The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-02-07
MILLIONS PAY A LAST TRIBUTE
Route From Portsmouth to Wind
sor Was Lined With Mass
of .Sorrowing Mourners.

dill pomp BETTING the obsequies OF 50
beloved monarch, all that is mortal
of Queen Victoria was borne through
the streets of London Saturday, and
started toward the ancient fortress
palace of the sovereigns of England.
Perhaps the stately grandeur of the
days sorrowful pageant through the
swarmiug streets of London, with
hundreds of thousands of mourners
forming black border to the route,
will never be surpassed.
Friday the family, friends and ten
autry paid their last tribute to Queen
Victoria at Cowes, aud the navy paid
It's last tribute on the Solent. Saturday
the nation was crowding the capital,
and rendering, with an enormous pop
ular demonstration, its farewell to
their beloved monarch.
A drenching rain was falling when,
at $50 O'Clock a. m. the royal mourn
ers disembatked at the Clarence yard,
Portsmouth, where lay the royal
yacht, alberta" with the coffin on
its deck, and where marine guard
had watched all night. The sailors
bore the body ashore and placed the
coffin in the royal saloon Of special
train, while all the ships stretching
away to Gowes, fred minute guns.
Their captains and chief officers were
present at the dock and bade last
farewell. The train started at once
for London.
The firing Of the minute guns and
the tolling of bells at ILLS announced
to the countless multitude who had
been crowding London's muddy
streets since daylight that the funeral
procession with the body of Queen
Victoria had begun its passage through
the capital. The people fought for
hours for glimpse of the coffin and
the kings and others following it.
They saw long procession of soldiers,
q passing show of dazzling regalia,
with hundred royalties crowding
after them.
The day was somber, wet and chilly,
as are most of London's winter days.
The cloudy sky added to the gloom OF
the whole city.
The gun carriage bearing the cof-
fin, drawn by cream colored horses,
was accompanied by officers as out
riders, and behind, all mounted, came
the most remarkable guard OF honor
that has ever been seen in modern
times. It consisted Of King Edward,
Duke of Connaught, and Kaiser Will
liam, riding abreast, and behind them
came few titled attendants, more
ssgoM sticks" and then King Carlos
of Portugal, King George OF Greece
and King Leopold of Belgium. The
latter. being feeble, rode in carriage.
The whole royal company OF forty,
all riding, consisted of three kings.
one emperor and the crown princes of
Roumania, Sweden, Germany, Den
mark, Siam and Greece; the Duke of
Aosta, heir presumptive of the italian
throne; Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
of Australia, and Grand Duke Michael
of Russia.
The remainder was made mp of Ger
man and English princes. Following
this. came cortege of mounted royalty
and six carriages bearing Queen Alex
andria, princesses and King Leopold.
The crowd fairly gasped at the
splendor of the show, though through
out the passing of the procession they
remained silent and stood with barred
heads,
Never in English history has SOW
ereign been borne.to the grave attend
ed by so many distinguished mourn
.ers. The gathering of crowned heads
surpassed those who rode in the iubi-
lee procession. All the great officers
of state participated. The display of
the naval and military forces reached
the great total of $4,000 men.
The funeral train arrived at Wind
sor at 2:15 o'clock and the coffin was
Immediately transferred to another gun
carriage and escorted to Royal Chapel,
where the distinguished congregation
was waiting. The whole interior of
the chapel had been draped with pur-
pie hangings, making a fine effect.
Mendelssohn's funeral march was rem
dered as the body was borne in. Then
followed the ordinary burial service
of the Church of England, with
the opening sentences chanted.
. The psalms, ssLord, thou has been a
refuge and s'Man that is born of a
woman" were chanted. The anthem,
Chow blest are they thus chosen, "
was sung. Archbishop of Canterbury
then pronounced the benediction.
After the service the lord steward
and the lord chamberlain broke their
wands and laid them on the coffin,
which was then carried into the Albert
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION