Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-02-07
Funeral OF the Queen.

Amid great pomp the remains of Queen
Victoria were laid in the last resting place
Saturday. Never in English history wa,
the body Of sovereign attended by SO
many distinguished mourners. The dis
play of naval and military forces reached
the grand total of $4,000. London was
crowded with the nobility of the kingdom,
and the large number Of women who lined
the streets and public place, was a matter
of considerable comment. The long col
umn was headed by King Edward VII,
Emperor William of Germany and his
brother, the Duke of Connaught, and the
kings Of Greece and Of Portugal, but all
these crowned heads did not create the
popular interest the arrival of the little
field marshal, Lord Roberts, did. When
the people saw him prancing down the line
on his handsome chestnut mare they forgot
the solemnity of the occasion and burst in
to loud applause.
The funeral service wa, held in St. Georges
chapel in Windsor. The bishop of Wincnes-
ter read the lesson from Cor. XIV. "Man
that is born of woman" was chanted by the
choir to Wesley's music, followed by'Thou
knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts,"
The dean Of Windsor read 81 Heard a
Voice." and the choir sang the Lords
prayer to the music composed especially
for the dead queen by Gounod. Once more
the strains of the choir welled up through
the ancient chapel with the singing of
"Now blessed are they that die''by Tschai-
kowsky. The archbishop of Canterbury
read the collect, and with quavering voice
pronounced the benedictlon. There was
solemn pause while all heads bowed. A
few sobs were heard, and the choir then
broke the oppressive stiffness with the
sweet harmony of the "Dresden Amen"
Then the loud tones OF the norroy-king of
arms. William Henry Weldon, proclaimed
the dead monarch's title. The Spohr an
them, blessed are the departed" fol-
lowed, and the service was concluded by
the playing of Beethoven's funeral march
by Sir Walter PARROT, organist of St.
Georges chapel, and private organist to
the late queen. The trembling voice of
the archbishop Of Canterbury, who is al
most blind, had scarcely ended the final
benediction before he turned to go up the
altar steps. His sight and streDgt tailed
him, and he tottered, CROPPED and was on
the point OF falling when the archbishop of
York, who had been standing some dis
lance behind him, advanced and caught
his hand and gently led the venerable prel-
ate to the holy table. Then they both
knelt, the greatest dIgnitsries of Engla1d's
church, next in rank to the royal blood,
their heads bowed upon the purple altar
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The crush in the streets OF London was
tremendous and at night the St. Johns
ambulance association repor ed that it was
caring for 1905 injured during the day.
Many had legs and arms broken.
While the funeral wa, in progre' S in S..
Georges chapel an impressive memorial
service was being held in St. Johns Epis-
copal church in Washington. President
Mckinley and his cabinet, the Judges of
the supreme court, both houses of congress,
the foreign embassies and a, many others
a, could crowd into the doo!s were pres
ent
The passing of Queen Victoria marks an
epoch in the history of the world which will
hardly be surpassed in importance and in.
terest during the present generation.