New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
Then the funeral cortege itself

Then the funeral cortese itself.
 In front was Cardinal Dubois and the Bishop of Paris. the tNo 0 prelates gorgeous ill their scarlet robes and long trans carried by altar hoNs. They were followed hy a group Of priests.
 An orderly led Marshal FOch's faNorite horse, reversed boots in lis Stirrups, His running black draper ies studded with gold stars almost touched the ground around hin. He stepped slowly. his head down, as if fully aware just what the oc- casion meant.
 Behind him was the plain oaken coffin of the Marshal Of France. covered with a white flag and borne on a gun carriage of "75.' II was drawn by six black horses, Running from the casket were stretched black cords held hy Minister Of War PainleNe and officers of the allied armies
 Hush Almost bcafening
 II was as the e8Skot came into view tha> the real difference be tween today's crowds and those O. the Armisrice, with whom they com pared in size, appeared The ArmiS- tice crowd was noisy, hilarious. noi- sIerous. Today the thronGs Wcf" silent and sad. Eut they were not at other times SO quiet uS when tace with lna calsson and it's burden. The hush as tho casket came into view Was almost audible. All that could he heard was the rumble ot the gun carriages wheels and th" rythmic rasp of feet marching hg the thousands along the sand-d street.
 Every hat was off, most of the women were unCoNtrinc. Above thc whir of airplan"s could he heard, sounding themselves like new plain tive notcs in the sad symphony ot mass and sound and color, Tho mist was so thick though, they could not he seen.
 Behind the caskct there fo)lowc@ Bet De Fouquieres. chief of the pro tocol, guardian of French formali. ties. Thirty feet behind him, walk. ! ing alone, his head slightly bowed came the President Of France. who set aside precedent and protocol an insisted on marching behind thu 1 body of the man who saved Franc ] twice
 ! Pcrshing Leads Bearers ] General Porshmg headed tn ranks Of the pail bearers on the lef 1 side, the British fold marshal Jacot ! leading a single column on the right 1 with generals and narshals Of othe nations following and Minister 0 War PainleNe bringing up their real
 Next came the cabinet with Pro micr PoiNcare and NJ. Bartlou a-eaa and the remainder toIloNing, vii. the exception of M. painlcyc "ht Was beside the coffin,
 Nearly all the nations Of. the cart . were represented in the myria colorod group which followed. IH in imposing array of officers full dreS uniforms and those of the amhas sadors with their frilIs Of gold lac there were absent representatives 0 onl. Soylct Russia and those com tries tco far away to send delegate in tImo.
 Behind rhis show of tha glory O war anu po@a juoge app, arcd WitI a sudden shock 10 everyou" V h saw, four Wajmcd and scared fig urcs. attrstins all is bitterness an tragedy.
 Tho crowds Saw tho four faurc: and some mu5u,d. the nutjlated. Sobs came from berg and tlIere i the mass Of watchers @bo saw agai in memory their own kin with face shot away. cycs gone, arms and leg smputaod. Thoy were pititul i look upon but courageous in thei lnisforJun,s and honored and beloy ei of all France
 One White Nurse"
 \ TOW Of dark garbcd nurse. with one white costume among ther everyone rich with honors Gaine upon the field on their breast, fol lowed. One white haired nurs' who is active still had twenty decor ations most Of them for heroic COT duct under fire. At her side .yas priest. evidently from a poor parisI . his robe most modest but his che. bright with ribbon and medals.
 There was lighter touch in
 double rank of white clad Basque