Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

hnrsa "The Grand Duke OF Hesses
horse - and as the princes mounted, the
train steamed into the station minute
ahead of time
ALL HEADS UNCOVERED.
An heads were uncovered as the sa-
loon carriage bearing the crowned heads
stopped exactly opposite the gun car
rage and King Edward, Queen Alexan-
dra, Emperor William and others
allghted
Then the bearer advanced to the sa-
loon carriage and with his hand at the
salute and standing q little In advance
of the others, King Edward watched the
palnfuly slow removal of the colin TO
The gun carriage. II was finally accom-
pllshed and the pan and the regalia OF
the British crown were placed on the
coffin.
THE PROCESSION STARTS.
The king and the others then mount
ed and the procession started.
The procession, apart from the gun
carriage bearing the coffin and the
royal family and official mourners
about IT, was not noteworthy. Parla-
ment the judiciary and the commercial
bodies were not represented. Royalty,
the army and navy, m0nopollzed the
pageant. Three thousand soldiers and
sailors, picked companies representing
all branches OF the service, cavalry, ar
tillery, infantry, yeomanry, militia vol
unteers and colonlals, formed the adj
vance escort They marched slowly and
without music. Most of the uniforms
we're covered with dark overcoats and
the standards were draped with black,
the officers wearing bands Of crepe on
their gloves. The Infantry marched In
columns of four, with rifles reversed.
They were half an hour in passing.
Then came Field Marshal Earl Roberts
and his staff, and after them, four
massed bands playing funeral marches
THE BODY OF THE QUEEN.
Three hundred musicians announced
the coming of the body Of the queen.
There was a long array Of court OFF,
Gals, under the leadership Of the Duke
Of Norfolk Uhe earl marshaD, all at
tired quantity and brilliantly. bearing
maees or wands, most of them elderly
men who had for years served the roy
al lady for whom they were performing
the last offices.
Most of the spectators expected an
imposing catafalque. and the CONN was
almost past before they recognized its
presence by removing their hats. 1t
was a pathetlcally small, oblong block
concealed beneath rich pail Of white
satin on the corners Of which cleaned
the royal arms.
Across the pail the royal standard was
draped and a large crown of gold, en-
crusted with jewels. rested at the head
Of the coffin, which was at the end of
the gun carriage just over the gun.
on the foot of the coffin were two
crowns with gold jewelle1
sceptre lying between them, The eight
horses which drew the fun carriage
were almost concealed beneath their
rich harness A large bow Of purple
was attached to the coffin. This was
the only symbol of mourning
AROUND THE COFFIN.
Around the coffin walked the stalwart
bearers. nOn-commissioned officers of
the guard and household cavalry, and
on either side were the queens equer-
Iies. lords In waiting and physicians
All the uniforms were covered with long
dark cloaks
The spectacle was so quickly past
that the spectators hardly realized II
or had time 10 bare, their heads, or
the details, when a group
Of magniicently attired horsemen, with
sparkling helmets and coats mounted
on beautiful chargers. was before them
Immediately behind the gun carriage
rode the king, in a field marshals uni
form and the Duke OF Connaught, In
A generals uniform, rode upon either
side Of the king.
The uniforms of all three were partly
hidden by their overcoats, which were
made necessary by the chlliness of the
weather. The king of the Hellenes and
he king OF Portugal rode Immediately
after King Edwards and Emperor VIII
iams suite.
Emperor William rode a white horse.
Enormous crowds witnessed the pas
'age Of the cortege before Buckingham
palace.
At the junction of the Mall and the
house. the cortege was
viewed by enormous throngs. Cadets
rom Sandhurst and Woolwich and
members Of the house Of lords and
house OF commons occupied special
stands At the bottom Of Piccadilly
he Joys OF the training ship Britannia
we're gathered.
The solemn. stately progress Of the
sege through the park was rendered
impressive by the minute guns of
!, nearly battery.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
In the procession were six carriages.
he first and second carrying Queen
the Duchess OF Fife NOW
princess royaD: Princess Victoria and
Princess Charles Of Denmark, and the
daughters Of Queen Victoria and the
King Of Belgium.
Soldiers representing the German
lrmy, non commissioned officers and
men and the escort brought up the
ear.
1855 p. m.--The procession reached
paddington.
III started for Windsor.
The departure from Paddington was
marked by ceremonial similar to that |
II Victoria station.
King Edward and Emperor William |
raveled 10 Windsor In the next car to |
he saloon carriage bearing the queens
eriaiiis.
TIE bod. arrived at Windsor at $3.50
}. m.
THE ARRIVAL AT WINDSOR.
Windsor. Feb. 2.-~Great thrones OF |
people assembled in the vicinity of the |
abroad station 20 meet the coffin.
At 2:S0 pm. the guns Of battery sta
Toned on Castle hill signalled the ar |
ival OF the funeral train.
The procession left the railroad sta
lon NJ 2:t0 D. IN.
AS the procession started tat 2;i0) the |
lrtillery horses attached 10 the gun |
,arriage became FESTIVE and nearly |
overturned Il. whereupon King Edward |
ordered the horses TO be taken OF and |
llue Jackets put In their place 10 haul
he gun carriage.
The ambassadors and others who had