The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-20
Ceremonies in Memory of Queen Vie
toria Almost Duplicated in st.
Paufs Cathedral, London.
SERVICES ON THE CONTINENT
AT ST. PETERSBURG, PARIS, BERLIN,
ROME AND ELSEWHERE.
Memory of the Martyr HonOred i'm
Canada. Central and south Ameri-
ca, Cuba and Other Countries.

LONDON, Sept. BY command of King
Edward memorial service In honor or the
late President Mckinley was held in West
minister Abbey to-day. 1t was attended
by many Americans and Englishmen OF dis
tinction. The lord steward or the house
hold, Lord Pembroke, represented the King.
Next TO him sat the United States ambas-
sador, Mr.. Choate, and members or the
embassy. The secretary for war, william
st. John Brodrick, and the under secretary
of the Foreign Office, Lord Cranborne, were
present and the other Cabinet ministers
were represented. The British ambassador
to the United States, Lord Pauncefote, and
many other distinguished diplomats and
officials were present. Among the Ameri-
cans who attended were former Vice Presi-
dent L. p. Morton, General George l.. Won
Meyer American ambassador to Italy;
Judge Lambert Tree, former United States
minister to Belgium Bishop Hurst. Of
Washington, and Bishop Hartzell, of At
RIGA.
The service, which was fully choral, was
of extreme beauty. The office for the dead
was used, with the prayer for committal
omitted. Dean Bradley read st. Pauls dis
course on the resurrection. The congrega-
ton sang Nearer my God, to Thee" to
the melody commonly used in England.
The service concluded with Handels and
Beethoven's funeral marches.
A stately service. similar in most re-
spects to that held in memory of Queen
Victoria on the day of her burial, was con-
Quoted in st. Paurs Cathedral to-
day and attended by 5000 persons.
Lord Mayor Green, the sheriffs, al
dermen and councillors of the city, wear
ing their official robes, marched in process
ACCOMPANIED
several provincial mayors, who had visited
London for the purpose of taking part in
the ceremony. Ambassador Choate and the
staff of the United States embassy were
seated in the chancel with 300 other Ameri-
cans, TO whom places had been allotted.
Dean Gregory and fourteen other clergy
men were engaged in the service. The
Archbishop of Canterbury pronounced the
benediction.
Replying to Mrs. McKinley's aeknowl-
edgement of his telegram of sympathy,
King Edward to-day telegraphed TO Am
bassadOr Choate: please convey to Mrs;
Mckinley my best thanks for her kind
message. The Queen and l feel most deeply
for. her in the hour of her great affiiction
and pray that God may give her strength
to bear her heavy cross. Our thoughts
will to-day be especially with the Ameri-
can Nation when its distinguished Presi-
dent is laid to rest
At a meeting of the general court of the
Bank of England to-day, Governor Provost
made a sympathetic reference to the assas-
sination of President Mckinley and moved
a resolution. which was adopted in silence,
expressing deep sympathy with the peo-
pie of the United States.
The great cathedrals of Canterbury,
Edinburgh, Dublin, Glasgow and other
cities, and the churches of all denomina-
tons throughout the land were filed with
congregations generally headed by the
yors and corporations.
All the exchanges in the kingdom were
closed.
The services in the American and Brit
ish churches on the continent were gen.
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families, Cabinet ministers, court function
aries, naval and military officials, city Of
ficials and great numbers of American and
British residents or visitors.
AT Christiana the services at st. Ed
mund's Church were attended by the Of
ficers and men of the United States train
ing ship Buffalo, the Cabinet ministers, the
consuls and others. Statutes were fired by
the Buffalo and from the forts.