The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-01
VICToRIAS FUNERAL
All Business Will Halt In
London Tomorrow.
TEN NILES OF WARSHlPS IN LINE.
Royal Yacht to Leave Cowcs Late
This Afternoon With Remains Of
the Queen-A Long List Of
Royal MOurners.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The managers o.
the London afternoon papers have decid
ed unanimously to suspend publication
tomorrow, so that those who are no; able
to witness the funeral scenes W.. have
to wait until Sunday for the descrip'
: tions. Such suspension. except ON
Good Friday, Is almost without prece.
dent. Ii will serve to emphasize the
solemnity of great occasion.
The Daily Mail this morning recalls
that on the occasion of the funeral of
Queen Elizabeth no foreigner followed
the bier with the exception of the French
ambassador, and it adds that now all
Europe will accompany the bier of the
mother of sovereigns."
The naval display will be less striking
than on the occasion of the diamond jubi-
lee. 1t had been anticipated that more
foreign men-of-war would be present.
Moreover, several vessels of the channel
squadron are now detained for repairs
at their base ports. Yet the spectacle
will be extremely majestic. The Span
ish warship Emperador Carlos V, which
was ordered to Portsmouth, has been
obliged to return to FerroI, her engines
being disabled.
The czarowitz and one or two other
distinguished persons who are now cross
ing the channel to England will complete
the list of foreign guests.
Tomorrow will be day Of complete
national mourning not only in London,
but throughout the provinces and the
colonies. There will be a general closing
Of shops and suspension of business
as well as the holding Of memorial serv-
ices. The directors Of the Northwestern
railway system Of England have ordered
that at 2:30 p. m. tomorrew, the hour
appointed for the funeral at Windsor, all
trains shall be brought to standstiil,
and every servant Of the company shall
remain motionless for ten minutes.
The king has ordered that the same
men who will carry the coffin tomorrow
in the procession shall bear it to the
mausoleum at Frogmore Monday.
The following Is the list of royal mourn.
ers, with those deputed to attend them
during their sojourn in England: The
Duke of Aosta and Major General Slade,
Arcbduke Ferdinand Of Austria and Ma
jor General Sir A. Ellis, Prince Arnulf
OF Bavaria and Colonel Wardop and the
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Colonel d. Browne, Grand Duke Fred.
erick of Baden and Hon. H. Stonor, re.
gent Of Coburg, Prince Philip of Coburg.
crown prince OF Denmark and Colonel
Sir N. Kingscote, Prince Ibrahim Of
Egypt and Colonel Douglas Dawson,
French mission, King George of Greece
and the Earl of Gosford, Prince of Hoh-
enzollern and Lieutenant Colonel A. COL
Inns, Grand Duke of Hesse and Lord w.
Cecil. Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse.
Prince Won Hohenlohe Langenbourg,
Duke Adolphus Frederick of Mecklen-
burg -Strelitz, Netherlands mission, Prince
Henry of Prussia and Admiral Sir John
Z. Commerell King Charles Of Portugal
and the Earl of Denbigh and Colonel J.
Clerk, crown prince of Roumania, Prince
Henry of Reuss, the czarowitz and Lord
Sufield Duke Of Sparta, Prince of Sake
Meiningen, Prince John Of Saxony,
Prince of xe-Altenbourg, Duke Of
Sleswick-Holstein, crown prince Of Siam,
crown prince of Sweden and Norway,
Prince and Princess of Schauburg- Lippe,
Turkish mission, Prince of Waldeck and
Duke Albert of Wurttemberg.
President Mckinley's wreath for the
queen is among the finest received. 1t is
simple wreath, 8 feet in diameter and 2
feet wide, all white. 1t is composed Of
lilies of the valley. white roses camelias.
lilacs and Arum lilies, which were spe-
cially selected because Of their gigantic
proportions. Covering one side is Z
magnificent spray of mauve orchids tcat-
tleyas and dendrobiums), mauve Alexan-
ders, etc. Depending from the wreath is
a broad silk ribbon inscribed in Silver
lettering. From the President of the
United States" 1t took six workmen
two days to make the wreath, which win
be sent to Windsor by special messenger.