New-York tribune., 1901-01-31
MILITARY PROCESSION IN LONDON.
DETACHMENTS FROM FORTY REGIMENTS
TO FORM ESCORT-EFFECT ON
CITY BUSINESS

London, Jan. 30.-The procession in London,
as indicated by the War Office orders issued this
evening, will be a gorgeous military pageant
Detachments of forty regiments with an almost
equal number of distinctive uniforms, embracing
all arms of the service, will make a constantly
changing picture. The uniforms of all the great
armies of the world will appear, for, in addition
to the brilliant encourages of the visiting kings
and prncely ENJOYS, there will be the military
attaches of the embassies and legations.
All the Field Marshals of the British army able
to endure the fatigue will ride with their stafs.
The Naval Corps will also take part in the pro-
cession, which will be two miles long The War
Office directs that BeethOvens and Chopins
funeral marches only shall be played. From
the time the coffin reaches London to its depart
ure guns will boom slowly in Hyde Park.
Londoners are just awakening to the full pro-
portion of the funeral and the result of days of
mourning, which tc numerous tradesmen and
others means absolute closing and is causing
sternaton. Suddenly to stop every industry in the
United Kingdom and to turn the masses into the
streets, with millions hoping to concentrate
along the two miles of the route of the process
sion. is an undertaking which has begun to be
fully appreciated by the police. but the public
OF London is dismayed to find that all the great
markets, Covent Garden, Smithfield and others,
where the food Of the metropolis is suppheo' are
be absolutely closed at the end or the week
The railways of the United Kingdom Will reduce
their arrangements to the Sunday scheoules'
Restaurants and bars will be shut ana the
crowds will have to wander in the streets Lon
don is a world in itself. living from mana TO
mouth, and the closing of the accustomed ave-
nues for the supply and distribution OF food
drink and amusement from Friday to Monday
will mean a loss and inconvenience that no
American city could appreciate
The newspapers are protesting against the
lack of arrangements for the press IN London
and Windsor while householders along the route
are asking a years rent this evening for single
windows. A member of the United States En-
bassy sent an agent to secure window for his
family. but neither official influence nor any
thing else could procure smaI "nu1" so eke. Iass
on side street near St James s-st' lot less
than 900 and places of fair vantage nave al
ready been engaged at prices prohlplted 10 any
except milliOnaires ,,-- .,
ouate the police and military are TO protect
and the apprehensions OF Saturdays crush are
enough 70 appal Londoners, but appaEsh'ly
these considerations do not deter thousdluS u
every rank from foCking to the metropolis
At the Privy Council meeting this morning the
King signed a proclamation suspendlng business
on Saturday throughout the United FAlhsdoh.
The closing down will be so complete that even
the restaurants and saloons Will be shut up 'or
four or five hours in the middle or the DAY
Some of the afternoon newspapers VIII Hot Oe
published on Saturday.
In view of the general mourning. the Leglu-
matist and Jacobite leagues have contented
themselves to-day with comInerioraII Stle -
anniversary of the execution or King ChatteS
nv sneciaI church services, and have omitted
the usual decoration OF the statue OF the martyr
MANY wreaths were sent for this purpose nCl'
With the exception OF one wreath placed on 'he
statue surreptitiousy in the night none were
used.