The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-09


mufi,d telling II the funeral knell, which every
minute seemed 10 sweep down with the wind and
rush With stealthy noise upon the gloom within,
| There was n dumb, cadnyerots air about tht
Chapel, swathed IN its CLASSIFY trappings Il black
aud white; there was a hushcd look about III.
attendants, few of whom were stll busy n,ving
a. and fro completing the lat details an all o
whom showed such evidences ~ grief were pain
ful even a. the lp'kcrs-on NJ this mot solemn
ceremonial. The huge aud most looking
painted glass window Of the Ascension II Our Lord,
| placed ! y George III. Above the communicable,
| ~ the cut 'ud 81 the church. let "a Int luli
| IRht. barely enough T. Distinguish e fuf am
thc Ube,urc, black Rl1vni 81 the choir beneath. Even
| the rich banners # the knights Of the Garter, all
ted f'n,d ~ Hey are with heradlc einultz nm mt,
purple md azure, red and gold. seemed H. be- TOM.
down icy the general gloom, aud H. ,inr u tlo.r
~ " li'eles-hc-s ~ part Of the upu nv ms {u'.
Tho late Prince CuntDrt4 banner qIartorrd with the
| arms 81 England and G'hn, II left still n,duy 90
ihe rinlt Il the la'c silver embroidered - ndt-d II
| icr My'I', while IN the oHkcu stall b'u 9TH q
hil'er--t c7'us lron placed leside those ~ ~ my
tfcigi PDuuc. OF the House Il Brtusvirk ears his
duol arms 'nd rrociains ia quaint Old N,rum
Tie Interior Of The Chapel itself III Tered little from
The aspect oi fplciun glp aud stately mourning IL
| always wears ON these most nournful occ ,spns A
rt,std platform had been constructed down the e. ~.
ire nave leading from the south cnt rance 10 10
choir with laluatrdcr dividing Il from tine NJ IN
and south ai'es All this, Of course, was crpetted
and dr'pcd with black, that the change, though
tsht ~ ict, Icing one q color, completely altered
| the rsle,, % the hIc I'D building. The basement
seemed ll''k every whcrc-hl1ck ever nave ami
ozlcH nii side walls and de.ppr ami Ia IRE dense
| 'h'n AL seemed tie black within the dmly.Hghted
choir where tie empty pkeu stalls and vacant ,n-
UI1e- ~ ut knights Of the Garter gave still more
| d,-ul Ne aspect g. the scene.
All whu were invited H. attend the ceremony we're
10 their places shortly lc'pr, " O'clock and tu in
| ti'd Of silence, almost oi suspense, seemed /,
| reign tN"f"ugh"ut tho building. Mt word WIS
| spoken, nj % movement made, aud the stiffness
| wa painful, as II allowed the telling Of the funeral
khclls AMI the sueu rcycilcIatius echo ui tie mi
| mute guns g. lie loudly aud distinctly audi 10
| throughout he chapel. A. i2 o'clock drew near
the quicker hH''miuutr tnlling from I'll the spires
Of Windsor seemed a. MI the yety chapel with thoir
mourhiul hOous. and amid all the cracking sound
Of the long proc, ipu approaching the gravel
came nearer every minute. The south 4 or was
then opened and Lord George LennoS, nearing the
ficld m,tshM'g l','u, sword aud lat oi the de-
ceased Prince followed 10y Earl Spencer carrying
his crown, entered The aisle. III a minute aitrr.
wards the coffin was carried in l,y ten hearers
and lmi upon The bier. Here II WIS en-
trely hidden under the heavy black vel.
Vet ptll adorned 1T the sides with iar,e
Funeral eacOgheuus bearing the arms Of Her Majes,y
hnd the bate Prince separate shields. Both shields
were surrounded rs the e. trter aud sirin united
we're on ground Of silver tissue. those uf the late
Prince ui deep black, that the contrast between
these rich nrmorinl hearings wts ~ startling and
marked rs that hetNccn the white border of the
pail Hul H. guuwy centre. The Prince Of Wales
~ chief mnururr stood In the centre; ON his riVht
WA the little Prince Artlur,ou lis len the decrn.cd
aud GutlH.
The Prince u wales bore ul with great G,r,tnIe.
aud q ouRh he like pll the rusi, NJ times gave way
o. rfep er'c bursts Of tears he evidently triei L,
the utmost 30 restrain his feelings, though II could lie
seen sometimes from the working of his cluntrn-
ancc that the effort WAS too violent for long nlu-
hThe Duke Us ,Ne. Cu,urg, who was tcyl,.lly 1t.
tnchcd a. the deceased Prince, ~ whom Doe i,a-s
strong resemblance, wig deeply moved mud WrIt
necessarily Throughout the ceremony The Crown
Prince tf sW "A
little Prince Arthur grief Wt- enough e. move the
stoiuc.t lir e course, made no at tturt T. check
OF lld" ht feelings. IL eyes were rel AMI swollen,
ave. Tie t'hs were running down hi4 checks us hp
entered the Chapel. A. they stood II the heed o.
their tthri's coffin, the Prince ~ wtlct turned and
HlH'kc, apparently - few s,1thiug word, for after
Wis Pruu" Arthur, for minute or ~, sc.rurd a.
hwu ur batter II Wa MOT until the p ,,.sl uu n.-
gan e. move forward, and the long mH,u.l.Iy
Mni col ne drgc went ,yhong Through the
, building, lint n the little fellows iuItitulr u,yr
WY, and, hiding he face iu Die handkerchief hr
~'hhcd ns " his ycry heart " ~ breaking. As the
procession advanced the commencement at tu,
Rufd Service, ~ AIN the resurrection and the life
Huth the Lord" Wa, sung by the full choir N the
music of Dr. Croft Al the conclusion ui the first
portion, IN" hrr hol crrpt slowly down t. the
western rNr,ut Is Of the church, where 10 wlI geu-
tly moved up thc incline g. tho plif rn M the save
~ III" nave was commenced the ptstusc.-"I
know that my Rr,brmer hyoth," sill sung o..
Croirs melancholy difpe-likc MUSE, sp t,u '., d.
inrNprc--illy mr'rrntu In It's long. spii u,drn'r-
with the concluding words Of the y t,r, I'VE
| brought Autliug into this world" the bier W..
moved up very slowly, it. gorgeous pal cnu.
coiling the hctrcr-, Whp slowly wheeled Il for
ward with stiN, creeping tuutiun into the choir
The chnunt NJ the seth Pstlu then commenced,
" said will take heed a. my ways That I uii,nd
not Win my tongue and ~ the last ituIt tones
ui the music died away, the platform which the
bier st"d was slowly lowered ull the cuhin it4clf
was level with the hpur.
The Hon. AMI Rev, Gerald Wellesley thru al
N,nced and read the SplrIuu burial service - the
hpiscomiinn church. once or twice the Prince nj
Wales, Prince Arthur, the Crown Prince ut Prtis-
sia aud Duke Of S,Xc-Cnbuus We're totally unable
o. restrain their tears, Ia which they were silently
joined 10y nearly all present Ia the choir. At the
end Of the less n, the choir sang the German vn,-
rnlc, shall not In the grave remain" n TX i'm.
lFssihle 70 imagine any thing moro eXIIlstcly
touching than the cadence L. She liue1,
4" So tll asleep IN slumhcT deep
&" Slumher that knows NO ending"
which WAS chnute los the choir iu whispered tones
that seemed to moan through the building with u
pnintivc -cnty sdecp IN IL sur1,w ~ the notes
Of the 4" Dead Mtr'h."
A the last strains Of this solemn chant ended.
the personal attendants Of his ate X val Hi,hnes-
advanced aud slowly removed the heavy pail, le,v.
ing the coffin IN al It's muurufu gnrgc,igless nm.
covered. As this WAS dunc, ETl spencer, Gronm
ui the Stole Ia the deCc,sed Prince, placed un the
head alove the inscription plate the cr,wn of
Prince Cuusort. Al the time Lord q orgo
LrnnoN, Lord the Bslchamtcr, u,id the laton Of
the late Prince us Field Marshal, crossed WIN the
sword aud sir1nnunted with the Field Marshall
hat aud plume, the to.t of the CONN, Hbuyr the
insignia of the Garter. All these meunras were
fastened to tue heavy black velvet cushions "a which
they were laid.
Then came the mufiel toll Of the he'll, the D.,m
# the minute gun, aud the coffin SLOW 8 AMI ~ first
almost impercrptilly BEGAN tu sink int the grave.
The Princes hid their h,re~ aud Srlhcd deeply Al
not only IN the RIVAL tri,iu, lat In tine chHo ,'W-
Ell their tears Ia How unrSt unchecked, uul some,
such rs the Crown Pr 81 Prussia md the peers ~
al attendants u his late Sid Hshu 49, ruuug the
pall-hcarers seemed not less deeply moved for
tlmr thnh i'r Royal orphans themselves slowly