New Britain herald., 1924-12-15
MANY TRIBUTES TO LABOR LEADER
Gompers' Body Will Lie in State in Washington
y Tho AEsoeiated Fross,

By Tho Associated Press
 St. Louis, Dec. l5.-The train bearing the body of Samuel Gompers to Washington, where 1t will lie in state until burial Wednesday at New York, paused here from early morn- ing until 1o oon today after a journey marked by outpourings of those who wished to pay their respects at all stations from San Antonio, Texas, where the president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor died Satur- day. Tho schedule from St. Louis called for the funeral train to reach Vincennes, Ind, at 3:50 o'clock this afternoon, Cincinnati at S;55 D. m., and Midland City, Ohio. at 10:4S p. m., Parkersburg. W. Va, at $40 o'clock tomorrow morning, Cumber- land, Md, at 10:50 a. m, with ar- rival at Washington scheduled for 2:45 p. m.
 Last night the train kept 10 sched- ule fairly well, although it lost some time when 1t stopped at various sta- tions for thousands of persons to file past the great flag covered bronze casket. The floral tributes which covered the coffin when the train left San Antonio were added to by the wagon-load as the train rolled north.
 At number of towns along the route those who wished to look upon the face of the fallen leader had to be turned away because the train could not wait long enough. At McAlester, OhIa,, thetrain had to be halted again to put off some who had fingered too long.
 A vast assemblage greeted the train as 1t pulled into the Union station here. The coffin was taken from It's silk cloaked catafalque and transferred to another observation coach attached to a Baltimore &: Ohio train for Washington. This train is due to depart at 12:05 p. m.
 The time and exact place for hold ing the final funeral rites for Mir. Gompers had not been definitely de- termined@ by the executive council members aboard the train. The ad- visibility of postponing the time from Wednesday evening as orgin- ally planned, to Thursday morning in New York was advanced last night. This again underwent a change when it was suggested to have great public funeral in Mad ison Square Garden, New York, Wednesday night the services to be broadcast by radio. This was to be determined at meeting at officials of the travelling party to be held here this morning.
 Pail hearers for the Wsshingt on services also were to be named. La bor leaders who have been plan ming ever since Mir. Gompers Aed in San Antonio, Saturday, expected tc meet many other officials of the federation here, and hoped to have assistance In the heavy work vhicf has worn them out since their lead CT became ill in Mexico City las week.
 All members of the party were 1T good health on arrival but all were very much fatigued. Frank Morri son, secretary of the federation upon whose shoulders has for tht time devolved the work of chief ex ecutive of the organization, together with James Duncan, Matthew Vol and Martin F Ryan, vice president and John F.. Giles, Chester N Wright, Thomas McQuaide, William D. Mahon, ". C. Roberts. Edward ], Tracy Joseph Lynch, all officials besides their duties of planning fol the funeral. have received and es corted through the funeral car al most 100000 persons since the cof fin left San Antonio.
 The women of the party, tht secretaries to the officials. alst have constantly on duty. Mis-! Mathilde May of New York, Mir Gompers' nurse, and Miss Florence C. Thorne. his secretary, have takel to themselves the care and arrange ment of the flowers, which, growth in volume at every station, filled thc