St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-06
FUNERAL OF THE QUEEN.
victeria Rest. Reside Her Husbnnd.

from Osborne to the tomb was accor
plished Friday amid scenes which will
memorable through more than one reig
Of her successors. The cavalcade whc
wendell slowly through the narrow lane,
green even in midwinter, down throug
the streets of the little town c
Cowes to the pier, was a funeral process
sion such as the world had never seen be
fore. Kings and princes, a queen ant
princesses walked humbly between bIacl
lines OF mourning islanders escortng tht
coffin OF the dead sovereign. There fol
lowed a sight far more notable and i'm
pressive, indeed, than the great tribute
the capital OF the empire paid. 1t was
the transit Of the funeral yacht across
the waters between walls of steel, which
are England's bulwarks against the
world. Battleship after battleship thun.
dered its grief, band after band walled
its dirge and crew after crew bowed low
their heads as the yacht swept past.
bearing no passengers save an admiral
on the bridge and four relocated guards
at the corners OF the simple, cleaning
white bier resting amidships.
The body OF Queen Victoria was taken
Saturday morning from the royal Yacht
Alberta at Portsmouth to the kings
train which took the funeral party TO
London. Then with all the pomp of a
military ceremony the body was carried
through the streets Of London from Vic
toria station to Paddngton. At the lat.
ter station another royal tram carried
he bp1N md he turar4I t,o,+,, IV;,J
sor., where the funeral service was held
in St. Gsorge's chapel at the castle. The
archbishop OF Canterbury, the archbishop
of York, the bishop OF Winchester and the |
dean OF Windsor otfciated. The service |
was remarkable, more for its grandeur
and choral beauty than for the note of
sadness. Never in English history has a
sovereign been attended by so many dis.
tinguished mourners The gathering OF
crowned heads surpassed that which
rode in the jubilee procession. All OF the
great officers of state participated, and
the display OF naval and military forces
reached the great total of 35 600 men.
The procession across London, apart
from the gun carriage bearing the coffin
and the royal family and official mourn
ers about 1t, was not noteworthy. Par
lament, the judiciary and thecommercial
bodies were not represented. Royalty.
the army and navy, made up the pap.
cant. Three thousand soldiers and sail
ors, picked companies representing all
branches OF the service, formed the ad-
vance escort. They marched slowly and
without music The infantry marched
in columns OF four with rifles reversed
Then came Field Marshall Earl Roberts
and his staff, and, after them, tour mass
ed bands, playing funeral marches. Three
hundred musicians announced the COM
ing OF the body of the queen. There was
long array Of court officials, under the
leadership of the duke of Norfolk, all
attired quantity and brilliantly, bearing {
maces or wands, most of them elderly
men, who for years had served the royal !
lady tor whom they were performing the ,
last Offices. !
Most OF the spectators expected an i'm n
posing catatalque, and the coffin was al.
most past before they recognized it's pre-.
senCe 1t was pathetcallv small OBJ l
long block, concealed beneath a rich pail {
OF white satin, on the corners of which a
CLEANED the royal arms. Across the pail /
the royal standard was draped, and +
arge crown of gold, incrusted with +
ewels, rested at the head of the coffin. :,
which was at the end of the gun carriage
ust over the gun. On the foot of the
coffin were two smaller crowns, with a II
gold, Jewelled scepter lying between II
them The eight Hanoverian cream
colored horses, which drew the queen on d
the occasion OF the jubilee, were used NJ
The gold harnesses, scarlet coated postil-
ions and scarlet and gold covered
yrooms, who held each of the horses by
he bride, were all the same The little
un carriage, instead OF the glitterng
lass-andgold coach, marked the change.
he guncarrlage, with the exception of of
S rubber tires and a platform over the W
un for The coffin, was equipped as for 81
cid use. -
Immediately after the company about i"
ne coffin, three royal mourners rode ~
breast King Edward VII was the CEN pa
raj figure o. the three. A black chapeau. WI
nth plume of white feathers, was on an
is head, and long, black cloak was fir
uttoned around him and hung down oh
yer the big black horse which he was or
ding. Beside King Edward rode EN-. 81,
error William, his nephew VI
de also wore a black cloak over his
ew British field marshals Uniform. On ca
he Kings left rode his brother, the Duke ca
t Connaught. In the second rank rode st
wo more sovereigns, the kings of Greece 70
nd Portugal. Then followed members fo
/ royal families, numbering about 40 in FRI
IT. and riding three abreast. After the CT,
1nera party itself, the dominating figure
! the day was Field Marshall Earl
.,oberts. The military attaches OF all Ill
he embassies and legations were with
'ord Roberts staff. In the front rank
ODE the American attache Mai. Edward
5: Cassatt in the full dress OF an infantry of
'fhcer. The funeral procession occupied
wo hours IN passing from Victoria sta Nc
ION TO Paddington distance of three
mics The decorations everywhere were 81,
impressive, but not elaborate, Purnle
irapeues hung with green wreaths pre-. =.
dominated. cli
AS they entered the chapel at Windsor cr'
ne chapel choir, the archbishop, the VIZ
bishops and other clergy met the process. Pl
non. From the organ came the strains
u Mendelssohn's march from Songs
Without Words, and as they died away
he choir began to sing softly the sen. IN
ences for the dead The bishop Of Win. -
hester read the lesson from Corinthians
". Man that is born of woman" was "
hanted by the choir, followed by "Thou III
mo west, Lord, the secrets OF our hearts" Sc
nf 4 OF