Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-02-07
LAST SAD TRIBUTE.
Queen victoria's Final Journey
Through the Streets of London.
with Scarce a Show of Pomp or RoyaI
Splendor the Body Is Borne to Her
Rest at Windsor. Where
Kings Also Lie.

Kings Also Lie.
London, Feb. with every cir
cumstance of splendid pomp BETTING
the obsequies of so mighty and we'll
beloved a monarch, all that is mortal
of Queen Victoria has been borne
through the streets of the capital and
taken to the ancient fortress palace
of the sovereigns of England. The sol
emn magnificence of Fridays opening
phase of these last rites was duly
maintained. Perhaps the stately gran
deur of Saturdays sorrowful pageant
through the swarming streets of Lon
don, with hundreds of thousands of
rnourners forming a black border to
che route, will never be surpassed.
There was in Victoria's funeral pro-
cession an absence of that black cere-
monial generally connected with the
final progress to the grave. The peo-
pie fought for hours for glimpse of
the coffin and the kings and others
following it. They saw a long pro-
cession of soldiers, a passing show of
dazzling regalia, with hundred roy
alists crowding after and then dis
persed, while all the church chimes
of the city were ringing and 1nuff1ed
dirges were played. Europe has seen
grander royal funerals than the
queens and had more gorgeous
spectacle in the celebration of her
60 years of reign, but no episode in
the Victorian era will live so deeply
impressed on the memories of those
who witnessed it 6 participated in
the ceremonies.
Saturday the coSs}-s was drawn by
cream-colored hor IS. The pail was
white and the unifoI MS of the troops
and the gold trappings of the foreign
sovereigns, princes and representatives
forming a glittering medley, gave
brilliant coloring to the scene. The
chief mOurner himself, with his field
marshal's uniform, surrounded by his
corps, helped to leaven the symbols
of mourning marking the route.
Never in English history has a SOW
ereign been borne to the grave at
tended by so many distinguished
Enourners. The gathering of crowned
heads surpassed those who rode in
the jubilee procession. All the great
officers of state participated. The dis
play of the naval and military forces
reached the great total of $4,000 men.
Before nine o'clock Saturday morn
ing the remains of the queen were
taken from the royal yacht Alberta to
a special carriage and conveyed to
the kings train, which started for
London at 1855, amidst the boom of
the guns from the forts. The scene
was pathetic and imposing.
The procession moved off in accord
ance with the official programme. At
1885, a. M, as the first strains of
Chopin's funeral march echoed
through the streets, every head with
in hearing distance was barred. AS
the gun carriage emerged from the
Padington station during a brief and
impressive pause in the procession all
eyes were centered upon the pail,
which covered the coffin. The silence
was almost painful. Heads were bent
low, and the gun carriage slowly
moved across the station yard and
took up its place in the procession.
Immediately behind it rode the king,
in a field marshaTs uniform. En-
peror William, also attired in a British
field marshaFs uniform, and the duke
of Conneaut in a generals uniform,
rode upon either side of the king. The
uniforms of all three were partially
nI0uSn Oy GnCII WHICH WSI0
made necessary by the chilliness of
the weather. The king of the Hell
lenes and the king of Portugal rode
Immediately after King Edwards and
Emperor Williams suites. Emperor
William rode a white horse. Enor-
nous crowds witnessed the passage
of the cortege before Buckingham
palace, the London house of the dead
queen. High officials were admitted
within the railing, while outside stood
the weather-worn pensioners of Chel-
sea, paying their last tribute.
The funeral procession entered St.
Georges chapel at 3:15 p. m. and the
service was concluded at 4:1O. The
body laid until to-day in the
Albert memorial chapel. From Vic
toria station to ST. Georges chapel
the royal mourners, with the eXcep-
ton of the queen and princesses, pro-
ceeded on foot.
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