The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-07
Remains of the Late Queen of
Great Britain Placed in
the Mausoleum.
COFFIN CONVEYED ON A GUN CARRIAGE.
All the Royal Personages. Including
Queen Alexandra AMI Princesses,
Followed on Foot.
The Last sad Rites Were Conducted
by the Bishop of Winchester,
the Dean of Windsor
and the Choir.

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witnessed q majestic and awe-inspir-
ing pageant and bade last farewell
to their beloved ruler. All who were
witnesses of the function testify to
the profound emotion it inspired and
agree that the spectacle could not
have been surpassed for splendor and
solemn effect. The dominant note in
the whole scene was it's grand simplic-
| ity and so far as human utterance
was concerned, for it's silence. The
sad procession glided along in beau
titul order and precision, as though
moved by some hidden power No
incident OF any kind occurred to mar
its stately beauty. The weather vas
traditional queens weather." The
"Queen of the Seas" was carried
across the waters to the accorlpani-
ment of minute guns and military
music--a picture which will live in
history.
The millions of the metropolis Sat-
urday rendered their even grander
military tribute to the queen, who
desired to be buried as soldiers
daughter Thousands of troops
marched into London Saturday morn
ing to breakfast hurriedly, pre-
paratory to taking their places on
the line of march. With this peace
full military invasion was an equally
large civilian invasion from the prov
inces and abroad.
The war office announces that the
king wishes that flags should con-
tinue to fly at half mast until sunset
Monday evening. All the officers and
gentlemen who took part in Satur-
days ceremony in London received
orders to wear cloaks. This deprived
the scene of a deal of expected bril-
liancy.
The final arrangements have been
made at st. Georges chapel royal.
The purple-covered bier stands await
ing it's royal burden. Four shields
adorn it's sides, each with a golden
monogram, "V. r. t.
At Frogmore the cover of the
great stone sarcophagus has been
rolled away. When the queens re-
mains are laid beside those of the
prince consort the stone will be rs-
placed and finally sealed, marble
figure being placed above it.
London, Feb. 4.--Never in the his
tory of England was there such a
magnificent demonstration in honor
of a deceased ruler as occurred in
London Saturday. The coffin was
drawn by cream-colored horses. The
pail was white and the uniforms of
the troops and the gold trappings
of the foreign sovereigns, princes
and representatives forming gilt
tering medley, gave brilliant color
ing to the scene.
ST. Georges chapel, where the last
services took place, was magnificent
ly decorated, but there was notice
able absence of flowers and crepe,
Soldiers, statesmen and court at
taches made a brilliant assemblage,
representing every country of the
civilized world
The body of the late Queen Vic
toria was protected by guardsmen
in the Albert Memorial chapel at
Windsor since it was deposited there
Saturday. The officials of the royal
household at Windsor castle visited
the chapel Sunday, as well as num-
Der of friends, and admired the
great display of wreaths.
Services were held Sunday morning
I'm St. Georges chapel, attended by
King Edward, Queen Alexandra, the
duchess of Cornwall and York, EN-
peror William, Crown Prince Fred
erick William, the duke of Con-
nanght, other relatives of the late
queen, and 80 ladies and gentlemen
of the royal household. The royal
personages wore civilian clothing,
the ladies wearing mourning
wells. The only patches of color
were the red coats of few officers
and the white surplices of the choir,
the whole scene being in strong con-
trast with Saturdays brilliant dis
play, for the body of the chapel was
crowded by congregation in black
Monday the coffin, preceded by the
bishop of Winchester and the dean
of Windsor, was borne by non-com-
missioned officers of the guards from
the Albert Memorial Chapel and
placed on the gun carriage. A guard
OF honor of the queens company oi
the grenadier guards, with the band
OF the regiment, was drawn up fac
ing the chapel and presented arms
The procession moved off in the fol.
lowing order:
The queens company, with arms
reversed.
The governor and constable OF
Windsor castle, the duke of Argyll
Highlanders and pipers. royal seIv.
ants, band of the grenadier guards
the bishop of Winchester and the
dean of Windsor, the lord chamber.
lain and the lord steward, the gun
carriage, supported by the late
queens equerries and household.
Following the coffin walked King
Edward, the duke of Connaught, En-.
peror William, the king of the Bel.
gians, Prince Henry of Prussia, and
all the royal personages, including
Queen Alexandra and the princesses
The route was through the Nor
man gateway, EcFUss tiIU qusdraneae,
through the George Nv. archwsy,
down Long Walk, through the lodge
and then from Long Walk to the