The record-union., 1898-05-29
Where Lie the Remains of All Of EngIand's
GreateSt Dead.
His Grave Beside That Of His Life
Long Adversary, BENJAMIN Dis
raeH Gord Beaconsfeld),
Whose Marble Emgy Looks
Down Upon 1t, Decked With the
Rega1ia Which Gladstone Had
Refused.

OF the late William EWart Gladstone
was entombed to-day with the cere-
monies of the nation he had served and
Of the church he had loved.
His grave is beside that of his life
long adversary, Benjamin Disrae1i Uord
.BeaconsfielD whose marble effigy looks
down upon it, decked with the regalia
which Gladstone had refused. The
possible future Kings of Great Britain
walked beside the great commons,
and the nobility and learning of the
State surrounded it, though the wish
of the deceased had been for simple
fly
This official funeral the first since
that of Lord Palmerston, was rendered
an imposing spectacle by the magnifi-
cence of the building in which it was
solemnized. The coffin rested on an
elevated bier, before the altar, its
plainness hidden benath a pail of white
and gold, embroidered with the text,
'Requiescat in Pace" Six tall candles
burned beside it, and on either side
stood the supporters Of the pail
The Prince of Wales and the Duke
of York were at the head of the coffin,
and ranging behind were the Marquis
of Salisbury, Earl of Kimberly. A J.
Balfour, Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
Lord Rosebery and Mr. Gladstone's two
old-time friends, Baron Rendel and
George Armistead.
Within the chancel stood the Dean Of
Westminster, and behind him were
gathered the Cathedral clergy, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, and the
scarlet and white surpliced choir, filling
the chapel.
The mourners, who sat in the stalls
nearest to the bier were Mrs. Glad
stone, her sons Herbert and Stephen,
and other members of the family, with
little Dorothy Drew, Mr.. Gladstone S
favorite grandchild. The Princess of
Wales and the Duchess of York occu-
pied the deans pew, opposite.
In tiers of temporary seats in the
north and south transepts were as
of Parliament, the Mayors of principal
cities, delegates from Liberal organiza-
tions and representatives of other civic
and political organizations, while the
long nave was crowded with thousands
of men and women, among them be-
ing most of the celebrities in all
branches of English life Every gallery,
balcony and niche high up among the
rafters held a cluster of deeply inter-
ested spectators. In all $500 persons
were assembled in the Abbey, all
clothed in the deepest black, save a
few officials, whose regalia cleaned
brilliantly from this somber back
ground.
Thousands thronged the square out
side in order to witness the passage of
the funeral procession from Westmin-
ster Hall. A double line of 500 police
men kept an open passage for the fu-
neral 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.
At 1870 o'clock the procession was
formed, and slowly passed through the
great crowds along the short pathway,
a distance of 800 yards, to the western
entrance of the Abbey, between two
ranks of the Eton Volunteers in their
buffoon uniform.
The procession moved in the follow
ing order:
Four heralds in court dress bearing
the arms.
The Speaker, Hon William Court
Gully: clerks and officers of the House
of Commons. in robes and wigs, carry
ing 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 lead
er who wore his usual Derby hat and
short coat.
Four heralds escorting half dozen
privy councillors, not members of Par
Lament.
More heralds ushering the officers Of
the House of Lords, the Lord Chan
cellors in their robes, with a mace
bearer.
Two hundred members of the House
Of Lords, attired like the members Of
the House of Commons, with the ex-
ception of Bishops, who were robed.
Then came a group of members of
Mr.. Gladstone's last Ministry, followed
by representatives of various royal
families and the foreign ambassadors,
including Colonel John Hay. the Unit
ed States ambassador.
After them came the Duke of Cam
bridge and the Duke of Connaught
and the Earl of Pembroke, represent
ing the Queen.
Then came the funeral car, plainly
draped with black, and drawn by two
horses, preceded by the Earl of Mar
shall, the Duke of Norfolk, the sup
porters of the pail walking beside the
car.
After the car walked Stephen Glad
stone, the chief mourner, and the near
relatives and friends.
The only sound that broke the silence
while the cortege passed was a broken
voice which shouted: God give ye
rest, old man."
In the meanwhile the tolling of the
Abbey bell had notified the waiting as
semblage within the edifice that the
procession was approaching The weird,
dismal strains of q quartet of from
bones playing Beethoven's funeral
hymn, in a recess high above the heads
of the congregation, swept through the
recesses of the Abbey When these
finally died away the great organ took
up Schubert's funeral march. booming
sonorously, and then changed to Bee
thoven's funeral march with a clash
of cymbals in the orchestral accom-
paniment.
A choir of 100 male singers, which
had awaited the coffin at the entrance