The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
1t Will Be of the Most Stately
Grandeur That the Modern
World Has Ever Seen.
MAGNIFICENT NAVAL DISPLAY.
London Pageant Will Be Notable
One-Many of Europe's
Sovereigns Will Be
in Attendance.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.


London. JAN z.-(Copyright. 1901. by w.
r Hearst.)-The military. naval and court
officials are working increasingly to arrange
the great funeral ceremonies of the dead
Queen. which will be of the most stately
grandeur that the modern world has seen.
Definite orders were expected tonight, but
have not appeared. Minute details for one
days pomp. that includes many OF Eu-
ropes sovereigns. the greatest fleet on the
seas and the finest picked soldiers that
England possesses-ail these cannot be as
signed off-hand.
The Duke Of Norfolk. who. as Earl Mar
shsl. is in control of the preparation. went
to Osborne to see the King and get his
views regarding the pageant.
Lord Roberts accompanied him to arrange
for the military part. while Sir Harry Raw
son. commander OF the Channel Squadron.
who controls the naval display, Is already
there.
Solemn msgnincence and the stately dis
play Of royal power are tho keynotes Of
Saturdays pageant. No monarch - too
great not to ofiiciate or too proud to humble
himself In honoring the dead Queen on
that day.
Battleships and cruisers are Fastening
from all nearby stations to rendezvous cn
the Isle Of Wight. For naval display those
already arrived win form q guard around
Englands royal yachts In the Solent and
the Kaiser's cruiser yacht. Hohensollern.
which arrived to-day. will be followed by
some Of the Kaiser's greatest warships.
There will be enough warships to form a
double line eleven miles long, through
which the yacht bearing the Queens body
will slowly pass from Osborne to Ports
mouth.
No living monarch has been honored by
the assembly OF such naval power 1t seems
strange that the most destructive fleet ever
brought together should be to guard a dead
body.
When all the vast feet is swung into line
on Friday. with flags at half-mast. the
royal yacht bearing the body will start for
the mainland. On Friday night the body
will remain aboard the royal yacht at
Portsmouth Harbor. guarded by the feet
Early on Saturday morning the start viii
be made for three hours journey. On
arriving at Victoria Station. the Queens
body viii be conveyed two miles through
the most arfstocratic residence section of
London to Paddington Station. Entering
again. journey Of twenty-one miles will
be, made to Windsor for funeral services in
st. Georges Chapel where so many Kings
and Queens lie buried. Then. a. darkness
approached. the body win be taken one
mile further through Windsor Park to Frog
more mausoleum. the final resting-piace
The line will be headed by muffied drum
mers and a detachment of guards, followed
by Government officials. Privy Councillors,
Peers and Blshopa
The Imperial Crown viii be borne In 'front.'
OF the gun carriage carrying the sovereixu's
body Immediately behind the body the
King Will ride alone. followed by visatinx
sovereigns and Princes OF royal blood The
Archbishop Of Canterbury will conduct the
services at Windsor Castle.
After that the Queens body viii he MT
yately carried to Frogmore, with only the
family IN attendance. This II great GER
the many miies Of travel, the maTnidce9f
pageant through London. the servfceS IN
Windsor and the burial IN another place II
VIII have to be hurried to get all over In =