The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-02-02
TO PORTSMOUTH
BODY OF QUEEN VICTORIA RI
MOVED FROM ITS RESTING
PLACE At OSBORNE.
IMPOSING NAVAL DISPLAY

IMPOSING NAVAL DISPLAY
Most Powerful Fleet Great Britain
Could Gather on Short Notice Par
tieirates in the ceremonies-Thou
sands Of People Witness the Funer
Il Procession From Osborne House
to the Pier at cowes.
Cowes. Isle Of Wight. Feb. 2--N.th
grand. yet Ioournful. display Of naval
pomp and power, the body OF Queen
Victoria Was borne from its quiet rest.
ing place In Osborne House to Ports.
mouth, the heart Of England's navy.
The half-hundred red fighting ships
that fired their broadsides and minute
guns were inferior in strength TO the
force gathered in the same waters
for the jubilee celebration, but the
lack OF formidableness was fully
| atoned for by the solemnity Of this
fleet In mourning. Over the still
waters. between the roll OF the six.
Founders. came strains OF Chopin's
and Beethoven's funeral marches. The
crews. accustomed TO cheer with the
heartiness which belongs only to
"Jackics." stood silently along thc
decks and the flags. which usually
float defiantly In the breeze. dropped
half way down the halyards. The
most powerful feet England could
gather on short notis. lay iner. and
silent save for the mournful stratus
Of the bands and the woful sound OF
guns thar hetokened neither peace
nor war. but death. Past these the
naval funeral procession slowly
steamed Ahead were eight destroy.
| ers and seldom have these speedy
| craft drawn their long black hulss
| SO sluggishly through the waters.
Royal Yacht Bore the Body.
Sieaming leisurely after the warshlps
was the royal yacht Albert, half
screened on III. poop. the royal coffin
placed or Il crimson dais, the curtains
Of which was drawn back and tied
to four poles. leaving free TO view the
magnificent casket and robes Some
times abcan. sometimes ahead. was
the Trinity House yacht Irene.
wat ching the course. while in the
| wake OF the coffin came the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert. with King
Edward and Queen Alexandra and the
English royal family. the royal yacht
Osborne. with other royal personages
the imperial yacht Hohenzo.lern. with
Emperor William. the Duke and Ouch
css OF Connaught and others; the adj
mralty Yacht E.nchantress and a
Trinit, House yacht with officials Oh
board
The main squadron OF battloships
and cruisers We're moored two and
| half cables apart. In one line, extend.
| ing from Cows ia Spthead.
The channel aeot. under command
| OF Vice ADMIRAL Harry Holdswor,h.
| Rawson. formed the eastern portion
and the reserve feet. under Rear Al
miral Sir Gerald Henry Noel. formed
the western portion.
The foreign war vessels were moor
ea southwest Of the British ships in
the order of their arrival and along
side Of them were moored eight Brit
ish cunboats. After leaving Trinity
| pier the Alberta. with her attendant
escort steamed along the deep chan
mel between the coast OF the Isle NJ
Wight and the single line Of BATH
ships and cruisers.
| ON reaching Portsmouth the Al
bcrta was moored for the night.
Ceremonies at Osborne House.
| The ceremony consisting in bring
ing IN, coffin from Osborne House -
| the pier AT Cowes was scarcely less
interesting than the naval function.
At noon the gorgeous trappinss oi 'a'
| Chappelle Ardente were dlsterb1d.
Over the coffin was thrown the cor
onatlon robe worn by the girl queen.
On this was placed the royal regain
wand. sceptrc and crown. which We're
scarcely ever used by the queen -
her lifetime. Dummy regalia VII h
buried with her at Frognlore.
| At l:45 y. m. sailors from The -
toria and Albert raised the preci auS
burden and bore il from the house.
Outside the royal residence GroHad!er
guards were drawn up in n pFIilian'
line. With n sharp click they pre-
sentcd arms for the last time in hoh-
or of their dead queen. The pipefs
led the procession. making the woods
ring with n wierd refrain. Behind
,hem came the royal family At the
gate the military portion of the pa
rade stood ready. glittering medley
Of uniforms. Down hill the process
| s,ou slowly wound its way to the pier.
The roadway from the gate 10 ihN
| pier was lined with troops I'm close
| craar The troops remained In posi-