The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-02
LAST TRIBUTE.
British Public Bares Its Head
in Reverence
As Body of the Late Queen Is
Borne to Windsor Castle.
THRONGS OF PEOPLE.
Great Mass Of Human Beings
View the Procession
As It Wends Its Way Through
London Streets.
DRAWN BY SAILORS.
Blue Jackets Haul the Gun Car
riage Along
On Which the Body of the Dead
Monarch Rests.
As It Wends Its Way Through
London Streets.
DRAWN BY SAILORS.
Blue Jackets Haul the Gun Car
riage Along
On Which the Body of the Dead
Monarch Rests.
Horses We're Restive and King
Ordered Them Unhitched.

London. Feb 2.-The gray dawn Of a
London morning with the sky drapei
with heecy Clouds proclaimed ideal con-
ditions for the funeral day Of England =
queen. The calm serenity of the atmos-
phere was reflected by the crowds which
at daylight began to assemble at every
point OF vantage along the route of ths
royal obsequies- So soft. peaceful and
noiseless was the progress Of the in
gathering hosts that the constantly
swelling throngs and the rhythmic tread
OF the assembling troops seemed to ac-
centuate the solemn stiffness
The early scenes were unlike those Of
many spectacular days which London
has witnessed in the past year. The
crowds which so early gathered in the
streets this morning evinced an entire
lack Of feveIish unrest and excitement
The great masses Of police which as
,sembIed, phantom like in the grayness
OF the morning seemed more apologetical-
ly to tiptoe to their allotted stations as
though their presence reflected on the
solemnity dominating everything. Never
did a concourse OF people so little need
either civil or military guidance. NO
man standing by his mothers bier ever
needed admonition less than did these
hundreds or thousands of men and wo-
men. gathered from all parts OF the king
dom on the funeral route OF their moth
er the queen
The strangest part Of all was the fact
that the women seemed to outnumber
the men. White-ribboned nurses mark
ed almost every yard along the route.
Just as the Marys Of old gathered he
meath the cross at the greatest Of all
speetacies Of human grief. so women to-
day were in the forefront at the burial
of the queen Troops there were to be
sure, thousands upon thousands, as
sembling spsctre-like out Of the morn
ing mists, their blue black overcoats ard
bearskins deepening the note Of mourn
ing pervading everything
SIGNS OF MOURNING ABOUND.
In the great green spaces OF Hyde
Park, St. James and others. these Ions
black lines stood silhouetted against the
morning sky. solemn. silent and pic
rush Of that endless flood of peOple
pouring in from every street and ave-
nue. Purple was the tone of the royal
mourning. and this serenled almost a re
lief cOntrasted with these silent masses
Of black garbed crowds IT was the true
note after all. Of the days ceremonial,
for no one among England's heart
stricken people could look upon the fin
ished life of their queen with feelings
Of entire gloom
The troops began to move less ear.y
AAe-AA IAA kIADCidLKlAAAD4 Q8y. InaT was tn
day OF the official pronouncement OF the
authority Of the king and the streets
were closed as IL by magic and with a
tone Of authority that did not mark
this mornings scenes.
Buckingham Palace, the great hotels
ABOUT the Victoria station. the princely
MONIES IN Park Lane and every shOp. and
mouse theEce to Paddington bore annie
evidence of the national grief. and to-
gether with purple and white festonn
wreaths OF bay and laurel were hanging
from every lamp post while flags at half
mas bordered with crepe told in a dig
nlneo, simple manner the story OF the
nations less
DRAWN BY BLUE JACKETS.
windsor, Feb. Great thrones Of
people assembled in the vicinity OF the
railroad station to meet the CONN.
At 80 p m. the guns of a battery
stationed on Castle Hill signalled the
arrival OF the funeral train.
1ne procession left the railroad sta
tion at 2.40 D. m
As the procession started the artillery
horses attached to the gun carriage he
came restiTe and nearly overturned II.
Mnereupon King Edward ordered ths
horses TO be taken off and Blue Jaclr
els put in their places to draw the gun
The ambassadors and Others. who b..4
feacnea Windsor I'm advance of the fr,-,.
erai train Joined the procession A. th.a
raliYay station and proceeded ~ ~
Leorge's chapel.