, 1901-02-07


2nd.
S:45 a. m.-Queen's body carried from
royal yacht to train.
S:53 a. m.-Train starts for London.
IL a. m.-Train arrives at Victoria
station.
11:3o a. m.-Tuneral procession
moves.
100 p. Mon board train for Wind
sor.
2:3O p. m.-Arriyal AT Windsor.
3:15 p. m.-Funeral services in AL
bert memorial chapel.
$40 p. m.-Services concluded and
Queens body left in guarded chapel
till Monday.
1t has been a great reign" spoke Mr..
Balfour, in his eulogy before the
House of Commons. and il has a hap
py ending
All London and thousands from the
remotest villages of the Kingdom paid
their final homage 10 the Queen yes
tcrday in her capital; and, assuredly. as
Mr.. Balfour said, the end Of her reign,
which is now passed into history, was
happy. Deep solemnity filled all
hearts.
All business ceased; even the drink
ing houses closed their doors during
the day. The newspapers suspended
publication.
The display of naval and military
forces reached the great total of 3D.
600 men.
The firing of minute guns and the
tolling of bells nj Il quarter past IL an
nOunced to the countless multitude that
has been crowding London's muddy
streets since daylight that the funeral
procession with the body of Queen Vic
toria had begun its passage through
the capital.
The day was sombre, wet and chilly,
rs are most of London's winter days.
The cloudy sky added TO the gloom of
the whole city.
The scene ut Victoria station from
early morning was most brilliant and
impressive. For So-day's ceremony the
station was transformed into an i'm
mense reception hall. All trains were
stopped before 8 O'Clock, and the long
platforms We're covered with purple
cloth. on another platform, facing
that mt which the Queens train was to
arrive, guards of honor, composed of
blue jackets and grenadier guards,
Were drawn up. At 10 o'clock an army
of Srooms with h horses arrived, and
thenceforward distinguished British
naval and military officers and foreign
royalties. IN dazzling uniforms came in
quick succession. The lord chamber
lain and his officers, bareheaded. with
their white wands of office. received
the most distinguished personages and
conducted them 10 a little pavilion,
erected on the platform.
The whole station, by this time, re-
CO.. IA f1a
The commander-in-chief of the forces,
Field Marshal Earl Roberts, on n beau
tiful. spirited brown mare, carrying
his field marshal's baton. nj this june
ture trotted into the station and be
came the center of interest. He was
soon followed by the earl marshal. the
Duke of Norfolk, n many of the
most distinguished British officers.
Then came the carriages for the Queen
and 1t pr~incesses. They We're the
state carriages USED on the occasion
of the queens jubilee. with beautiful
gold-mounted harness and trappings.
The horses We're ridden by positions
in scarlet jackets, with only a narrow
band of crepe on their arms. as Il mark
of the great change. The carriages
We're closed.
Following the carriages and preceded
by an officer came an object mt which
every officer in the animated throng
instinctiveIy came TO the salute, and
every head was barred.
1t was the little Undiscovered gun
carriage which was to carry Queen
Nictoria's remains from Victoria to
Paddington station. The eight Han
overian cream-colored horses. which
also drew the late Queen ON the occa-
sion of her jubilee. were Used today.
The gold harnesses, scarlet-coated pos
tilions II scarlet and ~gold-covered
erooms who held each of the horses by
the bride We're all the same. Only the
little IL carriage. instead of the gilt
tering glass and gold coach marked the
change.
With the exception that rubber tires
were on the wheels the gun carriage
was as If in actual use. The place for
the coffin 10 rest WAS over the gun.
All heads Were uncovered as the sa-
loon carriage bearing the Queens re.
mains stopped exactly opposite the gun
carriage and King Edward. Queen Al
eXandra, Emperor William II others
alighted.
Then the bearer party advanced ia
the saloon carriage. and. with his hand
nj the salute and standing n little i'm
advance Of the others. King Edward
watched the painfully slow remoyal of
the coffin TO the gun carriage. II was
finally accomplished and the pail and
the regalia of the British crown Were
placed on the coffin.
The King and the others with him
then mounted and the procession start
ed.
The procession. apart from the gun
carriage bearing the coffin and the
royal family and official mourpers
about il, was not noteworthy. Parlin.
ment, the judiciary and the commercial
bodies were not represented. ROYALTY.
the army and navy monOpolized the
pageant.
Most of he spectators expected nm
imposing c%atafalque, and the coffin
was almos past before they recognized
us presence by removing their hats
II was n patheticaIly small oblong
block, concealed beneath n rich pail Of
Beers Capture IA Post.
London ENaI. M.