New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1901-02-06
A Brilliant But Solemn Scene
Crowds Bow in Sorrow While
Procession Passes.
Imposing Ceremonies at ST. Georges
Chapel at Windsor in Presence
Of Distinguished AssembIage.
Body to Lie in the Albert Memorial
Chapel Until Monday
Morning.

London, Feb. 4.-With every circum-
stance of splendid pomp BETTING the
obsequies of SO mighty and well-be-
loved a monarch, all that is mortal of
the streets of the capital and started
towards the ancient fortress-palace Of
the sovereigns of England. The solemn
magnifcence of Fridays opening phase
of these last rites was duly maintained.
Perhaps the stately grandeur of Sat-
urday's sorrowful pageant through
the sWarming streets of London, with
hundreds of thousands of mourners
forming a black border to the route,
will never be surpassed.
Black somberness Relieved.
There was in Victoria S funeral pro-
cession an absence of that black cere-
monlal generally connected with the
final progress to the grave.
Saturday the coffin was drawn by
cream-colored horses. The pail was
white and the uniforms of the, troops
and the gold trappings of the foreign
sovereigns, princes and representatives,
forming glittering medley, gave bril-
liant coloring to the scene. The chief
| mourner himself, with his field mar
shafts uniform, even though this was
partially hidden by his overcoat, sur
rounded by his corps. helped to leaven
the symbols of mourning marking the
route.
Distinguished MOurners
Never in English history has SOW
ereign been borne to the grave attend
ed by so many distinguished mourners.
The gathering of crowned heads sur
passed those who rode in the jubilee
procession. All the great officers of
state participated.
The display of the naval and military
forces reached the great total of 5000
Minute Guns Fired
The firing of minute guns and the
tolling Of bells at a quarter past II an
nounced to the countless multitudes
who had been crowding London's mud
dy streets since daylight that the
funeral procession with the body of
Queen Victoria had begun its passage
through the capital.
People Seek to See Coffin.
The people fought for hours for a
glimpse Of the coffin and the kings and
others following it. They saw a long
procession of soldiers, passing show
of dazzling regalia, with a hundred
royalties crowding after, and then dis
persed, while all the church chimes of
rip
dirges were played.
Will Live Long in Memory.
Europe has seen grander royal funer-
ais than the queens and had a more
gorgeous spectacle in the celebra ton
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 or participated in the
ceremonies.
The day was somber, wet and chilly,
as are. most of London's winter days
The cloudy sky added to the gloom of
the whole city.
Funeral Train Arrives.
1t was then nearly II o'clock, when
amid cries of ''The king of Portugars
horse the grand duke of Hesse's
horse, as the princes mounted, the
train steamed into Victoria station
minute ahead of time.
All heads were uncovered as the
saloon carriage bearing the queens
remains stopped exactly opposite the
gun carriage and King Edward, Queen
Alexandra, Emperor William and
others alighted.
Coffin Removed from Train
Then the bearer party advanced to
the saloon carriage, and with his
hand at the salute and standing little
IN advance of the others, King Ed
ward watched the painfully slow re-
moval OF the coffin to the gun car
rage. 1t was finally accomplished
and the pail and regalia of the Brit
lsh crown were placed on the coffin.
Procession Starts.
The king and the others with him
then mounted and the procession
started.
The procession, apart from the gun
carriage bearing the coffin, and the
royal family and official mourners
about 1T, was not noteworthy. Par
Lament, the judiciary and the com
mercial bodies were not represented.
Royalty, the army and navy monopo-
lied the pageant. Three thousand
soldiers and sailors, picked companies
representing all branches of the serv-
ice. cavalry. artillery, infantry, yeo-
manry. militia volunteers and colo.
malls, formed the advance escort.
March without Music.
They marched slowly and without