The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30

London. Jan %, l p m.-Ihe
king.emperor entered his capital OF
1856 D. m. aad proceeded .c Msrl-
borough house.
london had dcnred a gsrb Of
mourning from end to eud. a thick
fog enveoped the city like pail.
Throughout the West Fad blinds
! were drawn while on ali the embas
s;es, government Offices and public
buildings the flags were half masted
! The Law courts. the stock exchange
and all the produce and metal ex-
changes throughout the country only
assembled to close Immediately afte,
the presiding officers had addressed
to the members few words of trib
| ute to the dead monarch
There were exceptionally large
congregations in the churches in all
parts of the country At St Paul's
! cathedral the prayers for the royal
family were altered to read !:
"For our sovereign lord the king
and the queen consort-"
all the services were ended by the
playing of dead march.
The various naval and military sta
tions fired a salute of 81 guns at mid
day, to signalize the death of the
queen. one gun for each completed
year ofthe queens age
Dense crowds. beginning a. St
James street, lined the entire route
to Victoria station, from an early
hour The police, on foot and mount
ed, guarded almost every yard of the
way Finally preceded by half q
dozen mounted policemen the new
sovereign arrived iu plain brougt
am. which was driven very rapidly.
with the coachman and footman in
their usual gray liveries with mourn
iug bands on their arms. An equerry
was seated beside him The king
was. of course. dressed in the deepest
aud most simple mourning. and care
fully raised his hat IN acknowledg
ment Of the silent uncovering ot
heads
The king looked tired and very sad
but very we'll Following him came
the Duke of York, the Duke of Con.
naught and others Both the king
aud the Duke looked patbetically up
at Buckingham palace, as they pass
ed, and acknowledged the salute Of
the guard of honor drawn up inside
the palace grounds
The king drove to St James
palace from Marlborough house to
preside at the first privy council. by
way of Marlborough house gard
He was attended by Lord Sumeid
(who has been lord of the bedcham
Der to the Prince of Wales since
1879, and was escorted by cap
tain's escort Of Horse Guards The
procedure was exactly as on levee
days In the throne room the prlvy
councillors had gathered in great
number in levee dress with Grape
on their left srms-cabinet min
letters, peers, commonere, bish
ops, judges, the lord mayor. etc
including the Duke of York, the Duke
OF CoEnaught and lesser members of
the royal family. Lord Salisbury,
Lord Roseberry. A J Balfour. the
Duke of Devonshire, Lord Strathcona
aod Mount Royal aud a host of the
most prominent personages in the
land were there to receive the king 9
formal oath, binding him to govern
the kingdom according to its laws
end customs, and near him assume
the title CT King Edward VII of
Great Britain and Ireland and Empe.
ror OF India TIE ceremony was
interesting and according 10 custom
the king was in separate apartment
from the privy councillors. To the
latter the Duke of Devonshire, lord
president OF the council, formally
communicated the death of Queen
Victoria and the succession to the
throne cf her son. the prince of
Wales The royal dukes with certain
lords of the council were then direct
ed to repair to the kings presence to
acqusint him with the terms Of the
lord presidents statement. shortly
afterwards his majesty entered the
room in which the councillors were
assembled and addressed them in
brief speech
Miugliug with the royal dukes and
great personages of the kingdom