Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-24
N[NK|NG PROCLAIMED.
Britain's New Ruler Proclaimed
According to Quaint and
Ancient Forms.
People Of London Given q
Glimpse Of the Middle
AGes.
Funeral Of the Queen to Take
Place At Windsor Feb
ruaryz 2.


gwen glimpse Of medieval times The
quaint ceremonies with which King Ed
ward VII. was proclaimed at various
POINTS Of the metropolis exactly followed
encient precedents. The officials pur-
posely arranged the function an hour
ahead OF the published announcement
and the inhabitants, when they awoke,
We're surprised to find the entire way
between st. James palace and the city
lined with troops About 10, 900 soldiers
were brought from Aldershot and Lon
don barracks after midnight. All the Of
ficers had crepe on their arms and the
drums and brass instruments We're
throuded with crepe. The troops in
themselves, made an imposing spectacle,
hut they were entirely eclipsed by the
strange spectacle presented by the OFF,
cials Of the College Of Arms, composed
of three kings-at-arms. four heralds
and eight pursuivants. The costumes of
the two latter We're gorgeous beyond
compare.
The proclamation announcing Edward
VII. Us king of Great Britain and Ire
land and emperor OF India was read in
ST. James palace at o'clock this morn.
ing before great concourse OF people,
including many officials, college heralds,
and army officers. The king was not
present. The proclama ton was greeted:
by fanfare of trumpets. AT the con-
elusion OF the ceremony the band played,
God Save the King. Members of the
king s household witnessed the ceremo-
ny from Marlborough house.
A bare of trumpets announced the
progress of the cav valcade as 1t proceeded
thru Trafalgar Square and the Strand.
The lord mayor, sherIffs, aldermen and
mace bearers in scarlet fur trimmed
robes, cooked hats. rufiled shirts. silk
knee breeche0 and low buckled shoes,
pcered out from Cinderella like coaches
that would have been the envy OF Alice
IN Wonderland Overhead in the midst
Of the pageant the great griffin, which
marks the city boundary. spread its:
wide fantastic wings like some great
Hindoo god. In olden days veritablei
tar or gate separated the city from.
without. Today ten strong policemen
stretched red silken rope across the
thoroughfare in honor. OF the city's an
cient privileges. Reaching the temple
bar, the lord mayor and others left their
carriages and grouped themselves be-
tween the lines of troops, and the king
herald then read the proclamation. A
few streets farther on the proclamation
was read again, the procession advanc-
ing to the royal exchange. where the
final proclamation was read. When the
lSrd mayor had finished reading the
crowd for the first time cheered feebly.
II was only when the herald shouted,
"C1Od Save the King - h.a 4 fllf. nonillacss
responded heartily with cheers. many
waving their hats. The lord mayor in
the meantime proceeding TO the man
sion house, appeared on the balcony and
said: join in singing from the bottom
of your hearts God Save the King. y
The response WAS uncertain at first but
gradually became mighty roar. The
procession and crowd then broke up.
Black was the universal color worn by
the people and hardly bright bonnet
CIR gown relieved the somberness of the
crowd. There was no attempt at deco
ration except that the flags were at half
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