The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04
MOURNING AT WINDSOR
MUCH RESPECT SHOWN FOR THE
LATE DUCHESS OF TECK.
Town Draped in Crepe During the
Funeral SerVices-The Exercises
Attended by Royalty.

WINDSOR, England Nov. 3.-The flu
neral services over the remains of the
Duchess of Teck princess Mary of Cam
bridget cousin of Queen Victoria moth
er-in-law of the Duke of York and sister
of the Duke of Cambridge, who died at the
White Lodge, Richmond, on Oct q, took
place to-day in st. Georges Chapel, Wind
sor Castle.
Windsor was in deep mourning as mark
of respect for the dead, and to the royal
family in general. All the stores of the
town and all the residences of Windsor and
it's immediate vicinity were bedecked with
GRAPE and the shades in all the windows
were drawn down. Immense crowds of
people lined the route to the castle. The
weather was of the brightest description
and from noon on a continuous stream of
carriages, containing the diplomatic corps,
Cabinet ministers. former Cabinet minis
tiers, court officials and naval and military
representatives from the foreign courts ar
rived at the chapel, where a guard of honor,
furnished by the Second Battalion of the
Cold Stream Guards, were posted. Prince
Frederick Henry, of Prussia, represented
Emperor William of Germany at the fun.
oral.
The royal family entered the chapel at
1915 p. M, Princess Christian and Princess
Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe-Wei-
mar and the Prince of Wales, wearing the
ribbon of the Order of the Garter. The
Prince of Wales was attended by two of
his equerries, Major General Arthur Ed
ward A. Ellis and Major General Stanley
Dea Calvert Clarke. Next came the rep
resentatives of the Duchies of Cumberland
Wurtemburg, Saxe-Coburg and Mecklen-
burg-Strelitz and the court official. The
coffin containing The remains of the duchess
followed. The pallbearerS were the Duke
of Westminster, the Marquis of Salisbury,
the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, the Mar
of Houpetoun, and the Earl of
Ancaster. Following the coffin were the
Duke of Teck and his sons the Duke of
York, Prince Henry of Prussia, the Prince
of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, the Mar
quis of Lorne, Prince Edward of Saxe-W
mar master of the horse, and other court
officials.
The choir chanted the burial service.
throughout which the guns of battery of
artillery fired every minute When the cof-
fin was deposited in the chapel the control
Ter of the household of the late duchess. the
Hon. Alex. Nelson Hood, placed her coronet
upon the casket The funeral service was
short and simple. The dean of Windsor
and the bishop of Peterborough officiated
troller sprinkled some earth upon the cof-
fin and the services were concluded with
the formal proclamation of the rank of her
Royal Highness. The remains of the
Duchess of Teck will be inferred in the
chapel of the Albert Memorial.
The United States ambassador. Col. John
Hay, and the second secretary of the
United States embassy, James r. Carter,
neral. The Princess of Wales, Princess
Christian of Schleswig- Holstein, Princess
Louise (the Marchioness of Lorne) and
Princess Victoria Won Hohenlohe. the
the Duchess of Albany occupied the
Queens pew at the funeral services.