The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-02-08
Victoria and the King of BeIgians


Soldiers representing the German army
noncommissioned officers and men an.
the escort brought up the rear.
Lasted Two Hours.
The funeral procession occupied tw,
hours in passing from Victoria station t,
Paddington, distance of three miles.
The decorations everywhere were i'm
pressive, but not elaborate. Purple dra
peries hung with green wreaths predomi
mated Flags were on most Of the build
ings.
It was precisely 1920 p. m. when the
guards lining the platform came to q
sharp "Attention,' and with solemn
tread the head of the procession entered
the building For half an hour all was
hushed save the occasional chatter OF
horse hoofs as the hussars and lancers
trotted into view or the rattle of the
heavy gun carriages as they numbered by.
Then there was break in the procession.
and through the archway came the royal
bier, followed by the mounted representa-
! tives of royalty Then came a score or
more of attendants.
The king and the German emperor
alighted. There was a man at every
horses head and hand at every carriage
door, and as the music of the massed
| bands echoed throughout the station the
! pail was removed from the coffin, and
the casket was deposited in the saloon
carriage which the queen had so often
occupied during her lifetime.
| King Edward, Queen Alexandra and
| the Duke of Connaught stood grouped to-
gether as the coffin was borne in, and
then they all took seats, and the train
started for Windsor.
The services in the chapel at Windsor
on Saturday following the arrival of the
funeral party were brief, but impressive.
The bishop of Winchester read the
lesson from | Corinthians XIV. MAN
that is born of woman" was chantei
by the choir to Wesley's music, followed
by "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of
our hearts, The dean of Windsor
read 81 heard voice." and the choir
sang the Lords Prayer to the music com
posed especially for the dead queen by
Gounod. Once more the strains of the
choir welled up through the ancient
chapel with the singing of "Now Blessed
Are They That Die" by Tchaikowsky.
The archbishop of Canterbury read the
collect and with quavering voice pro-
nounced the benediction There was a
solemn pause, while all heads bowed. A
few sobs were heard. and the choir then
broke the oppressive stiffness with the
sweet harmony of the Dresden Amen
Then the loud tones of the norroy
king of arms, William Henry Weldon,
proclaimed the dead monarch's title.
The Spohr anthem, BLESSED Are The
Departed" followed and the service was
concluded by the playing of Beethoven's
funeral march by Sir Walter Parrott,
organist of st. Georges chapel and
private organist to the late queen.
Burial of the Queen.
The scene at Windsor on Monday was
more in the nature Of a public ceremonial
than had originally been intended The
procession from Windsor castle to Albert
Memorial chapel, where the gun carriage
supporting the coffin which contained the
mortal remains of the late Queen Victo-
ria had been brought up under an escort
| of company of guards, was quite as i'm
pressive and as imposing as the solemn
pageant of Saturday The king the Ger
man emperor the Duke of Connaught
the king of Portugal, the king of the
! Belgians, Queen Alexandra and other
! royal ladies and gentlemen walked be
| hind the gun carriage. Edward VII agar
wore the uniform of a British field mar
shall, and on foot as on horseback he
bore himself with dignity and looked, in
deed, every inch a king. The queen lee
by the hand her little grandson Edward
who, of course, represented his father
the Duke of Cornwall This touching lit
tie incident made a deep impression OF
the assembled sightseers, all of whom
were well aware of the regrettable cause
of the dukes absence.
The coffin disappeared from public view
at the entrance to the royal demesne al
Frogmore, and the imposing ceremony
which began on Friday in the Isle Of
| Wight had, so far as the outside world
was concerned, come to an end. The las
scene of all in the mausoleum was strict
ly private.