The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-08
alAt THROUGH LONDON.
~ Remains Of Queen Victoria Es-
eerted Through the Capital on
Their Way to Windsor.
STREETS WERE nAssEp WITH PEOPLE.

0Ae Comn. Mounted o. = Cun Car
chat Drew Her natesty n the in
Sasee Processies-The Arrival .,
Ssastesae windsor.
London. Feb. with every cor.
eunssancc of splendid pomp betting
eAe obscquies of SO mighty and well
oelOvcd monarch. all that is mortal
~ Queen Victoria has been borne
tArough the streets of the capital and
started towards the ancient fortress
palace Of the sovereigns of England.
The solemn magnnificence or Fridays
opening phase of these last rites was
Gully maintained. Perhaps the stately
grandeur of the sorrowful pageant
tArough the swarming streets of Lon
don. with hundreds of thousands OF
1Ourners forming a blac. border to
the route. will never he surpassed.
An Absence Of Black.
There was in Victoria's funeral pro-
cession an absence of that black cere-
nonial generally connected with the
0nai progress to the grave.
The coffin was drawn by cream coll
orcd horses. The pail was white. and
Che uniforms OF the troops and the
gold trappings of the foreign SOW
ercSgns, princes and representatives
forming glittering medley. gave bril- !
liant coioring to the scene. The chief |
0ourncr himself. with his field mar
ehal's uniform. even though this was
partially hidden by his overcoat. sur
rounded by his corps. helped TO leayen
she symbols of morning marking the
routc.
Many Disting ulshed Mourners
Never in English history has a SOW
ereign been borne TO the grave at
tended by SO many distinguished
0ourncrs. The gathering of crowned
oeads surpassed those who rode in the
1nbiicc procession. All the great OIL
cers OF state participated.
The display of the naval and mill
eAry forces reached the great total
Of $4,000 men.
Field Marshal Earl Roberts.
The commander-in-chief of the =
1Dsces, Field Marshal Earl Roberts. on
hcanfiful. spirited brown mare. ear
Rying his held marshal's baton, at this
ynncture trotted into the station and !,
nccSme the center of interest He q
vas soon followed by the earl mar
NAL. the duke of Norfolk and many
Df the most distinguished British Off
ccrs- Then came the carriages for
The queen and the princesses. They v.
we're the state carriages, used on the
Dccas'on Of the queens jubilee. with :,
BEAUTIFUL, gold-mounted harness and :
zsppsngs. The horses were ridden
~ Postillions in scarlet jackets. with =
Dnly a narrow band of crepe on their !"
lru,S, MS q mark of the great change. ~
The carriages were closed ~
Every Head was Barcd
Following the carriages and pre- 10
ete<l by an officer came an object al %
which every officer in the animated -
hrung instinctiyely came to the sa- g
nte and every head was barred.
II was the little khaki-colorer gun IS
arriage which was TO carry Queen =
1ictoria's remains from Victoria to
'addington station. The eight Hano-
arian cream-colored horses which W.
IsO drew the late queen on the occa- W
ion of the jubilee were used The ="
harnesses, scarlet-coat-
Postillions and scarlet and gold ",
overcd grooms who held each of the "a
DISCS by the bride were all the ~
Amc. va
The Little Gun Carriage. AZ
Only the little gun carriage. in ~.
lead of the glittering glass and gold !"
zach marked the change. ~
With the exception that rubber =. -
res were on the wheels. the gun ~
lriage was as if in actual use. The 81,
lace for the coffin to rest was over
Re gun. 80
IL was then nearly III o'clock when.
mid cries Of the king of Portugals ~.
Drse. the grand duke of Hcsses ~
DISC" as the princes mounted the ~
ain steamed into the station a min
tc ahead of time.
A. the Train Came In.
All heads wereu Uncovered as tbc sa. -"
On carriage bearing the queens re. 49,,
aims stopped exactly opposite the r.r
n carriage. and King Edward. III,
aeen Alexandra, Emperor William ~,
p others alighted. ~.
Then the bearer partly advanced to u
. saloon carriage. and with his ~.
ma At the salute and stand 10
little in advance ~
the Others. King Edward watched r.
painfully slow removal Of the cot. = \,
TO the gun carriage. 1t was finally mr.,
complished. and the pail and III. c;,,
gala Of the British crown were ~.
lccd on the coffin. ~,
4. -" '"e o.ners win nm wit
N mounted and the procession The
lrtcd.
The Cortege MOVING. =,
Inc firing Of minute guns and tho n.
'ing OF bells at quarter past pro
ven announced to the countless was
a'titudc who had been crowdiny bov