The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-01
LATE QUEEN LIES IN STATE
is CONSTANTLY GUARDED
Emperor William Views the Re-
mains-PIace Where the Queen
Kests-Many Floral Tributes-i<inis
VIII Lead Funeral Procession.

Uohenzollern have viewed the coffin. His
German maiesty's suite reside on the Ho-
henzollern. which is now connected with
Osborne house by telephone.
lit was but a step from the queens en-
trance to the court yard across the
hall to the dining room, where the
queens body rested. The entrance to
this room was beautifully draped with
rimson and attached thereto were sew
eral gigantic wreaths from members OF the
household. Indian and Highland servants
remain constantly on reversed rifles, i'm
movable as statues. The strain is so great
that they have to be relieved every hour.
One of the guardsmen tainted during the
correspondents visit and had to be borne
out of the room. The effect OF these sol
ders. standing like waxwork figures is
scarcely conceivable; and, except for their
stitled breathing the privileged spectators
could hardly convince themselves that they
We're actually alive.
The most elaborate wreath, that from the
king of Portugal, was brought by special
messenger from the legation. 1t consists OF
a great crown of lilies resting on a cushion
of violets
The coffin itself is but IS inches from the
flower decked ground. At its head were the
wreaths of the new king and queen, while
on either side were the offerings OF the emf
peror and empress of Germany. At the foot
was a beautiful fiorsl crown with golden
NB" from Princess Beatrice
But little of the white satin covered cot
fin or the silk flag, on which it rested, was
visible being almost hidden by the mag
nifcent white pail and crimson velvet robes
of the insignia of the Order of the Garter,
the whole being surmounted by a glittering
diamond crown, which reflects the lights
OF the tapers six feet high in silver candle
sticks The pail was 10 feet long and seven
feet wide Two heavy gold fringes hung
from it and in each corner, diagonally, were
embroidered the royal arms, surmounte1 by
TIE crown.
This work was beautifully done. The
bon is in applique of cloth of COLA and
the unicorn is in silver, both worked up
in silk embroidery. The crown is in en-
brodery of silk and gold bullion. The pail
vas made by the students of the Kensing-
ton School of Needlework, under the direc-
ton of Princess Christian of Schleswig Hol-
stein.
Lord Roberts Last Visit.
New York, Jan. 2S.-A dispatch from
London says: Lord Roberts has paid his
third visit to Osborne since his return from
South Africa. The true story of his first re-
ception has come out. He was terribly
shocked by the change in the queens ap-
pearance and the signs of feebleness, and
left the room with tears rolling down his
face
II To- ~ ,,rOinofs thf
appointment of the duke of Connaught as
adjutant general 1t will be probably car
ried out at an early day, the king viii
need his brothers advice on military mat
ters.
While the liturgy of the English church
has been revised by royal command so as tC
include a prayer for George, the duke o
Cornwall and York, it is expected that
patent will be issued at the time of tn
coronation for the creation of the title of tn
prince of Wales.
Preparations for Funeral.
London, Jan. 2s.-The preparations 70
Queen Victoria's funeral are gradually as
suming definite form. 1t promises to be tn
most tremendous pageant of the generation
The influx of members of royal families an
representatives OF foreign cOuulIleS hdS Dee
so wholly unprecedented that the court of
Gals are finding it difficult to procure suit
able accommodations the royal palaces b.
ing totally inadequate. The procession
expected to occupy two hours traversin
london from Victoria station to Pdddingto
station whence the funeral train will d.
part at ILLS a. m, reaching Windsor {
ii 80 The coffin will be conveyed in tt
queens special saloon carriage, attached
the royal train, built especially for the di
mond jubilee, by which the queen and ii
royal family will journey to the roy
borough.
The king, as chief mourner, accompani'
by Emperor William, will ride on hors
back at the head of the procession throus
London, with Field Marshal Earl Robert
the commander in chief of the forces, al
staff in close proximity. AT least six ba
talions of infantry, eight squadrons of ca
airy and a number of batteries of artillei
will participate in the procession, besid
the multitudinous assemblage of pee
members of the house Of commons and cou
officials of strange title and stranger gar
The streets will be lined with soldiers, b
the route has not been definitely fixed. t
coffin bearers will be noncommissioned OF
GERS from the troops comprising the houi