The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-24
ENCLAND,S NEW
EMPEROR KING
Edward VII Sworn in ON
Yesterday.
FOLLOW PRECEDENT.
Parliament swears Allegiance to the
New Monarch.
MOURNING FOR THE QUEEN.
Messages of Confidence Pour in From
All Sides. and tho Courts Of
Europe Go Into Mourning
for Various Periods.
FuneraI Ar
rangcments

LONDON. January 25-l z. M-Ths
Kiug-Emperor entered his Capital at 1855
2. NJ. and proceeded 20 Maeitorouss
House.
After attending the first Privy Council
at st. James Palace at . p NJ. whea
decision will be reached regarding u
public proclamation OF mis- accession
which, it is expected, will be read to
morrow at 10 4. ", His Majesty wi
proceed to the House of Lords for til
meeting of Parliament.
GARB OF MOURNING.
London sas< donneI a garb of mourning
from end to end, and an early hour
fount! a thick fog enveloping the city like
a pail. fitting accompaniment to the
funeral apparel of every one Throughout
the West-E1nd drawn blinds are the or
der of the day. While all the Enbas-
sizes Government offices, and public build
ings the flags are half-masted. The law.
courts. the stock exchanges and all the
produce and metal exchanges throughout
the country only assembled to close Inn
mediately after the presiding officers had
addressed to the members d few words
OF tribute to the dead monarch. There
were exceptionally large congregations
in the churc:les in all parts of the coun-
try.
FOR THE KING
At st. Paurs Cathedral the prayers for
the royal family were altered 10 read;
"For our Sovereign Lord. the King and
the Queen Consort." All the services We're
ended by the playing of a dead march.
The various naval and military stations
fred a salute of eighty-one guns at mid
day to signalize the death OF the Queen.
one gun for each completed year OF the
Queens age The public buildings are
being draped with black. the stores are
displaying many signs of mourning and
business Is practically at q. standsail-
DENSE CROWDS.
Dense crowds, beginning at St james
Street lined the entire route to Victoria
Station from an early hour. The hall
and the front of buckingham Palace
were especially thronsed- All along the
fo-Irer from the palace to Marlborough
House, carriages. filed with ladies stood
as if for q drawinS-room, excepting that
the coachmen. footmen and occupants
were. all dressed in mourning. The police
precautions were unusual. Men on foot
and mounted guarded almost every yard
of the way
The crowds waited patiently for hours
to greet their king. Finally, preceded
by half a dozen mounted policemen. thu
new sovereign arrived i'll Il plain broush-
am, winch was driven very LSiploiJ Hitl1
th., coachrnan and footnan in their usual
sray liveries with morning bands on
their arms. An equerry was seated be-
side him The King was. OF course.
dressed in the deepest and most simple
mourning. and carefully raised his hat in
acknowledgment OF the silent uncover
ine, of heads, which was more impressive
than the most enthusiastic cheers. The
King looked tired and very sad, but very
well. Following him came the Duke of
York. the Duke of Connaught and others.
Both the King and the Duke of YORK
looked pathetically up at Buckingham
Palace as they passed and acknowledge
ed the salute of the suard-of-honor.
drawn up inside the palace grounds the
trocrs there and elsewhere showed no
signs of mourning except that the bands
were not present, but all the officers had
Grape on their left sleeves.
SIMPLE CEREMONY.
The King drove to St James Palace
from Marlborough House to preside at
the first Privy Council. by way of Marl-
borough house yard. the Mall and the
rnrden entrance of the Palace He was
attended by Lord Suffield (who has been
Lord OF the Bed-Chamber to the Prince
of wales since 1922 and was escorted by
a. CAPTAINS escort OF the Horse Guards.
The procedure was exactly US on Levto
DAYS. BY the time the King arrived q
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