Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-14
City Pays Tribute
to Its War Dead
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to Its War Dead
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formed in double line as the train drew
in. so that the trucks bearing the cof
fms might pass through. Two Of tn,
men carried their rifles.
The train came In exactly on sched
ule. The caskcts, enclosed in the fu
miliar heavy white pine boxes, were IN
two steel baggage cars.
Meets Brothers Body
There was hush in the crowd as
the train stopped. Instantly the doors
OF the baggage cars were thrown open
and waiting trucks were wheeled In
place to receive their precious freight
Of soldier dead. The brother Of Ray
mond Greeley. James III. Greeley. who
was wounded at the last battle Of the
Marnc and spent six months in a Ger.
man prison camp, was there to meet his
brothers body.
Captain "Hobey" Bakers mother
leaning on the arm of David B. Simp-
son, commander of Gearty Post, No
315, was there. too. "Ilcbey," Prince.
ton football star, was killed IN an
uirplaue accident. Mothers. brothers,
fathers and sisters Of the men whose
bodies came home today were in the
crowd. which pressed close in the hot
trainshed as the first body was taken
from the train.
Representatives of all the American
Legion posts in the city, out of uniform
mingled In the crowd. which numbered
about 200 people on the platform itself
by the time the first body was taken
from the train.
Thomas Moore, county chairman of
the Legion, was one of those on the
platform. With him were William Du
Barry, secretary. and James F. Ryan,
member of the County Executive Com
mittee.
Captain Joseph Thompson, of Ray
mond Greeley's company. was close to
the open door Of the baggage car when
Greeley's body was taken from the
train, as was Major L. L. Tafel. one
of the officers of the original 111th In
fantry.
Wreath for Each Caslsct
The first body taken from the train
was that of David Lewis, of 645 North
Fifty second street.
This Is the body Of Private Lewis,
one Of the officials called out.
Mrs. William B. Rock stepped up
and put a wreath on the casket after
II had been placed on the truck and
draped with n large American flag
The next body taken from the car
was that of William II. Houck. The
casket was drnped with flags, like the
first, and as It was slowly wheeled past
the waiting War Mothers. a wreath
was placed on IT by one Of the Mothers
told off for the duty.
4 large wrcfth in the shape Of red
keystone. was put on the casket oi
Captain Louis Fielding. of Company F.
1llth Infantry. as it passed by,
One by one the caskets. draped with
flags. and each with its wreath, were
wheeled down the station platform and
clear across the Terminal to the Twelfth
street side, where the big freight ee.
vatOrs, working in relays. carried truck
and coffin down to the baggage room al
tho street level.
All the platform exits were CLOSED
while the bodies were being moved
Outside n crowd which grew to per.
hnps \ thousand persons pressed close
to the iron fence. As II by common
consent. all heads were barred in the
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trucks and caskets to the waiting ele
vators.
Silent Tribute Paid
Downstairs the CnslictS, still on their
trucks. were ranged in long ranks with
military precision-the last martial ar
ray Of the boys who had died for their
country.
Outside motor hcarses and under
takers wagons were lined up ready II
receive the bodies The Police Band
waited on Twelfth street to escort the
procession which would take Private
Greel"y's body in all military honor to
City Hall.
Lieutenant Buehler, of the Traffic
Squad. with thirty mounted men, many
of them veterans Of the war, kept order
outside, aided by a strong detail OF
patrolmen on foot from neighb0ring
police districts Both sides OF Twelfth
street were lined with spectators almost
from curb to house line. and Market
street, from Twelfth street to City Hall,
was similarly crowded,
1t was not like the throng that stands
TO wait for parade to go by. To most
Of the waiting crowd the boys whose
bodies would be carried past were un =
known. But they stood for bravery and
sacrifice, and their coming brought
memories Of the days when almost every
family had loved one in training camp
or overseas. There was nothing Of the
holiday spirit in the crowd, no laughter
and little conversation.
The first body taken from the baggage
room was that of Captain Baker.
Veterans As Guard OF Honor
Promptly at 10 80 o'clock big gray
army truck. drawing caisson rigged
with n platform to receive the caKkct
wns backed into the nrcawAy of the
station. oIpning eff Of Twelfth street
As Private 'ircclcy'S body was wheeled
to the baggage room exit. n be placed
on the truck. six nom from the Police
and Fire Departments took their nlnccs
around it, They were Traffic Officer
Rosenbtrgcr. veteran of the Spanish =
American War: Trafiic Officer Bowman
q World War veteran; Sergeant Bar
rIs. Of the Twelfth District; lIuscmau
II. r.. Dickson. Of Engine Co. JG
Lnddornnn W. J. Smart, of Truck 15