The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
N lE..IIIlII.EZNlJaY 0 Victoria
SOLEMN MEMORIAL SERVICES IN
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
WAs- A BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY
sOn.ber 8incI1 of the Presidential
Party Offset 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
Cead queen. The ceremony occurred at
St Johns Episcopal church. beginning
al 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
-EeStOW 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, some 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 taH palms
and ported plants and purple bades OF
mourning, purple being the predominant
coloF of mourning, instead of somEer
black, in accordance with the precedent
established in LGndon. On each side OF
the, altar the snlI pillars We're wrapped
in ptirple. with great scarfs Of purple en-
Jwining sheaves OF laurel and palm. Both
q 'Ehei altar and the Chancel rails We're
loessnd. esvith purple and-at either hand
long steamers of purple held massive
clusters of white lilies and PALMS over
rbis profusion of color fell a flood OF
soft sunlight, reflected through the riCh
stained glass windows back and at each
side of the chancel.
DISTINGUISHED MOURNERS.
President Mckinley and members of
lis cabinet arrived shortly before Ii
.. G clock and We're escorted to seats on
the right of the church. imms dlately
.:1rcnting the chancel. With the Iresident
sat secretaries Hay, Gage and Root while
back OF them were Secretaries Long;
Hitchcock and Wilson. Attorney General
Griggs and Postmaster General Smith.
Chief Justice Fuller and the as ocla9e
5Ustjces of the United States supreme
court occupied pews immed ately in the
rrar of the presidential party, while to
the right were ranged senators ana
members Of the house of representatives
including the presiding officer OF the SEN
ate MIR. Frye, and Speaker Henderson.
17he nreseuce of the diplomatic corps in
fu1 uniform lent a touch Of brilliancy 10
the otherwise somber- surroundings. Lore
I,auncefOte was III the full uniform OF
his high diplomatic office with black
band about his left arm a.d knot OF
creme on the hilt of his sword. He was
ACCOMPANIED by Lady Pauncefo e, and
The honorable Misses PaJncefote, and
bv the many members OF the embas ~
staff. incIud ng Lieut. Col Kits0n in the
brilliant scarlet of his majesty's service,
and Cant Bailey in the uniform or the
IGyaI navy Each of the British off1cla!S
were A heavy band of CreEe about tn
left arm. The British embassy officials
cccupieJ seats fronting the chancel. and
-list to the left of the president. Across
The aisle sat the French ambassador, M
Can?bin; the Russian ambassador. Couni
Cassini; the German ami asSad r, Ir.
vcn Holcben: the Italian ami aSsado {,
Baron FaVa- and the Mexican am6assa-
DOR Senior Aspiroz. each iii the tuil UNI
forms of iniba ssad0rial rank. lack u
them were ranged the ministers OF va
lious countries, including Duke d Arol;,
the Spanish minister. the tn kish min ;
ter and his suite, all wearing the char
acter;s.ic red fez. and the Chinese mlh-
lister and members of his staff IN their
rich Oriental silks.
40 less Respondent was the reFresen a
tifar lronl the United States army ana
nax-sif 1,.IIalf way back sat Lteuten2n
,,.,Ia,nfs.r.lt Miles and Admiral Dewey, &C
rofnparHed b. their large STATS. Woar-3S
= chez uniforms OF high rank. BacH CT
Them were ranged many admlrals, gen
erals and officers of lesser rank. An ADJ
ed military aspect 10 the occasion was
given by the presence. of army and navy
officers in 1uH- uniform, acting a. -uSfaeis:
Al II o'clock the soft strains or tie
organ ard the distant soUn1 of the rro-