The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-05
BODY OF QUEEN VICTORIA RE-
POSES BESIDE THAT OF THE
PRINCE CONSORT
LAST RITES At FR0GMoRE
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD IN
THE BEAUTIFUL ROYAL
MAUSOLEUM
VAST CROWD WAS PRESENT
Entire Distance From Windsor Cas-
tie to Her Majesty's Last Rest
ing Place Lined With
Sightseers.

WINDSOR, Feb. 4.-The last honors
have been paid to Queen Victoria. Her
body now rests peacefully besides that Of
her husband in the mausoleum at Frog
more. The final ceremonies were more
of a pathetic character than any of the
Obsequies which .Aeceded them. Shortly
before 8 o'clock, IN the presence of the
royal mourners, the grenadier guard OF
honor lifted the coffin from its tenn
porary resting place in the Albert Me-
mortal chapel and placed it on gun
carriage In the meanwhile the queens
company of grenadiers, drawn up In the
quadrangle presented arms and held
their rifles at the reverse, and with SLOW
measured steps marched towards the
mausoleum. At the head of the process
sion was a band playing Chopin's funeral
march. Slowly the cortege passed under
the massive archway on to the long walk,
which was a mass of black brilliantly
edged with scarlet Life guardsmen kept
the crowds back In place on the gun
carriage were the same regalia which
have attracted the attention of thou
sands since the march to the grave be-
gan at Osborne. Close behind walked the
king. Emperor William and the Duke Of
Connaught, wearing dark, military over
coats and plumed cooked hats and look
ing pale and carewOrn In similar dull
attire were the kings Of Portugal and
Belgium All heads were bent. The blue
and gray Of the German princes redeem
ed the royal group from perfect somber-
ness of color.
BLACK WOMEN.
Behind these walked Queen Alexandra
and the royal princesses deeply veiled.
The queen carried an umbrella, but the
latter had their hands folded. AS the
last of these women passed out of the
castle. there came two boys dressed In
bright tartan kits and velvet Jackets.
Behind them was a young girl, her fair,
loose hair glittering against the mourning
cloak. These were the children of Prince
Henry of Battenberg The rear of the
procession was brought up by the suites
of the kings and princes, their varicolor-
ed overcoats forming a striking patch OF
color Down the long walk with the
band still playing Chopin's dirge, this
quiet throng slowly made its way to the
mausoleum. The horses attached to the
gun carriage were inclined to be restive.
but, as an extra precaution, drag OF
rope was attached to the wheels and held
by sturdy artillery men. At the lodge
ga<-7 the strain of the band died away,
and the pipers commenced their lament
There. between the broad avenue OF
stately trees, the crowds We're tn ckest
forming dense black banks.
IN THE MAUSOLEUM.
BY $3.50 D. m. the crowned bier had pass
ed into the old lodge which leads from
the Frogmore inclosure, where none bu'
the family and servants were admitted
The bier was borne from the gun car
rage by the bearers, the pipers ceasec
their dirge and the choir moving forward
commenced to sing "Yet Though I WALL
Through the Valley Before" The inside
of the mausoleum being reached they
sang MAN That's Born to Woman
while the royal family took their placa'
around the coffin, the dome of Victoria''
tomb re-echoed with the sad strains o
Lord, Thou Knowest. The Bishop o
Winchester standing on the platform
surrounding the marble figure of tb
prince consort on which rested tn
queens coffin, read the committal pray
er and the Lords prayer. Then tn
choir sang "Sleep Thy Last Sleep" tn
dean said the collect; the choir broke int
the anthem THE Face of Death Is Turn
ed Toward the Sun of Life, and wit
hands stretched over the congregation
the Bishop of Winchester pronounced tn
benediction. A most solemn silence fo
lowed broken by the sweet sound Of tf
bishops amen" and then King Edward
Emperor William, the king sand prince
and the queens and princesses rose an
filed before the bier and passed out of tn
gates.