The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-04
THRONGS SORROW AS PRESIDENTS
FUNERAL TRAIN STARTS ON JOURNEY
MRS. w. s.. HARDING BEARS UP
Y-AIRPLANES SHOWER
FLOWERS OVER CORTEGE

ELOWERS OVER CORTEGE
San Francisco-(A. P)-San Fran
cisco today inferred the memory OF
President Warren G. Harding in its
vault Of treasured thoughts while
slowly recovering from the sorrowful
scenes which surrounded the funeral
cortege of the late chief executive of
the nation here yesterday. The SER
vices were simple. Members of Pre-
sident Harding's official family and
few intimate friends gathered about
the casket and heard the Rev. James
8. West, Baptist minister pray for
him who Thou has called from sac
rificial service to rest eternal" When
the prayer was concluded, Mrs. Hard
ing joined the Rev. West in an
:" It has been a great comfort to me-"
Casket Furnished in Gold
The same sun which he saw. set
behind the Golden Gate in a halo of
mist Wednesday night frim his hotel
window last night FURNISHED for a
few brief moments the metal of his
bier
At 5:57 p. NJ, the body Of the pre-
sident was removed from the sitting
rooms of the presidential suits in the
Palace hotel and started from the
eighth floor to the New Montgomery
street entrance, where the hearse was
waiting.
At sos p. M, the body was placed
In the hearse and started for the sta
ton, while aeroplanes from Crissy
field at the Preside flew in battle
formation overhead as an aerial es-
cort.
Troop E of the 18th cavalry sat at
body was removed from the hotel,
cavalry buglers sounded attention,
then the customary flOurishes and
ruffles. Then navy band played
"The Star Spangled Banner" as the
throngs stood uncovered. The navy
band then played Lead Kindly
Light" Mr.. Harding's favorite hymn,
as it was McKinley's.
Then the buglers sounded right
wheel and the cavalry troops swung
into column at the head of the cor
tege Chief of Police Daniel G.
O'Brien had gone ahead in his car to
see that the way was clear. The navy
band started Chopin's Funeral March
and the procession began its slow |!
march to the train.
All traffic had been stopped. All |
public offices and stores were closed. |
The only sounds were made by the |
tramp of men and horses.
Nearer My God to Thee
The chimes of st. Patrick's Catholic |
church, block from the hotel, played
" Nearer My God to Thee" as the
cortege got under way.
Widow Alone With Her Dead
AS Mrs. Harding turned for an
other look at her husbands face, be-
fore the casket was closed, other
members of the party filed out of
The room apd left her alone for few
with her dead, while the sur
ging, silent crowds which lined the
streets below joined her in requiem.
Mrs. Harding was bowed down, but
not broken, under her load of grief.
8 l won't break down." she repeated.
While the cortege passed through
the silent thousands to the station.
California flowers were showered by
IN airplane from the sky, that the
presidents pathway into the beyond
night be one of increased beauty and
brightness.
Sorrowing Throngs Along Route
On Board Harding Funeral Train,
2oseville, Calif.-(A. P)-The sorrow
n the hearts of the American people
,ver the death of their leader, was
today by silent groups
long the railroad side as the special
rain bearing the body OF Warren G.
Harding traversed eastern California
md the wide reaches of Nevada. With
jared heads they stood, sometimes in
.roups Of hundreds, sometimes only
n scores and sometimes singly
There was none too poor, none too
ich, none too mighty, or none too
tumble to pay their mark of respect
0 the memory Of President Harding.
hey were conscious only of showing I
orrow, but to those on the funeral
rain they typified the American peo-
lie as a whole. It was the same
the day and will be the
anne throughout the three thousand {
1ile journey to Washington and
rarion. The entire nation mourns as
he saddest transcontinental journey
4 history is being made.