The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-21

and many foreign representatives assem-
bled at Windsor station and were in wait
ing when the royal train arrived at $3.50.
On 1t were the Prince and Princess of
Wales. Another train which followed
Immediately after the funeral train, con-
veyed the members of the Prince of Wales
household at Sandrmgham. The lord
chamberlain received the members of the
royal family as they alighted from the
carriage, and the princes drove from the
station by private road TO the chapel.
The process ion 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 left. All heads
were uncovered during the passing of the
funeral procession. The universal funereal
aspect of the scene was heightened by the
dreary weather and by the draperies of
black on the houses along the route. In
the procession the helmets of ali the
soldiers and the swords of all the officers
were draped with Grape. The charger
which walked behind the coffin was
heavily caparisoned with Grape.
The coffin was taken on the shoulders
of men from the Tenth Hussars 1t was
wrapped in silken union jack, and on it
was a single splendid wreath, which
had been sent by the queen.
As detachment of soldiers
bearing the coffin walked slowly
along the platform the signal was given to
party of life guards on the round tower
of the castle, and Immediately the boom
&c h.
same time the roll of drums from the
massed bands swelled out upon the air,
and the procession began to move.
The life guards had the right of the line,
and were followed by the bands, which
played funeral marches. A detachment
of the Tenth Hussars and the horse artil-
lery was Immediately preceded by gun
carriage, upon which the remains had
been placed. On either side of the gun
carriage walked a guard of the officers of
the Tenth Hussars. The charger which
had been ridden by the Duke of Clarence,
saddled and bridled, and with the boots of
his owner in the stirrups, was led directly
after the gun carriage. The mourn
ers 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 Edinburgh. Prince Christian,
Prince Henry of Battenberg and the Mar
quis of Lorne. Then followed the Grand
Duke Alexis. representing the car of Rus
STA; Prince Albert of Schleswig- HOLSTER n,
the crown prince of Denmark, Duke of
Oporto, brother of the king of Portugal;
Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia and
the Duke of Teck between Prince Ernest
OF Leiningen and Prince Edward of Sake
Weimar Then followed the three princes
of Teck, sons of the Duke of Teck; the
Duke OF Wurtemburg ana Prince Philip of
Saxe-Coburg- Gotha.
The route from Windsor station TO the
castle was lined with guards. Behind the
soldiers an immense crowd of people
awaited the coming of the body and
the mourners. Most all the people COM
prising the crowd were in mourning. The
cortege passed into the castle and at
O'Clock the funeral ceremonies Succeeded
within st. Georges chapel. Very Rev.
Phillip Frank Elliott, domestic chaplain
to the queen and dean of Windsor, as
sisted by Rev. Davidson. bishop of Roches-
ter oificiated at this ceremony. The choir
ehanted the burial service as the process
sion moved up the nave of the chapel. On
the arrival of the body at the choir the
Prince of Wales, rs 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 personages
standing grouped near them. A psalm
was chanted by the choir and the dean
read the lesson. The choir then sang
HYMNS selected by the queen. The bishop
of Rochester read the concluding prayers.
In consonsnce with custom the garter
king of arms proclaimed the titles OF the
deceased. The ceremony concluded by
singing Sultivan's anthem, "A Brother
Gone Before Us"
The queen, accompanied by the Princess
Louise, today attended special memorial
services in the chapel ST Osborne house.
conducted by Canon Buckworth. The
queen walked feebly, and was assisted by
the Princess Louise. The Prince OF Wales
and family and Princess Mary of Teck are
stsying At Windsor tonight, but
the funeral guests have left
the castle. After the funeral the
Prince of Wales admitted that he
was intensely oppressed and weary. He
had a hard day. Guests concur in saying
he appeared 10 he worn and i'll, the strain
telling upon him. he NAKED behind the