Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02
MANY KCMEN0N7 THE STREETS
In the Early Hours of the Morn
 ing at London.

All Were Orderly and No Feverish Ex-
 citement Was visible-Police Silent
 ly Took Their Places to Preserve Or der-1t Was the Day of the Queens Funeral and Evidence of Grief Was Witnessed on Every Side
 London. Feb ?, 9:17 q. m.-The gray GaNn or q Lonuon morning, With tue SKY draped With neecy ciOudS, pro- claImed lueal conditions for the fuper- al uay or EHg,anuS queen. The cam serenity Of me atmospAere was re-
 llccteu by the crowds winch ar day light began tQ assemule at every pulnt
 or vallage along lne route of lne roy al obse4ules. So soft, peacetul and EGlseAess was the progress or tne Ill., gathering hosts tnau the constantly sWeIung tnrongs and the rhythmic
 tread or the assemullng troops seelned 10 acceutuate tue SUIeun StuIneSS. The turiy scenes We're ul1,Ine those Of nlany spectacular days Which Lon don las Witnessed ln lue pasC year. | Iue crOWuS MulCn so early gdtuefed In the SrleetS tnIS morn4ng eVIuceu an
 entlre lack of teversn unrest anu ex- clteInent. The great masses or police WhIcil aSSemuleu, pnantUm-nke, i'll the SiaynesS of LAe lnorulug, seenIeu apoi- cgetically to tip-toe to their allo.led stations, as though their presence re- hecleu on the SuAemnlIy uOIn1nating 2 everything. Never aid d concourse or
 people so little need either civil or mil
 lualy guidance. No man standing by his mothers bier ever needed aumonl-
 tion less than did these hundreds of thousands of men and women, gath cred from all parts of the kingdom on the funeral route of their mother, the queen.
 The strangeSt part of all was the number the men.
 In the great green space of Hyde park, St James and others, these long
 black lines stood silhouetted agalnst
 the morning sky, solemn, silent and picturesque, staunchly stemming the onrush of that endless flood of people pouring in from every street and ave- nue. Purple was the tone of the roy al mourning, and this seemed almost like a relief, contrasted with these si- lent masses of black garbed crowds. It was the true note, after all, of the days ceremonial, for no one among England'S heart-stricken people could look upon the finished life of their queen with feelings of entire gloom.
 The troops began to move less early than on Proclamation day. That was the day of the official procurement of the authority of the king, and the streets were closed as if by magic and with a tone of authority that did not mark this mornings scenes.
 Buckingham palace, the great hotels about the Victoria station, the princely homes in Park Lane and every shop and house thence to Paddington bore ample evidence of the national grief :; and, together with purple and white festoons, wreaths of bay and laurel
 were hanging from every lamppost, while flags at half mast, bordered with crepe told in a dignitied. simple man. her the story of the nations loss.
 London, Feb 2, 1O:3O o'clock.-The
 Victoria station presented a most ani- mated appearance, SovereignS, princes, the headquarters staff, field marShalS and state officials in muiti-coiored uni forms, having gathered there to await the arrival of the funeral train. Il a. m.-The royal train was seen slowly approaching the Victoria sta ton. All heads were immediately barred and in q few moments the saloon carriage bearing the remains of her majesty reached the platform. The train conveying the king and queen,
 Emperor William and other royalties, was immediately behind that bearing the queens body.
 The king and queen. Emperor Will liam and the princes and other repre- sentativeS immediately alighted upon
 the arrival of the train at the Victoria station and were conducted to a pavil- ion. where the kings of Portugal, Greece and Belgium and other distin- guished personages had already as sembled-. The brilliant gathering was
 received by the king and queen with the briefest delay.
 11:23 a. m.-The coffin was reverent-
 ly removed by an officer and twelve Grenadiers and deposited. The pail, with the crown on cushion, the re- galia and the insignia of the Garter were placed thereon and the procession marshalled ahead became mobile.> :3O-Tke procession moved off in accordance with the official program, as cabled in these dispatches January 3l.
 l1:35 a. m.-As the first strains of Chopln's funeral march echoed through the streets every head within hearing distance was barred.
 As the gun carriage emerged from
 the station, during q brief and impress siye pause in the procession, all eyes
 were centered upon the pail which covered the coffin. The silence was
 almost painful. Heads were bent low
 as the gun carriage slowly moved
 across the station yard and took up l 3- l,o y,rnoocSinn ImmpHt-
 ately behind it rode the king, in a field nlarshars uniform.
 Emperor William. also attired in a | British field marshals uniform, and the Duke of Connaught, in general s | uniform rode upon either side of the king. The uniforms of all three were | partly hidden by their overcoats, Which were made necessary by the chilliness of the weather.
 The King of the Hellenes and the
 King of Portugal rode immediately