Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-21
LAID HIM TO REST
Services Over the Remains Of
Albert Victor.
GREAT CROWDS Of MouRNERS
Bsils Toll Frsm Every sssepis in Great
Britain While the Body y En-
Rouss % Wtndsoe.

Loypos. Jsa- "a. - Brief services
wsre held over the b0dy Of the late
daks Of cszrescs in the parish church
~ sandringhAn at . = m, and after
ward the body wss placed On draped
gun carriage for transportation to
Windsor. On its arrival at the station
IL wAs placed on . special naiA Of the
Great Eastern railway.
Services ss SaAdsfn gham.
The services At Sandringham were
attended BY she prince OF Wales, his
household, and Sister Victoria
who nursed the dead prince. The
royal party drove from San
aringhsm hall to the church. The
tenantry Of the prince Of Wales
estate acted IS palibearera At the
conclusion Of the services the body was
removed from the church. the
prince of Wales, duke of Fife,
clergy. ard game-keepers of the
estate following behind on foot In
the procession 10 the station were car
riages containing the other members of
the royal family. The peasantry of
the village and q large number Of spec
tators brought up the rear. All the
ceremonies at the parish church were
very simple but of the most impressive
character
En- Route to Windsor.
The funeral train passed the outskirts
OF London AZ 3 o'clock. the request for
privacy made by the royal family being
everywhere respected While the train
t.. h<,ffx~ - . h. 1,,1 20
Windsor the minute guns were fred
from warships and forts throughout
Great Britain and Ireland.
All Enxlaud Mourns.
In addition to the firing of the guns
bells from nearly every church steeple
in England were tollcd during the
whole time the body was on its way to
Winasor. In this city the stores were
all partly closed All the cabmen and
'bus-drivers have bows of black Grape
upon their whips and the majority of the
male portion of the population seen on
the streets wear Grape bands, military
fashion. on their left arms Every
nag is at half-mast
At wisasor.
At Windsor the weather was cold and
dismal IL showed during the night,
and the streets were covered with
slush- The shops in the town were
closed and the shop fronts along the
route followed by the funeral process
sion were draped with black. All
the trains which arrived at the
station At Windsor brought wrcaths
from all parts Of the country. There
was an almost countless number OF
these floral oferinga They were
taken to the Albert Memorial chapel,
the walls and chancel floor Of which
were completely hidden by an inn
mense mass of these tokens Of sorrow
full remem branee.
In Europesn Capitals.
Services in memory of the duke were
held In all the European capitals. In
Berlin the Empress Augusta and EN-
press Frederick. tho latter of whom is
the aunt of the duke, and many other
members of the German imperial fam
ly and n numb Der of royal personages
attended the services held in the city.
Emperor Francis Joseph. many of the
Austrian archdukes and other members
of the imperial family were present at
the memorial services held in Vienna
At the services held IN Paris. the
French government was represented
by NJ Ribot. minister of foreign affairs
The services were held in the chapel Of
she British embassy.