The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-29
A Number of Newspaper Men Admit
ed to the Room Where the Body Laes.
The Scene Described by an Assoct-
ated Press Reprcsentative-Fou I'm
mobile Soldiers Standing Guard Over
the Coffin-The Strain on Them So.
Great They are Relieved Every Tfour.
William Goes TO Iorts-
mouth to Meet the Crown Prince.
Their Return to Osborne - silent
Salutes OF Passers-by.

Chowes. Isle OF Wight. January 2s.-
Emperor William left Cowes. at
o'clock this morning on the royal yacht
Alberta. to visit Portsmouth and meet
Crown Prince Frederick William. whs
started from Potsdam for England
yesterday morning.
The emperor drove in a closed car
riage. before the town was astir. al
only half a dozen persons witnessed
his departure from Trinity pier.
On the return OF the Alberta, at lI:2e
o'clock a. m, his majesty and the
crown prince were standing on the
bridge Of the boat. The duke of Con-
coined them.
AS soon as Emperor William de-
barked his flag at the masthead was
lowered. Carriages were in waiting for
the party. Emperor William, looking
decidedly pale and careworn, and the
crown prince sat side by side in the
leading landau, with the duke OF Con-
naught vis-a-vis. The party drove TO
Osborne, returning the silent saIutes
Of the bareheaded groups along the
route
The German imperial yacht Hohen-
| zollern arrived here today. emperor
William awaited his SON At Portsmoutk
dock yard and greeted him most affec-
| tionately. The emperor and the crown
| prince spent an hour in inspecting ere
dockyard, after which they embarked
on board the royal yacht Alberta for
| Cowes.
number of leading newspaper cor
| respondents were admitted to s. the
| queens remains lying in state too
| The approaches to Osborne h. &c
| were as vigorously guarded as eve. A
| Gordon of police. the men standinc at
| intervals of a few yards apart er' re-
ly surrounded the building itself This
was the only sign Of life The shades
were closely drawn and the royal
standard f1oated half-mast from the
| tower.
| Through the deserted court yards to
the queens entrance. the representa-
tive here of the Associated Press was
conducted. It was but a step from
A
| dining room, where the queens body
rested. The entrance to this room was
beautifully draped with crimson dam
ask and attached thereto were several
gigantic wreaths from members of the
household. Indian and Highland ser
wants remain constantly on duty. and
around the bier stand four guardsmen,
with arms folded on their revssod
! rifles. immovable as statues. Krs
strain is so great that they have 10 De-
| relieved every hour.
| The coffin itself was but eighteen
inches from the fiower-decked ground
AT it's head were the wreaths OF
the new king and queen. while on
| either side were the offerings OF the
| emperor and empress OF Germany. At
| the foot was a bautiful floral crown
with golden "B' from Princess Beat
| rice. But little of the white-eatfu-
| covered coffin or the silk flag on which
IL rested was visible. being almost hid
den by the magnificent white pail and
| crimson velvet robes OF the insignia Of
the Order Of the Garter, the whole be-
| ing surmounted by glittering dia-
nond crown. which reflected the lights
of the tapers. six feet high. I'm silver
candlesticks. The pail was ten feet
long and seven feet wide. Two heavy
gold fringes hung from IT, and In each
corner, diagonally, were embroidereS
the royal arms. surmounted by the
crown. This work was beautifully
done. The lion is in applique OF cloth
of gold and the unicorn is in silver,
both worked up I'm silk embroidery.
The crowns are in embroidery Of sf1r
and gold bullion.
| The pail was made by the students Of
the Remington school OF needlewoyk
under the direction Of Princess Chris-
L tian of SchleaWfR- Holsfefn.