Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-02-07
BORNE THROUGH IlH|NH.
Ths Remains Of Queen Victoria Ks
eorte6 Tbrough the Capital On
Their Way 70 wEndsar.
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Tsags, nsswa ~ she sm@s EsF@sa
sh.t Drew Her majesty In the Ss-
bssee Pre~~~sssn--Tnx Arrival ~
Ha~ssra~ Wana~sr.

believed = monarch. all that II mortal
OF Queen Victoria has been borne
through The streets Of the capital and
started towards the ancient fortress
palace of the sosereigns Of England.
The solemn m4gnnihcence Of Fridays
opening phase Of these last rites was
duly maintained Perhaps the stately
grandeur Of the sorrowful pageant
through the xwarmlng streets OF Lon
don. with hundreds Of thousands OF
mcurnrrs forming a black border TO
the route. viii never he surpassed
a. As~~mee ss nsaek.
There was in vietoria's funeral pro-
eenxion an absence of that black eere-
monial generally connected with the
final progress TO the grave.
The coffin was drawn by cream col-
ored hor~~a- The pan was white. and
the uniforms of the troops and the
gold trappingx of the foreign SOW
ereigns. princes and representatives
forming gIittering medley. gave bril-
liant coloring TO the scene The chief
mourner himself. wifh his field mar
shaIs uniform. even though this was
partially hidden by his overcoat. sur
rounded by his corps. helped TO leaven
the symbols Of mcrning marking the
route.
Many Distinguishes Meurners.
Never in English history has SOW
ereign been borne 70 the grave at
tended by SO many distinguished
mourners- The gathering of crowned
heads surpassed those who rode in the
jubilee procession All the great OH
GERS of state participated
The display Of che naval and mili-
tary forces reached the great total
of $4,000 men.
As yaeseraa ssasfsw.
The scene at Victoria station from
early morning Was most brilliant and
impressive. For the days ceremony
the station was transformed into an
immense reception hall All trains
we're stopped before nine o'clock. and
the long platforms were covered with
purple CLOTH On another platform,
facing that at which fhe queens
1pmposed u Asnr lnxigtsk. x11 areha,
broad rosdway Separating the two
was Swept csean and sznded. and .
number Of little purple-eovered plat
forms. from which members of the
royal party were expected to mount
their horses. were placed sf Intervals
ar the side and ccnters.
Like . scene ss n s>~w<e.
At ten o'clock an army of grooms
with the hors~s arrived. and thence
forth distinguished military and for
siKn rosaissii-- in siaxxiinK uniforms
came in quirk succession. The lord
chamberlain and his officials. bare
headed. with their white wands of Of
fee. received the most distinguished
p~rsonagex and conducted them 20
little pavilion. erected on the plat
form The whole station. by that
time, re~embied the scene At irvee
Field nsrsh@a Earl noh<rss-
The commander-in-chief OF the
forces. Field Marshal Earl Roberts. on
q beautiful spirited brown mare. car
rsing his seid marShal's batra. at this
junefure rrottea irto the station nad
became the center Of interest lie
was soon followed by the earl mar
xhal. the duke OF Norfolk and many
of the most distinguished Hrifish Off
GERS. Thea came the carriages FOR
the queen and the princezses- They
were the state carriages used on the
occasion of The queens Jubilee. wit
beautiful. goId-mounted harness and
trappings. The horses we're ridden
By postillSonx in scarlet jackets. with
only a narrow nand OF crepe on their
arms. as 8 mark Of the great change.
The carriages were closed
Ev~ry Head wss barred.
Following the carriages and pre-
ceded By an officer came an object al
which every Officer in the animated
fhrong insfincfively esme to the sa-
lutte and every head vsas Oared.
II was the little khaki-cnlorer gun
carriage which waK 20 carry Queen
vieforaa's remains from Victoria TO
Pmddingfon station. The eight Hano-
sarian cresm-cnIored horses which
also drew the late queen on the oeea-
sion Of this jubilee we're used. The
gold-mounted harnesses. scsrIet-eoaf-
ed posfiIlions and srzri<t ard gold
covered gToomz whn h~Id each of the
horses by the birdie were all the
same.
0nlv the little wan carriage. in
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