The age-herald., 1901-02-05
LAST HONORS
 ID THE QUEEN Her Body Now Rests Beside
 Her Beloved Husband CEREMONIES WERE PATHETIC Royal Family Bore Sad and
 CareWorn Looks SOMBRE GROUP OPENED THE TOMB l King Edward Issues an Address In Which He Thanks the People for the Countless Messages of Sym pathy in His Bereavement.
Royal Family Bore Sad and
 CareWOrn Looks
sOMBRe GROUP OPENED THE TOMB

Windsor, February 1.-The last honors have been paid to Queen Victoria. Her body now rests peacefully near that of her husband in the nausoleum at Frogmore. The final ceremonies were more of a pa. thetic character than any of the obsequies that have preceded them. Shortly before o'clock in the presence of the royal mourners, the Grenadier Guard of honor lifted the coffin from Its temporary resting place in the Albert Memorial chapel and placed 1t on gun carriage. In the mean- while the Queens company of Grenadiers, drawn up in the quadrangle, presented arms and wheeled into line their rifles at the re- verse; and with slow measured steps march- ed toward the castle gate. At the head of the procession was band playing Chopin's funeral march.
 On the gun carriage was the same regalia which has attracted the eyes of millions since the march to the grave began at Osborne. Close behind walked the King, Emperor William and the Duke of Con- naught, wearing dark, military overcoats and plumed cooked hats and looking pale and careworn. In similar dull attire were the Kings of Portugal and Belgium. All heads were bent. The blue and gray of the
 
 from perfect sombreness of color. Behind these walked Queen Alexandra and the royal princeses deeply yelled.
 Little Children Followed
 As the last trio of these yelled women passed out from the castle there came two boys dressed in bright tartan kiltssand velvet jackets. Between them was a young girl her fair, loose hair glitterng against the crepe of her mourning. Two of these were children of Prince Henry of Batten- berg, and the other was little Prince Ed ward of York. His tiny legs could hardly keep pace even with the slow progress of the mourning band.
 The rear of the procession was brought up by the suites of the Kings and princess their vari-colored oyercoats forming a striking patch of color. Down the long walk, with the band still playing Chopin's dirge, this quiet throng slowly made it's way to the mausoeum. The horses attached to the gun carriage were inclined to be restive, but as extra precaution drag of ropes was attached to the wheels and held by sturdy artillerymen.
 At the lodge gates this strain of the band died away and the pipers commenced their lament
 There, between the broad avenues of sta- tel trees, the crowds were the thickest, forming dense black bands.
 By 3:3O p. m. the crown bier had passed into the other lodge, which leads to the Frogmore enclosure, where none but the fs mily and servants were admitted. The choir met them and the royal family and their relatives entered the burial place so dear to the late Queen, ranging themselves on each side of the coffin. The Bishop of Winchester read the last part of the burial service. After singing by the choir the benediction was given. and amid the pri- vacy of this family tomb the last farewells were said, the funeral came to an end, the mourners drove to the castle and the crowds dispersed.