Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-21
THE DUKES FUNERAL.

| THE DUKES FUNERAL.
Followed to the Grave by a Great
| Throng-The whole Scene One OF
Solemnity-Many NotabIes In At
| ssndance-MilftaryG Guard of Honor
The Services.
| LONDON, Jan. 20.-The body Of the
duke of Clarence and Avondale was re-
moved from the parish church at Sand
bingham to-day. At $50 detachment of
artillery with draped gun carriage drew
up at the church gates, and the disciplin-
ed soldiers and we'll trained horses stood
| immovable in the positions assigned then.
At 1915 o'clock the bell on the church
began tolling and as the solemn knell rang
out upon the wintry air the Prince of
Wales and his household, accompanied
by Sister Victoria, who had nursed
| the duke until his death, entered
the church. When all had entered and
taken the seats set apart for them the fu-
| neral services were commenced. These
were very brief and upon their conclusion
the coffin was lifted upon the shoulders of
a mum Der of the royal employees and borne
from the church.
The whole route from the church to the
Wolferton station of the Great Eastern
railway was lined with spectators, who,
as the procession passed, Joined the rear.
A guard of honor from Norfolk Volunteers
with guns reversed met the cortege at the
station. The whole sceneswas one of great
solemnity.
In accordance with the wish that no
public or military procession be held in
London, the railway officials made ar
rangements to convey the body to Wind
sor without trans-shipping it at London.
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Con-
naught, Prince Christian, the Duke of
Teck with two of his sons and many for
eign representatives assembled at Windsor
station and were in waiting when at $3.50
the train bearing the remains came into
the station. On it were the Prince and
Princess of Wales. A train which followed
the funeral train conveyed the members of
the Prince of Wales household at Sand
bingham.
The Prince of Wales wore the uniform
of Colonel of the Tenth Husssrs and
Prince George was attired in his naval
uniform.
The lord chamberlain received the
members of the royal family as they
alighted from the carriage and they stood
talking together until the coffin was re-
moved from the funeral car. The coffin
was taken on the shoulders of men from
the Tenth Hussars. 1t was wrapped in a
silken union jack and on it was single
splendid wreath sent by the queen. A
silken ribbon was attached to the wreath,
on which were the words: "a mark Of
the tenderest affection and love from a
devoted, loving and Borrowing grand
mother"
As the troopers bearing the coffin walked
slowly along the platform a signal was
given to party of the life guards on the
round tower of the castle, and Immediately
the boom of minute guns was heard. At
the same time the procession began to
move. The life guards had the right of
the line and were followed by bands which
played Chopin's and Beethoven's funeral
marches alternately. A detachment of the
Tenth Hussars and of the horse artillery
preceded the gun carriage, upon which the
remains had been placed. On either side
walked guards of officers of the Hussars
The charger which had been ridden by the
Duke of Clarence and Avondale saddled
and briddled and with the boots of his
owner reversed in the stirrups, was led af-
ter the gun carriage. The mourners came
next. The Prince of Wales, Prince George
of Wales and the Duke of Fife led the
mourners. Next came the Duke of Con-
naught, Duke of Edinburg, Prince Chris
tian, Prince Henry of Battenberg and the
Marquis of Lorne. Then followed the
Grand Duke. Alexis, representing the car of
Russia, Prince Albert of Schleswig- Hol-
stein, the Crown Prince of Denmark, the
Duke of Chorto, brother of the king of
Portugal, Prince Frederick Leopold of
Prussia, the Duke of Tsck, between Prince
Earnest of Ledngen and Prince Edward of
SAKE Weimar.
The princesses drove from the station
by private road to the chapel.
The procession moved slowly amid the
absolute silence of the spectators, many of
whom shed tears as the procession passed.
1t was nearly o'clock when the cortege
reached st. Georges chapel. The clergy
and the choir ranged themselves on either
side of the door ready to receive the body.
AS the draped gun carriage arrived the
music ceased and perfect silence reigned.
Then the coffin-bearers from the Husssrs
lifted their burden and with barred and
bowed heads passed into the chapel.
The clergymen, headed by the Very Rev.
Philip Frank Eliot, D. D., domestic chap
lain to the queen, dean of Windsor and
registrar of the Order of the Garter, and
Rt. Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson, D. D.,
bishop of Rochester, and the choristers,
went down the main aisle, singing 81 am
the resurrection and the life."
They were followed by three equerries
in scarlet uniform, bearing on cushions
the coronet of the duke and other insignia
of his rank. The came a small detsch-
ment from the Hussars, and behind them
was the coffin, fianked by ten officers of
the dukes regiment. Behind them came
the Prince of Wa1es, Prince George of
Wales, and the Duke of Fife, who was
had walked behind the coffin from the
station. The coffin was placed upon a
bier before the altar and the coronet and
other insignia were placed upon it. At
the same moment the window in the
queens gallery, above the altar on the
right, opened and the Princess of Wales
and her daughters, Princess Louise
Duchess of Fife, Princess Victoria and
Princess Maud and Princess Victoria Mary
of Teck took seats in the gallery. AS the
body was placed on the bier the Prince of
Wales, as chief mourner, stood at the head
of the coffin. Prince George of Wales
stood on one side of it and the Duke of
Fife on the other. Standing in a group
near them were the other royal personages.
The services were conducted by the Dean
of Windsor, assisted by the Bishop of
Rochester. A psalm was chanted by the
choir and the dean then read the lesson.
The choir then sang hymns selected by the
queen.
After the lesson the bishop OF Rochester
read the sentences beginning ''for as much
as it hath pleased" and the dukes tutor,
Canon Dalton stepped forward and cast
handful of earth upon the coffin.
After this the choir sang 81 Heard a
Voice from Heaven" The bishop of
Rochest. read the concluding prayer, and
the religious ceremony was closed by the
singing of Sullivan's anthem Brother
Gone Before U.s." and the pronouncing of
of the benediction by the bishop of Roches-
ter.
At about the middle of the service,
which lasted nearly an hour, a chair was
brought for the Prince of Wales, who sat
down He looked greatly fatigued, and
his face gave evidence of deep sorrow. AS
the bishop of Rochester pronounced the
| benediction the prince knelt with he head
| buried in his hands. When the bishop
had finished the prince remained kneeling
| for short time, and a most impressive
silence filled the chapel until he arose.
Then in consonance with the ancient
custom Sir Albert Woods, Garter King of
Arms (the duke was knight of the order) in
j the full insignia and habit of his rank, pro-
claimed the full lists of the titles of the
| duke.
The Prince of Wales, followed by the
other royalties, then proceeded by the
private way from the chapel to the castle.
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