Evening star., 1928-04-27
Highest Honors
Await Hero
at Grave.
CROWDS TO SEE
CORTECE PASS
Planes Will DrOne
Overhead as Last
Respect.

Floyd Bennett. low of rank and quiet
of manner. but high in courage ant
self-sacrifice, came back to the heart
Of sorrowing Nation today to receive
from It's otficials the grim but mag
nificent final tribute reserved for Its
outstanding heroes.
The naval chief machinist who
thrilled the world by plotting the first
plane over the top OF the world and
who won its lasting admiration by ris-
ing from a sick bed to fly to the aid OF
distressed flyers from foreign lands will
be laid to rest late this afternoon near
the body OF the admiral who pre-
ceded him TO the pole. on foot.
To Rest Near Peary.
On his flower banked grave in Airing
ton Cemetery, hard by the tomb OF
Admiral Peary and other national he
roes. will be laid a wreath by the Ger
man-Irish transatlantic avfators whom
he so CALAMITY sought to aid.
Escorting the body OF his beloved
comrade to its final bivouac Will be
Comdr Byrd. leader OF the North Pole
flight and whom Bennett was TO pilot
on a daring aerial venture in the Ant
arctic next year. Byrd, with the grief
stricken widow. herself recently risen
from a bed OF Illness, accompanied the
BODY here from New York.
Naval regulations were wiped aside
today so that the government might
render unusual honors TO the youthful
R~ag4 .AA ~ &
bore the highest decorations OF his
Government and its scientific societies
In addition 10 the usual three squads
OF blue Jackets assigned for escort pur-
poses. there will be at least two COM
panies OF bluejacket infantry. embrac-
ing virtually all of the naval enlisted
personnel of Washington and vicinity.
As the flag -draped casket Is
borne on Is mournfui way from
Union Station through the center oi
the city to the slopes OF Arlington a
formation OF military planes will circle
and dip In salute The body was sched-
uied to arrive here about $40 o'clock.
proceeding at once to the cemetery.
wilbur to Pay Respects.
Secretary OF the Navy Wilbur will
lead the men OF the Navy in revering
memory OF k1FnIletAs 1dIlLN1llIk RlN~
vious arrangements 10 60 10 Richmond
by train on a speaking tour. the Sec
retary win remain here TO attend the
funeral services and then will take a
plane for the Virginia City.
-Four wreaths. one from each OF the
transatlantic flyers and for Bernt Bal
chen. pilot OF the Ford plane. were
ready al Boiling Field for the aviators.
They will take them To Arlington In cars
held for their convenience and will per-
sonally lay them on the grave.
The escort of six planes for the flu
neral march to Arlington viii be COM
posed Of three Army and three Navy
pursuit ships piloted by Army Lieuts.
II r. Angel. p. f, 6kause and r. r.
Quesada and by Lieut.. Comdr. ID G.
Watson and Licuts. r. r, Buse and w,
q. Tonalinson OF the Navy.
President Coolidge ordered one Of the
White House automobiles to wait at
Union Station for use TN conveying
Mrs. Bennett and Comdr. Byrd 10 the
cemetery.
The body will be met at the station
by eight pallbearers chosen from the
ranks Of petty officers OF the Navy and
by six naval lieutenants from the Blu
reau OF Aeronautics who have beer
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