Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-13
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LONDON. October 12.-To-day, with All
the honors which the church TO whicn nc
belonged could paw. the remains OF tne
greatest poet England has produceu III
latter days wero lald TO their hnal resting
place beneath the pavement OF the historic
/ Westminster Abbey. The funeral ser
wees will long be remembered, lhere
was no affectation of sorrow. ne vast
crowds that attended the ceremonies were
not moved by that vulgar curiosity whlcH
leads so many 10 attend the funerals OF
people who have achieved honor and repn-
tatlon. On the contrary, every one pe1-
ent felt that he had lost personal frieni'
for had not the dead man IN ms WIatli's, WIN,
touched the inner springs OF their feei'hk'
and afforded consolation for the soffO""
that had come to many OF them
AN IMMENSE CROWD.
7 Long before the hour set for the ser
vices to begin an immense crowd began 10
gather in the vicinity Of the Abbey. A
dense mass of people assembled IN the
south-paace yard between the Abbey ana
/ the House of Parliament, while an equally
large crowd packed the streets to. tie
north and east of the Abbey. A large
! number of police we're present, but they
! had little difficulty in handling tho
crowds.
MIN EMINENT IN ALL WALKS.
Al 10 o'clock the doors Of the Abbey
were swung open, and the tlcket-hClders
we're admitted. The congregation com
p.ised mea eminent IN all walks OF NE
statesmen, clergymen. authors, artists,
members Of the dramatic profession. men
whose names are household words
wherever the English tongue is known.
I Many of those who entered the building
/ carried wreaths. which were placed IN the
! Jerusalem chamber with those already de-
/ posted there.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL Tributes.
! The Jerusalem chamber contained mass
/ of most beautiful flowers, including ZOO
| superb wreaths and crosses. Among tho
| tokens was beautiful design, sent by She
/ Princess Louise, composed mostly OF arum
lilies and stephanotis. Among the most
noticeable floral gifts was wreath sent by
! Mrs. Gladstone on behalf of her husband
| and herself. This was composed OF sweet
| smelling leaves from the Gladstone gar
| dens at Hawardeu and was made 10y Mrs;
| GladstOne's own hands. and Its beautiful
! construction showed that it was indeed q
I labor of love. Attached to the wreath was
a card Oh which was written the following
couplet:
"And in tho vast cathedral leave him.
/ hOu accept nlius NLll lSb iC'bAfo hiiA
THE QUEENS WREATH.
! The Queen sent a wreath composed of
| laurel leaves, tied with a broad bow of
white silk ribbon. A card was attached to
! the wreath, on which, in the Queens own
! handwriting, were the words: " mark
of sincere admiration ana regard from
| Victoria. X. l."
Her Majesty also sent an everlasting
I 8 lovrof ~ N kba 1affara " II l.
! in gold, worked into monogram and
! bearing the words " A tribute of afec-
tIonate regard and true admiration from
the Sovereign"
TIE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Promptly at IL o'clock the procession
! was formed in the Jerusalem chamber. 1t
( was headed by two officials of the Abbey.
| Then came the coffin. borne on the shoul-
ders OF stalwart men, while the pall-bear-
/ ers-Mr. Henry W. White, secretary of the
/ American Legation; Lord Salisbury, Very
| Rev. Henry Montague Butler, Sir James
/ Paget, Lord Rosebery, and Professor
| Froude-marched on either side. their
| fingers Just touching tho uuion Jack, with
which the coffin was covered. The chief
mourners followed, headed by the widow,
children, and grandchildren of the poet.
SERVICE FOR THE DEAD.
On reaching the chancel Canon Duck
worth opened the service for the dead,
! after which the choir chanted the 18th
| Psalm" The heavens declare the glory OF
! God and the armament showeth his han
| diWork." Then the lesson of the day was
read and the choir sang Crossing the
! Bar" which had been set to music by
John Frederick Bridge, the organist of
| Westminster Abbey. The effect was most
| beautiful, and those present were moved
10 tears by the words of this touching
poem.
HIS LAST POEM.
Then the choir sang the last poem writ
ten bv Lord Tennyson. The Silent
Voice." the music of which was COM
posed by Lady Tennyson. This poem
| consists Of only ten lines, beginning
"When the dumb hour clothed in black,
! Brings the dreams about my bed,
Call me not 80 often back,
Silent voices OF the dead
Lord Tennyson dedicated this poem TO
| his wife only ten days ago.
! THE POETS CORNER.
After this singing was finished the cof-
| fin was relifted, and followed by the
! choir the procession moved to the Poets
| Corner where the pavement had been
raised next TO the grave of Browning. BY
the side of the grave the choral parts of
| the service were sung.
THE GRAVE.
The remainder of the service-the CON-
initial TO the grave. the prayer. and the
collect were said by the Dean. Then the
| hymn, "Holy. Holy Lord God. Almighty. v
was sung, ard the benedlctiOn was pro-
nounced by DR.. Benson, Archbishop ot
| Canterbury. Following the benediction
THE Dead March in Saul was played on
| the organ, and as its strains filed the
abbey the mourners slowly dispersed.
PACKET IN THE COFFIN.
LONDON, October l3.-The Times this
morning says that the packet that was
placed in 1ennyson's coffin before the lid
was fastened down contains the volume OF
Shakespeare which the poet held in his
hand when he was dying.
THE NATIONAL GAME.