Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
BODY OF VICTORIA LEAVES ISLE
OF WIGHT.
GRAND NAVAL PAGEANT
Splendor and Power MingIe With
Grief and Humility to Produce
Scene Unparalleled in Recent
World History-Tremendous Crowd
at Portsmouth and CoWes.

jects lining the shores of Solent yes
terday witnessed the majestic and
awe-inspiriIg pageant and babe last
farewell to their beloved ruler. Happy
in the circumstances of her death, the
sovereign of the greatest naval power
in the world, was fortunate in the
manner of her obsequies. Yesterdays
ceremony was fitting tribute from
nation owning Nelson for its hero to-
its dead monarch. All who witnessed
the function testify to the profound
emotion it inspired and agree that the
spectacle could not be surpassed for
splendor and solemn effect. The DOM
inant note in the whole scene was its
grand simplicity and, so far as human
utterance was concerned, was its
silence. The sad procession glided
along in beautiful order and precision,
as though moved by some hidden pow
er. No incident of any kind occurred
to mar it's stately beauty. There was
no accident of any sort ashore or
afioat. The weather was traditional
queens weather" and if the elements
should prove equally favorable today
millions in the metropolis will render
grander military tribute to the
queen, who desired to be buried as a
soldiers daughter.
From CoWes to Sea.
Cowes, Feb. with grand, yet
mournful, display of naval pomp and
power, the body of Queen Victoria was
borne yesterday afternoon from its
quiet resting place in Osborne house
to Portsmouth, the heart of Englands
navy. At As p. m. sailors from the
Victoria and Alberta raised the prec-
ious burden and bore it from Osborne
house. This duty was to have fallen
to the Highlanders, but at the rehear-
sal they were so awkward that it was
directed that the sailors should per-
form the task. Outside the royal resi-
dence Grenadier guards were drawn
up on brilliant line. With a sharp
click they presented arms, for the
last time, in honor of their dead
queen. The pipers led the procession
to the pier, making the woods ring
with a weird refrain. Behind them
came the royal family. At the gate
the military portion of the parade
stood ready, glittering medley of
uniformss. Down hill the procession
slowly wound its way.
There have been more magnificent
pageants than that escorting the body
of Queen Victoria from the house
where she died to the royal yacht, but
never has there been witnessed in re-
cent world history procession more
remarkable in it's combination OF
splendor VIII grief and humility. The
spectacle of two great monarchs, fol-
lowed by women of their families and
the noblest princes in Europe, walking
silently along the country road behind
a bier blazing with precious stones,
will live long in memory of those who
saw it. Today the body will be taken
ashore and borne to London and Wind
sor for burial
The Naval Pageant.
Portsmouth, Feb. Mot since the
diamond jubilee has this town held
such crowd as poured in yesterday.
Every point of vantage was black with
spectators. Conspicuous in the harbor
was the old battleship Victoria of
Trafalgar fame. Three special trains
took down the members of the house
of lords and house of commons, diplo-
mats, officials and correspondents
firm Victoria station, London to Ports
mouth early in the morning. The fleet
stretched from Portsmouth to Cowes
and emblems of Britain's imperial
power guarded the avenue, ten miles
long. through which the queens body
was to pass to the mainland of the
kingdom. There were nineteen Brit
ish battleships, eleven cruisers and
eight gunboats, not even the full
strength of the channel squadron.
The foreign ships attracted the most
attention of the English spectators.
The giant of the whole fleet was the
Japanese battleship Hatsus, the
largest war machine afloat. Emper-
or Williams navy and Frances and
Portugals were represented. The ill
fortune of SPANS navy asserted itself
at the last moment, for word came
that the Emperador Carlos V had
turned back from her trip with Grip
Piled engines. The pathway between
the warships was quarter-mile wide
with an avenue of clear water. For
nearly three hours the feet
watched for the coming of the
funeral. Shortly before O'Clock while
smoke broke from the Majestic's side,
a second later a report cracked over
the harbor and echoed to the hills,
announcing the starting of the Alberta
from Trinity pier. From snip TO snip
the salute was passed down the line.
Each vessel of the feet was firing
minute guns. The sound was as that
of a great battle. Eight torpedo boat
destroyers crept ahead, moving in
nairs like silent pall-bearers marching
before the hearse, painted dull black,
and with officers standing like statues
in the bows Hardly a ripple came
from their bows, their speed being
barely five knots. Then, a quarter
mile behind. followed the royal yacht
Alberta. a vessel on which the eyes Of
the world may be said to have been