Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-29
THE QUEENS FUNERAL.


Queen Victoria's reign. directs that
February Q be observed as day Of
general mourning. The banks will be
closed and business suspended. The
d. 40 and Chapter OF ST. Pau's Cathe-
! dral have drafted a memorial service
which, if approved by the Privy Cum
Gil, will be- used throughout the
country. L; is q modification of the
burial service with peDiteDtlal psalms
al ii suitable music.
The authorizes have decided TO hold
only noon service at ST. Paui's, abar-
doling the Eropoe, cnorai commuDion
at $50 q. m., owing to the statement,
of the police hat IL would be impossi-
| bic for them to handle any crowd like
that which ass smbled near the cathe-
dral on Sunday, and concurrently to
meet the demands thst will be made
on them elsewhere. The police esii-
mate that 10000 were turned away
from the cathedral Sunday.
1t ia understood that the route OF the
fuuersl procession of the Queen next
Sa urday has been fixed from BuckiDg-
ban House Road past the palace and
he Mall TO Marlborough House gate,
thence through st. James street and
Picadilly from Hyde Park corner to the
Marble Arch and Sussex Gardens, and
thence TO Paddipgton station, where the
coffin will be placed on train for
| Windsor.
Six cream-colored Flemish stations
from the Buckingham Palace news will
draw the gun carriage on which the
casket will rest. The harness will BE-
| the same as that used during the jubi.
lee proc, sson, AID will be covered with
Grape Fne horses will be led by men
of the Royal Artillery. The wheels OF
the gun carriage will have rubber tires.
The pail, which will b, OF white en-
broidered satin lined with white silk,
will be made by the students OF the
ROYAL School ofart aud needlework, at
South Kensington. IL will be nearly
tca feet long aud seven feet wide with
two heavy gold fringes.
The royal arms will bs in each cor
ner surmouoted by crown. The lion
will be in applique cloth of gold and
the unicorn 10 applique cloth OF silver
worked 10 silk embroidery. The
| crowns will be embroidered 10 silks
and gold bullion, the ground work for
the qusrterings being entirely 10
stitches OF crimson and geld respective
| Y, with devices In colOrs.
The gartsr will be of blue silk with
The motto 10 gold. The ribb)n will be
of elk applique with the motto in
| gold.
Emperor Williams Influence with
the K ing Induced the resolution to
make the funeral strictly naval and
military function, The authorities OF
the island exp cted to take part, but it
was decided yesterday afternoon that
hey would only be allowed to look OD
from fixed position within the
grounds OF Osborne House.
1t is said that this exclusion OF civil
digniiaries is fer the sake ofuniformity
IN the procession, though originally the
King was disposed to accede to The re-
quest of the mayor to be permitted to
take part 10 the Junction.
The procession will leave Osborne
House at 2 O'Clock on Friday afternoon.
York avenue, which leads from O..
borne House to the Trinity pier, where
the body will be embarked on the roy
al yacht Alb rita, will be gusrd
ed by troops. The Trinity pier will be
bsrrlcaded. The correspondents will
be divided into two parties, one OF
witch will occupy a place inside the
grounds OF O;borne House, while the
other will be stationed on the pier,
| Emperor William has cordially
thanked King Edward for bis invest.
lure OF the German Crown Pdnee With
the Order OF the Garter.
King Edward has ordered that any
drapipg for the Qleen's funeral shall
be with purple ana not black.
The admiralty announces specis
steamship accommodation at Spithea
for peers, members tf the House oi
Commons. and press representative;
who are unable to obtain any Other
special facilities.