The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-09

Tn striking contrast with the black
ROBBED women followed the heads OF the
royal household in gorgeous UNIFORMS.
The coffin was placed upon the gun
carriage. The p1perS coInineAceu eieii
dirge.
The mounted grooms who headed the
| line wore bright scarlet. With the i
| massed bands were no fewer tnan lot
| ty muffled drums. Among the High
| landers were seven queens IoIeSters,
| following whom pipers walled the sac
| music of the Black Watch's dirge. The
| King. Emperor William and the Duke
| of Connaught walked three abreast,
followed by the princes. They stepped
| slowly and mournfully, sad-looklng
| group in spite of the brilliancy OF thelr
uniforms.
The pipers had followed the first
dirge by the touching lament, The
| Flowers of the Forest, which repre-
SCENTS the whitening of the last ana
best of them. AS they reached the
Queens gate and walled their closing
strain the muffled drums roliea qua
with oft-recurring rhyming beats ana
the bands burst forth into the mag
nificent strains of Chopin's Funeral
| March, Every head was barred, every
woman courtesied low, the troops re-
yersed arms and leaned their bowed
heads over them as stlii as statues.
Down the hill went the sad procession,
through the silent ranks of the motion
} less paople No sound but that of the
mournful march could be heard, put
thai was re-echoed far away TO the
neighboring hills AID tn The shlps Tar
out at sea.
} At the gate the military portion of
} the parade stood ready, glltterlng
, medley of uniforms, Down the bill
} the procession slowly wounl its way
in the following order:
; Mounted grooms, the deputy ASSIST
ant Adjutant General OF the Southern
I district a detachment of the lamp
. shire Carbineers, the Lleutehanl Ia"V
! ernor of the Isle of Wight and star Of
, the Southern district, he STAFF OF ms
J commander in chief at Portsmouth
the general command in the southern
district the naval COMMANDER II
chief. massed bands and drums OF m
ROYAL Marine Artillery ana 81 TN
ROYAL Marine Light Infantry, wn
. nlayed a funeral march as they passe'
out of the Queens gate: the Queen
Highlanders the Queens pipers, tn
gun carriage. drawn by eight horse
1t and preceded and followed by her TAT
he Majesty's equerries and aideS-de
- camp escorted by the Queens com
many of Grenadier Guards, with tn
IN coffin. King Edward, Empero
is William. the Duke of Connaught. tn
a ! Crown Prince of Germany Grlnc
Henry of Prussia, Prince CHRISTIAN
= lSchleSwig- HolSteln, the luke u SdAR
E. Coburg and Gotha. Prince Battenperi
ed Queen Alexandra, the Duchess
;. York. the Duchess of Saxe-Coourg an
II Gotha. Princess Christian of Schlei
ne wig-Holstein, Princess Louise tDuci
g ess of ArgylD. Princess Beatrl'
les CPrincess Henry of Battenberg), II
'lh Duchess of Connaught, the Duchess
~ Albany Princess Victoria of Waie
IN PRINCESS Charles of Denmark, her la
Maiesty's ladies in waiting, her la
m Maiesty's household, the household
" the King. the household of the Quee
.s'uIt the household of Emperor William, {
y household of the royal family. mi
on' tary officers eight abreast, the roy
a. servants and tenants.
ras The roadway from the gate TO
red pier was lined with troops in close
ma der. The troops remained IN posisl
or until the minute guns from the He
commenced to fire.
,ok The strains of the funeral ma.
ror gave warning to the officers on
vas pier that the coffin was drawing ne
his The surrounding quays were ola
tho with expectant thousands. Inrou
me the court archway came the rev >.
val officers. then the Highlanders, III
The pines silent and all heads pareo.
-aTu Eight bronzed and bearded tars w
the drawn UP waiting to receive t 5i ~
.ina den Then came the Grenadlers,
splendent in their BUSHES ana scar