The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

gun.
On the foot of the coffin were two
smaller crowns with a gold-jeweled
scepter lying between them The eight
horses which drew the gun carriage
were almost concealed beneath their rich
harnesses. A large bow Of purple was
attached to the coffin This was the
only symbol of mourning.
Around the coffin walked the Stalwart
bearers, non-commissioned officers of
the Guards and Household cavalry, and
on either side was the queen S equerrles,
lcrds-in-waiting and physicians.
All the uniforms were covered with
long, dark cloaks.
The spectacle was so quickly past that
the spectators hardly realized it or had
time to bare their heads or comprehend
the details when a group of magnificent
ly attired horsemen with sparkling he'll
NETS and coats, mounted on beautiful
charges, was before them.
THE KING.
Immediately after the company about
the coffin, three royal mourners rode
abreast. King Edward VII was the
central figure of the three, but no less
ostentatous parsonage was seen in the
procession. A black chapeau, with q
plume of white feathers was on his head.
and a long black cloak was buttoned
around him and hung down over the big,
black horse which he was riding. The
kings familiar face seemed grave and
careworn. He looked straight ahead, ap-
parently at the gun carriage on which
was the body of the sovereign whose
glory and responsibilities he had inherit
ed. He did not see, or gave no sign of
seeing, the long ranks of soldiers hedg-
ing back the populace about him-the
windows crowded with black-bonneted
women, the multitudes of uncovered
heads, the purple draperies and the gen.
eral wreaths everywhere. He passed
like a man alone, who neither knew or
thought of the world about him and the
sentiment his presence inspired only
pity. The people seemed to see in the
king one of themselves and in the deep
murmurs which arose here and there
carried q note of sorrow and love almost
as deep as the expressions which greet
ed the passage of the coffin of their
queen.
THE KAISER.
Beside King Edward rode Emperor
William, his nephew and neighbor. The
unique, commanding figure of the Ger
man emperor could not for a moment be
mistaken. He looked every inch d.
soldier and the commander of men. His
imperial majesty glanced right and left
as he rode and his hand was frequently
raised to the red and white feathers
hanging over his hat, as he responded to
salutes Emperor William also wore
black cloak over his new British field
marshals uniform, and the splendid
white charger beneath him pranced up
and down, giving his majesty an oppor-
tunity to display fine horsemarshp.
On the kings left side rode his brother.
the Duke of Connaught, man of
soldierly appearance, almost unnoticed
and unrecogniZed by the people.
In the second rank behind, rode two
more sovereigns. the kings of Greece
and Portugal, both glittering with gold
lace. There followed a dazzling array of
members of royal families, numbering
about fifty in all and riding three
abreast So close were they together
and so quickly did they pass the ind-
Viduals, prospective rulers of empires,
kingdoms and municipalities, could not b.
distinguished. The next section of the
procession included the six royal car
riages A far from numerous military
escort, including a deputation from the
queens German dragon regiment, COM
posed the last section of the procession.
Ten minutes after the coffin appeared
the funeral procession had passed and
the music of the dirges drifted back
across st. James park.
FIELD MARSHAL ROBERTS.
After the funeral party itself the dom
mating figure of the day was Field Mar
shall Earl Roberts. When his well-known
hronzed face came III view, the people
forgot the solemnity of the occasion and
broke into cheers also shouting "Bobs''
and other expressions of familiar approx
al.
The military attaches of all the embas-
sizes and legations were with Lord Rob
erts staff. In the front rank rode the
American attache, Major Edward B. Cas-
sat, in an infantry officers full dress
The funeral procession occupied two
hours in passing from Victoria station to
Paddington, distance of three miles.
The decorations everywhere were i'm
pressive but not elaborate Purple drap-
cries, hung with green wreaths, predom-
mated. Flags were on most of the
buildings. The really impressive exhibi-
ton of mourning was the black clothing
worn by practically all the people, who,
as the streets, windows, stands and roofs
everywhere, covered with spectators,
gave the whole scene a somber hue.
The grounds of buckingham palace
were filled with civil officials and Their
families. Pensioners from Chelsea and
Greenwich had the sidewalk outside the
palace
st. James park was packed with a
crowd of about 10000 people, who over
ran the flower beds, stood on the fences
and swarmed in the trees, sitting on the
branches and clinging, to the limbs DUR
ing the long chilly hours of waiting 1t
was to much to expect the populace ia
maintain Il mourning demeanor and they
fought with policemen, smashed hats and
chatfed the program vendors, after the
custom of a London holiday crowd But
when the bells began tolling, the whole
people felt the solemnity of the day and
the demeanor of the crowds while the
FL ocession was passing was one of the
most impressive features of the day.