The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-01-26
FUNERAL WILL
BE MONSTER TRIBUTE
"HiS Imperial Majesty is
gNOw the Title Of the
New King

cowes, Isle Of Wight, JAM 26.-
ll2.i5 a. m.-'rhc royal family yesterday
took their last loving look at the f-aures
OF the dead queen. About ten o'clock
IN the morning the she'll was brought into
the bedroom, whore were waiting King
Edward. Emperor william, the Duke Of
Iconnaught. Sir James Red and the royal
ladies' The latter having retired. Sir
James Reid with reverend hands assisted
hy three trusted househld servants. asd
7 in the presence of the king the emperor
and the duke. removed the body from the
bed TO the coffin.
In death it was lovlor than ln the clos-
ing days of hfo Not trace Of tho
ravages of disease wac visible The SER
wants having retired. queen Alexandria
the princesses and the children were re-
called and with lingering stems ana stri-
aed sobs they passed slowly before tho
white robed and pce--sul dgure AZ the
foot move. 1irl stood the kilg and
when u Dqe;rl oro had passed
there r,-,r l0G ~ay tae son a.d tho
grandson .Fu dad
Empsroy Witiom wopt as bitterly as
the royal ladies' Finally he also retir-
ed and the king was left alone Sir
James Reid. beckonng to the SERVANTS
who were holding the coffin Ill., asked
the kings Instructions
For few seconds the king stood speech
less. stricken with emotion 40 the last
farewell Then he said quickly: "Close
ii finally IL must not be opened again.
THUS the remains Of England's great
est ruler were forever closed from human
eyes Roverently tbs tonn was borne I'm
10 the dining room.
Officers and men from the royal
from the royal yachts took their stand
around as the coffin was borne into the
dining room. onlcers and men from the
yachts took their stand Ground the
coffin over which the king queen
kaisor gently laid the robes Of the knight
OF the garter placed at the head dia-
mond crown Beneath lay the royal en-
sign, while hanging above was the union
jack
At the altar was The rector Of Whip
bingham, wiz, sd portion Of the rum
eral service In the pr,ssnce Of the royal
family. Emperor William covered his
facea with his hands, and the grief OF
Princess Beatrice was pitiful. After the
benedictlon each placed wreath upon
the coffin. and then all retired.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press Is informed that the win has not
yet been opened, and according to the
present arrangements II viii not be OPP
epea until after the funeral. It's detail
being unknown to the royal family.
There Is no truth In the statement that
King Edward ana Emperor william
hnelt By the bedside of the queen ana
j swore to preserve peace.
significant feature OF an the death
bed scenes has been their absolute ma
lturalness ana the absence IL false or dra-
matte elements.
According TO rumor circulated at Os-
borne. King Edward desires himself 70
E be stvlod 'His imperial u,aiesty'' Ia or
s dor 10 emphasize the fast that he 10
D peror as well as king Today Saturday
the local volunteers and al the forces ID
the vicinity wiu pass through the chap
Z niles ardente After these win pass th'
corpse of the eading papers of the world
r. remarkable feature ov ~ the pro
r. ceedinss is the intense martial air tha
"a peryades an OF them The naval par"a'
on spnhcad Is 20 be the greatest, II pos
slble. the world ever saw and the MN
Y nry arrahgements at windsor Wi
d eclipse amy thing Of the kind ever at
n tempted
p Tonight grenadlers are mounting thel
, silent guard over the ciffin. with guns re
versed. arms crossed and heads bent
o. The silence Is unhroken save by an oc
ST easional shuttle from the soldiers
y changing their uneasy positions
sr LoNnoN, JAN. 2s.-- cardinal Waugh
an IN IN, course OF a very ympatheti
letter 10 be regd in the Catholic churc
- in London, pays an eloquent tribute I
q Queen victoria who he says was "a
rs object OF the greatest reverence on N
lg part Of am Catholics from the Pope dowr
rs ward.
-, 1--WE fully and aeutely share In the M
uonai sorrow continues the cardlna
'u "and trust ma pray that the noble ir'
ditions established by the mother ma
Ik 81 carried on and perfected by the so
I'D The attachments of Catholics 20 u
mt thone and dynasty are beyond suspicion
ob The Morning Leader says that. the eN
!. cntors OF the queens VIII are Prince
." Beatrice tho Duke Of connought al
a lieutenant Colonel Sir Fleetwood, lshm
he Edwards. who was keeper Of her maj'
nd tFs prlvy purse from 1895 aud ext
led Equerry to the queen for. 1888
AGENT Freeman Retired.