The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-01
Solemn and Impressive Pageant--Th
Naval Procession a Most Notable One.
Minute Guns Fired by Ships.

ing the woods ring with weird refrain.
THE PROCESSION.
Behind them came the royal family. At
the gate the military portion OF the pa
rade stood ready glittering medley of
uniforms. Down tho hill the procession
slowly wound its way, in the following
order:
Mounted Groops.
The deputy assistant sdjutant general OF
the Southern District.
A detachment or the Hampshire Cara
biniers.
The lieutenant governor of the Isle of
Wight and staff. or the Southern Dis
trict.
The staff OF the commandment. chief at
Portsmouth.
The general commanding the Southern
District.
The naval conmsnder-in-chief.
Massed bands and drums of the Royal
Marine artillery and Of the Royal Light
infantry, who began TO pl4y = funeral
march as soon as they passed out of the
queens gate.
The Queens HisnIanders.
The Queens pipers.
The gun carriage, drawn by eight horses
and preceded and followed by Her Late
Majesty's equerries and aides-de-camp
escorted by the queens company OF
Grenadier Guards with the coffin.
GUARD MAINTAINED.
The guard around Osborne house was
most rigid and besides the police a long,
tning line of red merged into the green
and brown woods surrounding the royal
residence. The queens guard was drawn
up In double rank before the queens en-
trance with heads bowed over their re-
versed arms, as in the death chamber.
At l:so D. m. the main door of Osborne
House opened and the petty officers of
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert then
doffed their hats and entered. King Ed
ward came from side entrance accom-
panied by Emperor William OF Germany.
Both wore adinirai's uniforms.
The Grenadiers momentarily released
their hands and came 10 the salute, which
the king returned and the men again be-
came deaf mute figures. Then through
the glass doors could be seen the coffin
coming, carried by the sailors, who but
a few moments previous had entered. II
was covered with the royal robes and re-
gala, and was preceded by pipers and
accompanied on either side by educrrics
Immediately behind the casket the king
took his place and on his right the Em-
petor OF Germany. Tho kings head was
bowed. The emperor was erect, his face
expressionless.
THE NAVAL PROCESSION.
Previous TO the RENEWAL Of the queens
remains the Bishop of Winchester held a
service in the Chapelle Ardente.
The coffin reached the Alberta at 22s
Great, silent crowds witnessed the pro-
gress OF the procession TO the pier.
After the bod had hecn embarked on
the Alberta. kNna Edward boarded the
royal yacht xrd the procession started.
The main Aadron Of battleshlps and
cruisers wN3roored two and half
cables sT8r-lF ono line. extending from
Cowes 90 Spithead.
The channel aect under the command
81 Vice Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth
Paw son. formed the eastern portion. and
Tie reserve feet. under Rear Admiral
sir Gerald Henry Noel. formed the vest
err portion.
The foreign war Vessels were noorcd
southwest oc the British ships. ~ The or
der OF their arrival and siongsidclof thom
were nnoored eight Britlsh eonboats. the
Antelope. Cleaner. Skip Jack, Le1a. Rat
tIesnake. Alert, Circe and epeedweil
After leaving Trinity pier the Alberta
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