The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-04

ahdfa- anu the Royal Ia mily.
WINDSOR. Feb. 4.-The last day Of the
Obsequies over Victoria. OF England Queen.
Empress of India. was an impressive one
anu WAS generally observed here wi,b
signs OF public mourning and deep popular
interest
All the local shops were closed and dur
ing the morning great crowds. clad in
black. poured IN from London and many
other places in the hope of getting a last
view Of the casket in which rested the
body Of their beloved sovereign.
The same quiet and orderly deneanor
that has characterized the muIJi5udcs dur
ing the funeral pageauts was observed here
today and there were numerous exhibitions
OF the deepest grief.
The Long Walk was crowded with people
Of all classes and conditions ard IL was
noticeable that nearly ali Of them con
verscd il subdued tones.
The initial ceremony of the closing day
or the obsequies was Q service al the Al
bert Memorial Chapel this morning.
King Edward, Queen Alexandra. the Kali
ser. and me members Of the royal family
all attended these services, which were
conducted by the Bishop of Winchester
and the Dean of Windsor
The royal servants and police ard their
wives and children We're alone permitted
the view the Queens casket this morning
by order Of King Edward.
At O'Clock the military bearers. pre-
ceded by the Bishop of Winchester and The
Dean of Windsor. carried the coffin from
the chapelle ardente 10 the gun carriage
A guard OF honor Of the Queens Com
pany OF Grenadiers and the regim5ntal
band, stationed in the roadway opposite
the chapel, saIuted the remains. ana the
procession started in the following craer:
The Queens Company of Grenadiers
with reversed arms. the Duke OF Argyll
Highland Pipers, the royal servants. and
the band Of the Grenadiers. The Bishop
of Winchester. the Dean Of Windsor. the
Lord Chamberlain, and the Lcrd Steward
walked in advance Of the gun carriage.
Then came the King, the Kaiser. King
Leopold OF Portugal the Duke Of Con
nauGht. Princes Henry Of Prussia. Chris
tian Of SchIeswig- Holstein ana Arthur of
COnnaught; the Duke Of Saxe-Coburg and
GoJha. the Grand Duke Of Hesse- the Ger
man Grown Prince Prince Albert of
SchIeswig- HoIstein; Prince Alexander OF
BattenbuFg. Prince Louis OF Battenburg.
and Prince Adolphe Of Schaumburg-Lipp
Thsn followed Queen Alexandra Prfn-
eesses Christian, Louie, Henry OF Batteu-
burg, and then the other relatives Of the
late Queen Who are now at Windsor. fol-
lowed by the ladies' and gentlemen OF the
la-e Queens household and the gentlemen
in-wsiJing on the King and Queen and 9th
er ROYAL persons
The procession left the Albert Memorial
Chapel and passed The round tower through
the Norman Gate, across the Grand Quad
Tangle, through the George " Gate. be
tween the York and Lancasters towers.
down the Long Walk. through Frogmore
Lodge gates and then entered the rnauso-
leurn
The choir Of St. Georges Chapel met
the cOrtege at the steps Of the mausoIeum.
The Highland PiDers and servants entered
the building, preceded BY the Bishop of
Winchester and the Dean of Windsor and
the choristers
All the mourners we're afoot- Che women
heavily yelled and the men in uniform
coats as on Saturday. The gun carriage
was the same one as was used on Satur-
day, but today it was hauled by the artil-
lery horses instead OF the saiIormen who
dragged it from the station on Saturday.
There was an immense crowd along the
entire route Of the procession.
The service in the rnausoIeum began
with The singing Of Sir Arthur SuIlivan's
anthem, Yea. Tho I walk The com
initial prayer was then read by the Bish-
op Of Winchester The choir sang sleep
Thy Last Sleep. and the Dean of Windsor
read the rest Of the prayers. Then fol-
lowed the anthem, The Face Of Dea h Is
Toward the sun of Life" the words Of
which are by Tennyson and the music by
Sir Walter Parratt.
The services closed with the benedic-
ton By the Bishop OF Chichester.
Tomorrow Emperor William vii! Ieare
for London He viii be accompanied by
the King, and the two sovereigns viii
drive over d route 70 Marlborough House
which VIII be previously made known 10
the public. They viii lunch a MarIbor-
ough House and at $50 p. N viii drive
to Charing House. where the Emperor
viii take a train en- route for Port Veto
ria and at that point he Will go on board
his yacht Hohenzollern and return 70 Ger