The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-10

pia's bard sounded ,nc opening chords
Of t'mri.l..~ fuucrn. mare h. - thu slow
haif ..i-;. ana ,arrl,d hill Oh tie
-hnu..i"r, al ht- navy ;nd mIiiue corps
cnruru.lre IT," unkmu"M Ma t"md"r!y
, Uii"L down The sie-r pitch 10 The dock
Adu .lu Chandler ami his atdr- CAM"
behind ,u,ncl nuts ~ III the cold rain
and h~h across th"!: breasts. l:'."w.
the cabinet mcImH"i% ais" stood bare
h"ad"d IL IT." rain HE army and navy
Uiii,rrs 1T salute.
lust - the vH~k-i passed OFT through
the rails uN,.r side 10 me p.aEk. ih'
waI! IF Ia. ''bos'ns' l.r- sounded,
shrlllIng the last salute Of the s~rGm""
To- Ia" dead II sounded eddy against
tho background Of the dirg". and rs tn
sound Of the p!p" died away. he gun
forward hArE"d against the passing 81
another minute.
On American Soil
Step by step me hrar"rs Iahrr,d down
! the r.anh. sinGed against tn" slipper!
murk Of the rain, 10 the "Obhi"d dock
Ilu"r br.Uw
Again the r.pr walled as they stepped
ashore at last and the unknown Was
again on American soil.
! Slowly the flag draped ruSkst moved
down b"tween the line -: troops ana
marines and under the eyes or the blue
Jackets standing r!gidi! at the SHIPS
! rails high above ~ they cam" abreast
az the ships band. ihe dIrgr Ms Stil."h
and Il marine bLsirr sounded four -Four
shes OF salute 10 Il GENERA! officer Ih"I
: :h,. stirring. lifting strains 81 ~" Star
~pangled Banner rang "G! !" ilt' srhy
Sky. the nations own II! mn -: Freedom.
10, Ia Slf,ps IA t. :,
/ gun carriage was taken ": again Ia"
wait nr the funeral march. cat through
with the crash Of the gun Lb"S I
sounded The ,,tss..u waited IN Il sI'tr"
between he Srcui.d and rh.rd squad.
r0us Of thu full ~tr-:,lh Of tn" ThirG
cavalry from Fort Mr.. and h"~Ijr il
stood tn" eight h",.l hearers az tia
army. headed by Sergeant W""diil.. her"
Of heroes among Americans who Fought
in France.
Tho Flowers Of France
The soldiers took over M burden OF
q the gGn carriage. and then could b" seen
the withrred handful Of flower. thc only
decoration on lhc tiag-wrHppcd rISket
They were the blooms wiki which this
"a skei WAS chosen from others lh"rr il.
France brfrr" tn long l"uTu"y h"m"
began. Through It all they have ain
there above the breast of the dead. yell
lowing with each passing DAY Th't
viii go with the tIkuOwn 10 ms ia>,
sleep III the stone crypt ii! .Nri!net"t.
As the ca Shrt Was strapped IN p!..""
an rider rang out and the cavalry UanI
swung oil 10 the ie!;. playing "bHwdrd
christian Soldiers" Behind them. sahrcs
cap hr.mS and >"dd"" '''l"rS dripping
H!th rL!u. came tho TROOPERS four
,..,:s.u,. tn. i",l"w.ng squadron. Sccr"-
in Il ceased ear, General l'crSh!ug ana
! Admiral h""nt@. and behind ih"S" III.
other officers aGG at. iciI.S.
Tic horses ~WlEE away At = S,"r
,rrI hvaI The Winding read :" tie
Old gateway Mas lined OH either sd.
win marines at present arms. and t"'-
h.ud them. row after row. Wrr" packed
III" in"..>IudS al JI~t r.alu NM ri'Tsn
rIiiarn> wh" had bravcd c"ld and r.''n
fnr h"3rS To stand hareh"aTod as III"
hodi IL tni> h"urred frllVw country
man Mas carried bv.
Where Mckinley Rested
out Through the gateway the rorirG"
clatterrd. l. md other "r"w'!S lining
the wa und'r the daylight "f = fading
autumn day. It moved urlrn.! GA
through III" streets :" IL" m"."dr ~
the h.,ud and tn. drumming, "f ih' h"r-
Scs' shoes on the wet pavement, ca i
went =" SN!UE a. last mt" M great
plgLI hnr"r" ia. ,.IrIinl. and Ih"r' ir..op-
RS again drew ur In Inc. facing I.
ma~s,., NUI.hiuG wtG s.,hrr~ ~ pro
sent" as tn" "nsk"t was iltl"G jrNn a1'
carried M tho wild" stairway "a l."
placed IN m" catIfalquc in In" dim 80.