The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-13

LONDON, Oct 12.-Today, with all the
honors the church to which he belonged
could pay,t remains Of the greatest poet
England has produced in later days were
laid in their final resting place beneath
the pavement of historic Westminster
abbey. The funeral services will long be
remembered. Every one of the enormous
crowd present felt that he had lost per-
sonal friend. Many of those who entered
the building carried wreaths, which We're
placed in the Jerusalem chamber with
those already deposited there. Among the
tokens was beautiful design sent by
Princess Louise, composed mostly of arum
lilies and stepnahois. The most notable
floral gift was a wreath sent by Mrs
Gladstone on behalf of her husband and
herself. Attached to this wreath was a
card on which was written the following
couplet:
And in the vast cathedral leave him;
God accept HAN, Christ receive him"
The queen sent wreath composed of
laurel leaves tied with broad bow of
white satin ribbon. A card was attached
10 the wreath, which in the queens own
handwriting bore the words: "a mark
of respect. regard and admiration. From
Victoria, r" Her majesty also sent an
everlasting metallic wreath of laurel, with
the letters ''V. Il. IL in gilt, worked into
a monogram, aud bearing the words: "a
tribute of affectionaUe regard and true ad-
miration from the sovereign"
Promptly at % O'Clock the procession
was formed in the Jeruselam chamber 1t
was headed by two officials of the abbey.
Then came the coffin, borne on the shoul-
sders of stalwart men, while the pail
,bearers--Mr. Henry White, secretary of
the American legation; Lord Salisbury,
Sir James Paget, Lord RoSeberry and
Professor Froude-marched on either side,
their fingers, just touching the union jack
with which the coffin was covered. The
chief mourners followed, headed by Lady
Tennyson and Hallam Tennyson. Mrs
Hsllam Tennyson, Mrs. Birrell, Lionel
Tennyson's widow, and the grandchildren
of the dead poet followed in the order
named. Included with the chief mourners
was the nurse who attended Lord Tenny-
son in his last illness, wearing the hospi-
tai uniform. Then came the household
servants. Representatives of the queen, the
prince of Wales and other roy yal personages
were present. Among the notables in at
tendance were John Burns, the labor
member of parliament, and Henry Irving,
the actor. AS the procession moved the
seep-toned abbey bell began to toll, and
as its mournful sounds passed over the
city the coffin, followed by the mourners,
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which were lined with boys from the
Westminster school.
When the procession reached the main
door of the abbey it was received by the
dean, the Very Rev. George Granville
Bradley, Canon Duckworth, Canon Farrar
and other members of the clergy. AS the
corteCe passed up the aisle the solemn
words 81 am the resurrection aud the Iife''
of the burial service were heard and then
the choir broke forth in the professional
hymn. Upon reaching the chancel the
coffin was placed on a rest just below the
altar. Canon Duckworth opened the serv-
ice for the dead, after which the choir
chanted the nineteenth psalm. Then the
lesson of the day was read, and the choir
sang Crossing the Bar" set to music by |
john Frederick Bridge. organist of West |
minister abbey Many of those present |
were moved TO tears by the words OF this |
touchings poem. Then the choir sang the |
latest poem written by Lord Tennyson, |
THE Silant Voices" the music of which |
was composed by Lady Tennyson. Lord |
Tennyson dedicated this poem 10 his wife |
only ten days ago.
After the singing was finished the coffin !
was relifUed, and, followed by the choir. |
the procession moved TO the Poets Corner. |
where the pavement had been raised next |
TO the grave of Browning. The sides of |
the grave were lined with purple and |
white cloth. BY the side of the grave the |
choral parts OF the service were sung. The |
remainder of the service WAS said by the
dean. Then the hymn, Holy, Holy Lord |
God Almighty, was sung. and the bene-
Giction was pronounced 10y the Right Hon. /
and Most Rev. Edward White Benson,
archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all |
England Following the benediction The
Dead March in Sauf' was played on the
organ, and as its strains filled the abbey
the mourners slowly dispersed.
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noou makes a covert attack on the prince
of Wales for his absence from the funeral
kNvices OF Lord Tennyson. 1t was an.
Ii ounced two days ago that the prince
would be present, but he did not attend
The Star prints letter saying that the
prince of Wales prefers to go shooting or
10 attend the Newmarket races to attend
ing the funeral of such a man as Tenny-
son. The writer protests, as a patriotic
taxpayer, that the prince of Wales should
lind The popping over of helpless birds