Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-13
EDWARD VII. CROWNED.
Statutes Fired From Tower of Lon
don and Hyde Park.
The Kings Procession Left sucking
ham Palace at II O'Clock For the
Abbey, Escorted BY the Royal
Horse Guards.

Horse Guards.
London. Aug. 9.-The eve of the cor
onation OF King Edward VII. was
marked in London by large crowds,
which wandered all the evening some
what aimlessly through the semi-il-
Illuminated streets down Whitehall,
where the Canadian arch was the cen
ter OF attraction, around Westminster
Abbey and along the Strand the side
walks were blocked with the expect
ant populace. The people were de-
tered from any signs of rowdyism by
the acute recollection Of the recent
postponcment of the coronation and
those who had seen the unrestrained
exhibitions which occurred upon the
slightest pretext during war times
! could not fail 20 notice the different
| temperament shown Friday night.
few exceptions IL might well have
been said of the metropolis of the en-
pire that 1t was living up the national
reputation of taking it's pleasure some
what sadly.
The absence Of blatant horns and
annoying feathers was pleasantly
atoned for by the lighting up Of many
buildings The brilliancy OF the illum-
ination held the country visitors to
the city so spellbound that veh;cular
traffic became more and mora diff
cult as the night wore on. Until a
very late hour the stand spectators
did n thriving business AMI around
those stands occupying good locations
there were lines of people anxious TO
get seats at the last moment Many
of the thousands who walked through
the streets exhibited uamistakabls
signs of an intention to sit up all night
in the hope or securing free colgn Of
vantage from which to view Saturdays
procession.
Statutes were fired from the tower CT
London and Hyde Park at sunrise Sat
urday morning.
The first section of the procession
TO the Abbey started from Bucking-
ham palace at 1920 o'clock and con
sisted Of dress carriages and pairs.
containing members of the royal fam
lily headed by trumpeters, the Royal
Horse Guards band. the First Life
Guards and the Royal Horse Guards
Then came the carriages occupied as
follows:
First-The grand duke OF Mecklen-
burg. Strelitz, the grand duchess OF
Mecklenburg, StrelitZ, the duke Of
Cambridge and Prince Frederick.
Second-Princes Andrew and George
of Greece and Princesses Victoria and
Louise of Battenberg
Third-Princes Maurice. Leopold
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Victoria Eugene of Battenberg and
Princess Beatrice princess Henry Of
Battenberg).
Fourth-The duchess of Albany. the
duchess OF Argyll and the crown
prince and crown princess Of Rouma-
MIA.
Fifth-Princesses Louise and Angus
ia Victoria Of Schleswig Holstein and
Prince and Princess Christian of
Schleswig Holstein.
SiXth-The Princesses Victoria Pa
tricia and Margaret of Connaught. the
duchess of Connaught and the grand
duke of Hesse.
Seventh-The duke and duchess Of
Sparta and Prince and Princess Henry
of Prussia.
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the Crown Prince and Crown Princess
Charles of Denmark, Princess Victoria
and the duchess of Fife.
After the foregoing came the Prince
of Wales procession. which started
from York house at l0:45. The al.
vance guard consisted of a detachment
of the Royal Horse Guards followed
by two carriages containing official
members OF the Prince and Princess OF
Wales household. the first troop OF
the Royal Horse Guards. the carriage
OF the Prince and Princess OF Wales
and the second troop of the ROYAL
Horse Guards.
The kings procession left Bucking-
ham palace at il o'clock escorted by
the Royal Horse Guards. the kings
bargemaster and II watermen. These
carriages then followed:
First-SiE Acland Hood. Sidney Rob
ert Greyille and Hon. Mary Dyke and
Hon Sylvia Edwardes. maids Of honor
TO the queen
Sccond--Lord Knollys. the kings
private secretary; Sir y. VI. Probyn.
keeper of the kings privy purse. and
Hon. Victor Christian Cayendish. treas
urer Of his majestys household.
Third Lord Colvue of Culross.
lord chamberlain 10 the queen; Field
Marshal Lord Wolsclcy. Vice Adm.
CulmcSoymour and Hon Charlotte
Kno.lys. lady Of the bcdchambcr to-
her majesty.
Fourth Niscount Churchill a lord
in waiting; the Earl Pembroke lord
steward Of his majesty's household.
the dowager countess OF Litton lady
Of the bedchamber 10 the queen and
the duchess OF Buccleuth. the mistress
Of the robes.
These carriages were followed by
the personal STAFF 90 the command ore
inchief Lord Roberts. mounted.
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