The Meeker herald., 1901-02-09

S:45 a. m.-Queen's body carried from
royal yacht to train.
1853 a. m.-Trnin starts for London.
IL n. m.-Train arrives at Victoria
station.
11:3O a. m.-Funeral procession
moves.
1870 p. m.-On board train for Wind
sor.
$50 p. m.-Arrival at Windsor.
3:15 p. m.-Funeral services in Al
bert memorial chapel.
4:10 p. m.-Services concluded and
Queens body left in guarded chapel
till Monday.
1T has been a great reign" spoke Mr..
Balfour, in his eulogy before the
House of Commons, land 1t has q hap
py ending"
All London and thousands from the
remotest villages of the kingdom paid
their final homage to the Queen yes
terday in her capital; and. assuredly, as
Mr.. Balfour said. the end OF her reign,
which is now passed into History, was
| happy. Deep solemnity filled all
1 hearts.
All business ceased; even the drink
ing houses closed their doors during
the day. The newspapers suspended
| publication.
The display of naval and military
forces reached the great total Of 49,
600 men.
The firing of minute guns and the
tolling of bells at Il quarter past IL an
nounced to the countless multitude that
has been crowding London's muddy
streets since daylight that the funeral
procession with the body of Queen Vic
toria had begun its passage through
the capital.
The day was sombre, wet and chilly,
as are most of LondOn's winter days.
The cloudy sky added to the gloom of
the whole city.
| The scene Mt Victorin station from
early morning was most brilliant and
impressive. For to-day's ceremony the
| station was transformed into an i'm
mense reception hall. All trains were
stopped before o o'clock, and the long
platforms We're covered with purple
cloth. On another platform, facing
that at which the Queens train was to
arrive, guards of honor, composed of
blue jackets and grenadier guards,
were drawn up. At 10 o'clock an army
| Of grooms with the horses arrived, and
thencefOrward distinguished British
naval and military officers and foreign
royalties, in dazzling uniforms came In
| quick succession. The lord chamber
lain and his officers, bareheaded, with
! their white wands of office. received
the most distinguished personages and
conducted them to a little pavilion,
erected on the platform.
| The whole station, by this time, re-
sembled the scene of levee.
| The commander-in-chiefO of the forces,
Field Marshal Earl Roberts, on beau
tiful. spirited brown mare, carrying
his field mnrshal's baton. at this juno
t,ire trotted into the station and be-
came the center Of interest. He was
soon followed by the earl marshal, the
Duke of Norfolk, and many Of the
most distinguished British officers.
Then came the carriages for the Queen
and the princesses. They were the
state carriages used on the occasion
Of the queens jubilee. with beautiful
gOld-mOunted harness and trappings.
The horses were ridden by positions
III scarlet jackets, with only q narrow
band of crepe on their arms, as a mark
OF the great change. The carriages
were closed.
Following the carriages and preceded
by an officer came an object ut which
every officer in the animated tfrong
instinctively came to the salute, and
every head was barred.
1t was the little Undiscovered gun
carriage which was to carry Queen
VictOria's remains from Victoria to
Paddington station. The eight Han
Overlan cream-colored horses, which
also drew the late Queen on the occa-
sion of her jubilee, were used to-day.
The gold harnesses, scarlet-coated DOS
tillOns and scarlet and gold-covered
grooms who held each of the horses by
the bride were all the same. Only the
little gun carriage, instead of the gilt
tering glass and gold coach marked the
change.
With the exception that rubber tires
were on the wheels the gun carriage
was as II in actual use. The place for
the coffin to rest was over the gun.
All heads were uncovered as the sa-
loon carriage bearing the Queens re-
mains stopped exactly opposite the gun
carriage and King Edward, Queen AL
exandra, Emperor William and others
alighted. r-
Then the bearer party advanced to
the saloon carriage, and, with his hand
at the salute and standing a little in
advance of the others, King Edward
watched the painfully slow removal of
the coffin to the gun carriage. It was
finally accomplished and the pail and
the regalia of the British crown were
placed on the coffin.
The King and the others with him
then mounted and the procession start
ed.
The procession. apart from the gun
carriage bearing the coffin and the
royal family and official mourners
about 1t. was not noteworthy Parlia-
ment, the judiciary and the commercial
bodies were not represented. Royalty,
the army and navy monopolized the |
pageant.
Most of the spectators expected an
imposing catafalque, and the coffin |
was almost past before they recognized |
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