Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-02-07
FINAL RITES CONCLUDED.
The Remains of Queen Victoria FL
nally Laid to Rest in the
Frogmore Mansoleum.
WINDSOR CROWDED WITH SPECTATORS.
The visiting Royalties an
.entmtives of Royal
Repaired to windsor
participate I'm n
Interment.

~~~fmfhwG8 OF NOy8A
Repaired to windsor =
Participate tn
Interment.
w;ndsor- Feb. 5.-Hundreds OF p~o
ME incurred into Windsor
The morning and by n o'clock .ne
,ono walk was already black WIN
.nectators. mostly from the surrouhu
ing country, waiting Tor
GLIMPSE at the coffin containing en
remains of Queen Victoria Inc
was shining brightly.
The final obsequies promised To
"a stately as the initial stages.
The representatives of royal lam
lies arrived from London at Dol oho
o.clock and drove to Windsor castle
The streets of the old town were
st;u hung with wreaths, sadly laoeo
since Saturday. The stores "eie
closed during the interment.
Tbe Final Rites Concluded.
;ndso Feb. 5.-The last honors
have been paid to Queen Victoria. nei
body now rests peacefully near 'nA
| of her husband, in the mausoleun AZ
| Frogmore. The final weie
| of a more pathetic aract tnan any
of the ~obsequies which preceded :
shortly before three o'clock, In the
p-resence of the royal mourners, the
| Grenadier guard of honor, lifted the
coffin from its temporary resting
carriage. In the meanwhile, inc
~oneen's of grenadiers, drawn
nrRlQnCPd aIHS
and wheeled into line, their rlnes a.
the reverse, and with Slow
steps, marched toward the castle sa'e
At the head of the procession was q
band playing "ChoPin's Funera
March"
Slowly the cortege passed under the
massive archway on to n Long
walk. which was q mass OF black
brilliantly edged with scarlet. Lie
puardsmen kept h crowds back.
In place ON the gum carriage was
4be same regalia which attracted the
ewes of millions since the march to
the grave began at Osborne
Close behind walked the king, En-
neror William and the duke of Con-
naueht. eEearing dark, military "ver-
coats and plumed cooked hats and
looking pale and In samilar
!. dull attire were the kings of Portu-
GAL and Belgium. All heads were bent
The blue and gray of b German
princes redeemed the royal group
from perfect sombreness of color
). Behind these walked Queen Alexan-
dra and the royal princesses, deeply
yelled. The queen carried an umbrel-
Ia. but the others had their n
. folded. As the last trio of these
women passed out from h castle
= there came two boys dressed IN
= bright Tartan kits and velvet jackets.
Between them was a young girl, her
: fair, loose hair gittering against the
3 crepe of her mourning. Two OF these
: were children of Princess Henry OF
B~attenburg, and the other was the
little Prince Edward of o His tiny
legs could hardly keep pace even with
the slow progress of the mourning
band. The real of h procession was
brought up by the suites OF the Kings
;. and princes their vari-colored over
coats forming a striking patch Oh
- color.
:: Dewn the Long walk, with the band
:. still playing Chopin's dirge, this quiet
:. throng slowly made its way to the
!. mausoleum- The horses attached tS
the gun carriage were inclined TO VI
, FESTIVE. but as an extra precautIon {
. drag of ropes was attached to tn
wheels and held by sturdy artillery
men,
At the lodge gates the strain of tn
band died away and the Pipers com
= menced their lament
There. between the broad avenue o
stately trees, the crowds were thick
- est. forming dense black banks.
By $3.50 D. m. the crowned bier ha'
passed into the outer lodge, whicl
leads to the Frogmore ENCLOSURE
where none but the family and SCI
wants were admitted. The choir me
them and the royal family and thei
relatives entered b burial place S
III lear to the late queen, ranging theE
IN selves on each side of the coffin.
tn The bishop of Winchester read tn
TO last part of the burial service Afte
ca further singing by tbs choir the benz
diction was given, and, amid tn
OF privacy of this family tomb. the la:
ut farewens were said, the funeral can
to an end, the mourners drove to til
castle and the crowds dispersed
rch -
wd An EntAusiastie send-on.
md London, Feb. 5.-AH the mornln
till papers invite the public to give En-
peror William an enthusiastic SEN
lis off to-day in order to show appreci
ton of his thoughtfuiness.