The Van Buren press., 1901-01-26
All the Royalty Of Europe Will
Gather at the Funeral of
Queen Victoria.
WILL LIE BESIDE THE PRINCE COAsoR1
The Entire Nation VIII Participate.
Locally, in the Funeral Ceremo-
MES, which Will Occur In st.
Georges Chapel, Windsor, PrOba-
bly, About Ten Days Hence.

All the royalty of Europe will gath
er at the funeral of Queen Victoria.
The assemblage will be unprecedent-
ed, because her ma ajesty was closely
related to the European courts big
and little.
The Place of Interment.
The queen will in all probability be
buried, within ten days, at Frogmore
mausoleum, which she erected over
the prince consort in Windsor park.
In former days, a month would be
allowed to elapse between the death
and the burial of the sovereign.
Night Funeral.
For one day the body of the queen
will lie in state in Waterloo chamber,
Windsor castle. The funeral will take
place at nine o'clock at night, with
the utmost pomp and ceremony, in
st. Georges chapel.
In addition to the German emperor,
it is expected that the kings of Den
mark, Greece, Belgium, Servia, Sax
ony and Portugal will attend, togeth-
er with many lesser rulers,
All England VIII Participate.
All England will participate in the
funeral of the queen. From the time
the sad ceremonies begin at Osborne
House, until the body is buried at
Frogmore, there will be funeral and
memorial services throughout the En-
glish-speaking world.
There has been no burial of q sover-
eign in England for nearly sixty-four
years. Since the obsequies of Will.
lam ". the world has moved for
ward so far that the funeral of
British monarch will be utterly un-
like that of any that have gone be-
fore.
simpip Ceremony at Osborne House.
1t is believed that n simple cere.
mony will he held at Osborne House,
and that the body Of the queen will
then be placed in the royal yacht and
conveyed to Portsmouth.
funeral train will take the royal
dead and the mourning family to
London. AT the stations along the
route the crape-covcred train will be
met by the mourning people with
barred heads. II will arrive at Vie.
tora station.
All Business win he Suspended.
The millions Of the metropolis will
lay aside their ordinary duties and
pleasures for the day. All places of
amusement and of gain will be closed,
and all the populace will gather to
mourn the queen and do her honor.
The funeral procession win form at
the railway station and proceed to
Paddington station, and the last stage
of the journey to Frogmore win be
begun.
The FroRmorc Mnusolcum.
In the grounds of Frogmorc, not
far from Windsor castle, is the mag
nifcent mausolcum containing all
that is mortal of the prince consort,
This building, cruciform in shape,
Romnncsque In style, cost Sl,000,OO0,
the amount having been provided by
her majesty herself. II was consecrat-
ed In 1869, II year after the princes
death, He was at first laid to rest in
st. Georges chapel, Windsor.
Beside Her Loved Husband.
In the ornate, octagonal chamber
OF the Frogmore masoleum, 30 feet in
diameter and 65 feet high, is n double
snrcophagus Of dark gray granite,
resting on polished black marble II
bears q recumbent statue of Prince
Albert, executed in white marble by
Morochctti, and at each corner IL the
bronze figure of n knceing angel,
The queen will b" buried here, be.
side the dust Of her great and good
husband" whose loss she never ceased
to mourn,
All London In Mourning.
London has donned gnrb OF
mourning from end TO end, and an
early hour found y thick fog cnyclop.
Ing the city like pull n fitting ac'
compartment Of the funeral apparel
of every one. Throughout the west
end drawn blinds are the order OF the
day, while on all the embassies, gov
ernmcnt offices and public buildings
the flags arc hnlf-mnst, The law courts
the stock exchange and all the pro-
duce and metal exchanges throughout
the country only assemble to close
Immediately after the presiding onis
GERS had addressed TO the members n
few words OF tribute TO the dead
monarch,
There were exceptionally large con.
gregatIons In the churches In nll parts
Of the country. Az 81. Paul's en-
thcdrnl the prayers for the royal
family were altered TO reads
"l'or our sovereign lord, tho king
and the queen c0ns0rt"
All Played the Dead March,
All the services were ended by the
playing of the dead march. The ma
val and military stations fred n sn.
lutte OF 81 guns at midday to signallze
the dcnth of the queen, one gun for
each completed year OF the queens
age.
The public buildings are being
drnped with black, the stores nre dis.
playing many signs Of mourning, and
business IL practically at n standst'll'
Francis Jossph's sympathy.
Vienna, Jan, @,--Empcror Francis
Jo.enh want 70 the British embassy