The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-03

which add a shadow Of anxiety to tha
mourning for the queen.
Tonight the queens body lies In the
chapel at Windsor, guarded faithfully,
awaiting the last rites. Within the
chapel is most brilliantly lighted King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, Emperor
William and the princes and their suite
dlned magniicently this evening. Three
kings and heads of principalities with
special representatives left Windsor this
evening after lunch at the castle. Their
departure was somewhat interfered with
by the enormous proportions of the
crowds gathered round the Windsor sta
ton and in many cases the royal per-
sonages were literally bundled into the
special trains awaiting them. 1t was
at Windsor that the only bitches in the
elaborate programme of the day oC-
Cured and these added to rather than
detracted from the dramatic and pathetic
interest. The first and most striking
was the utter intracticability Of the
horses attached to the gun carriage
bearing the coffin. The alarm and
chagrin of the king and Emperor VIII
liam, who had hurried UP to ascertain
the cause of delay in the procession
leaving Windsor station was patent upon
their countenances. The horses strug-
gled in their traces and the coffin was
almost thrown from the gun carriage
Lord Roberts asked the king for permis-
sion to take out the horses and subs1-
tute for them jaclzes, who had come
up from Portsmouth as guard of hon
or. This suggestion was quickly sane
toned and the last time Victoria's body
was borne before her subjects it was
by her royal ''handy men," who at an
opportune moment saved the situation.
Tonight the king sent a message OF
thanks to Prince Henry of Battenberg
for the services of the sailors of his
command.
A PATHETIC SCENE.
The other hitch occurred curing the re-
hgious part of the ceremony. The serv-
ices at st. Georges chapel were brief.
but beautiful. The choral services had
formed fitting climax to the military
parade. The trembling voice of the
archbishop of Canterbury, VINO is al
most blind, had hardly ended the final
6enedlctlon when he turned to go to the
altar steps His sight and strength
failed him, and he tottered, groped and
was on the point of falling when tho
aMIcholshop M of York, WHO mad been stand-
ms some distance behind him. advanced
ana caught his hand, gently Ieadfng 10
venerable prelate to the holv fabIo
! len they both knelt, the greatest di@ni.
taTles OF England, next in rank to +bo
80 81 "loCu' thelr heads bowed upon the
cps prayed and the bishops and ntn,rrr,
reNerenty kept their knees the king ana
emperor William, followed bv thrse
othef kings, walked almost hurried1II IN
10 the altar rails and out into the "a st1e
ey private exit. Their gorgeous suitas
followed mechanically and kaleidoscopa
.. Color and royalty surged up the
chanceL Against this hurryinr throntr
the coffin and kneeling figures within the
Lcly enclosure stood out in contrast.
sui the archbishops prayed and still the
Sally caparisoned princes sought ar ont
let by which they might gain the Water
100 chamber in which the long-delayed
luncheon had been laid. Almost touch
ing the coffin they chatted Ambassador
Choate shook hands with another am
EassadOr.
Then the throng turned, for orders
came for the suites and ambassadors to
&c out by another door, The returning
throng met those coming up almost at
the coffin, well nigh causing a melee.
FINALLY they reached the door and the
tody of the queen was left alone before
the altar save for the stern figures of her
gentlemen at arms with halberds in
hand, guarding the remains, as the
bodies of Edward ". Charles I. and
Henry VIII. were guarded in the same
chapel hundreds of years ago.
Both Ambassador Choate and Secretary
Whlte walked through the streets of
Windsor with the procession. The royal
sentiments regarding the expressions of
American sympathy before mentioned
were conveyed to them in the blue draw
ing room, after the royal luncheon in
the Waterloo chamber, to which tEey
were invited in company, with a few
other notables. Messrs. Choate ana
White returned to London tonight in
company with the Austrian ambassador,
Lord Lansdowne and a number of others
Reports are conflicting, but it appears
that the duchess of Cornwall and York
did not attend the funeral services, but
remained with her husband, concerning
whose condition no bulletin has been is
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