Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-30

family will embark on board the royal
yachts Victoria and Alberta.
London, Jan. 30-The earl marshal.
the Duke of Norfolk. was unable to see
King Edward. yesterday. in order TO
obtain His Majesty's final sanction for
the funeral arrangements. Nothing.
therefore. has been definitely settled
except the program for Friday. al
ready cabled.
Queen Nictoria'G explicit directions
as to her funeral We're written in 1862 :
says Truth. land have not been altered
in any material respect. 1t was her
wish that the ceremonial should copy
that of Prince Albert's burial so far as
possible. The Queen will be the first
English sovereign who will not be bur
led at night and by tOrchlight."
The war office has invited colonial
officers and soldiers in England To take
part in the funeral procession. Minute
guns will be fired from all ships in the
Solent and a Cowes, commencing when
the Alberta leaves Trinity pier. Each
ship will cease firing Immediately the
end of the procession passes her
AfttI Inv Has bdSStu tH'
battleship Majestic the forts and ships
in Portsmouth harbor will commence
firing minute guns and will continue
to do so until the Alberta is alongside.
No standards will be displayed. En-
signs and Union Jacks will be half
masted. Admrals' flags will be fully
hoisted. AS the procession passes each
ship it's crew will present arms and
then rest on reversed arms until the
procession has gone. the band mean
While paying funeral marches.
In London active preparations are
being made all along the route. Houses
are being draped and seating accommo-
dations are being provided. A COM
mitttee of ladies has obtained permits
sion to hang wreaths of evergreen
along the line, one to be affixed to each
lamp post. and all being three feet in
diameter and of uniform pattern.
OF all the ceremonies, no doubt the
naval will be the finest pageant The
Alberta with the body will slowly
steam along a line of battleships ex-
tending eight miles. Facing these
grants of the British navy will be
smaller vessels and numerous foreign
battleships. Whatever the weather may
be. the spectacle of the remains of
Victoria traversing a line of warships.
the guns all booming. will be unique
The compulsory absence of the Duke
of Cornwall and York from the cere-
monies is an occasion of extreme re-
greet, and many expressions of popular
sympathy. although no anxiety is felt
regarding him. as the malady is not
dangerous.
King Edward received Lord Sails
bury and several other members of the
cabinet. yesterday. at Marlborough
house. He will hold q privy council at
st. James palace. today. to sanction
finally the arrangements for the flu
neral and will then return immediate
~ to Osborne.
The wreath sent by the King of Por-
tugal was so large that it could not be
placed in the chapelle ardente. 1t is
in the form of a cushion of violets,
supporting a cross surmounted by a
| crown of lilies of the valley.
The Mikado wired such imperative
orders to the Japanese legation for the
presence of q Japanese warship at the
naval display that the battleship Hat
suse, now being completed at the Els
wick works. Newcastle. one of the larg-
est battleships in the world. having
1920 tons displacement. has sailed for
Portsmouth. although hardly i'm con-
dition to do so.
The following is the order of the for
| eign warships at the pageant: The Ba-
| den, Prince Henry of Prussia's flag
ship; the Hagen. the Victoria Luist
and the Nymphe. German; the Dupuy
/ de Lone, French; the Hatsuse. Jap
anese; and the Dom Carlos |, Portu.
guese.
| About $500 troops will be engaged IL
. the procession from Osborne to Cowes