The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-07
THE QUEENS BURIAL
Body Placed In Mausoleum at
Frogmore.
FINAL SERVICE AT WINDSOR.
CoOin Placed on a Gun Carriage and
Followed by King and Kaiser and
the Royal Family to Its Per-
manept Resting Place.

WINDSOR. Feb. 5.-The king. Queen
Alexandra, the kaiser and the members
of the royal family attended a service at
the Albert Memorial chapel yesterday
morning, The service was conducted by
the bishop of Winchester and the dean
of Windsor.
Punctually at 3 O'Clock the tolling OF
the curfew bell and the artillery fire an
nounced that the funeral cortege had
started for Frogmore. At $3.50 o'clock
the cortege entered Frogmore lodge, and
the coffin finally disappeared from pub
lie view.
The choir of st. Georges chapel met
the cortege at the steps of the mausoleum.
The highland pipers and servants enter
ed the building, preceded by the bishop
of Winchester and the dean of Wind
sor and the choristers. All the mourn
ers were afoot, the women heavily yelled
and the men in uniform coats, as on Sat
urday.
The gun carriage was the same one as
was used on Saturday, but it was hauled
by the artillery horses instead of the
handy sailormen who dragged 1t from
the station on Saturday.
There was an immense crowd along
the entire route Of the procession.
uc StINlCc III lut btSuh
with the singing of Sir Arthur Sullivan's
anthem, "Yea, Tho | Walk" The COM
initial prayer was then read by the bish-
op of Winchester The choir sang "Sleep
Thy Last Sleep" ind che dean of Wind
sor read the rest of the prayers Then
followed the anthem, THE Face of
Denth Is Toward the Sun of Life" the
words Of which are by Tennyson and the
music by Sir Walter Parratt. The serv
ices closed with the benediction by the
bishop of Winchester.
SATURDAYS FUNERAL.
Forty thousand men lined the route of
the funeral procession through London
Saturday. OF these 1000 were police,
and the rest were troops of all arms. %
900 of whom had been arriving from all
parts of the country throughout Friday
night and up to o'clock in the morning
In the cortege itself there were rather
more than $500 persons all told. This is
no great number for the funeral escort of
q great monarch through her capital; but
not counting innumerable members of
the British nobility, it included four
kings, an emperor, 20 royal princes and
in addition the direct heirs to six thrones.
nine ruling grand dukes or princes, the
khedive's brother, u queen, seven royal
princesses and three royal duchesses.
OF the greatness of the multitudes who
saw and the even greater multitudes who
remained, but saw not, other dispatches
have spoken. No coign of vantage was
vacant. The trees in Hyde park were
thick with people, and there were one or
two accidents caused by the breaking Of
overloaded branches. Every roof was
crowded.
commemoration service was held at
st. Paul's at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The cathedral was full within ID min
utes after the doors were opened. The
lord mayor and members of the corpora
tion of the city of London in their robes.
representatives of the Royal academy,
the Academy of Music and other socie-
ties privileged to use the prefix royal"
were present.
The service at Westminster abbey be-
gan at o'clock, when crowds of people
attempting to secure admission were re-
strained by the police outside the
grounds. Canon Henson conducted a
most impressive ceremony, consisting
chiefly of solemn music and funeral march.
es. Sir Frederick Bridge accompanied
band whose brass instruments with the
thunderous tones of the organ in the
dead march in Saul awoke every
corner of the old abbey and found a
sympathetic echo in every heart This
was evidenced by the fearful faces of
many women.