Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-11
TOUCHING SCENE AS
UNKNOWN HERO IS
LOWERED TO GRAVE
STATESMEN, ARMY AND NAVY
CHIEFS AND FOREIGN ENJOYS
MARCH BEHIND BODY OF UN.
NAMED SOLDIER WHO GAVE
LIFE FOR OLD GLORY.

Washington. Nov, 1.-THE nationa!
capital led the nation today in doing
homage to the unknown soldier from
France
1t was little more than broad day.
light before the tramp of marching
men, the clatter of hoofs and the
grind of gun carriage wheels on the
great plaza before the capitol told
that tho last parade for the dead was
forming. Up past the gray mass o!
the building, under trees where only
yellowed leaf here and there lin
gered the kahki tide of funeral es-
cort for u general of the army rolled
to its place.
AS the troops gathered for the
march to the grave, the first, far throb
OF the minute guns at Fort Meyer
over the river, broke the morning 81
lence. Through the hours that fol
lowed the distant dull note of sorrow
sounded in measured intervals, grow
ing closer and closer, louder and loud
as as the cortege wound its way up to
Arlington.
Guns Boom From $50 to Noon.
From S:30 a. m. until far past noon
the distant booming wrote the story
of the minutes with but one halt, as
the nation stood silent for two min.
utes just after midday in honor of the
dead.
Up in the rotunda of the capitol
resting on the catafalque where Lin.
coin, Garfield, Grant and Mckinley
laid, the casket had stood amid heap
ing piles Of flowers with its silent
guard Of honor soldier, "a national
guardsman, sailor and marine
through tae night at the four corners
of the bier. Then there legan to
gather little group of fellow soldiers
oach wearing a heros decorations, to
bear the casket to the waiting gun
carriage. They were led by Sergeant
Samuel Woodtll, first mentioned in
Pershing's list Of war heroes, and with
him were Sergeants Harry Taylor OF
the cavalry, Thomas ID. Saunders OF
the engineers, Louis Razga of the
coast artillery James w. Dell of thu
field guns, and for the navy Chief
Torpedo Man James Delaney ana
Chief Water Tender Charles Lee
O'Connor and Sergeant Ernest A. Jan
son Of the marines.
Medal Men Garry Casket.
In the great rotunda the honorary
pallbearers also gathered to walk be.
side the gun carriage up Pennsylvania
avenue. At their head was Major
General Harboard. executive assistant
to General Pershing as chief Of staff,
himself a former enlisted man and
glad to walk beside his honored COM
rade rather than ride at the head of
the pageant with Pershing.
Pershing, riding to lead the way for
the unknown comrade from France
on his last march, had with him Ad-
miral CoOntZ, chief of operations of
the navy, and Admiral Hillary Jones,
commanding the Atlantic fleet
Taken Through Cemetery Gates.
At the gates to Arlington the Ma
rine band was waiting for the foot
troops and the casket and marched in
ahead, The march was slackened,
the half step and the wall of funeral
dirge sounded as it moved in narrow.
ed formation through the trees and
clustering tombs and monuments ana
out over the open spaces about the
amphtheater where thousands were
gathered.
As Bishop Brent concluded the invo
cation which opened the ceremony
the bells in Washington, across the
river, were ringing the noon hour
The whole company In the amphithea
ter rose and stood in silence for two
minutes as the whole nation stood, by
presidential proclamation. in rever-
ence for the dead
Harding Delivers Address.
Then came the singing of Amer
lea" rising in a mighty chorus. After
that President Harding moved for
ward to stand beside the casket and
speak for the nation.
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