The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-21
FUNERAL OF THE PRINCE.
SERVICES Ar sANDRINGHAM AND AT
ST. GEORGES CHAPEL.
A Military Funerai-No Ladies 81 the Royal
Family Present at the Servsees-Th< Conn
Placed In the Albert Memorial Chapel
Belle Toiiing Throughout England.

p0ft VICTOR OF wales, Duke OF clarence and
Avondalc. took place to- day. Tho funeral cere-
monies were commenced In SandrinRham
parish church. whore the body hns been lying
since Saturday last upon bed OF violets and
lilfes In n plain but handsome oak coffin made
from wood cut near the spot where the young
Prince died. and fashioned In tho neighboring
village.
The religious services In SandrlnGham
church wero confined mostly to members OF
tho royal family and to tho household Of the
Prince OF Wnles. Tho Prince and Princess OF
Wales and her daughters. the Princess Louise
duchess OF Fifel. the Princess Victoria. and
tho Princess Maud were present. Prince
George OF Wales. the heir presumptive. look
ing quito delicate. and Princess Victoria May
OF Teck. who was to have married the dead
Prince. also attended tho services.
After tho prayers for tho dead had been read
by the Rev. Frod. A. ]. Hervey. NJ. A.. Domestic
Chaplain e. the Prince OF Wales. tho services
we're concluded with the reading OF the Psalms
and wifi singing ono hymn. THY Will be
Done"
2 Among those at tho church were tho Earl OF
Leicester Keeper Of tho Prvy Seal: tho Duke
Of Abercorn. Groom OF The Stole; Lord Suff1eld
and the Earl OF Gossford. Lords in Waiting:
the Earl of Ducie. Lord Warden Of the STAMINA
rics: Sir Charles Hall. Sir Il n. Fitz. H.
hlnH6COte, N. y. H., Dir WI oeOEk8 An
dcrson, Il. G. h. !: Gen. Sir Dighton Macnaughton
probyn Il. G b.. V. G. Comptroller and Treas
urer OF tho Prince OF Wnles's households: the
Hon. Alexander Temple Fitzmauricc. Sir Fran
els Knollys. X. C. NJ. G.. and the Hon. Robert
Henry Meade. c. H.. Grooms in Waiting: Major
Gen. Arthur Edward A. Ellis c. y. l.: Col
Stanley de Astel Calvert Clarke. c. NJ. g.. the
Hon. Harry Tyrwhitt Wilson md Rear Ad-
miral Henry F. Stephenson. c. D.. the Prince Of
Waless equerries; tho Orderly Native Officers
Of tho Prince Mahomed Afzul Khan Nawab. c.
8. L. and Khan Badahar OF tho Eleventh
Prince Of Wales's Own Bengal Lnncers: Sir
William Jcnncr. G.. @. D.. NJ. D.: Sir Edward
Henry Sieveklnc. NJ. D.: George Pollock, NJ.
D.: Sir Prescott Gardner Howett. NJ. D.; Sir
Oscar Moore Passey Clayton. NJ. d.. surgeons
In ordinary to tho Prince OF Walos; tho Euuer-
~ to tho late Duke of Clarence and Avondnlc.
Capt George Lindsay Halford. G. l. L: Lord
Colvile OF Culross. the Chamberlain Of tho
Princess Of Wales; tho Private Secretary OF the
Princess Of Waes; the Duke Of Edinburgh and
his Epucrrics, Capt. tho Hon. De'bonnaire
]. Monson and Lieut. Col. Francis HARDWOOD
Poore. II. NJ. A: tho Duke OF Connaught and
his E1perries. CS Alfred Mordqnnt Edgnrton
fhristian y schleswig; M9lstsin and hiS
the Hon. c. =. CORVALLIS Eliot. and many
AT the conclusion OF the ceremonies n! Sand
bingham. the coffin was conveyed to Woferton
no Church t" Woertan Depot Depot was
o thu mate TIE Of
this concourse respectfully raised their hats as
the tn body passed It would DO difficult to
road to the station was lined, with the school
Children OF the neiGhoorhood, who wore large
body was taken to the station upon a gun |
carriage. like thut OF any officer Of the army and
fe WeKaI tie wSS .. two mes
depot, directly behind the coffin, ,-,
is way to the station tho schoolcGiidren. ten
hind il and accom- paniea the body to the nor place
Where 1t was Pvt upon the train The funeral
the royal family being everywhere, respected:
While the trim was conveying the body Of
from the war ships and forts Throughout Great
Britain and ireland. In many. churches. while
ssr1ees for the ead Ws hrd and wetds
tered from many pulpits. In addition to the
from nearly every church steeple In England
we're tolIed Curing the time the body was ON
In this CITY the shutters Of the store windows
we're partly closed All the cabmen and bus
vi Ie % 5af upon theft
the population seen, on the streets wear Grape
bands. military fashion. on their left arms:
them ore drnped with Grape or have Grape
steamers floating above them. MANY bust
Vest Enc stores 2e iocxSd
IN the neighborhood Of Windsor the scene
was overcast and threatening snow or rain. |
while the atmosphere had that damp. chilling
or inc wte drap"
with Grape or black cloth. and not n store was
hs noMs %"s tecs cray o W hS
that the funeral ceremonies had commenced
ct Sandringham the church bells OF Windsor
Ing until the last; rites had been performed.
Many thousands of people went from London
last tribute Of respect to the dead. or to SEQ as
much as possible Of the funeral ceremonies.
U as %ep hhp1
In maintaining the most perfect order.
=, Attspe!sial train carricd tho leading members
ths House a Of Lerds. 10 ii'''' VI e'""''lS anu
J: ~. md was received with much ceremony
at the nower-decornted railway station. The
streets by that time were packed with sombre;
tie ootiin was taken out Of tho train and was
sHiiitsry band played the Dead Mn Mh."s and
the procession started toward St. Goorgo's
Chapel. Tho gun carriage bearing the re- |
mains was escorted by u detachment Of the |
Tenth Hussars prince Of Walss's Own. the |
In which the dead Prince held tho |
rank Of Major. The coffin was covered with |
the Union Jack. and upon 1t was placed the |
busby OF the late Duke. together with his |
sword and sash. Tho dead mans charger,
sSsered with sHhls led Gsnd
ddssd man military riding boots. toes turned
The coffin was preceded by number OF
members OF The royal family: following tho |
body were all the personal attendants Of the |
do4d Prince and the household of the Prince |
Of Wales. The latter as Colonel OF the Tenth |
Hussars with the officers OF that regiment In |
eludiug Lieut. Col viscount BOVINE, c. !. T.; |
Major Charles Wood. Major tho Hon. James p. |
Napier. Major John i. Brabazon. and Capt. |
And Adiqtant the Hon. Arthur Lawley. were |
: The BIshop Of Rochester. tho Right Rev.
Thomas Davidson D. D.. and tho Dean |
81 Westminster. the Very Rev. Philip Frank |
Eliot. u. A.. and tho Canons OF Windsor the |
kev. and Hon. c. 1. Courtenay, the Rey j, |
Neale Dalton. n. A.. and Bishop Barry. to- |
4ether with tho full choir OF st. Ueorge's |
CHAPEL. Leo BY Richard Cope, tho Chapter |
O!erk, met tho funeral procession at the door |
of the chapel. and as the coffin was borne into |
the edifce upon the shoulders OF ten non |
commissioned officers Of the Tenth Hussars |
the choir led the way up the aisle, chanting the
burial services. and the muilied tones Of tho |
Oryu n. PLAYED by the Stnts OrgnDIst Mr. Wul. |