The herald., 1898-05-29
FUNERAL OF GLADSTONE
ATTENDED BY ALL OF ENG
LANDS GREAT ONES
i"GOD GIVE YE REST. OLD. MAN.
A Sentiment Which Finds Response
in the Hearts of Other Ma
- tions

LONDON. May 2S-In the Northern
Transept of Westminster Abbey where
England's greatest dead rest, the pooy
of The late William Ewart Gladstone was
entombed today with the ceremonies OF
the nation he had served and OF the church
he had loved.
His grave is beside that of his lifelong
adversary, Benjamin Disraeli( Lord 6ea-
. consfeld), whose marble effigy looks down
upon it decked with the regalia which
Gladstone had refused. The possible Iu-
Gura Kings of Great Britain walked beside
yhe great commoner and the nobility ana
learned of the State surrounding IL,
though the wish of the deceased hao oeen
6or simplicity.
Six tall candles burned beside the grave
and on either side stood the supporters OF
the pau. The Prince Of Wales and the
Duke of York were at the head of the cof-
fin and ranging themselves behind them
were the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl of
Kimberley A. ]. Balfour, Sir VIM. vernon
Harcourt, Lord Rosebery and Mr.. Glad
stones old-time friends, Baron Rendel and
Geo. Armistead.
Within the chancel stood the dean of
Westminster and behind him were gath
cred the cathedral clergy. the archbishop
of Canterbury and the scarlet and white
surpliced choir filling the chapel.
The mourners who sat in the stalls near
est to the bier were Mrs. Gladstone, her
sens Herbert and Stephen and other men,
bers of the family, with little Dorothy
Drew, Mr.. Gladstone's favorte grandchild.
The Princess of Wales and the Duchess
Of York occupied the deans pew opposite.
In tiers of temporary seats in the north
and south transepts were assembled the
members of the two houses of parliament
the mayors of principal cities, delegates
from Liberal organizations and represent
atives of civic and political organizations
while the long nave was crowded with
thousands of men and women. among them
being most of the celebrities in all branch
es of English life. Every gallery, balcony
and niche high up among the rafters held
q cluster of deeply interested spectators
In all $500 persons were assembled in the
abbey, all clothed in the deepest black.
save few officials, whose regalia CLEANED
brilliantly from this somber background.
Thousands thronged the square outside
in order to witness the passage of the tu-
neral procession from Westminster hall.
A double line of 500 policemen kept an
open passage for the funeral cortege.
The chief officials had assembled in
Westminster hall at 10 o'clock this morning.
The bishop of London, the Right Rev.
Mandel Creighton. D. D.. read a brief
prayer there and at 10: 80 o'clock the process
sion was formed and slowly passed through
the great crowds and along the short path
way, distance of 800 yards, to the western
entrance of the abbey, between two ranks
of Eton volunteers in their buff uniforms.
The procession moved in the following or
der:
Four heralds in court dress, bearing the
arms
The speaker, Hon. VIM. Court Gully:
clerks and officers of the house of commons
In robes and wigs, carrying the mace in
their midst. Four hundred members of
the house of commons marching four
abreast and wearing frock coats and high
hats, with the solitary and conspicuous ex-
ception of John Burns. the labor leader.
who wore his usual derby hat and short
coat.
Four heralds escorting half dozen privy
councillors, now members of parliament
More heralds, ushering the officers of the
house of lords. The lord chancellors in
their robes. with mace bearer.
Two hundred members of the house of
lords, attired like the members of the
house of commons with the exception of
bishops, who were robed
Then came group of members of Mr..
Gladstone's last ministry. followed by rep
resentatives of various royal families and
the foreign ambassadors, including Col.
John Hay, the United States ambassador
After them came the Duke of Cambridge
and the Duke of Connaught and the Earl of
Pembroke, representing the queen.
Then came the funeral car plainly draped
with black and drawn by two horses pre-
ceded by the Earl of Marshall, the Duke
of Norfolk. the supporters of the pail walk
ing beside the car.
After the car walked Stephen Gladstone,