Milford chronicle., 1888-03-02


' tsupported by two members of the c. E. W.
! MS
The St Adams Choir.
Clergy in surpl;ces
(about 5o)
Acolyte. The HEARsE. Acolyte.
Pallbearers.-Re R. A. J. Sucking, A. H.
Stanton, Z. f. Russell G. R. Hogs, H. T.
Howes, H. G. Maxwell, Z. A. Harris, J.
W. Doran, E. Ibbotson, L S. Wainwright
The Mourners
Parochial Guilds.
General Congregation.
Then there followed about one thousand
clergy and laity, walking four abreast, and
the whole procession was closed by
string of nearly thirty carriages. Some
idea of its length may be formed from the
fact that it more than extended the whole
length of Chancery-lane, through which
it passed. The general management Of
the procession was placed in the hands
Of Mr.. chas. Powell, of the c. E. W. NJ.
S., to whose arrangements very large
measure of its success is due.
"Punctually at one o'clock the solemn
oo'zege started on its way to Waterloo
Station, the choir beginning the hymn,
Hark bark ! my soul At this time
Brooke-sueet is crowded with spectators,
but by the able management Of the City
police no inconvenience Of trouble en-
sues. The windows Of the surrounding
houses are crowded, and from those ofthe
palatial building of the Prudential Soci-
ETY. the clerks are leaning in large num-
bers. Hats are raised by the majority
as the crucifx passes by, and as the
hearse, which only shows a mass of beau
tiiul flowers, follows, heads are barred al
together by everybody. The procession
moves slowly, and by the time the choir
reach the end of Brooke-street, the hymn
is finished. Here, at the Holborn Bars,
the City boundary, the City police sur
render their duties to the Metropolitan
police. Crowds line the streets, and though
of course great curiosity is aroused by
the procession, no discordant sound is
heard, and it is almost the universal rule
for heads to be bared-a custom which
is so sadly lacking here in England in the
ordinary funeral procession, in contrast
with the Continent where this slight token
OF respect for the dead is generally
adopted. At the top of Chancery-lane a n
halt is made to allow the procession to NJ
close p,and then it re-starts, still at slow \
pace, and through throngs Of respectful :,
spectators. The police stop the traffic as "
he turn is made into the Strand, and we
oass through mass of crowded omni-
'uesss, cabs, and other vehicles. q
We see here a soldier saluting; pious We
,atholic raising his hat and making the sign pl
# his redemption on his breast; and a few, a,
nut only few, scof. The church of St =
,lement Danes reached, the choir begin an !
ther hymn, which lasts out until Waterloo
ridge is reached, over which the procession
'alks, still beset by spectators. At Waterloo
tation-opposIte which the bell of St John
tolling-the crowd is very dense but those 4
l possession of railway tickets for Woking
re passed through by the officials. A spec
i train, with accommodation for six or -
ght hundred persons, is waiting, and the
loir and clergy, having first seen their sacred
large reverently placed in the specially or
repaired compartment, where it is hidden S
ON sight by the mass of flowers, take their n
ats, as also do those who intend to assist
the last solemn rites at the graveside.
mere was deal of overcrowding in some Of OF
e carriages, while others were nearly Al
1pty. The number who went down bv #
I'm should estimate at about 500. A few fIl
us remain on the platform until the train III
owes out of the station we raise our hats oP
d take farewell of devoted and long suf- Il
ing priest" Al
Arrived at the cemetery at Woking, the I ?
ocession was reformed in very much the |
me order as before. To the battle-ground or
st Adams, in the centre of which stands ce
Tanite column surmounted by crucifx, St
coffin was borne for about half mile ON oh
land bier. The service at the graveside
$ read by the Rev. A. H. Stanton, who
himself deeply moved the choir, clergy, VII
4 people grouping around him. The hymn whe
Strength and Stay, upholding all Crea- ed ai's :
A." was sung after the coffin had been ing
'ered into the grave, the sides of which heal 9si
re lined with ferns and eyergreens, and It al
cad, kindly light" at the close oft q pfii n
vice. frem
conn
'ather Sucking then read telegram from sores
Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. dated from smei
laehulish, as follows How wish I Not
Id be with you to-day; but, although sep.
led by space, we are united in the same TR
row and in the same prayers for our dear ag7ss "a
arted friend and in the same sure and regis
ain hope through Jesus Christ our Lord. ~"
His peace be with you ALL" These 40
e the last words spoken, and in the fad NJ
light Of the sun, setting in cloudless w
, the mourners drew round the grave, -
lie the members ofthe Church Of England O.
KING Mems Society present, at their own high.
'ial request, filled in the earth; and when
grave had been covered with the numer place,
wreaths and crosses, sent as last tributes
speet and affection, the clergy and con- Fiv
alton returned to town by the special SroWi 2T,la1
which had taken them to the cemetery. psrne
ie funeral arrangements were carried ont
hessrs Hutton and Son Of Newcastle -
l. Strand, and were Of the plainest pos.
character. The coffin, which was made
e Scotch village Of Ballachulish for the
eyanee ofthe bodyto London and which
of polished pine, with cross from, head SSiS
't'and paneled sides, was found to be -
III constructed that it was not thought
'sary to change it for another. The ;
Stops al
iongst the large body of clergy present 70 cure.
r in the church or at the cemetery were /
following -Revs. W. NJ. Woodward
-had's Haggerston), Bryan King. T.
more Compton, DR.. R. F. Littledale.
If Tooth, H. L. Paget Vicar of St. Pan
DR. Linklater Vicar of Holy Trinity. S
d-green), Z. A Hillyard Christ Church, hMS