The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01
THE LAST SAD LOOK.
The Closed Comm La Hides vIetoriAi
Features Forser.

Cowes. Isle of Wight. Jan. 26.-The
royal family yesterday took their last
loving look at the features Of the dead
queen. ABOUT ten o'clock in the morn
ing the shell was brought into the
bedroom where were waiting King
Edward. Emperor William. the duke
Of Connaught. Sir James Reid and the
royal ladies. The latter having re-
tired, Sir James Reid. with reverent
hands, assisted by three trusted
household servants, and in the pres
ence of the king. the emperor. and
the duke, removed the body from the
bed 10 the coffin.
In death il was lovelier than in the
closing days Of life. Not trace of
the ravages of disease was visible. The
servants having retired, Queen Alex
andra, the princesses and the children
were recalled. and with lingering
steps and stitied sobs they passed
slowly before the white robed and
peaceful figure. At the foot, never
moving. stood the king. and when the
mourning crowd had passed there re-
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abe dead.
Emperor William wept even more
bitterly than the royal ladies'. Final
" he a'sp retired and the king was
left al ne Sir James Reid. beckon-
ing 10 f- servants. who We're hold
ing the coffin lid. asked the kings in
etructons:
For few seconds the king stood
SPECIFICS. stricken with emotion nj
the last farewell. Then he said.
'Close il finally. 1t must not be
opened again"
Thus the remains of England's
greatest ruler were forever closed
coffin was borne into the dining room.
Officers and men from the royal
yachts took their stand around the
coffin. over which the king. queen and
kaiser gently laid the robes OF
knight Of the garter. placing at the
head diamond crown. Beneath lay
dhe royal ensign. while hanging above
'sras The Union Jack.
a; the altar was the rector of Whip
ypingham. who read "A portion Of the
Tsneral ser,ice in the presence Of the
royal family. Emperor William cov-
cred his face with his hands. and ti.e
grief Of Princess Beatrice was pitifmi.
After the bcnediction each plarec q
wreath upon the coffin, and then al,
retired.
The correspondent OF the press j.
Informed tina. the queens will h.
mot been opened, and. that aceordin
90 present arrangements. will not y
opened until after the funeral, its Il
tails not being known TO the 70;
family.
magnificent feature OF all t.
glcathlel scenes has been their ais
lutte naturalness and the absence
false or dramatic elements.
According TO a rumor circulating .
Osborne. King Edward desires himsc
20 be styled his imperial ma jesty'
order to emphasize the fact that
Is emperor as well as king.
To-day the local volunteers and
forces in the vicinity will pass throu
thc ChnrpelIc Ardante. After tAr
viii pass the correspondents of IL
1eading papers Of the world.
very remarkable feature Of ali
the proceedings Is the intense martial
air which pervades them. The naval
parade OF spithead is TO be the great.
est, II possible the world ever saw
0nd the military arrangements at
Windsor will eclipse anything Of the
kind ever attempted.
Last night grcnaders mounted
Their silent guard over the coffin with
guns reversed, arms crossed ano
heads bent. The silence was unbroken
save Ivy an occasional shuttle from the
soldiers in changing their uneasy pc
oitions.