The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-02
THE FUNERAL PLANS.
Arrangements in Cnwcs and London
for Queens UbscIuic>--rurple
to BE Used for DrapeTy.

The duke of York is suffering from
the strain of recent events and has
been confined to his room since Thurs
day. 1t is feared he will be unable to
take part in the ceremonies of Friday.
The only American wreath which has
arrived at Osborne house SO far is one
from Mrs. Sidney Everett, of Boston.
who is staying at the Isle of Wight. 1t
is inscribed: Sin Token of Lifelong
Veneration and Reverence"
The outer coffin arrived Monday
night. The on-commissioned officers
detailed to carry the coffin rehearsed
Tuesday with dummy coffin filled
with sand and weighing over half .
ton.
The kings order directing that the
drapery of buildings be purple has
created no little CONSERVATION. Many
buildings here and in London and in
other places are already covered with
black. 1t will cause no end of ex-
pense to make the necessary altera-
tons. In addition, the supply of pur-
pie is already getting short.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 30.-Fur-
Their funeral plans are as follows: The
coffin will be borne from Osborne house
by the Queens Highlanders. Friday,
at 1:45 p M, to gun carriage. The
household of the late queen. the royal
servants and The tenantry will be
drawn up on the carriage drive. The
queens pipers will lead the procession
through the kings gate to Trinity
pier. There will be an imposing mill.
tary display along the route, massed
lSnGs and drummers playing funeral
marches. Behind the coffin will walk
Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Scymour,
first and principal aid de camp to the
queen since 1899; the king, Emperor
William, the duke of Connaught,
Crown Prince Frederick William OF
German. the duke of York. Prince Hen
ry of Prussia. Prince Christian of
Schleswiw- llolstein and other princes.
Then will come Queen Alexandra. the
duchess of York and other prnccsses.
Blue jackets will bear the coffin from
the pier to the royal yacht Alberta,
where Admiral meSeymour. four
naval aides dc camp and two ladies in
waiting will accompany the remains.
The king. the queen, Emperor William
and other members of the royal fam
lily will embark on board the royal
yacht Wet oria and Alberta.
London, Jan. 30.-King Edward and
the duke of Cambridge arrived in
London at three o'clock in the after
noon. A large crowd welcomed the
king at Victoria station.
Tuesday morning there was re-
hearsal along the route of the funeral
procession. The eight Hanoverian
horses which will draw the gun car.
riage took heavily laden brake, esti.
mated to be of the weight of the gun
carriage and coffin. over the route. Nj.
merous carriages followed and a mum.
Der of mounted men representing the
foreign princes and others who will ride
in the procession.
1t is now understood that the funeral
in London will be, approximately as
! follows:
y sovereign's escort of 100 life
| guards; the inassed bands of three reg.
iments of fort guards; Field Marshal
] Earl Roberts and the headquarters
staff; an army GUN carriage with the
body; the king. supported by the Ger.
man emperor; the king of Portugal
and other rcigning sovcreigns in the or.
! der of precedence; the dukes of Con.
I naught and York; the equcrries and
aidcs-dc-camp in attendance on royal
, personagcs: Queen Alexandra, the
duchess of SAKE Coburg and Gothn and
other royal princesses, in four car.
riages, deeply draped. and. in the rear
of the procession. another sovereign,
escort of 100 life guards. 1t is estimated
that GO royal princesscs will participate
in the procession.
In London active preparations are
being made all along the route
Houses are being drapcd and seating
accommodation is being provided. A
committee of ladies has obtained per.
mission TO hang wrcaths of evergreen
J along the line. one to be affixed ia
each lamp post, and all being three
| feet in diameter and of uniform pat.
tern.
About $500 troops will be engaged
in the procession from Osborne to
Cowcs. Ten thousand volunteers will
be employed along the line of route in
London in addition to 10000 regulars
or all the ceremonies. no doubt the
naval will he the finest pageant. The
Alberta, with the body, will slowly
steam along a line of battleships cx.
tending eight miles. Facing these
giants of the British navy will be
smaller vessels and numerous foreign
battleships. Whatever the weather
may be, the spectacle of the remains
of Victoria traversing Il lane of war.
ships-the guns of all booming-wil
be unique. The following is the orde,
of the foreign warships at the pa.
gcant: The Baden. Prince Henry OF
Prussia's flagship; the Hagen. the Vic
toria Luise and the Nymphe, German;
the Dupuy de LONE, French: this
Hatsuse, japanese, and the Don Car
los T., Portuguese.
The war Office has invited colonial
officers and soldiers in England tc
take part in the funeral procession
Manila. Jan. 3O.--Gen. Macarthur,
has issued orders that all duty
throughout the division, excepting tn.
necessary guard and field duty, be
suspended the day of Queen Victoria.
funeral. At revclne national salute
will be fired and single guns will be
i fired half hourly between sunrise and
sunset, then n salute to the union
jack of As guns will be fred
Berlin, Jan. 3O.-The Militair Woch