Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-06

ne more formal ceremony III the
chapel where the body of the fallen
leader would be entombed Yet they
came ~ stand hour by hour, just to
watch in silence as the casket was
carried swiftly BY.
Nv before the small gathering or
those who would join with the family
in the home rvice had begun 70 as
semble the lines were forming where
the carriages and motors wait a to bear
them On later 70 he chapel.
For wide area about the 8 street
home and DIN either side of the ways
up Massachusetts ave nue. 10 Mount Al
bans wher the cathedral stands, police
regulations closed off vehicular traffic
except such As was necessary for the
funeral party. Others 0f thr distin-
Euished company destined to witness ths
chapel ceremony were carried BY round
about ways Nv the cat athedral and an were
An their places whtn the funeral party
arrived. There was only standing space
for those behind the few chairs srt for
the family and for President Coolidge
and his cabinet.
On tn south side of street even Pc
ds sirian traffic had been closed off 90
keep the way clear for the entire block
Opposite, where throughout the long
hours of Mr.. Wilson's-iaft illness had
stocd q waiting lin that some times
klc' Ted In prayer, those afoot could
find place Many lined the high banked
earth beyond the sidewalk w wait for d
briet glimpse M thl President and Mrs.
Coolidge and Of tn other distinguished
persons who were admitted ~ the pEi-
vatc service.
There was no music in that simple
service. nothing could carry out to ths
waiting peeps in the streets all about.
The library where the service was hill
n NJ the back VII the house and no win
dow glimpse rewarded the patient watch
srs III the .tr, ,et
Most of those in the streets already
knew almost word for word what was 90
~ said within. They knew that three
clcrgymen would make a NJ llowship Of
simple mourning and d votional utter
ancc beside the bier. the Episcopal
bishop " Washington. and tha two
Pre- byterian pastors with whom Mr..
Wilson had worshipped N Washington
or in Princeton Thers were many out
there who could hav repeated with Dr.
Taylor the encouraging words az faith
and comfort voiced in the iwanty-third
Psalm. who could have foretold the ap-
peal that Dr. Beach would max that
heavenly compassion would encompass
the ben aved household. II was for Bish-
on Freeman to read that even more in
timate page from tn devout life of the
dead man. taken from the worn book of
religious comfort II had br cn his night
III custom 10 read.
Arrival before the h0me of the squad
M nOn-ccmmssioncd men from the
army navy and marine corps was tn
one touch w color for which the sim
plc rites provided. Then were eight man
from each service, specially selected for
tncir records W duty ~ the flag well
done. Their task was the carrying out
IL th., casket under its shrouding FLAG.
~ lift " 10 the hears. then To fall In
about the hearse as the funeral train
moved off down the hill 70 swing right
into the avcnnA and SO slowly UP the
gradual climb 10 th. cathedral above
Again az the chapel these hands were
commissioned "a bear their h0nUrcd bur-
den into the low set. dimly <lighh'd
room where the final service void be
said The distant chanting " the organ.
set 70 funeral dirge. marked their slow
progress TO those outsid4 the small
chapel. grouped back under the leafleas
trees Of the cathedral grounds or out
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