Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-13
TENNYsoN BURIED.
TAe Poets Remains Inferred at Vest
 minister Abbey.

TAe Poets Remains Inferred at Vest
 minister Abbey.
 LONDON, Oct. 13-All that was mortal of Lord Tennyson was yesterday inferred in Westminster Abbey with most im- pressive services.
 Ths assemblage in the Abbey was dis tinguished one. The Premier of England, MT. Gladstone, was represented by Hon. Arthur Lyttleton; the Prince of Wales, by General Probyn. of his Household; the Duke of Edinburgh, by his private secre- tary, Hon. William James Cilville; the Duke of York, heir presumptive, by Sir Francis Winton, and the British Govern ment by Hon. H. H. Asquith, the Home Secretary. Walter Besant and many other prominent men of letters were present.
 The scene was most impressive. The Abbey choir was covered with a rich hanging of purple velvet. The nave was lined on both sides with orphan boys from the hospital founded by Gen. Cor don, an institution in which Tennyson took marked sympathetic interest.
 The boys wore a modified Scotch uniform and carried themselves with military pre- cision.
 Along the aisle were also scattered tn e few survivors of the Light Brigade, the fame of whose Balaklava charge has been made perpetual by Tennyson's poem. Most of them wore the brilliant red uni form of Chelsea pensioners, and all had broad bands of crape on their arms.
 At noon the sun burst out in full splen- dor from the haze which had hitherto partially obscured it's rays and the interior of the Abbey was gloriously illumined. bringing out all the beauties of the sculpture and carving. A moment later Sir Henry Ponsonby, the Queens Private Secretary, entered St. Faiths Chapel, and on behalf of Her Majesty placed beautiful wreath upon the coffin. Sir Henry then proceeded to the Dean of Westminster's stall, where he sat as representative of the Queen. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York occupied sub-deans' stalls. They were placed in the Jerusalem Chamber and were found to amount to several wagon-loads. Only a few of the most choice or appropriate designs were placed near the grave. One of these was composed of laurel gathered in Shake speares garden at Stratford. Another wreath conspicuously placed
 was one ordered by the Tennyson Club of Arkansas and Missouri. It was composed
 of roses and chrysanthemums and was of especially beautiful design.
 Mary Anderson sent 8 mat of laurel, violets and white may.
 At half past twelve o'clock a stir around the door of St. Faiths Chapel at tracted the attention of the waiting au- | dience in the Abbey, and all eyes were directed to the spot.
 First appeared the officiating clergy, then the coffin, which bore only the
 wreaths contributed by the Queen and members of the family.
 The pail was an ordinary Union Jack. J It was borne on the right hand by Lord ', Salisbury, the late Premier; Earl Sel- | borne, Lord Rosebery, Minister of Foreign l Affairs, and others.
 Immediately behind the coffin wake the poets son, Hallam Tennyson, with
 his wife and children, and some intimate | friends of the family.
 | The procession passed through the
 cloisters and the nave to the altar, where
 the coffin was placed upon trestles and | the religious ceremony was conducted,
 the Archbishop of Canterbury officiating, assisted by the dean and canons. A number of Americans were present. | At the grave Dean Bradley said the prayer, the collect and the benediction | and the great crowd dispersed as the
 notes of the dead march from ''Saur'
 sounded through the Abbey. There was
 no procession from the Abbey at tn C l close of the service.