South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-10

heart or the nation, and they
must have known it, fcV the
heart beat of a nation dehes the
laws of space, even of eternity.
Sodden skies and a gray.
creeping, chilling rain all through
the day seemed to mark the
mourning of this American soil
and air at the bier Of this I'M
known hero. But no lot of the
full need of honor was denied
the dead on that account. From
the highest officials of this dem
ocratic government to the last
soldier or marine or bluejacket,
rain and cold meant nothing beside
the desire to do honor to the dead.
The ceremonies were brief We'd
nesday They began with the far
boom of saluting cannon down the
river, signalling the coming of the
great gray cruiser Olympia. The
fog of rain hid her slow approach
up the Potomac, but fort by fort,
post by post, the guns took up the
tale Of hOnors for the dead as she
passed.
Flag Draped Casket.
Slowly the ship swung into her
dock. Along her rails stood her
crew long lines OF dark blue, rigid
at attention and with a solemn ex-
preston uncommon to the young
faces beneath the jaunty sailor hats.
Astern, under the long, gray muzzle
Of . gun that once echoed its way
into history more than 20 years ago
in Manila bay, lay the flag draped
Casket. Above a tented awning held
off the dripping rain, the inner side
of the canvass lined with great
American flags TO make a canopy for
the sleeper below. At attention
stood five sailors and marines as
guards of honor for the dead at each
corner and the head of his bier
Below on the cobbied stretch Of
the old dock at Washington navy
yard, a regiment OF cavalry waited,
sabers at present" and the black
draped gun caissOn with its six black
horses TO. carry the casket TO the
/ capitol The troopers formed in
line facing toward the ship as she
swung broadside to her place and
the gangway was lifted 20 her quar-
terdeck. To their right a mounted
band stlled its restless horses.
on the ship. the trim files OF her
marine guard stood at attention.
Chandler in Charge.
Rear Admiral Lloyd H. Chandler,
to whom had fallen the duty Of es-
corting this dead private soldier
over the Atlantic from France, was
CARRIED in the full, formal naval
dress. as We're the officers Of his
staff
Just as the ships bell changed out
the quick. double strokes of eight
bells" the bugles rang again and
the crew again lined the rails far
above the docks. The marine guard
filed down the gangway 10 face the
troopers across the docks. the ships
band came down and formed be-
yond the marines. On deck at the
gangway head. four sides-boys took
their place on each side facing to-
ward each other, the boatswain
waiting behind them 20 pipe e. dead
/ cCmrade over the side with the hon
/ ors accorded only 20 full admirals
Of the fleet
Cars bearing Secretaries Weeks
and DENLY, assistant Sec'y Vain
wright, Gen. Pershfng. Maj. Gen.
Harbord. Admiral Cooptz and Maj.
Cen Lejeune. the marine command
ant. and their aides rolled up, with
Sec'y Weeks on the right. next 10
the Sansway and Sec'y DENLY next.
then Gen. Pershing and Admiral
Coontz. these highest officers Of the
army and navy formed in line facing
down the open space between the
troops and marines.
Bugles Blow.
on deck the bugles called atten-
ton. A group OF petty officers step
: ped forward 20 raise the casket
/ Forward a gun crashed the first
drumming roll Of the minute guns
/ OF sorrow The Olympia's banc
sounded the opening chords OF
( 'Chopin's Funeral March" and 20
I the slow half step and carried high
on the shoulders OF his navy and
I marine corps comrades. the un-
I known was tenderly lifted down the
/ steep pitch 10 the dock.
/ Admiral Chandler and his aides
I came behind. cooked hats of in the
! cold rain and held across their
breasts. Below. the cabinet mem-
bers also stood bareheaded IN the
rain. the army and navy officers az
salute.
Just as the casket passed out
| through the rails. oversize 70 the
plank. the wall OF the boatswain S
pipe sounded shrilling the last sa-
lutte OF the sea to the dead i;
! sounded oddly against the back
| ground Of the dirge and as the
sound OF the pipe died away the