Evening journal., 1901-01-29
Queens Funeral Procession
Will Be Imposing
ROUTE HAS BEEN EXTENDED
Procession Will Occupy Two Hours in
Passing William Orders His
Chargers From Berlin

London, Jan. 29.--It was officially
announced late last evening that King
Edward had ordered Saturday to be
observed as q day Of general MOURN
ing. All the banks will be closed and
business suspended.
The arrangements for the queens
funeral have been only partially de-
termined. Almost everything thus far
is provisional and subject TO the ap-
proval Of the king, who came to Lon
don today to lock over what has been
proposed and 90 give his decision.
BY order OF the king the Office of
works directs that al draperies dis
played by citizens shall be of purple
The procession from ST. Georges
chapel royal, at Windsor. to FrOgmore
has been abandoned. and the coffin will
remain in the chapel until the day Of
interment, which viii probably be
Monday.
Emperor William has commanded
Count Won Wedel, master Of horse to
bring six Of his majesty S chargers from
Berlin, and the kaiser. the crown
prince and the other Germans in Of
flcial attendance at the funeral viii
ride in the procession. The gun car
riages to be used at COwes and Windsor
and in London win be painted the
color Of khaki. fitted with'rubber tires
King Edward has commanded Mr.
A. Forester. the well known artist OF
Black and White, to draw the lying-in-
state for him. ''
The king and queen, with the kaiser
will attend the memorial service in ST.
Georges chapel Windsor, Sunday
The funeral procession will leave Os-
borne house Friday at p. m. The
route to the pier viii be lined with
troops and the royal personages will
follow the coffin on foot.
An order issued by Admiral Sir
Clvrlcs l.lleriCk Iolh@r shows tl~t
80 British vessels viii take part in
the naval display.
IN order to give Londoners a full
opportunity to witness the funeral pro-
cession it has been decided to extend
the route, which is now fixed TO pass
buckingham palace, through St. James
park and past st. James palace to
Picadilly. then along picadilly to Hyde
park corner, through Hyde park,
emerging at the marble arch then
along Edgeware road to Paddington
station This is double the length of
the route originally intended and will
occupy fully two hours. For similar
reasons the route at Windsor has been
% extended to include High street, Park
street and Long Walk before entering
the castle.
King Edward. when presenting the
insignia of the Order of the Garter to
Crown Prince Frederick William at
Cowes yesterday said it had been his
mothers wish to confer the Garter, but
that being impossible the duty and
pleasure devolved upon himself.
His majesty then dwelt upon the
1 friendly relations between the two
royal families, relations which had
y been so clearly proved by the present
visit of Emperor William. who had
iaarrived in time TO be recognized by his
Nroyal grandmother. and whose con-
r+ideration and feeling had so deeply
= touched the nation. which keenly ep-
4 spreciated his action.
IA Then, turning to Emperor William
The king gave expression to his deep
feeling for him, saying that he (the
y king) and the British royal family es-
teemed him not only In virtue of their
lNblood relationship, but for all the
great qualities of the kaiser, and in
particular they valued his long So
eaBourn Of consolation in England The
king said he trusted that these friend
ly relations would always continue, and
dhat the two nations might in COM
niImon understanding continue the work
in the cause of peace and thc
y civilization of the world.