Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02
THE DEAD QUEEN
Buried With Great Pomp and
 Ceremony To-Day.
SERVICE ON THE YACHT.

King Edward, Queen Alexandra and
 Other Noted Personages on Board
 the Yacht The Dresses Of the
 Ladies Was the Only Visible En-
 blem of Mourning-Cream ,Colored
 Horses Drew the Coffin.
 Portsmouth, Feb 2-Before 9 o'clock this morning the remains of the queen were taken from the royal yacht Alber- ta 10 q special carriage, and conveyed to the kings train. which started for London at S:53 q. m.. amidst the boom Of the guns from the forts. The scene was pathetic and imposing. The king. accompanied by Queen Alexandra and some princesses who passed the night on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, proceeded to the royal yacht Alberta in q steam launch. King Ed ward boarded the yacht at S:45, five minutes after Emperor William had steamed alongside the Alberta, from the Hohenzollern.
 The guard of honor on the jetty con- sisted of several hundred marines and bluejacketS. The commanders of the warshipS which took part in yesrer- days pageant had already assembled under the covered way leading from the yacht to the railroad station.
 There was g short service on the yacht before the body was removed, the Duke of Connaught, the crown prince of Germany, Prince Arthur Of Connaught, Prince Henry of Prussia, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Henry of Battenberg be- ing present. The only mourning Eisi- ble was in the dresses of the prin- cesses.
 The firing of minute guns marked the passage of the coffin to the drdped railroad station. to which it was borne shoulder high by petty ofticres of the royal yachts. preceded by clergyman.
 Immediately behind the coffin were carried the crown, globe, standard and I few choice wreaths.
 King Edward. Emperor William, the Duke of Connaught, and the crown prince followed the remains and then came the ladies of the royal family and the adm1rals.
 The silence of this mournful proces- sion was broken only by the firing of the guns, the strains of the funeral march. and the sound of the wind-drlv- en rain which was then falling in tor rents.
 The coffin was placed on the dais and Admiral Sir Howell Salmon lad miral of the fleet since 1S99), King Edward, Queen Alexandra, Emperor William and the other members of the royal family took their seats and the train moved off,
 London. Feb 2-With every circum- stance splendid pomp befitting, the ob- seQuieS of so mighty and well beloved d monarch. all that is mortal of queen Victoria has been borne through the streets of the capital and started to- wards the ancient fortress palace ol the sovereignS of England. The sol emn magnifcence of yesterdays open ing phase of these last rites was fullS maintained Perhaps the stately grandeur of to-day's sorrowfu1 pageant through the swarming streets of Lon don. with hundreds of thousands of ,nourners forming Il black border to the route. will never be surpassed. There was in Victoria's funeral pro- cessioa an absence of that black cere- Iuonial generally connected with the final progress to the grave.
 To-day the coffin was drawn by cream colored horses. The pail was white and the uniforms Of the troops and ;be gold trappings of the torelsn sovereigns. princes and representa- tives, forming a glittering medley gave brilliant coloring to the scene. The chief mourner himself. with ms field marshars uniform-even though this was partially hidden by his over .oat-sur-ounded by his corps, helped 10 leayeu the symbols of mourning marking the route.
 Never in English history has q soy- treign been borne to the grave attend ed by so many distinguished mourners. The gathering of crowned heads sur ,nssed that which rode in the jubilee prcccssion. All the great officers or state participated.
 The display of the naval and mlli- tary forces reached the great total of 5000 men. The scene at Victoria station, from early morning, was most hrnliant and impressive. For to-day s ceremony the station was transformed into an immense reception hall. All trains were stopped before and the long platforms were covered with pur- ule cloth. On another platform, fac ing that at which the queens train was to arrive, guards of honor, con- posed of bluejackets and Grenad1er guards, were drawn up. The broad roadway separating the two was swept clean and sanded, and number of ht- rie purple covered platforms, from which members of the royal family we're expected to mount their horses, osSre placed at intervals at the side aiad center.
 .Xt 10 o'clock an army of grooms, with the horses. arrived. and thence eorward distinguished British naval and military officers and foreign roy aities, in dazzling uniforms. came In quick succession. The lord chamber lain and his offlcials. bareheaded, with fhedr white wands of office, received the most distinguished personages and conducted them to little pavilion, erected on the platform.
 Jhe whole station. by that time, re- nnbled the scene at levee.
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