The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
pRINATE'S BURIAL
THE DEAD ARCHBISHOP OF CAN
TERRTRY INFERRED AMIDST
GREAT GRIEF.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES HELD.
CANTERRURY's CATHEDRAL THE
SCENE OF TIE eBSEQuIEs-
NoTABLsS PRESENT.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES HELD.
TWO DISTINCT SERVICES SAID.
The Hest Eminent Persons in the
Church and i'm Civil Life Honor
DIR. Benson's Memory.

CANTERBURY. Eng. Oct. 16.-There
is general mourning throughout Great
Britain today. Passing bells have been
tolling almost everywhere. and memoir
ial services in honor of the late
Archbishop of Canterbury and primate
of England are being held.
The funeral services of the most
Rev Edward White Benson, d. D., who
died suddenly in Hawarden church on
Sunday last, while attending divine
service, have been held in hundreds
of churches. The lying-in-state of the
remains of the deceased prelate in Can
terbury cathedral was watched
throughout by the clergy of Canter-
bury, the sisters of ST. Peter and the
boys of the st. Augustine school, and
was the occasion for the vending
around the aisles of the vast ediflce of
a continuous stream of clergy, nota-
bilities and members of all classes Of
society, all bent upon taking at least
farewell glance at the casket contain
ing the body of the venerable and well
loved priest.
The primate's throne was heavily
draped with violet velvet, ON which
was richly embroidered the arms Of
the see of Canterbury on a silver
ground. The floor about the grave,
which is situated in the northwest cor
ner of the cathedral, under the tower.
was covered with scarlet cloth and
the grave itself was lined with violet
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were besieged at the earliest hour in
spite of the rainy weather and the
strong police force was reinforced by
squadron of Sixteenth LancerS who
did sentry duty around the old build
ing, while the ceremony lasted. The
religious services began at o'clock in
the morning. when the dean of Can
terbury, DR.. Farrar. celebrated holy
communion.
The second service opened at
o'clock, and consisted of prayers for
the dead. After this the coffin was re-
moved to the martyrdom chapel en-
palled in white and gold embroidery,
upon which rested some superb floral
offerings. By this time the sky had
become darker and the interior of the
building, which was hung with violet
velvet, was gloomier than ever, an eff
feet which was intensified, instead of
relieved by the Pickering of the count
less tapers, etc. The principal service
began at 1890 p. M, with a crowd of
most distinguished people present, in
addition to the throngs which filed the
cathedral to the most distant corner
The funeral procession. which was
rendered more imposing in appearance
by the presence of a guard of honor
frcen the Sixteenth Lanciers, formed in
the cloiSterS 1t was composed of the
clergy of the diocese of Canterbury
in full robes; the rural deans, delega-
tons from. the diocese of Truro, the
house of lords and the house of COM
mons large numbers of church dig
pitaries. representatives of Cambridge
university, the lord lieutenant Of Kent,
twenty bishops, fifty canons, the arch
bishop of Dublin. Archdeacon Farrar.
she archbishop of York, the Rev Hugh
Benson and the officers of the province
and diocese.
Eight pail bearers escorted the body
to the tomb. They were: The earl
of Crangrook, the head master of
Wellington college, of which institu-
ton the late DR.. Benson was head
master from its opening In 1858 down
to 1872, the dean of Lincoln, Lord Mac
Haghten, the master of Trinity college,
Cambridge; Lord Ashcombe, Sir E. NJ
Thompson and the chancellor of Truro.
Archdeacon Farrar and the arch
bishop of York Qfffciated, respectively
at the grace and blessing. The casket,
upon which rested Mr.. and Mrs. Glad
stones floral cross was then lowered
into the grave. The floral tributes in
cluded offerings from Queen Victoria,
Emperor William, the prince and
princess of Wales and Others