Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-29
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR FUNERAL.
A Rehearsal Along the Route Of
the Procession.
SIXTY ROYAL PRlNCESSES
viii Participate Vanderbilt Way Buy
Marlborough House for Ills
Daughter the Duchess,

London, Jan. 29-King Edward VII
and the Duke of Cambridge arrived iu
London at o'clock today A larg,
crowd welcomed the king at Victoria
station. His majesty will finally ape
prove Of thief uneral arrangements dur
ing the course Of the afternoon
There Is a great deal of surmIse as
to what disposition viii be made OF
the kings late residence. Both the king
and queen Alexandra are devoted to
Sandringham. so his majesty probably
viii retain that place; bat IL Is thought
MARLBOROUGH house VIII be given up
In the event of the Duke and Duchess
Of YORK not desiring To reside there IL
Is considered likely that William *.
Vanderbilt Will purchase the place for
the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
Of which the duchess has long desired
to obtain possession.
This morning there was q rehearsal
along the route OF the funeral process
sion The eight hauOyerian horses
which viii draw the gun carriage took
heavily laden brake estimated To- be
Of the weight OF the gun carriage and
coffin, over the route. NuueroYg car
riages followed, and number OF
mounted men representing the foreign
princess and others who VIII ride In the
procession
II has been arranged that the Elton
boys viii line the route from the Ions
walk gates To- Windsor castle. while the
Military knights OF windsor viii be- on
duty I'm the chapel during the funeral
services.
Il Is now understood the funeral IN
London will be approximately as fol-
lows:
a soverelgns escort of one hundred
life-guards, the massed bands of three
regiments of foot guards, Field Mar
shall Earl Roberts and the hea1quar-
ters staff, an army gun carriage with
the body; the king. supported by the
German emperor, the king ot Portugal
and the other relgnInE s1rere.sns 10 the
order Of precedence the Dukes of Con-
naught and York Oh. elu.wios and
aides dc camp in attcn lance 40 royal
persouages Queen Alexandra The
Duchess Of SaXC-Cuhurg and Go-la and
other royal princesses. To four clI'ag 81
deeply drapcd, and, In the rear OF Oh.
procession, another sOFerogns escort
Of one hundred life guards IL is est.
mated that sixty royal prlncesses viii
participate IN the procession,
As the funeral Wit be ~ Q riiHtcty
character there probably VIII be nt
pall-bearers, though possibly az Wind
s0r certain generals viii act To- this
capacity while the coffin Is being car-
ried up the nave of 81 Georges chapel
KING EDWARD LEAVES COWES
Cowes Isle OF Wight, Jan. 2g-Kiug
Edward left Cowss for London this
morning.
The Duke Of York is suffering from
The strain OF recent eyen.s and has
been confined To- his home since Thurs
day lt is feared he will be- unable 90
take part In the ceremonies On Friday
Tie only American wreath WniDh
has arrived 40 Osborne house $50 far
Is one from Mrs. sydney Everett ot
Boston who is staying IN The Isle of
Wight II Is inscribed, I'm token OF
lifelong yeneratlon.'
The coffin arrived List night. The
non-commlssi0ned officers detailed TO
carry the coffin rehearsed today with a
dummy collin filled with sand ana
weighing over hail a ton.
The main wing OF Osborne house Is
expected 10 become the residence Of
Princess Beatrice in her capacity as
governor Of the Isle OF Wight.
The other part OF the house will be
reserved Tor The king.
Gen. Sir Dighlon Probyn comptroller
and treasurer of the household OF the
Prince OF Wales since 1871 Is mentioned
as l.icly to succee Lord Edward Pei
ham Clinton 9s master of the house,
hold. The office Is In the personal gift
Of the king
Crown Prince Frederick OF Denmark
Is expected 10 arrive in London tomor-
row. Prince Horny Of Prussia sailed
from Kiel yesterday on board the Ger
man hattleship Baden accompanied by
the coast defense ship Hagen.
Prince George Of SdXOny Is prevented
by influenza from coming TO the funer-
al. Prince John George viii take his
place
Duke Albrecht viii represent the king
Of Wurtemburg
The crown prince. Ferdinand Of Rou-
mania Is expected Thursday night IN
London.
The kings order directing that the
drapery u buildings be- purple has
created no little CONSERVATION. Many
buildings here and in London and IN
other places are already covered with
black. II will cause no end of eNpenge
10 make the necessary alterations. In
addition. the supply OF purple is al
do traftfuu lhHrf