Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04
HONOR GUARD
STANDS OVER
MRS. GALES
Los Angeles Flags at Half
Mast as Presidents Dead
Wife Moved.
MARINES ASSIST
Body Of First Lady of Mex
leo Leaves On Last Jour-
ney to Capital.

LOS ANGELES, June 3 H9-FIags
over the city stood at aalf-staff and
an honor guard OF United States
marines stood by today when the
body Of Sonora Natalia f. Gales,
wife Of President Gales Of Mexico,
was taken aboard a special train for
the sad return to her native land.
Sonora Gales died here yesterday
afternoon from heart attack tcl-
lowing 8 major operation.
Representatives OF city and state as
well as tile marine representation OF
the federal government took part In
simple ceremonies at the station.
A detachment OF marines was sta
toned inside the special car n
which the body was placed and an
honor guard was posted outside.
Flowers filled the interior OF the
car.
Senior Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, Mex
ican composer and orchestra director,
head the delegation OF Los Angeles
Mexicans at the station.
The funeral party included Fern
ando Torreblanca and his wife, SON.
in-law and daughter of Sonora Gales;
Natalia De Herrera, another daugh-
ter, and her husband, Carlos Her.
rera; a third daughter, Alicia Gales;
Joaquin Torreblanca, brother OF Fern
ando; Congressman Anladeo ATelefl-
dez of Mexico City, and Andres
Chacon, brother of Senior a Gales
The train will arrive at Nogaies,
Sonora, at the Mexican border to-
morrow and will pe taken over by
the Southern Pacific OF Mexico. It
is understood that President Gales
will meet the funeral train sonle-
where in Mexico and that Sonora
Gales will be buried in Dolores ceTnc-,
terry, Mexico City.
Sonora Gales came to Los Angeles
recently from Nogeles where she at
tended the marriage of ner daugh-
ter, the former Senorita Ernestina
Gales, to Thomas Arnold Robinson
of New York.
NOGALES, June 3 CR-The funeral
cortege of Sonora Natalia Chacol1 Ge
Gales, wife of President Gales OF
Mexico, who died from a heart at
tack in q Los Angeles hospital yes
terday, will pass across the 1nrerna-
tior3al boundary here early tomorrow
afternoon, without any OF the usual
lengthy formalities connected with the
removal OF q body from enc country
to the other. !
tt was announced late today that
the Mexican consul general at Ell
Paso will declare a 30-day period OF
mourning, effective tomorrow, and
all Mexican governmental offices in
Ncgales, Sonora, will be closed in re-
spect to the dead first lady OF Mex
ico."
According to Senior Quintin Rosas,
collector of customs at this border
port and intimate friend OF the
Gales family, he has been notified
by President CaAes to have the his
toric yellow Special" tive-coach
presidential train, in all readiness to
Immediately start on the long jour-
ney to Mexico City, where it is prob
able that ir1terment will be made.
Se1or Gales was to have returned
to her Mexico City home aboard the
CID palatial presidential train, after
having visited Nogales, where her
second youngest daughter, the Sen
orita ErncStina was recently married
to Thomas Arnold Robinson OF New
York, and Los Angeles where her
Youngest daughter is ir school.
The body will arrive here tomor-
row between one and two o'clock,
and should shortly be moved across
the border and aboard the yellow
Special Ordinarily about 90 Or
more hours are consumed in arrang-
ing for transportation OF a body across
the International line
Senor Rosas stated today that Pres
ident Gales would journey northWard
to meet the funeral train. The col
lector of customs stated that he was
Quite positive burial will take place in
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