Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-07
GRAND AND IMPRESSIVE.
Queens Corpse Is Taken from
CoWes to Portsmouth.
WARSHIPS FORMED A LANE.
CatafaIque was Placed on the Deck of
the Royal Yacht Alberta, which was
Greeted by Booming Cannon and the
Music of Many hands.

Cowes, Feb. with grand, yet
body of Queen Victoria was borne
Friday from Osborne house to Ports
mouth. Not since Admiral Cevera's
ships lit up the Cuban coast with
their self-consuming fire has any
thing been seen which approached
this naval spectacle.
There were 10 British battleships,
II cruisers and eight gunboats. Eight
naval ambassadors of friendly pow
ers were ranged along the Ports
mouth end, while gunboats and
steamers with official spectators
formed the remainder of the south
ern line. The British ships were an
imposing sight with their uniform
decorations, coal black hulls, with a
line of red just above the water, with
white upper works and yellow smoke
stacks.
The foreign ships attracted most of
the attention of the English specta-
tors. The giant of the whole fleet
was the Japanese battleship Hatsuse,
the largest war machine atioat.
Emperor Williams navy was repre-
sented by the Nymphe, Victoria Lou
Use. Hagen and Baden.
The Dupuy De Lone, under
Frances tricolor. was a fine sight.
Portugal was represented by the
cruiser Don Carlos. The Spanish
navy's i'll fortune asserted itself at
the last moment, for word came that
the Emperador Carlos V. had turned
4 ha, t,ir - fhn wit IN
crippled engines.
The funeral fleet was led by eight
torpedo boat destroyers, moving in
pairs like pallbearers marching be-
fore a hearse. The pairs of torpedo
boat destroyers were about 100 yards
apart. Then. quarter of mile be-
hind, followed the royal yacht Al
berta, a vessel on which the eyes of
the world may be said to have been
centered.
The afterdeck of the yacht was
rooted with white awning and be-
meath the awning could be seen the
catafalque, of royal purple, on which
the coffin rested Four officers stood
at the four corners of the catafalque
with their faces turned towards the
y
slowly past, the decks of the war
ships were crowded with their crews.
They were all manned to their full
complement.
The band of each ship took up the
funeral march when the Alberta
came abreast of her, and the specta-
tors on all the other craft took off
their hats.
So, with all eyes focused on the
tiny purple bier, the remains of
Queen Victoria were carried by.
Over all the miles of waters there
came no sound save the boom of cam
non and the mournful notes of many
bands.
Following the Alberta trailed along
five other yachts, at regular inter-
walls. First was the Victoria and
Albert. She carried the royal mourn
ers. King Edward and Emperor
William were chief among them.
The land ceremony, consisting in
bringing the coffin from Osborne
house to the pier at Cowes, was
scarcely less interesting than the
naval function. At noon the gor-
geous trappings of the chapelle ar
dente were disturbed. Over the
coffin was thrown the coronation
robe worn by the girl queen. On
this was placed the regalia, wand,
scepter and crown, which We're
scarcely ever used by the queen in
her lifetime. Dummy regalia will
be buried with her at Frogmore.
At 1:45 D. IN. sailors from the Vic
+o,;o onI kIhart raised their bn on
and bore it from the house. This
DUTY was to have fallen to the High
landers. but at the rehearsal they
were so awkward that it was decided
that the sailors should perform the
task. Outside the residence grena-
der guards were drawn up. The
pipers led the procession. making
the woods ring with weird refrain
Behind them came the family.
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