White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-18
LAST HONORS PAID
TO HORACE G. BLISS

Horace G.. Bliss was buried in the
family lot in the cemetery at GarrI-
son, Utah, last Sunday, September
IL. The funeral was in charge of
Ely Lost No. 5. American Legion, and
full military honors were accorded
the young soldier who gave up his
life for his country while fighting in
France and serving in machine gun
company with the 3OSth infantry He
was killed October 16. 1915. and his
body was the first of the White Pine
county boys who died in the service
To be- returned here for burial.
In tribute to his memory and the
sacrifice he made a beautiful public
testimonial was accorded in the fu-
neral, probably the largest ever held
in this county and the first military
funeral ever held in Baker, where
Bliss was born and passed his youth
and from which place he went forth
to war.
Every arrangement had been made
and the impressive rites of a military
funeral were carried out with sol
Ely the Thursday evening previous
the body in fiag-draped box rested
until Sunday morning in the Wilson
Bates niortuary, where at o'clock,
escorted by members of the American
Legion and numerous citizens of Ely.
the final stage of the journey to Ba-
ker and Garrison was begun.
Baker was reached about 1880
and after brief stop at the former
home of the deceased the cortege
moved on TO the cemetery at Garri-
son, about eight miles distant The
citizens OF Baker turned out en-
masse for the funeral All business
was suspended throughout the town
and on public buildings flags were at
half mast The line of automobiles
leaving Ely in the early morning in
creased in number, while from Baker
To Garrison the procession had
stretched to a distance of nearly two
miles, and it is estimated that be-
tween FIVE and six hundred people
made up the c0rtege.
As the cemetery was neared the ie-
gionnaires swung into military form
alton and thus escorted the body to
its final resting place. 1t was an i'm
rressive scene in the quiet. peaceful
cemetery, far removed from the bat
tie zone where the deadly bullet had
taken It's toll whereby this boy be-
came a memory and fixed star IN
a nations constellation of honor.
Rev. Harold st. C. Carter of Ely,
himself legionaire, acted as chap
lain and delivered an address that
was both an eulogy and an appeal to
the living to stand steadfast to those
principles for which Howard G. Bliss
had given up hts life.
Following the address the military
ceremony was concluded with three
rounds shot by the firing squad and
the sounding of taps by Bugler
Charles Schallenberger.
Slowly the assembly dispersed and
the heaped up flowers remained as
visible reminders OF the scene that
had passed and thru
Dust thou art to dust returneth"-
Another mortal had taken on immor-
tality.
Besides those attending the funeral
from Ely and Baker many were pres
ent from Garrison. Delta and other
neighboring towns. The representa-
tion from Ely post No. of the
American Legion was as follows:
Firing sQuad-Sergeant Pete Nor
gard. Bud Bodell. j w. Mahoney.
Lee Olinger. George Holley. Nick
yassilou. Gus Flanges. Pete Marvis.
Ed McEllin.
Guard OF houor-Frank Hartley.
Pallbearers-v II. Vargas, Bert
Brown. William Coleman, Clark Old
field. Alvin Peters. Clarence Rowan,
Harlan Rowan. William Willoughby.
Chaplaln-Rev. Harold st. C. Car
ter.
Bugler-Charles Schallenberger.
Other members-C. Park Grier,
Dan Deckelman. W. II. Fuller. G.. A.
Dugan, C r. Bond. Clyde Tilford.
White Pine county furnished auto
mobiles for transporting the body and
American Legion members to Garri-
son and county officials attending the
funeral included Sheriff Henry Mich
olson. Robert Baird and Percy Jack
son.