The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27
BORNE ON A GUN CARRIAGE
BODY OF VICTORIA WILL GO TO
THE GRAVE AS THAT OF A
SOLDIER
STAND LIKE CRAVEN STATUES
Soldiers Guarding the Casket at
COwes Have to Be Relieved
HOurly-One of Them Faints
Under the Strain.


for Queen Victoria's funeral are gradual
ly assuming definite form. 1t promises
to be the most tremendous pageant of the
generation. The influx of members Of the
royal families and representatives OF
foreign countries has been so wholly I'M
precedented that the court officials are
finding it difficult to procure suitable ac-
| commodations, the royal palaces being
totally inadequate.
The procession is expected to occupy
two hours, traversing London from Vic
toria station to Paddington station,
| whence the funeral train will depart at
Ills a. M, reaching Windsor at n:5O.
The coffin will be conveyed in the
queens special saloon carriage, attached
to the royal train, built specially for the
diamond jubilee, by which the king and
the royal family will journey to the royal
borough.
The king as chief mourner. accom-.
panied by Emperor William, will ride on
horseback at the head of the procession
through London with Field Marshal Earl
Roberts, the commander-in-chief of the
forces in close proximity. At least six
battalions of infantry eight squadrons of
cavalry and a number of batteries of
artillery will participate in the process
sion besides the multitUdinous SSsemblage
of peers, members of the house of COM
mons and court officials of strange title
and stranger garb. The streets will be
lined throughout with soldiery, but the
route has not been definitely fixed.
The coffin bearers will be Eon-commis-
stoned officers from the troops composing
the household, brigade.
The probable order of the procession is
as follows: The Knight MaTshaPs Men,
drummers of the foot guards, the house,
hold staff, the judges, privy councillors,
peers, realm, the bishops, the royal crown
Of toll - ~
crown of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the body on a gun
carriage, the princes of the royal blood,
the eGuerries, the yeoman of the guards; /;
units of army will be interspersed in the
column and at its head there will be a
firing party. Preceding the cortege, mili-
tary bands will play the dead march.
The standards will all be draped.
The queens last project is said to have
been the appointment of the Duke of
ConnaUght as adjutant general. The
king, doubtless, will at an early date
utilize his brothers advice in military
matters.
The king, in his address to the navy,
which was ordered to be read upon all
ships, thanks the navy for renowned
services during his mothers reign. The
message concludes with an expression
of confident reliance upon the unfailng
loyalty of the navy to himself. SirnffaT
sentiments are promulgated in an army
order. 1t is suggested by some observers
that the king in these communications
is taking somewhat the tone OF EN-
peror William.
SCENES AT COWES
I A number of leading newspaper COR
respondents were admitted to see the
queens remains lying in state today
The approaches to Osborne house were
as vigorously guarded as ever \ Gordon
of police, the men standing at intervals
of few yards apart, entirely surround
ed the building itself. This was the onIy
sign of life. The Shades were closely
drawn and the royal standard foated
half mast from the tower Through
the deserted courtyards to the Queens
entrance, the representative here Of the
Associated Press was conducted IT wa.
but step from the entrance across the
hall to the dining room, where the
queens body rested. The entrance TO this
room was beautifully draped with
crimson, and attached thereto were sew
eral gigantic wreaths from members of
the household Indian and Highland ser
wants remain constantly on the reversed
rifles, 1mmovable as statues The strain
is SO great that they have to be re-
lieved every hour. One of the guardsmer
fatntedfainted during the correspondent
and had to be borne out of the room
The effort of these soldiers standing like
WaX-work figures is scarcely conceivable
| and except for their stifed breathine
the privileged spectator could hard1v
convince himself that they were actu-
ally alive.
Inc most elaborate wreath that from
the king of Portugal, was brought nv
special messenger from the legation +o.
! DAY. II consists of a great crown al
lilies resting on a cushion of violets
The coffin itself is but eighteen inches
from the fiower-decked ground. At its
head were the wreathes of the new kine
and queen, while on the other side were
the offerings of the emperor and en-
press OF Germany. At the foot was E
beautiful floral crown with a golden 'sB'
from Princess Beatrice. But little of the
white satin-covered coffin or the silk fla
on which 1t rested was visible, being al
most hidden by the magnificent white
pail and the crimson red robes of the
| insignia of the Order of the Garter. th.
Whole being surmounted by a glitterine
diamond crown, which reflect the light.
| OF the tapers six feet high, in silver can
dlesticks. The pail was ten feet Ions
and seven feet wide. Two heavy gold
fringes hung from it and in each corner
diagonally, were embroidered the rova
arms, surmounted by the crown. Thi.
work was beautifully done. The lion i,
in applique of cloth of gold and the uni
corn is in silver, both worked up in sill
embroidery. The crowns are in em
| broidery of silk and gold bullion
The pail was made by the students O
the Kensington School of Needlework
under the direction of Prince Christian
| of Schleswig- -Holstein.
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE