Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-31
GORGEOUS PAGEANT.
Grand Military Display at the
Queens Funeral.
Enormous Crowds Expected Win
dows Command Great Prices.
Warships Gathering at Portsmouth for the
Great Naval Display.

London, Jan. 30.-The Queens fun
eral procession in London as indicated
by the war Office orders, issued, this
pageant. Detachments of 40 regiments
with an almost equal number of dis
tinctive uniforms, embracing all arms
of the service will make a constantly
changing picture. The uniforms Of all
the great armies of the world will ap-
pear, for, in addition to the brilliant
encourage Of the visiting Kings and
princely ENJOYS, there will be the mill
tary attaches of the embassies and le-
cations.
All the field marshals of the British
army able to endure the fatigue viii
ride with their staffs. The naval corps
will also take part in the procession,
which will be two miles long.
Londoners are just awakening to the
full proportion of the obsequies and the
result of days of mourning, which 20
numerous tradesmen and others means
absolute closure and is causing con-
sternation. Suddenly to stop every in
dustry in the United Kingdom and to
turn the masses into the streets, with
millions hoping to concentrate along
the two miles of the route of the pro
cession. is an undertaking which has
| begun to be fully appreciated by the
police; but the public of London is dis
mayed to find that all the great mar
kets, Covent gardens. Smithfield and
| Others, where the food of the metropo-
| lis is supplied, are to be absolutely
closed at the end of the week.
Restaurants and bars win be shut
and the crowds will have to wander in
the streets. London is a world in itself,
| living from hand to mouth and the
closing of the accustomed avenues for
the supply and distribution of food,
drink and amusement from Friday to
Monday will mean loss and inconven-
fence that no American city could ap-
preciate.
London learned, last year, how to-
| tally inadequate the police and mill
tary are to protect. and the apprehen-
sions of Saturdays crush are enough
| to appai Londoners, but, apparently.
these considerations do not deter
| thousands of every rank from flock
| ing to the metropolis.
The funeral services at Windsor.
Saturday. will be conducted by the
ArCnDlShOp OF Canterbury, tHt biSiiop
of Winchester and the Dean of Wind
sor. The archbishop Of York and the
bishop of oxford will be present. The
interment. Monday. will be conducted
by the Bishop of Winchester and the
dean of Windsor.
The services in st. Georges chapel
will begin at o'clock. The body is eK
pected to arrive at Windsor at 100 p.
NJ. The route to the chapel will be lined
by troops. two deep. The service will
be the ordinary service used for the
burial of the dead with special music.
The choir will sing from the altar steps
whence, also. the Garter king at-arms
will announce the decease of the SOW
eregn and all the rights and titles.
Accommodation has been reserved on
the left of the coffin for the prncesses.
The King and other crowned heads
will stand at its head.
Enormous crowds are expected. Peo-
pie are willing to pay, SEQ for window
from which to view the procession.