Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-02-07

eleven announced 70 the countless
ualtitnde who had been erowding
London's muddy ets since day
light that the fun1ss procession with
the body Of Ques4# Victoria had be-
gun Its passage >rouFh the capital.
The people fonght for hours for
glimpse Of the coffin and the kings
and others following it. They saw y
long procession of soldiers. n passing
Show Of dazzling regzilia, with a hun
dred royalties eroyvding after. and
then dispersed. while all the church
chimes of the city were ringing and
mufFied dirgea were played.
xhe Thr~e chsef mszr-<r.-
Immediately after the company.
about the coffin three royal mourners
rode abreast. King Edward VII. was
the ccnfEl Asure of the three. bat
no le-s .6ssentafionn parsonage was
seen infhe procession.
! A blkck chapeau. with n plume of
white feathers. was on his bead. and
long black cloak was buttonrd
around him and hung down over the
big. black horse which he was rid
ing. The kings famiiiay. l~ns seemed
grave and eareworn. N A4sl4A - 4
lie looked straight ahs
~ at the gun carriage ..-seh was
the body of the sAssereign. whose
glory and respor- bilities he had III
herited. He did not see. er gave M
sign of seeing. the long ranks of sol
diers hedging back the populaee about
him. He passed like man alone.
who neither thought of the world
about him. and the sentiment his
presence Inspired was only sympathy
and pity
Th~ eermn. E@perer.
Beside King Edward rose Emperor
William. his nephew and neighbor.
The unique, commanding figure of
the German emperor could not for .
moment be mistaken. He looked
every inch soldier and the COM
mander of men. His imperial majes-
ty glanced right and left as be rode.
and his hand was frequently raised to
the red and white feathers hanging
osS- his hat. =< he responded ss s=-
lufes. Emperor William also wore .
black cloak over his British field mar
shnl'a uniform. and the splendid white
charger beneath him praneed up and
down. giving his majesty an oppor-
tunity TO display fine horseman.hip-
On the kings left rode his brother.
the duke of Connanght. a man of sol
dieray appearance. slae=s ssacssc%a
and unrecognized by the people.
wesxhH~ kn~~smra~.
Europe has seen grander royal fu-
nerals than the queens. and had
more gorgeous spectacle In the crie-
br2tion of her 60 years Of reign, but
no episode in the Victorian era will
| live 30 deeply impressed on the men,
ories of those who witnessed Il or
participated In the ceremonies.
The day was nombre. wet and chill
iiy NJ are most Of London's winter
DAYS. The cloudy SKY adde's te,-ahs
/ giooa of shr Who'll. city
The procession. apart from the gun
carriage b~mrin9 the coffin. and the
royal family and Official mourncrs
ARRIVED At WINDSOR
Thrs.gs Met the sem.sns Hr fh~ Ola
Castle Tewn-
Windsor. Feb. 2.-Great fhrongs of
people assembled N the vicinity of
the railroad station 10 meet the cof-
nm
| :. 16 p. Tnr guns OF 4 narfery
stationed on Castle hill signaled the
arrival of the funeral train.
The procession l~fs the railroad
station a. 2:40 p. m
As the procession started the ar
tiIlery horses attached 20 the gun
carriage became rsstiyc and nearly
overturned il. wherenpon King Ed
ward ordered the horses TO be taken
OF and blue jackets put in their
places TO draw the gun carriage.
The ambassadors and others who
had reached Windsor in advance of
the funeral train. joined the provrs-
sion at the railway station and pro-
ceeeed 20 81. Georges chapel.
The royal monrnerx. wita the ex-
eeption of the queen and the priss-
eeSsrs. proceeded on foot
The service at 81. Georges chapel
was concluded At s:1o p. IN. The body
will lie until Monday in the Albert
memorial chapel
Services IN sh~ Chapel.
The chapel choir. tbr archbishop.
the bishops and other clergy met the
procession at the west door. FROM
the organ loft. midway Of the nave
and the ehsncei- came the strains of
MendeIssohn'k march from songs
Without Words" in r saInor. The
strains Of she srgan died .sszy @n< =
the choir eoEnmencei singing aAzz1zz>-
the sentences fur thr dead U
solemn rorsegr proceeded mp the naFx
uhich was throngrd with the highezz
and nohaess women Of England
LORD. Thos Isass IieeE Our Refngr.s
80 Felton's sitting. was next sung hy
the choir. which had now taken its
place in dhe tfansspt 10 ne right of
the altar.
IA the steps of the Altar.
The coffin rested upon cntafAiqus
placed NJ the steps OF the altar. The
cross over the communion table was
covered with white aow~r~ and the
wish srays Of fern dotted wifh lilies
The bishop Of Winchester read she le~-
saH sre<s Enss=sAI=== " ..A== shat
+ horu 81 #uHaan. vas chanaed by
she esolr 80 wes1ey's musse. followed
bv Thou knasxRxt- Lord the Secrets
Of oar Hearts,
The dean of Niad~or read - Heard
. Yoiee. : and the choir sang shr Lords
prayer 10 she music composed espe-
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