Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-25
KING EDWARD VII
DULY PROCLAIMED
King of Great Britain and
Emperor of India.
A BRILLIANT CEREMONIAL

| a BRILLIANT CEREMONIAL
| st. James Palace and Marlborough
House Thronged With Men Distin-
guished In Both Military and Civil
Life, Attired In Gorgeous Apparel.
LONDON, Jan. 24-London today was
given glimpse of mediaval times The
quaint ceremonies with which King
Edward VII was proclaimed at various
| points OF the metropolis exactly followed
ancient precedents. The officials pur-
| posely arranged the function an hour
ahead of the published announcement,
and the inhabitants, when they awoke,
were surprised to find the entire way
between st. James palace and the city
| lined with troops. About 10, 900 soldiers,
| life guards, horse guards, foot guards
and other cavalry and infantry regi-
ments, had been brought from Alder
| shot and London barracks after mid
night. All the officers had slept on their
| arms and the drums and brass inStru-
ments were shrouded with crepe. The
| troops, III themselves, made an impos-
ing spectacle, but they were entirely
eclipsed by the strange spectacle pre-
sented by the officials of the college of
arms.
The ceremony began at St. James
palace, where, at 9 o'clock, Edward VII
was proclaimed king of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and emperor of India. The proclama-
tion, which was read by William Henry
! Weldon, king-at-arms since 1894 and
! formerly Windsor herald, was as fol
lows:
The Proclamation Read.
"Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
| God to call to his mercy our late sover-
| eign lady, Queen Victoria, of blessed
and glorious memory, by whose decease
the imperial crown of the United King
| dom Of Great Britain and Ireland is
| solely and rightfully come to the high
and mighty Prince Albert Edward, we,
| therefore. lords spiritual and temporal
of this realm, being here assisted with
| those of her late majesty's privy coun-
| Gil, with numbers of other principal
gentlemen of quality, the lord mayor,
! aldermen and citizens of London, do
now hereby, with one voice, consent of
| tongue and heart to publish and pro-
| claim that the high and mighty Prince
| Albert Edward is now, by the death of
| our late sovereign of happy memory, be-
come our only lawful and rightful liege-
! lord, Edward VII, by grace of God king
| of the kingdom of Great Britain and
| Ireland, Defender of the Faith, emperor
! of India, to whom we acknowledge all
| faith and constant obedience, with all
| hearty and humble affection, beseeching
| God, by whom all kings and queens do
reign, to bless the royal Prince Edward
VII with long and happy years to reign
| over us.
| The king was not present. There
was a large assemblage of officials
and college heralds. Among those in
attendance were General Roberts and
members of his headquarters staff and
other army officers There was a great
concourse of people from the commence
ment to the close. The proclamation
was greeted by fanfare of trumpets
| At the conclusion of the ceremony the
band belonging to the Foot guards in
the Friary court played "God Save the
| King.
Brilliant Scenes.
The members of the kings household
witnessed the ceremony from Marlbo-
! rough house. On the balcony overlook
| ing the Friary court whence the prOcla-
nation was read were the Duke of Nor
| folk and other officers of state. The
| balcony was draped in crimson cloth
| Beside the officials, in resplendent uni
| forms, were stationed the state trumpet
! ers. Here was seen many prominent
| persons, among them Sir Henry Arthur
| White, private solicitor to the queen;
| the Prince of Wales and other members
! of the royal family.
| In the yard of Marlborough house and
| the Friary court were stationed a large
| body of police, soldiers and foot guards
| The foot guards acted as a guard of
| honor and were posted Immediately be-
meath the balcony.
The spectators began to assemble at
| an early hour. Troops arrived at 8
! o'clock, and shortly before o'clock in
| the morning brilliant cavalcade passed
| down the Mall and entered Friary court
1t consisted of the headquarters staff,
| headed by General Roberts, commander
| in-chief of the forces. III full uniform
| and carrying a marshal's baton Sir
| Evelyn Wood and nine court dignita-
| ries, headed by the Duke of Norfolk, ap-
! peared on the balcony.
The crowd took up the cry, while the
| cheers, the fanfares of trumpets and the
! band playing the national anthem, made
chorus medley. King-at- Arms We'll
don read the proclamation in clear tones,
which were distinctly heard at a great
| distance. A third fanfare of trumpets
ended the ceremony.
The officials then marched in process
sion from the balcony, through the pal
! ace to the ambassadors court, where a
number Of royal carriages had been
| placed by the direction of the king-at-
arms at the disposal of the earl marshal.
| These took the officials who read the
| proclamation to the city, and escorted
by detachment of horse guards, form
ed picturesque and gorgeous process
! sion.
| Edward Goes to Osborne.
King Edward VII, escorted by a
squadron of the horse guards and ac-
companied by the Duke of York, Prince
Christian of Schleswig- Holstein, the
Duke of Sake Coburg Gotha and others,
left Marlborough house at IL O'Clock
to take the train for Osborne.
A royal salute, in celebration of his
| his majesty's accession, was fired at
noon in St. James park.
The vagaries of an apparently harm
less lunatic occasioned some excitement
at Victoria station. During the entrain-
ing of the king well dressed individ-
ual, bearing letter addressed to his
majesty, was permitted to pass the bar
riers. He hurried to an equerry and
said he wished to present the letter to
the king personally. The man was
handed over to the police. The enve-
lope contained only telegraph form,
on which were the words: II wish to
see my beloved queen"
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