The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
IIE!IIIfIIAl)RY 0F VICTORIA
SOLEMN MEMORIAL SERVICES IN
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
WAS A BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY
sOnber Binck of the Presidential
Party onset by Rich Uniforms
of Diplomats and
officers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the pres
ence Of a distinguished assemblage,. in
Guiding the president of the United
States and his entire cabinet, impressive
tribute today was rendered to England's
Gead queen. The ceremony occurred at
st. Johns Episcopal church. beginning
at IL o'clock this morning and was dis
t:nctly official in character. The British
ambassador, Lord Pauncefote, had been
directed by the London foreign office to
bestow this last mark of respect to the
dead sovereign, and the time was chosen
so as TO correspond exactly with the sol
emn pageant in London as the dead
queen was borne to Windsor. The quaint
old church where the services were held
was taxed to its utmost capacity with
great crowd eager to gain admission.
Long before the hour for the services
to begin the surrounding streets were
packed with people,=se bearing cards
OF admission, and many more without
cards. content to get a glimpse of the
distinguished personages present The
church had been deliberately. prepared for
the occasion. Within the sanctuary We're
great masses of flowers with tail palms
and ported plants and purple babes Of
mourning, purple being the predominant
coloY of. mourning, instead. of somber
black, in accordance with the precedent
established in London. On each side Oil
the, altar the salI pillars were wrapped
in DtfrpIe, with great scarfs Of purple en-
Jwining sheaves of laurel and palm Both
q 'eheI ait;frs and the ohancel rails were
loe3t,dse with purple ard1at either hand
long steamers of purple held massive
clusters of white lilies and Palms Over
rhis prorusion of color fell a flood OF
soft sunlight, reflected through the rich
stained glass windows back and at each
side of the chancel.
DISTINGUISHED 1OURNERS.
President Mckinley and members of
his cabinet arrived shortly BEFORE Ii
q clock and were escorted to seats on
the, right of the church. INNS diately
.:Ircnting the chancel. With the resident
sat secretaries Hay, Gage and Root While
back of them were Secretaries Long,
Hitchcock and Wilson. Attorney General
Criggs and Postmaster General Smith.
Chief Justice Fuller and the ass ocia-e
irstices of the United States supreme
court occupied pews immed ately in the
rear of the presidential party, while to
the right were ranged senators ana
members Of the house of representatives
including the presiding oh1cer OF the sen
ate MIR. Frye, and Speaker Henderson.
The presence of the diplomatic corps IN
fnI uniform lent a touch of brilliancy to
the otherwise sombert surroundings. Lord
Pauncefote was i'll the full uniform OF
his high diplomatic office with black
hand about his left arm aEd a Knot OF
creme on the hiit of his sword. He was
accompanied by Lady Paunceto, e, ana
the honorable Misses PaJncefote, and
by the many members OF the embas ~
staff incIud ng Lieut. Col KitS3n in the
brilliant scarlet of his majesty's service,
and Capt Bailey in the uniform OF the
rGvaI navy Each of the British ofhcla!s
wore heavy band of CreEe about tn
left arm The British embassy oflclals
cccupied seats fronting the chancel. and
.Est to the left of the president. Across
the aisle sat the French ambassador, M
Cambin: the Russian ambassador. Couni
Cassini; tie German ami asSad r, 1T.
ven Hollcben: the Italian ami aSsado-,
Baron FaVa,- and the Mexican am6assa-
cor, Senior AspiroZ. each III the ful UNI
forms of aniba ssadOrial rank. Lack u
them were ranged the ministers OF va
lious countries, including Duke ID ARCS,
the Spanish minister. the tn ktsh min $
ter and his suite, all wearing the char-
acteristic red fez, and the Chinese mill
lister and members of his staff IN their
rich Oriental silks.
40 less Respondent was the reFresen a
titan from the United States army ana
nassiT 4sI4alf way back sat Lieuten2n
u.cza,nasG4iE Miles and Admiral Dewey, &C
hofniauied By their large STATS, wearing
> chez fuHifGrms or high rank. BacH CT
them were ranged many adfnlrals, gen
erals and officers of lesser rank. An ado
ed military aspect TO the occasion was
srtxen by the presence. of army and navy
officers in fut- uniform, acting as -us4aeis:
Al II o'clock the soft strains of the
organ aid the distant sound of the rro-