Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-16
ALBERT BSB0UTBS
They Will be the Most I'm
posing Known for Years.
ROYAL ORDERS FOR MOURNING
The Nobility, Gentry and Tradesmen
Nearly All Complying.

Prince George, However, Will Not POST
pOne His Naturalization Trip Abroad,
and the Queen will Visits the Continent
as Observation-Disclosures as to What is to
be Done With the Funds and Presents
Received for the Marriage of the Dead
Duke and Princess May.
LONDON, Jan. I6.-The funeral of the
Duke of Clarence and Avondale is now
the absorbing topic of conversation.
There is no family tomb at Sandring-
ham, but near the east end of the parish
church is the grave Of the baby Prince
Alexander John Charles Albert, the third
son of the Prince and Princess Of Wales,
who was born April 6, 1871, and died the
next day.
His brief span of life is commemorated
by memorial window and a white
marble cross, surrounded by gilt rail
ing. The baby brother of the Prince is
still spoken of as Prince John in the dis
trict about Sandringham.
1t is the Queens wish that her dead
grandson should be inferred in ST.
Georges Chapel at Windsor, the ceremo-
ny to take place toward the end of
next week and to be of military char
acter.
In this case the body would be placed
in the catacombs under the chapel, by
the side of the remains of the Duke of
Albany.
Not the least sad consideration regard
ing the Princes death is the fact that the
metropolis, which had been discussing
how best it could honor his triumphal
passage from one railway terminus to
another on the day of his wedding will
now have to consider how best it can
honor his remains when they are trans
ferred from ST. Pancras to Paddington
station.
The body will be conveyed from San
drincham House to London over the
Great Eastern Railway and at once taken
to Windsor over the Great Western road.
This will necessitate funeral procession
through the streets from ST. Pancras to
Paddington, little over two miles.
Every engagement, public and private,
of members of the royal family, made
| previous to the melancholy event, has
been cancelled for the next six months.
Her Majesty, however, will not post
| pone her visit to the Continent, and
| Prince George of Wales will go abroad to
recruit his health, as originally in
| tended.
The visit of Mr.. Balfour, Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, to Ulster has been in
| definitely postponed, and the proposed
United Service Exhibition has been aban-
doned, as also the festival of the city
police.
All Cabinet and political engagements,
together with large number of dinners,
concerts and balls, have also been de-
ferred.
The Royal Gazette issues a special
mourning supplement, giving full di-
rections as to official mourning for the
death of the Duke of Clarence The
| iy1to full
which will continue until the fifth of
February. Then half-mourning attire
will succeed, to be worn until February
26. By command of the Queen the Earl
| Marshal gives notice that persons are
expected to go into mourning for three
weeks, and officers of the army and navy
to wear crepe on the left arm for six
weeks The nobility and gentry are al
so very generally complying with the
notice, as we'll as nearly all tradesmon.
King Leopold, of Belgium, will not, it
is stated, attend the funeral. His phys
icians have advised him to this course,
on account of the condition of his health,
which is far from strong; but the King
would probably have attended, never
theless, had not his ministers sustained
the advice of his physicians, and urged
upon him not to incur any risk at this
time.
1t is already apparent that the obse-
quies will be the most imposing known in
England for many years.
Every nation will be officially repre-
sented, and such another gathering OF
eminent men has not been known for a
generation.
The death of the Duke of Clarence and
Avondale leaves an awkward question
open concerning the disposal of the
funds subscribed for wedding gifts tc
him and Princess May of Teck. The
Lord Mayor has cancelled the call for q
meeting of the Welch subscription, and
most of the other funds already paid il
in money will be returned to the sub
scribers; but in some cases the gifts hav'
already been purchased, or the orders fol
them have been partly executed and can
not be cancelled.
The Elkintons, goldsmiths, have part
ly finished a superb dinner service
which was to have been the present
from the corporation of London, besides
many valuable gifts from other quar-
tiers; and no one knows what can b'
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