Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-01
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VAST CROWDS LINE THE WAY OF
FUNERAL CORTEGE.
AN IMPOSING PROFESSIONAL.
Thirty Thousand Troops Along Line OF
March-Royalty From All >
Europe.

Cowes. lse CT Wight. Feb. l.--At 80
O'Clock the bars of the glass door sbf
Osborne house creaked and the petty
officers of the royal yacht Victoria and
Alberta then DOTTED their hats and en-
tered. King Edward came from a SIDE
entrance accompanied by Emperor Will
liam of Germany. They both wore az
miraIs uniforms.
The grenadierS momentarily raised
their heads and came to the salute.
which the king returned and the menl
again became mute figures.
Then. through the glass door. could Le
seen the coffin coming, carried by the
sailors Wno but Il few moments previ-
Gus had entered. 1t was proceeded by
pipers and was covered with the royal
robes and regaia. and accompanied or
either sides by eQuerries. Immediately
behind the king took his place. on his
/ right. the Emperor of Germany. The
! kings head was bowed. The emperor
was erect, his face eXpressonless Then
/ followed the royal princess. few
seconds later emerged Queen Alexandra
and eight royal prncesses, all afoot. and
dressed in the simplest black. their faces
entirely yelled with crepe. Several of
the party. and especially Princess Be
atrice We're sobbng bitterly. In striking
/ contrast with the black robed women
/ followed the heads of the royal 6ouse-
/ hold in gorgeous uniforms. The coffin
WAS placed upon the 5un carriage. The
pipers commenced, their dirse.
The procession marched slowly down
the winding cedar hedged path until the
gate was reached where the glittering
military escort was met, the massed
bands breaking out with a dead march
and the cortege pursuing its sluggish
| way in the midst of intense silence
save the music of the bands.
AS the khaki coored gun carriage.
followed by the king. with the emperor
of Germany and the duke of Connaught
on his right and left. passed down the
hill, all hats We're DOTTED.
At Las p. m. sailors from the Vic
toria and Albert raised the precious
F, burden and bore it from the house.
This duty was to have fallen to the
Highanders, but at the rehearsal they
We're so awkward that it was decided
that the sailors should perform the
task. outside the royal residence gren-
! adler guards were drawn up in a bril-
liant line. With sharp click they
presented arms, for the last time, in
honor of their dead queen.
The pipers led the procession. making
hind th2m came the royal family. At
/ the gate the military portion of the
parade stood ready. giittering medley
! of uniforms Down hill the procession
slowly wound it's way in the following
order:
Mounted groom; thu deputy assistant.
! adjutant general of the southern district
A detachment Of the Hampshire Car
bneers.
The lisut tenant governor of the Isle of
Wight and staff. of the southern district
The staff of the commander in chief al
/ Portsmouth.
The general commanding the southern
district.
t. naval commander in chic
Masssd bands and drums Of the royal
marine artillery and Of the royal marine
light Infantry, who played funeral
march as they pass out of the queen s
gata.
The queens highlanders. q
The queens pipers. y
The gun carriage, drawn by eight
horses and preceded and followed ny
her majesty's equerres and aides-de-
camp. escorted by the queens company
of grenadier guards With the coffin. =
King Edward, Emperor William, tie
Duke of Connaught, the Crown PRINCE
of Germany. Prince Henry of Prussia
Prince Christian Of SchlesWig- Holstein.
the Duke of Sake Coourg and Gotha,
Prince Battenburs, Queen Alexandra
the Duchess of York, the Duchess of
Sake Coburg and Gotha, Princess Chris
tian of SchlesWig- Fl ostein, Princess
Louise duchess of Argyle). Princess
Beatrice (Princess Henry of Batt4u-
burg, the Duchess of tonnaught, the
Duchess of Albany, Princess Victoria OF
of ark
late majesty's ladies of waiting, hel
majestys household. the household o
the king, the household of Emperor VIII
liam. the household of the royal family
military organizations, eight abreast
the royal servants and tenants.
The roadway from the gate to the pie
was lined with troops in close order
Iha troops remained in position unit
the minute guns from the fleet com
menced to fire. Thousands stood bare
headed and watched the strange sight
At last the pier was reached and tn
body was reverently placed on boar
the royal yacht Alberta by seanlen Q
the royal yachts.
on reaching Trinity pier the sam
petty officers carried the coffin throug
the escort, to the roll Of muflled drum
and placed it in the cabin of the Alberta
\ few moments later the torpedo flo
tlla was in motion and slowly left tn
Medina for the Solent. The masse
bands played Beethovens funert
march.
AS the Alberta passed the AleXandt
the great vessel fired the first gun of 4
sa lutte which was taken up by the Rdg
ney and other ships. From the
land to the mainland all the ships We
; manned and from the bands foated 8
: STR Of funeral marches