The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-01-31
GORGEOUS PAGEANT.
Royal Funeral Procession 10
Be on q Grand Scale.
all BUSINESS WILL Be STOPPED.
The Display OF Flowers at Windso,
Castle Drawn q Crowd OF Ad-
mtrers-Fhe London Florists
Swamped with Orders,

Swamped With Orders.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-The procession il
London, as indicated by the war ofiic,
orders issued last evening, will be gor
geous military pageant. Detachments O
40 regiments, with an almost equal mum
Der Of distinctive uniforms, embracing al
arms of the service, will make q con
stantly changing picture. The uniform,
OF all the great armies of the world viii
appear, for, in addition to the BRILLIANT
encourages of the visiting kings and
princely ENJOYS, there will be the military
attaches OF the embassies and legations,
All the held marshals Of the British ar.
my able to endure the fatigue will ride
with their staffs. The naval corps will
also take part in the procession, which
will be two miles long.
The war office directs that Reethoven's
and Chopins funeral marches only shall
be played. From the time the coffin
reaches London to its departure guns will
boom slowly in Hyde park.
Londoners are just awakening to the
full proportions of the obseques and the
result OF days of mourning, which to nu
merous tradesmen and others means alb
soiute closure and is causing consterna.
tion. Suddenly to stop every industry in
the United Kingdom and to turn the
masses into the streets, with millions hop.
ing to concentrate along the two miles Of
the route of the procession. Is an under.
taking which has begun to be fully appre.
c1ated by the police, but the public of
London Is dismayed to find that all the
great markets-Covent Garden, Smith.
held and others where the food of the
metropolis is supplied-are to be absolute.
ly closed at the end of the week. The
railways of the United Kingdom will re.
duce their arrangements to the Sunday
schedules Restaurants and bars will be
shut, and the crowds will have to wander
In the streets.
A small crowd gathered at Windsor to
view the wreaths sent up from Osborne
ana placed around the ancient clojster
adjoining st. Georges chapel. Masses of |
MOVERS made up in crosses and crowns |
from rare blossoms that are the gifts of
royal personnges down to humble posies
sent In by children. Several thousands
OF hover pieces, including tokens from
most OF the members of the aristocracy.
numerous clubs, country towns cities, So
celles, regiments. inmates of warehouses;
and even the smallest noseynys are laid
out for public view side by side with the
designs of the great florists. Some of the
flowers are fading, but every express
brings fresh additions. Windsor casrle
was deserted save for these sightscers.
The hospital ship Maine has sent n
beautiful shield, the design being the
American colors in violt Is, geraninms and
white flowers, surmounted by an eagle in
deep vloletS, the whole being II feet high.
lhe American society in London has
sent bouquet of liacs and lilies of the
valley. Almost every public body in the
United Kingdom, besides individuals OF
Ill classes, from the highest to the low
ssl, VIII he represented in The tributes.
The death of the queen has created an
d,mNnd for flowers for
Some Of the leading florists
lave had so many orders AS to be Obliged
o declne to ill any more. The continent
las been secured for orchids and other
blossoms. Prices have risen
The show windows of
iorsts in Regent street ard other fash
enable thoroughfarcs are always sur
oundrd by crowds admiring the wreaths
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