The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-05

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representatives and yeoman of the
guard, with a military escort bringing
up the rear.
The start of the cortege was signal
lied by minute salutes, fired by guns
posted on the long walk, which was
continued until 81 shots had been
fred, n for each completed year Of
the dead queens age. Without
further incident the procession moved
into the long walk, thence up the SOW
ereign drive to the grand quadrangle,
where it passed beneath the queens
favo1ite rooms and thus on to st.
Georges, chapel.
In the Chapel. x.
The chapel was a magnificent
sight aud divided attention with the
officials and the college of heralds,
gorgeous in quaint mantles, tabards
and insignia and the medieval Look
ing yeomen of the guard, carrying
halbreds at slope. The chapel choir,
archbishops and other clergy met the
profession at the west door From
the organ loft, midway Of the nave
and chancel, came the strains of
Mendelssohn's march from "Songs
without words''in E minor.
The choir commenced singing softly
the sentences or the dead. The cort-
age proceeded up the nave. "Lord,
thou hast been u refuge" to Eel
tons setting was sung by the choir,
which had won taken it's place in the
transept to the right of the altar.
The coffin rested upon a c%atatalque
placed at the steps of the altar The
cross over the communion table was
covered with white flowers and the
reredos behind was 'almost concealed
with sprays of fern, dotted with lilies.
The bishop of Winchester read a
lesson from 10th Corinthians. "Man
that is born Of women was chanted
by the choir to Wesley's music, fol-
lowed by "Thou knowest, Lord, the
secrets of our hearts" The dean Of
Windsor then read, 81 heard a voice."
and the choir sang the Lord s prayer
to music composed especially for the
dead queen by Gounod. Once mor
the strains of the choir welled up
through the ancient chapel with sing
ing of ''How blessed are they that
die" by Tchakiowsky.
The archbishop of Canterbury then
read the collect, and with quive1ing
voice pronounced a benediction. There
was a solemn pause while all heads
bowed. A few sobs were heard and
the choir then broke the stiffness with
the Dresden "Amen.'
Then the loud tones of the nor
roy king-at-arms, William Henry
Weldon, proclaimed the dead mon
arch's title. The anthem BLESSED
are the departed" followed and the
service was co%ncludede by the playing
of Beethoven's funeral march, by Sir
Walter Parrott, organist of St.
Georges chapel and private organist
to the late queen.
Three Kingdoms Mourn.
In every town and village though.
out three Kingdoms business was
stopped; shades were drawn down,
public buildings were draped and
| there were services for the dead in the
cathedrals and in all anglican and in
many of the non-conformists
| churches.
Some half hundred individuals and
societies at Birmingham, in a snow
storm, piled up wreaths of flowers al
the foot of Queen Victoria's statue.
At Manchester the civic body and
leading men marched in procession
through the principal thoroughfares.
to cathedral services. The non-con'
formjst bodies, at the same time, hello
a great memorial meeting in free trade
hall, while others attended overflow
meetings.
In Dublin the lord mayor and ID o.
the corporation, robed, with thu
Judges and other notable persons wen
to st. Patrick's cathedral. At Leeds
the street railway held a midnigh
meeting and determined not to worl
today, as they hal been requested t.
do. All imposing service was held a
Edinburgh in st. Giles cathedral.
The late queens retainers at Bal
moral ana people of the countryside
generally toiied through snowbounl
roads to a service held at Crathi
Parish church, which was ATTENDED
by the queen when staying at Bal
moral.
Body Lies Guarded.
Tonight the queens body lies in tn
ALBERT chapel at Windsor. guarde'
faithfully, awaiting the last rites
Within the chapel is most brilliantly
lighted.
King Edward and Queen Alexan
dra, Emperor William n the prince
and their suite dined magnlticentl
this evening. :,
The kings and heads of principal
ties with special representatives let
Windsor this evening after lunch a
the castle. Their departure was some
what interferred with by the. enol
nous proportions of the crowds gati