A fire engine rolled to a stop in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue on Tuesday morning, and the surrounding blocks went still. Atop the fire engine was a coffin, mounted high and shrouded in the flag of the New York Fire Department. No one among the thousands of firefighters, city leaders, family members, friends and strangers paying respects seemed to move. In the middle of Midtown Manhattan, the snap of a flag in the breeze could be heard down the block. Then a command was shouted, and scores of white-gloved hands flew to hat brims in salute.

Source: New York Times March 27, 2018 15:15 UTC