The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-13
By the Side Of Browning the Mortal
Clay of Tenn yson Is
Buried.
A Laurel Wreath From the Queen
Was Laid on the Poets
Coffin.
Simple Services OF the Church Comprise
the Exercises Wales Was or ON "A
IA Shooting Trip.

LONDON, Oct. 1Z.-With all the honors
which the church could bestow, in the PRES
ence OF many eminent men OF letters,
statesmen and mobiles, the remains of Ten
nyson were inferred In poets' cone in
Westminster abbey to-day. Jerusalem
chamber contained a masa OF rare floral
offerings, intending a laurel wreath from
the queen. The procession formed at noon
in Jerusalem chamber. The coffin was
borne on the shoulders OF stalwart men.
Among them we're Henry White, United
States secretary of legation, and Lord Sails
bury. The mnurners followed the coffin.
Then came household servants. Representa-
tives of the queen and the prince OF Wales
and other royal persons. On reaching the
ohan6el the coffin was set down at the foot
of the altar. Canon Duekworth opened the
service for the dead. Then the choir
chanted the Tooth psalm. After the lesson
for the day was read, the choir sang Ten
nyson's last poem, ''9iient Voices" The
body WAS then borne to posts' corner, and,
after further services. committed to the
grave beside Browning. The benediction
was pronounced by the archbishop of Jam
terbury.
The service throughout. though extremely
oithPAcs wa WY AmPicsblNos IL WcdbuGE
WAS fine and the bright sunshine streaming
through the windows of the abbey rendered
artificial light unnecessary. The music
was rendered by forty singers. Immediately
after the service was concluded there was q
great rush to the grave and a number of
policemen were obliged to form q Gordon
about it.
The Star this afternoon makes a covert
attack on the prince of Wales absence
from the services. 1t was announced two
days ago that the prince would be present,
but he did not attend. The Star prints a
letter saying the prince preferred to go
shooting or attend the Newmarket races to
attending the funeral of Tennyson. The
writer protests as n patriotic taxpayer, that
the prince finds the popping oyer of help
less birds more congenial employ ment than
attending the funerals of great men, and
urges that this should not he allowed to
pass without official protest.
The papers are full of anecdotes about
Tennyson and of accounts of his habits
and peculiarities. 1t 10 recalled that the
poet was extremely fond of dogs. His es-
peciai favorite WAS a beautiful wolf hound,
the gift of a Russian nobieman. This AMI
NAL WAS the companion of all his walks,
and was familiar to all who saw the poet
abroad. A white Arab steed, especially i'm
ported Tor ~Iennyson. was among the nu-
merous pets kept at Aldworth. Iennyson
had an odd custom OF keeping on hand a
huge collection of short clay pipes. There
we're often as many as 200 of these on his
study floor, ready for use. Each one, after
being smoked, was placed in the fender for
a fresh burning. Strangers came to the vi
cinity OF the poets residence in such num-
bers as to prove a serious annoyance to the
poet, who had q passion for retif e.
ment. 1t may be said that these at
tempts to intruue upon his privacy we're
all that prevented Aldwo tn from being
an ideally happy spot for him in his last
years. He absolutely refused to meet any
one who called merely to see him. without
an introduction from some personal friend
of his. Visitors were obliged to satisfy
themselves with n glance at the poet at a
distance, if they were fortunate enough to
obtain even that. On one occasion two
Americans who we're unusually persistent
in their efforts to see the poet were got rid
of in u peculiar manner. Tennyson's sons,
after the tourists had hung about the vicin-
ity several days, determined upon q ruse
which proved etfeotnal. They caused the
butler to dress up in Iennyson's clothes.
including the poets vell-known sombrero
and Spanish cloak, and sent him for a walk
along the driveway. The butler initiated
Tennyson's walk almost perfectly, and the
Americans had no reason to suspect the de-
ception that was being practioed upon
5 them. They were delighted beyond meas
ure, and were overheard to congratulate
. themselves heartily on their good fortune
3 in succeeding where 80 many others had
failed in setting eyes upon the poet laureate.