Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
THEIR LAST FAREWtllS.
Her Majcsy's Servants and Tenants Old ard
Young View The Remains.

Cowes. Jan. 23.-Events have shifted
| from Cowcs to London. osborne is a
! house Of mourning and Cowes is prob
ably the qUietest place in the world.
| today. The King departed early. Af-
| ter him followed the army of officials
and newspaper correspondents. The
| Kings departure WAS as unostenta-
! tious as that Of an American Prcsi-
dent. He and his suite in civilian at
tire. LEFT the castle without a military
escort and with no sign of pomp
Queen Nictoria's body was embalm-
ed yesterday evening. and occupies the
center Of the dining room which is
hung with trappings Of mourning. out
side TWO officers are on guard. Within
two Indian attendants remain in com
nany with the ladies in waiting, who
are constantly present.
The body is attired in black. The
face is perfectly peaceful and the arms
have been folded. ON the breast tests
a beautiful gold cross. The features are
very calm. All about repose quantities
of beautiful flowers.
The honor of first seeing the body
of the Queen was conferred on her
personal retinue and such simple
pathetic scene as marked this after
neon could hardly have occurred in
amy other monarchy. All the servants
and tenants We're admitted. The foot
men. house maids. coachmen. stable
lads and policemen. dressed in their
sunday clothes. filed through the room
for four hours.
There were no formalities. 1t might
have been the body of any country
lady. whose tenants were bidding her
a last farewell. Bent old men. children
and families who had grown up. on the
state, who regarded Queen Victoria as
q friend and patron rather than Il SOY
creign. took their turn and their grief
WAS the sorrow of those who had lost a
friend.
In the meantime many residents Of
some prominent people applied at the
porter's lodge for admission but were
told to come. tomorrow.
There is no installing the reality of
the sorrow of CoWcS.
The Queen was always 50 good to
US" they say. She knew personally
many of the towns people and took
real interest in their families their
troubles and their joys. She could call
many of them by name and often
stopped in her drives to talk to them
Almost every house has half-mastn I'd
flag and the store windows are drapcd
with black and white.
Emperor William and Princess IoIIisc
(the Duchess of ArgyID walked to Whip
bingham church. this afternoon.
1t is learned that the King assumed the,
title of Edward VII at the cxpress wish
of his mother.
y service will be held tomorrow. for tn =,
royal family and the household in the
chapel at Osborne
Emperor William has ordered in Lon
don two magnificent wreaths with broad
ribbon bearing the initials of himself and
the Empress, which he will personally
place on the Queens coffin at tomorrow $
service.
BY special request of the family. the
authorities of St. Paul's cathedral have
sent to Osborne the six candelabra used
at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington
The King and the other members of the
royal family will not return to Osborne
untl tomorrow. The officers of all the
roHal yachts. the servants and tenantry
mad last glimpse of the remains of the
Queen. this afternoon. 1t is now thought
probable that the body will be removed
before Friday.