The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-06
THE LAST RITES.

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Yesterday the
family and friends, the tenantry and
navy paid the last tribute to Queen
Victoria at Cowes on the Solent. Today
the nation is crowding the Capital to
tender an enormous popular demon
stration.
The SUI tried to come out early but
the weather settled dull and it has been
dispiriting gray day. Precisely at
eleven o'clock the funeral train drew
into Victoria station. King Edward,
the Queen, and Emperor William, were
first to alight greeting King Leopold of
Belgium, George of Greece and other
royalties. Twelve Coldstream Guards
removed the coffin to gun carriage.
This part of the procession waited. un-
til the troops from side streets fell into
line. First came single officer of
headquarters staff heading two bands.
Then detatchments of volunteers, Can
adams, Australians and other coionials
in khaki, two hundred militia, fifty
members of the Honorable Artillery
company, hundred and fifty of the
departmental corps with blue and white
plumes, twenty officers of the Indian
army in oriental gorgeousness, six
hundred infantry of the line in scarlet
tunics, four hundred foot guards with
great bearskins and red tunics, hun
dred engineers, detachm MT of artil-
lery, four hundred splendidly mounted
cavalrymen, two hundred marines and
three hundred bluejackets.
Then came the part of the procession
all were awaiting. First six foreign
attaches including the American, Major
Cassatt, then Field Marshall Roberts
and staff mounted, four bands with the
Duke of Norfolk as chief marshall with
a large staff of officers in medieval uni
forms.
The gun carriage was accompanied
| by officers and outriders, and behind
all, mounted, was the most remarkable
guard of honor in modern times King
| Edward, the Duke of Connaught and
Kaiser William were abreast in uni
forms of British field marshals. Be.
hind these came King Carlos of Por-
tugal, King George of Greece, King
Leopold of Belgium. The latter being
| feeble rode in carriage.
Besides these the whole royal COM
company numbered forty riders. Fol
| lowing were six carriages bearing
Queen Alexandria and the princesses.
A company of German cavalry heavily
overloaded concluded the procession.
Paddington station was reached at
one O'Clock. During the movement of
the procession battery at Hyde Park
| fired minute guns.
WINDSOR, EGG, Feb. 2.-The fun
eral train arrived at 2:15 The coffin
was Immediately transferred to anoth-
er gun carriage and the procession
started for the Royal chapel. One in
cdent caused excitement and regret
during the procession when the horses
attached to the gun carriage became
restless, kicked over the traces and
nearly overturned the carriage with the
coffin. The animals were quickly re-
moved and sailors drew the carriages
by ropes the remainder of the journey.
The incident delayed the procession
half an hour. Another incident was
the sudden death of an on-looker who
proved to be Major Baringdale, re-
tired.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-More than hun
dred persons have been admitted to
the hospitals, who were crushed and
injured in the crowds. Several police
men and soldiers were injured.
Ambassadors, cabinet members and
other distinguished persons who
reached Windsor in advance of the
funeral train joined the procession
and proceeded to ST. Georges chapel.
The white interior of the chapel was
draped with purple hangings, producing
fine effect. Mendlessohn's funeral
march was rendered as the body was
borne in, the services following the
ordinary funeral services of the
Church of England, with the opening
sentences chanted. The selections,
"Lord, Thou hast been our refuge"
and, "Msn that is born of woman"
were chanted, the anthem, "How
blest are they thus chosen" sung.
Archbishop Canterbury pronounced
the benediction. After the service the
Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlain
broke their wands and laid them on
the coffin, which was then carried into
the Albert memorial chapel, the family
only following.
WINDSOR, Feb. 4.-The Royal fam
lily attended another memorial service
at st. Georges chapel this morning.
The bishop of Winchester and Dean of
Windsor ofliciated. King Edward and
Kaiser William attended.
The first line of Queens Grenadiers
preceded the Highland bag-pipers. Be-
hind these came the Bishop OF Win
chester and Dean of Windsor followed
by the rumbling gun-carriage with its
royal burden. Immediately following
walked King Edward, Kaiser Wilhelm,