Ralph weeps for the innocence lost from the boys on the island, the deaths of Simon and Piggy, his own death which he didn't see a way to avoid, and also for the friendship of SamnEric, the twins, who make a conscious decision not to blow the whistle on Ralph's position even though they have seen him.
At this point in the novel, everything is coming to a head and Ralph, now isolated, is finding it hard to keep emotions and the realities of it all in check. His tears are an amazing overflow of all he has just experienced, combined with the relief of his own miraculous rescue by the naval officers who have come as an answer to the fires on the island --set not to call for help for once but to smoke the "pig" out of his hiding spot.
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