The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-03
FINAL HOMAGE
PAID TO QUEEN
London Streets FiIIedWith People
of All NatiOnalities.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED INJURED
Dramatic Hliehes 10 The Elaborate Program
President MCkInley and Entire Cab.
met Attended Memorial Ser.
vice ln WashIngtoa.

LONDON. Feb. 2.-'It has been a
great reign" spoke Mr. Balfour in his
eulogy before the house Of commons
and It has a happy ending"
All London ard thousands from the
remote villages came and added their
6nal homage TO the queen today in heT
capital ard. assuredIy, az Mr. Balfour
said. tn, end Of her reign, which IL
now passed into history, was happy.
Deep sclemnty filled all hearts. There
was reminiscent grief--the feeling that
ore Of the empires great institutions
was mlssIng-but no such sorrow as
surrounded the collins OF Lincoln and
Garfield. cut off before their work was
done Every one felt that inevitable
death had lealt kindly with their SOW
rrelgn. that her passing had been az
happy as her life was useful They
/ gathered TO honor her in memory rath-
er than TO mourn her loss.
As Queen Victoria was the exemplar
u the solid virtues and aspirations Of
the lives Of the middle class Of Eng
lishmcn. they fttingly seemed the most
sincerc mourners.
All business ceased; even the drinking
houses closed their doors during the
day. The newspapers suspended pub
lication and life in London. like the
rest Of the empire. turned from its Gus
tomary channels and was focused up
on three miles Of west end streets.
The king and queen, in a special au
dience granted Ambassador ChOate and
Secretary nf Embassy White. after the
conclusion Of the services at Windsor,
expressed themselves as profoundly
touched by the manifestations Of sym
pathy In America.
TO the American, the ceremonials
with all their theatrical trappings OF
royalty. were not more impressive than
the funeral Of a chief magistrate ch1s-
en- by the people. Kings and princes
beneath silver helmets and wearing
goldbraidcd coats. were men but the
sigh, of the king riding after the coffin
Of his mother and queen. with four 9TH
cr kings and half a hundred of the
highest royalties of European dynas-
ties following, and the hereditary at
taches OF the court. was one never to b.
forgotten.
The popular mourning was less gen.
Cral and ostentatious than it would
have been in the United States. The
whole ceremonial. including the mass
ing of $4,000 troops and the entertain
ment Of all visiting personages was an
admirable example of organization.
This city tonight has somewhat of a
holiday appearance, thousands parad-
ing the streets. Restaurants and sal
oons are doing tremendous business.
Hospitals cared for 1900 persons who
were injured in the crowd
Political phases are being discussed.
The remarkable predominance Of Ger
mans and German influences is note
worthy Emperor Williams officers,
soldiers and sailors were more consp'c-
uous in all the ceremonies than those
Of all other nations together, This had
the effect Of porularz zng Germany with
the people, who recently regarded her
as their most menacing enemy.
1t is evident that Englishmen realize
that Edwards reign begins confronted
by commercial crisis and political
dangers which give shadow of anX-
iety to there mourning for the queen.
Tonight the queens body lies in AL
bert chapel at Windsor guarded faith
fully awaiting the last rites, II was
at Windsor that the only bitches in
the elaborate program of the day oc-
CURED. and these added to rather than
detracted from the dramatic and pa
thetlc interest.
The first and most striking was the
intractability of the horses attached to
the gun carriage bearing the coffin,
They struggled in their traces and the
coffin was almost thrown from the gun
carriage Lord Roberts asked the king
for permission to take out the horses |
and substitute for them Jackies who !
had come up from Portsmouth as |
guard of honor This suggestion was |
quickly sanctioned and the last time !
Victoria's body was borne before her |
subjects it was by her royal hand
men"
The other hitch occurred during the
religious part Of the ceremony. The
service at st, Georges chapel was brief
Dut beautiful The trembling old Arch
bishop of Canterbury, who is almost
blind. had scarcely ended the final bene-
fiction before he turned to go up the
lltar steps. His sight and strength
allied him and he tottered, gropeJ and
vas on the point of falling when the
Archbishop Of York caught his hand
md gently led the venerable prelate to .