Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-02-07
BORNE THROUGH LONDON.
The Remains of Queen Victoria Es-
i corted Through the Capital on
Their Way to Windsor. e.
STREETS WERE nASstn WITH PEOPLE.

The Conn, Mounted on n Gun Car
riage, Drawn by the same Horses
that Drew Her Majesty I'm the Ju-
bIiee Procession--The Arrival ~
Historic windsor.
London, Feb. with every cor.
cumstsnce of splendid pomp befitting
the obsequies of so mighty and well
beloved "A monarch. all that is mortal
of Queen Victoria has been borne
through the streets of the capital and
started towards the ancient fortress
palace Of the sovereigns of England.
The solemn magnniticence OF Fridays
opening phase of these last rites was
duly maintained. Perhaps the stately
grandeur of the sorrowful pageant
through the swarming streets of Lon
don. with hundreds of thousands OF
mourners forming a black border TO
the route. will never be surpassed.
An Absence of Black.
There was i'm Nictoria's funeral pro-
cession an absence of that black cere-
monial generally connected with the
final progress to the grave.
The coffin was drawn By cream coll
ored horses The pall was white, and
the uniforms of the troops and the
gold trappings of the foreign sov-
ereigns, princes and representatives
forming n glittering medley, gave bril-
liant coloring to the scene. The chief
mourner himself. with his field mar
shal's uniform. even though this was
partially hidden by his overcoat. sur
rounded by his corps. helped to leaven
the symbols of morning marking the
route. ISL
Many Distinguished Mourners.
Never in English history has n sec.
ereign been borne to the grave at
tended by so many distinguished
mourners. The gathering OF crowned
heads surpassed those who rode in the
jubilee procession. All the great on
GERS of state participated. HfH
The display of the naval and mill
tary forces reached the great total
of $4,000 men. es. wr
At Victoria station.
The scene at Victoria station from
early morning was most brilliant and
impressive. For the days ceremony
the station was transformed into an
immense reception hall. All trains
were stopped before nine o'clock, and
the long platforms were covered with
purple cloth. On another platform,
facing that at which the queens
train was to arrive, guards of honor,
composed of blue jackets, and grena-
der guards. were drawn up. The
broad roadway separating the two
was swept clean and sanded, and q
number OF little purple.covered plat
forms, from which members of the
royal party were expected TO mount
their horses, were placed at intervals
at the side and ccnters.
Like a Scene mt "a Levee.
At ten o'clock an army of grooms
with the horses arrived, and thence
forth distinguished military and for
eign royalties in dazzling uniforms
came In quick succession. The lord
and his officials. bare
beaded, with their white wands of of
fee, received the most distinguished
and conducted them to
little pavilion. erected on the plat
form. The whole station, by that
time. resembled the scene at levee.
Field Marshal Earl Roberta.
The commander-in-chief of the
forces, Field Marshal Earl Robe rts, on
a beautiful, spirited brown mare, car
rying his field marshal's baton, at this
juncture trotted into the station and
became the center of interest. He
was soon followed by the earl mar
shall, the duke of Norfolk and many
OF the most distinguished British OH
GERS. Then came the carriages for
the queen and the princesses. They
were the state carriages. used ON the
of the queens jubilee, with
gold-mounted harness and
The horses were ridden
by Positions in scarlet jackets, with |
only narrow band of crepe on their
arms, as a mark OF the great change. |
The carriages were closed.
Every Head was Barred.
Following the carriages and pre-
.eded by an officer came an object at
which every officer in the animated
hrong instinctively came to the sa-
ute and every head was barred.
II was the little khaki-colorer gun
;arriage which was TO carry Queen
Victoris's remains from Victoria to
station. The eight Hano-
-arian cream-colored horses which
lso drew the late queen on the occa-
ion of the Jubilee were used. The
harnesses, scarlet-coat-
d Positions and scarlet and gold
overed grooms who held each of the
Iorses by the bride were all the
anne. -. .r .. rr hH IT
The Little Gum Carriage. 81
Only the little gun carriage, I'm
tead of the glittering glass and gold
zach marked the change. a. case 4
With the exception that rubber
Tres were on the wheels, the gun
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