New-York tribune., 1901-02-05
THE QUEEN ENTOMBED
PLACED AT LAST BESIDE PRINCE A.,
BERT IN FRoGMoRE MAusoLEru
FINAL HoNoRs PAID THE 1LLUsrsIoUs VIC.
ToR1A-YEsTERDAY's CLOSING CERE.
MONT AT WINDSOR

AOFi-A-l Eol EHDAis > CLOSING CERE-
MONT AT WINDSOR.
Windsor. Feb. 4-The last honors have h..
paid 20 Queen Victoria. Her BODY now 80
peacefully near that of her husband in -
Mausoleum az Frogmore, The final ceremo,,.-
were more Of a funereal and pathetic cbar.cta~
than any of the obsequies which precs1ad +,o..
Shortly before O'Clock. in the presence Of ~.
royal mourneTs. the Grenadier Guard of v40u.-
lifted the coffin from it's temporary rss,,-.
place in the Albert Memorial Chapel and pIaoas
1T ON gun carriage. In the mean whils t,o
Queens Company of Grenadiers. drawn I'm 4.
the quadrangle, presented arms and wheeled int
line their rife muzzles pointing 70 the rear a.
the reverse and with slow. measured stems
marched toward the castle gate. At the head
OF the procession was band playing Chouin,z
funeral march, The route was through +ba
Norman Gateway. across the ouadrangrA
through the George ~ Archway down tbs
Long Walk, through the Lodge Gates. and thai
from the Long Walk to the MausoIeum
ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION
The route from the George Nv Archwav r.
the gates Of the Mausoleum was lined with
troops under the command of Colonel Naniar
Miles of the First Life Guards Slowly tbs
cortege passed under the massive arehwav onto
brilliantly edged with scarlet Life Cuardsr,.r
kept the crowds back. In place on the gun car
riage was the same regalia which had attracted
the eyes of millions since the march To tba
grave began at Osborne. Close behind walkss
the King, Emperor William and the Duke ~
Connaught. wearing dark military overco,ts
and plumed cooked hats, and looking pale ana
eareworn In similar duh attire were the K,nz.
OF Portugal and Belgium. All heads we're bent.
The blue and gray of the German princes 70.
deemed the royal group from perfect sombreness
Of color Behind these walked Queen Alexan-
dra and the royal princesses. deeply veiled The
Queen carried an umbrella, but the others hsd
their hands folded. As the last trio Of these
veIed women passed out from the castle there
came two boys dressed in bright tartan kills
and velvet Jackets. Between them was a youn-
girl, her fair loose hair glittering agains, the
Grape Of her mourning. Two OF these were chill
dren Of Princess Henry of Battenberg and the
other was little Prince Edward Of York. His
tiny legs could hardly keep pace with the slow
progress OF the mourning band
The rear of the procession was brought yu
by the suites OF the kings and princes, their
vari-colored overcOats forming a striking uatch
Of color Down the Long Walk with the band
still playing ChopinS dirse. this quiet throng
slowly made its way 70 the NausoIeum. The
horses attached 10 the gun carriage were in
ellned to be restless. but as an extra precauton
drag Of ropes was attached to the wheels and
held by sturdy artilIerymen.
AT the Lodge Gates the strains Of the band
died away and the pipers began their lament
There. between the broad avenues of stately
trees. the crowds were the thickest forming
dense black banks.
CEREMONY AT THE MAUsOLEUM
BY $50 p. m the crowned bier had passed
into the other lodge which leads to the Frog
more trciosure. where none but the family and
servants were admitted, The coffin was borne
from the gun carriage by the Grenadiers. the
pIpers ceased their dirge and the choir. moving
forward began 10 sing Yet Though I Walk
Through the Valley Before" The inside Of the
Mausoleum being reached, they sang Man
That's Born OF Woman" While the royal fam
lily took their places around the coffin the dome
Of Victoria's tomb re-echoed with the sad
strains of Lord. Thou Knowest."
The Bishop of Winchester, standing on the
platform surrounding the marble figure Of the
Prince Consort, which rested the Queens
coffin. read the copnittal prayer and the Lords
Prayer. Then the choir sang "Seep Thy Last
Sleep" the Dean said the Collect and the
choir broke forth into the anthem THE Face Of
Death Is Turned Toward the sun Of Life" and.
Bishop Of Winchester pronounced the benedic-
tion.
\ short, solemn silence followed, broken By the
sweet cadence Of Stainer'5 Amen and then
King Edward and Emperor William, the visiting
kings and the princes. and the Queen and the
princesseS. filed before the bier and passed out
70 their carriages The crowds thereafter dis
persed.
King Edward. Queen Alexandra, Emperor
William and others OF the royal family at
tended the services beside the coffin at an early
hOGr this morning.
Dismounted Life Guardsnen. in their scarlet
cloaks, the white plumeS OF their helmets glis-
tening in the sun. kept the route clear from the
castle slope during the days ceremonies. Amid
the bare houghs OF trees below the mist arose
from the damp earth. tranpled into the mud By
cold
From the Albert Memorial Chapel to the Xfau-
soIeum, nearly mile from the Great Gate Of
the castle. there is a steep slope OF I've hundred
yards. az TIE bottom of which Is the Lodge Gate
and fence. on the castle side OF this were
hundreds OF ticket holders. On the other side
where the Long Walk begins the public was
rassed-
At 2;4j ?. m. a picturesque touch Of color was
added 20 the scene. Sir Walter Parratt. private
organist 10 the late Queen and organ'st Of 81
Georges Chapel Royal Windsor and his choir.
all in Surpltces and college caps, walked quickly
down the slope. through the crowds, TO the
Mausoleum. Then minute guns began to boom.
as battery OF artillery at the foot OF the Long
Walk paid its hnal honorS 10 the dead Queen
The Windsor church bells tolIed soIemnIy, and
the strains Of the band. gradually growing
stronger and stronger. echoed from the Castle
Quadrangle. At 3:15 p. m. the head OF the
procession passed SLOWLY out Of King Georges
Arch.
A sculptured recumbent figure OF Victoria, as
she appeared during the lifetime of the Prince
Consort, has long been in readiness TO be placed
beside the figure cf Prince Albert on the Sar-
cophagus
IMPRESSED BY AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
London, Feb. 4-The afternoon newspapers
emphasize the widespread satisfaction expressed
in Great Britain at the American evidence OF