Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
Soft Rain Falls on Grave.

shington.-Through soft rain,
under significantly gray skies, the body
of a crusader, not for war but for
peace, was taken from the church on
New York avenue here to Arlington
National cemetery, and simply, tender
ly returned to it's native earth.
He was buried as he had lived,
plainly, unostentatiously. And those
who mourned him, those who followed
him to the grave, were of the masses
that had followed him throughout his
career and given to him fealty and
love seldom bestowed upon an Amer
lean leader.
When the funeral train which had
borne him from Dayton, Tenn, where
he died, reached the Union station 1t
found a reverent throng in waiting
The bronze casket was taken from
the station to an undertaker's par
lors. but later it was removed to the
New York Avenue Presbyterian church
where the body lay in state until
shortly before the funeral services.
rival Of the funeral party crowds be-
gan to gather in silent tribute at the
station, as they had in every hamlet
and city throughout the long route of
the train through Tennessee and Vir-
ginia.
AT the church here the bronze cas-
ket, the lower half covered by an
American flag. was placed upon a
slightly raised platform in front of
the pulpit, where thousands passed to
view. his body.
The funeral services at the church
were conducted by Rev. DR.. Jo-
seph R. Sizoo, the pastor, who re-
turned here from his vacation in New
York state.
1t was estimated that 1000 persons
afternoon, but this number was great
ly augmented when the government. Of
fees disgorged their thousands of en-
ployees after 4 80 o'clock.
Down the right aisle the people
passed. Up the left aisle they went
out, some dabbing handkerchiefs to
eyes, others slipping into rear seats
now and then to bow In payer
In front of the lectern and In the
choir loft at the rear were the micro
phones thrt ugh which the nation
heard the eulogy and sermon of Rev.
Dr. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor Of the
church, the only one who spoke.
The doors of the church were swung
open again at nine o'clock in the morn
ing, and the body lay in state to the
public from that hour until noon, when
the doors closed again and the church
made ready for the services. which
began at three o'clock
When the service was over, the body
was placed in a hearse instead of q
military caisson, and the procession
started for Arlington Mrs. Bryan OBJ
jected to a full military funeral, and
the use of a caisson would have neces-
STATED a detail from Fort Myer. An
escort oe noncommissioned officers
from the regular army accompanied
the casxet from the gate to the grave
side.
No voIley was fired over tue grave,
but the service at the cemetery con-
Guided with a soldiers farewell. in the
blowing of taps by an army bugler.
Because of his leadership of Ne
braska volunteer regiment at the time
O. the Spanish-American war, the great
Commoner was entitled to full regi-
mental burial honors, but Mrs. Bryan
would agree only to semI-military
service in the cemetery.
The active paIlbearers were forma
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan.
iels. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of
Florida, Col. p. H. Callahan CT Louis
vile. Charles A. Lord Of Lincoln
Neb.: Nj. F. Dunlap of Jacksonville
nj. and State Senator Charles E. Hull
Of Salem, I'll.