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

TO LONDON
PORTSMOUTH, Eng, Feb. Before
o'clock this morning the remains of the
Queen were taken from the Royal yacht
Alberta to a special carriage and con-
veyed to the Kings train, which started
for London at 1858 a. M, amidst the
boom of the guns from the forts. The
scene was pathetic and imposing. The
King, accompanied by Queen Alexandra
and some Princesses, who passed the
night on board the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert, proceeded to the royal yacht
| Alberta in steam launch.
| King Edward boarded the yacht at 345
/ five minutes after Emperor William had
/ steamed alongside the Alberta from the
! Hohenzollern.
The guard of honor on the jetty con-
sisted of several hundred marines and
bluejackets. The commanders of the
warships which took part in yesterday s
pageant had already assembled under the
covered way leading from the yacht to
/ the railroad station.
There was a short service on the
yacht before the body was removed, the
Duke of Connaught, the Crown Prince
of Germany, Prince Arthur of Con-
naught, Prince Henry of Prussia, the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and
Princess Henry of Battenberg being
present.
dresses of the Princesses. The firing of
minute guns marked the passage of the
coffin to the draped railroad station, to
which it was borne shoulder high by pet
ty officers of the royal yachts, preceded
by a clergyman.
Immediately behind the coffin were
carried the crown, globe, standard and
a few choice wreathS.
King Edward, Emperor William, the
Duke of Connaught and the Crown
Prince viewed the remains and then
came the ladies of the royal family and
the admirals.
The progress of this mournful process
sion was marked by the firing of guns
| and the strains of the funeral march
The wind-driven rain was falling in tor.
rents.
) The coffin was placed on the dais anc
, Admiral Sir NOVEL; Salmon, King Ed
ward Queen Alexandra, Emperor Viii
liam and the other members of the roy.
al family took their seats and the trair
moved off.
I The landing place and the approache:
2 to the station were heavily draped
L Enormous crowds had gathered until thu
e royal train left Gosport at 1858.
e Guards were mounted on the warship
n and minute guns were fired as the cot
: fin, borne by bluejackets was transfer
Q red to the waiting salon carriage.
Y LONDON, Feb. q 9:17 a. m.-The gra
r dawn of a London morning, with III
t sky draped with fieecy clouds, proclaim
e ed ideal conditions for the funeral day Q
A England's Queen. The calm SERENITY c
= the atmosphere was reflected by tn
e crowds, which at daylight began to as
e semble at every point of vantage alon
d the route of the royal obsequies.
l. soft, peaceful and noiseless was the pros
e ress of the in-gathering hosts that tn
l. constantly swelling throngs and II
If rhythmic treaa of the assembling trooI
Is seemed to accentuate the solemn still
ness.
" The early scenes We're unlike those
re many spectacular days which Londe
t. has witnessed in the past year. I'll
l. crowds which so early gathered in Il
r. streets this morning evinced an emil
lie lack of feverish unrest and excitemer
ne The great masses of police which a
IN sembled phantom-like in the grayne
s. of the morning, seemed more apologe
ly cally to tiptoe to their allotted statlor
of as though their presence rejected on |
soIemnity dominating everything. New
re did a concourse of people so little ne
n either civil or military guidance,
ny man standing by his mothers bier eV
needed admonition less than did the
ng hundreds of thousands of men and wol
Is. en-, gathered from all parts OF the XIII
4 dom on the funeral route OF theif MOI
IL er-the' Queen.
r. The strangest part of all was the IL
"a that the women seemed to outnumi
In the men Whste-ribboned nurses mark
I'm almost every yard along the route, j.
he as the Marys of old gathered beneath
lily cross at the greatest of all spectacles
let human grief, so women today We're
he the forefront at the burial of the que
Der Troops there were, to be sure, thousa1
ats upon thousands, assembling spectre-l
lite out of the morning mists, their bi
black overcoats and bearskins deepen
AL the note of mourning pervading eve
IN thing.
ay- In the great green spaces of II!
ted Park. st. James and others, these IL
black lines stood silhouetted against
file morning sky, solemn, silent and pict
the esque, staunchly stemming the on-ru
me ing of that endless flood of people pc
chit ing in from every street and aven
lit Purple was the tone of the royal mou
me ing, and this seemed almost q relief C
oat trasted with these silent masses OF pa
CARRIED crowds. 1t was the true NJ
,air after ALL of the days ceremonial,
me no one among England's heart-stric
,ric people could look upon the finished
ing of their Queen with feelings OF en-
I'M gloom.
vol The troops began 70 IioFe
ny than on Proclamation Day. That
The the day of The official pronouncement
ing the authority OF me Aihs' Gnu 81,
the were closed as II py liasic anu WI
and tone OF authority that uio MOI l'aih
sta mornings scenes.
the Buckingham Fnace, ine eIeae ~
of about the victoria s.a'ioii' lle pm
tho homes in Park Lane, and every shop
bair house thence to Paddington bore ar
line evidence OF the ha'io.ai $50 aiiu'
INNS wreaths of bay and laurel We're hs
lavV, Nnct rut iln Aocr
.fter ing from every iaIup Pos w. as
the a dignified, simple manner the stor,
rte the nations loss.
LONDON, Feb. AT IL o'clock
:. - royal train was seen slowly approac
,s the Victoria station. All heads were
bill- mediately barred and in a few MON
gain the saioon 80 tAs ,ne en-
.rnr The train conveying the King and @