names
are enrolled upon the great scroll oil
those who with hirn lied !Cr their
flag. Last night the crowd extended
out ten blocks from the capitol and it
seemed that some would be unable
to reach tie objective rolur { all.