The morning call., 1892-01-21
The DUKES FUNERAL
An Imposing Military Procession
in London.
Religious Services Held Ia the Royal
Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The Prince of Males Attends the ObSGquI8S
as Chief M0uTner for His
EdeS! Son.
Special to THk MORNING CALl.

! LONDON, Jan. 20-Bref services were
held at the parish church at Sandringham
! to-day over the remains Of the Duke OF
! Clarence and AYondale At their cOnciu-
! sion the casket was placed upon gun car
! riage and escorted by battery Of artillery
| and the people of the village to the railway
| station. Here the train was taken Tor Lon
| don. The remains were accompanied by
the Prince and Princess OF Wales and fam
! ily All the Government and many private
| buildings In London had their blinds drawn
| and flags at half-mast In accordance with
the request of the Lord Mayor a large num-
! Der of factories, shops, etc, closed up IN
| the afternoon.
At Windsor the weather was cold and dis
NAL The shops were closed and their
| fronts draped in black. All the trains al
riving brought wreaths from all parts OF
the country. There was an almost count
| less number of these floral offerings which
were taken to the bert Memorial Chapel.
Services in memory OF the Duke were
/ held to-day in all the European capitals and
were attended by members of the royal
! families.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
| The Duke OF Edinburgh, the Duke of
| COnnaughr, Prince Christian, Duke Of Teck
| with his two sons and many foreign repre-
! sentatiyes assembled at Windsor Station
! aud were in waiting when the royal train
arrived. At 1880 the train bearing the re-
mains came into the station. On it were
| the Prince and Princess OF Wales. Another
! train, which followed i'm nrediately after the
| funeral train, conveyed the members Of the
! Prince of Wales household at Saudringham.
| The Lord Chamberlain received tue mem
! beTs OF the royal family as they alighted
| from the carriage, and the coffin was taken
/ on the shoulders Of men from the Tenth
| HuSsarS. IL was wrapped in a Silken
| union jack, and on it was a single splendid
! wreath, which was sent by the Queen.
THE MILITARY ESCORT.
AS the detachment OF soldiers bearing the
/ coffin walked slowly along the platform, a
| signal was given to a parry OF Life Guards
! on the Round Tower Castle. and immetIi-
/ ately boom Of minute guns could be heard.
! At tie same time the roll of drums from
massed bands swelled out upon the air and
| the procession began to move. The Life
! Guards had the right of line, and were fol-
/ lowed by bands which played funeral
! marches. A detachment of the Tenth Has
! Sars and horse artillery Immediately pre-
! ceded the gun carriage upon which tie
| remains had been placed, and on either side
| OF the gun carr age walked guards and OH
/ GERS OF the Tenth Hu6sars. The charger
| which had been ridden by the Duke of
! Clarence, saddIed and bridlcd, aud with tie
| boots Of MS owner 10 the stIrrups, was led
! directly after the gun carriage.
THE ROYAL MoURNERs.
The mOurnerS came next The Prince of
/ Wales, Prince George of Wales and the
| Duke OF Fife led the mourners. Next came
! the Duke of COnnaught, the Duke of Edin-
! buTgh, Prince Christian, Prince Henry of
! Battenburg and Marquis Of Lorne. Then
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! senting the Gar of Russia; Prince Albert
! of Schleswg- li0lsteln, the Crown Prince OF
! Denmark; Duke OpOrtO, brother of the
! King of Portugal; Prince Frederick Leopold
| of Russia and Duke Of leck, between Prince
! Ernest Of LeinIngen and Prince Edward Of
! SAKE Weimar. Then followed tile three
! Princes Ieck, sons of the Duke Of Teck: the
! Duke of Wurtemburg and Prince Philip of
| Xe-COburg- -GOtha. The Princess drove
| from the station by private road to the
| chapel.
THE SAD PROCESSION.
The procession moved slowly, amid the
| absolute silence OF the spectators, many OF
/ whom shed tears as the procession passed.
/ The Prince Of Wales and Prince George Of
/ Wales were the center Of interest. They
! bore themselves with gravity and neither
! looked to the right nor to the left All
! heads were uncovered during the passing
/ of the funeral procession. The universal
! funeral aspect Of the scene was heightened
! by the drearY weather and by the drapereS
! OF black on the houses along the route. In
! the procession the helmets OF all the soldiers
| and the swords of the officers we're draped
| with Grape, aud the charger which walked
| behind the coffin was heavily caparsOned
| with Grape The route from Windsor Sta
! tiOn to the castle was lined with guards.
! Behind the soldiers there was an immense
! crowd OF people, who patiently awaited the
| coming Of the body and the royal mourners.
| Most Of the people comprising the crowd
| wore mourning.
THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.
The cortege passed inlO the castle and at
| 4 o'clock the funeral ceremonies were pro-
! ceeded with in st. Georges Chapel. Very
| Rev. Philip Frank Eliot, domestic chan
lain to the Queen, and the Dean Of Wind
! sOr, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Davidson, Bish-
! Op Of Rochester, Officiated at the ceremony.
! The choir sang the burial service as the pro-
| cesslOn moved up the nave of the chapel
| On the arrival OF the body at the choir the
! Prince OF Wales, as chief mOurner, stood at
| the head of the coffin. Prince George Of
! Wales stood on one side of the coffin and
! the Duke Of Fife on the other The other
! royal peTsOnages were standing grouped
near them. A psalm was chanted by the
! choir, and the Dean read the lesson. The
| choir then sang the hymn selected by the
! Queen, the Bishop of Rochester read the
! concluding prayers and, in COnsonance with
a custom, the Garter king-at-Arms pro-
| claimed the titles Of deceased, The cere-
mOny concluded by the singing OF Sullivan's
| anthem, "a Brothers Gone Before U.s."
THE AFFLICTED FAMILY.
! The Queen, accompanied by Princess
| Louise, to-day attended the special memo
| rial service in the chapel at Osborn House
| conducted by CanOnDuckworth The Queen
| walked teebiy and was assisted by Princess
| Louise. The Prince of Wales and his fam
| lily and Princess Mary Of Teck are staying
at Windsor tonight, but the funeral guests
| have left the castle. After the funeral the
| Prince Of Wales admitted that he was in
| tensely depressed and weary. lie has had q
! bard day. The guests concur In saving that
! he appeared TO be- worn and iii and the over
| strain was telling on him. He walked be-
! hind the coffin three miles TO WolfertOn in
! submission to the prescribed usage In adj
! ditiOn he had to stand a long time at Wind
sOr Station while the various distinguished
| persons conveyed to him expressions of con-
dolence. The Prince had a kindly greeting
| for each. He was extremely sOlicit0us
| throughout the day for the comfort of every
| body around him. The spectators of the
funeral agree In saying that its most notable
| feature was its simplicity, the absence OF
/ spectacular display and the planness OF
ceremonial features hitherto unknown in
! connection with the burlals of princes OF so
high rank
THE FLORAL OFFERINGS.
The Gar and CLarina sent splendid
| floral offering. 1t was magnificent wreath,
| fifteen feet In diameter, composed of lilles,
! orchids and other choice flowers. 1t was
inscribed. ito our beloved nephew" A
cushion Of vOets, piece fifty inches long,
| set of with long tlssels made of rare white
orchids was the offering received from the
King and Queen of Portugal. Similar
! tokens OF sympathy came from most of the
! European courts and embassies and most
Of the aristocratic families of England.
During the evening the coffin was re-
moved from st. Georges Chapel TO Albert
Memorial Chapel. Here it was placed be-
tween the cenotaph to the late Prince Con-
sort and the recnmbent figure of the Duke
of Albany. 1t will remain in its present