Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-01
THE DEAD QUEEN.
Only Those On VictOria's Visiting List
See Remains.
FUNERAL WILL BE GREAT PAGEANT.
Representatives of All the Nations Will Attend
Upon the Closed Coffin the King, the queen
and the Emperor Lay the Robes OF a Knight
of the Garter, Placing at the Head Dia'
M0nd Crown.

Cowes (By Cable).-All that is NOR
tai of Queen Victoria lies encaSed IN
a magnificent shell of oak at OsDoiHe
House. Her body rests within innings
of filmy cotton wool Overspread WIN
folds of hand-woven white satin DOT
dered with costly lace.
This inner casket measures only
feet 2 inches in length and Is IL
inches at-the widest point. Ii Will De
fitted into another coffin OF OAK, sur
rounded with rich ornamental mold
ings. The final covering will be
massive silver box bearing at its head
a golden nameplate inscribed with the
date of the Queens death and BlDll-
cal quotation chosen by King Edward.
The great dining hall OF OSBORNE
House, wherein the catafalque rests, Is
heavily draped with folds of black ana
crimson cloth. The casket ltselI Is
hidden from view by wreath OF ira
grant floral emblems of every conceiv-
able SIZE and design. Close TO the dead
sovereign's arm lies a cross OF Wnlte
lilies bearing the name of the King.
Around the bier stand seven immense
candlesticks from st. PauPs Cathedral
Their Pickering tapers radiate Wlerdly
through the silent chamber day and
night. A detachment OF Grenadler
Guards, in full regimentals, Keeps
watch over the catafalque, with their
FURNISHED guns at immovable sentry
poise.
The only persons who will be admit
ted to view the remains will be those
whose names appear on the queen S
visiting list, officers of the army and
navy and a few prominent residents
of the island.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs; Field
Marshal Earl Roberts, COMMANDMENT
chief of the forces, and William ST.
John Brodrick, Secretary of State for
War will be among those who Will
view Her Majesty's remains.
Deep satisfaction prevails because OF
King Edwards decision that the
funeral of the late Queen shall be an
affair of naval and military splendor.
Already tens of thousands of people
are taking steps to insure their seeing
as much as possible Of the funeral
pageant scheduled for the first two
days of February. Private boats are
being secured by hundreds for view
ing the magnificent progress OF the
funeral cOrtege across the SOlent from
Cowes to Portsmouth.
Summary of Queens Career.
Victoria was born May "a, 1919. She
succeeded her uncle, William ", &c
the throne on June 20, 1887. On June
%, 1888, she was crowned. In Febru
airy, 1910, she married His Royal High
ness, Albert, Prince of Saxe-Cobure
and GOtha. He died on December IA
1861. Seven children are living as
result of this union. In 1877 Victoria
was proclaimed Empress of India.
The following children, resulting
from the Queens marriage to Albert
are living: Albert Edward, Prince O.
Wales; Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke o
Saxe-COburg; Arthur William Patricl
Albert, Duke of Connaught; Victoria
Adelaide Maria Louisa, Empress Erred
erick) of Germany; Helena Augusta
Victoria, Princess Christian of Schles
wig Holstein; Louise Carolina Alberta
Warehouses of LOrne, and Beatrice
Mary Victoria FeodOre, Princess Henri!
of Battenberg.