, 1901-01-24
KING EDWARD VII
THE SON OF VICTORIA TAKES THE
OATH AND NOW RULES
GREAT BRITAIN.
Great Scenes Witnessed in London
When the New King Arrived from
Cowes-Streets Thronged With
PeopIe-Saiutes by Warships and
6atteries-Events at Marlborough
House.

London, Jan. 23, l p. m.-The king
emperor entered his capital at 1855 p
m. and proceeded to Marlborough
house.
At the meeting of the privy council
the king took the title of Edward VII.
After attending the first privy coun,
Gil at st. James palace at 2 p. m, when
a decision will be reached regarding
the public proclamation of his aces
sion, which, it is expected, will be read
tomorrow at 10 a.. m, his majesty will
proceed to the house of Lords for the
meeting of parliament.
London has donned a garb of mourn
ing from end to end and al early hour
found a thick fog enveloping the city
like a pail, a fitting accompaniment Of
the funeral apparel of everyone.
Throughout the west end drawn blinds
are the order of the day, while on all
the embassies, government offices and
public buildings, the flags are half
masted.
Form Of Prayer Altered.
The law courts, the stock exchange
and all the produce and metal ex-
changes throughout the country only
assembled to close Immediately after
presiding officer had addressed the
members a few words of tribute to the
dead monarch.
There were exceptionally large con-
gregations in churches in all parts Of
the country. At st. Paul's cathedral
the prayers for the royal family were
altered to read: For our sovereign
lord, the king and the queen c%onsort."
All the services were ended by the
playing of the Dead March," The
various naval and military stations
fired a salute Of eighty-one guns at mid,
day to ~signalize the death of the queen,
n gun for each completed year Of the
queens age.
The public buildings are being drap-
ed with black, the stores are display
ing many signs of mourning and bust
ness is practically at a %standstill.
The King in a Plain Brougham.
Dense crowds, beginning at st. James
street, lined the entire route to Victoria
station from an early hour until the
Mall and the front of Buckingham pal
ace were especially thronged. All along
the former from the palace to Marlbor-
ough house, carriages filled with ladies
stood as il for a drawing room, except
that the coachmen, footmen and occu.
pants were all dressed in mourning.
The police precautions were unusual.
Men on foot and mounted guarded al
most every yard of the way.
The crowds waited patiently for
hours to greet their king.
Finally, preceded by half a dozen
mounted policemen, the new sovereign
arrived in a plain brougham, which
was driven very rapidly, with the
coachman and footman in their usual
gray liveries with mourning bands on
their arms. An equerry was seated be-
side him. The king was, of course,
dressed in the deepest and most simple
mourning, and carefully raised his hat
in acknowledgment of the silent uncov-
ering Of heads, which was more impress
sive than the most enthusiastic cheers.
The king looked tired and very sad,
but very we'll. Following him came the
duke Of York, the duke Of Connaught
and others. Both the king and the
duke of York looked pathetically up at
Buckingham palace as they passed, and
acknowledged the salute of the guard
Of honor drawn up inside the palace
grounds. The troops there and else
where showed no signs Of mourning,
except that the bands were not pres
ent, but all the officers had crepe on
their left sleeves.
The king drove to st. James palace,
from Marlborough house, to preside at
the first privy council, by way of Marl-
borough house yard, the Mall and the
garden entrance of the palace. He was
attended by Lord sufield and was es-
corted by a captains escort of the
horse guards. The procedure was ex-
actly al on levee days.
BY the time the king arrived a great
gathering Of privy councillors, in levee
dress, with crepe on their left arm, had
taken up positions in the throne room
cabinet ministers, peers. commoneers,
bishops. judges. the lord mayor, etc, in
GLIDING the duke of York, the duke of
which all women approach with Undesirable
can compare with the horror Of childbirth.
of ali plea mt anticipatiou of the coming