The sun., 1892-01-16
MOURNING THEDEAD PRINCE.
i6E PEOPLE PREPARING ron A
GREAT FUNERAL PA0EINE

Causes . Runor That she ss Ser1ousf
Ns-Dfsposisg or the Funds Subscribe,
~ 90 Nay Wedding Presents for Aiber
Victor ana Princess Mary.
LONDON. Jan. 15.-From one end Of Grca
Britain to the other preparations ore belns
qmado By all cassos Of people to be represented
At tho funeral Of the late heir prosump ptive. tn,
Duke Of Clarence and Avondale. tits lik ely tina
about every city and town In tho country vii
appoint delegations. At the railroad offices Il
10 learned that the plumber OF Inquiries made
evon before the date and place OF intermen,
have boon settled. Indicates an extraordinary
desire on the part OF great numbers OF people
10 participate In the last honors to the dead
Prince. But should tho romans be conveyed
direct from SandrinGham to Windsor. 1t is i'm.
probable that any great number Of those
anxious 70 take part In the funeral programme
can be erauAed II 1t is decided that thore
shall be no State funeral procession the dele.
cations from tho various cities will probably
group themselves ut tho stations along the
route between Sandringham and Windsor.
It 10 expected. howevsr. that the funeral pro-
sssslon will pass through London. Should this
b definitely determined upon tho body will
q arrive at tho Great Eastern Railroad station in
Dlshopsgato street. city. The procession will
thon pass down Bishopsgats street to Corn
hill. past tho Mansion House and Exchange,
and through Cheapside. The body Will then
bo conveyed past St Paul's church,
yard and down Ludgate Hill to Ludgato cir
Gus There tho procession will enter Fleet
street and pass up tho Strand to Char.
ing Cross. through Trafalgar square to
Waterloo place. From that spot the funoral
procession will pass into Regents street to OK
ford CIRCUS along Oxford street to the Edge-
% A. Al
the Great Western liailroad station ut Pad.
dington. From that station. according to the
programme under consideration. tho body will
be taken to Frogmore. near Windsor. where
the mausoleum Of the late Prince Consort il
situated. Tho Queen. 1t is we'll known desires
that the body should be b1ied In that locality.
and the Prince and Princess OF Walos arc de-
EirouB Of having private funeral ut SandrlnG-
ham. It is expected that the Queens wishes
will preyail.
Tho Princess Of Wales. it was reported this
morning. was utterly crushed by the death OF
her son. and was under the constant care Of
DR.. Laking. 1t was also said that the Princess
May OF Teck. tho fancee Of the Prince. was
prostrated. and words OF sym pathy were heard
On all sides in England. Scotland, and Irelnnd
HoWevsr. she spent several hours to-day
kneelinG in prayer beside the Princes body.
and this afternoon it was semi-o iiiciall ~ IN:
that Of the Princess Of Wales were much ex-
up With fortitude.
There was rumor too. to-day that the
Queen was more seriously i'll than anybody in
authority was willing to admit The state Of
have prevented her. in spite Of her earnest de-
sirs @ irom m going to sandTln&gham. & and: It was
Be-. able to bo present ut the funeral.
A reporter who went to Osborne to investl-
Eate this rpmor was unable to obtain any in;
fh.a lnfG nd nj s.,f
the Queens household. Government off,
staL asked 4 IT i, was not true that the Queen
marked that he thought II best not to say any.
ttanE 9 the ssl5 h Tns
that tn The Queen was in dangerous condition.
II CANNOT say there is no truth in the report.
Majesty for further information"
.ass to- nacs .eHy 9 Of hSs sSe SsnS fh &
.she is enjoying her usual health.
The Star. s2mymeppting y pttng on the fact that: SO
Princess Victoria May were known to DO
deeply 10 i%ys with each other but, owing TO
To- bsco%s M man snd we
Erisi At tfe death q The helI .presumptlSe nay
8useps heath hG feas no. S'G's fsoxa
Osb0fne House. This has caused consider
sSls comment SD2n the fact that the the Queen
leave to Isie OF wight Tor san hdrnsha% rim the
Esfo . mss In danger. but the physIclaas In at al.
tendance firmly opposed tho proposed journey.
TtS delay IL 9xipg the Place and snnoqarI, ,1,,I
Snbnrrassment to the officials Of tho Lord
Chamberlain's department: who will have but
EAn1ements dovolying upon them, They re-
NAMED IN their Offices until late this evening;
messenger from Sandringham. without whose
tnstructlons they could not act
The RoDal Gazette to-day Issues q special
g oficiai mourning for tho Duke The court
until fa Fs hdSy T
attire Will succeed. to be worn until Fob. 20 by
command ofthe Queen. the Earl Marshal gives
hres wee anI rs 3
Tor six woeks Tho ,nobility and nd gentry ar, arc
hce. as we'll as nearly all tradesnle The an
nouneGmentt that tho period Of court mourn;
much eei n Shsso psoas
mourning mean almost total suspension Of
The question IL what to do about tho funds and
wedding Of ths Prince Is perplexlng tho many
turned the money which had been subscribed.
Dut In many cases tnlS Is impossible. uS tho
money lns boon expended upon the proposed
GtSts. in whole or In part. In these INSTANCES
the presents will probably 10 disposed OF for
Nhatevpr they will bring. and rs much Of tho
original fund AS can thus be Toalzcd will DO
pro ratu. to the donors. In still
other cases. tho funds will DO used in giving
oppression IN some suitable way to the sorrow
and sympnthy Of tho Subscribers. 1t has boon
decided by some committees to send tho
money to hospitals or other charitable insti-
tutions,
Tho Irish newspapers. as o rule. came out In
mourning. and wilt Il few exceptions. expressed
sympathy for the loss sustained by tho royal
fSmlly 'Theso eyidencoS OF Irish feeling havo
exoitod the gratitude Of Ensllshmen. From
Scotland and Wales and all tho British col.
Ontes messages OF confidence have bOen sent
TO the royal fnp!!y IN India tho most vide
spread sorrow Is said to exist. A meeting Of
the vloeroy's Council. which was to huye boon
neld to-day. was postpon9d as q mark OF ro-
epect to. tho dead, and all public businesa.
f6teA and, racos throughout India huvo been
postponed.
In the Convention OF tho Miners Federation
st t6toke-upon, front resolution expressing |
sXmputhy with tho Prince and Princess of
Wales In tlcir bereavomunt wls rejected. nitDr |
2 heated discussion. byn vote OF 10 To ID in |
favor OF taking up the previous question
!. A despatch from Cairo says that ut u M cot
Barring. the British Minister Plop pipotentiuIy. |
resolution Of sympathy with tho |
Queen was passed yesterday.
:, Tho 1Smes this N orhing publishes rocm on |
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