The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-08-14


ty's finger, reading the prayer stimuli
tnncously, the king himself complet-
| ing the proceEs VI putting On the
ring ~ he withdrew his hand. Later,
/ the archbishop he'd similar difficulty,
owing 20 nearuightcdncss. In placing
I the crown ON the kings head IN
/ fact, the choir started tod Save the
King" while the archbishop of Can
terbury was stiii striving ia place the
crown ON the rulers head. and % great
shout went up and the electric lights
were turned ON.
Joy Bells and ARTILLERY saIHtrA.
As the acclnmationS died away the
changing ioy-hells, the noise Of guns
and the shouting Of people outside
penetrated into the abbey. wher. the
/ king rtill sat. motiouless. his dazzling
crown nn his head and bis ucrptre
held firmly in his hand
AFTER hiI girg "BU k4ung aud Play
| the Man" and the libic having been
presented. the king advanced aud
knclt while he received the bcnrdie-
/ tiou.
before ths Great Fhrohr.
lie then walked to the great throne,
where he stood uu the dais for the
first time, surrounded by mobiles. The
archbishop Of Canterbury followed,
the king being obliged to stand while
awaiting thc arrival of the Hrchhish-
op.
Having placed the king upon his
new throne, the archbishop knrit and
paid homage, the aged prriatc scarce
~ being able 90 rise until the king
assisted him aEd himself raised the
archblshop's hands from the steps ~
the throne. The archbishop who
seemed Ia be I'm a faint, had 10 be
practically carried to the altar The
incident created considerable excite
mcnt and several prrlates rushed for
ward tn help the primatr.
KInE and neir Apparent.
The ncAt person to pay homage 10
his ma aicsty was the prince uf Wales,
who knelt until King Edward held out
his hands. which he kissed. after
touching the CROWN az a sigu OF feal-
ty. The prince of Wales then started
to return TO his seat, when the king
drew him back and put his arms
around him and kissed him. After
this the king once more gave the
prince his hand. this time tu shake.
and the hearty yigur of King I'D
wards grasp showed that his hand
at any rate had not lost 81 strength.
s0blIity swear Fraity.
The duke 81 Norfolk. as earl mar
shal, accompanied hy representa-.
tivcs ~ each grade uf the nobility,
read tho oath beginning a. the duke.
earl. etc, do become your lirRr man
81 life aud limb" etc. Respective rep
rrscntuti,cs next touched the crown
and kissed the kings check the duke
of Norfolk being the only peer to
read the oath. This portion Of the
service was considerably shortened.
The anccP EHthroned.
The queen then rose and accom-
panied by her encourage. proceeded
to the altar stcps, whcrr, under a pail
OF cloth of-g,aa. she was quickly
crowned by the archbishup of York,
supported by the bishops. She was
then led to the throne beside that IN
which the king sat and her crthruni-
Sation was accomplished The queen
bowed 90 King Edward and both
walked to the altar and received the
communion, after delivering their
crowns "a the lord great chamber
lain and another officer appointed to
hold them. The pages. while their
ma icstics knriI, Stili held the queens
magnificent long train with the rest
~ the mobiles present kuecling, The
rest 0f the spectacle waH impressive
and was made more brilliant 10y the
electric light.
Venerable Archbishop of Cnuter-
bury,
BY great effort the archbishop of
Canterbury was enabled To conclude
the sersice. and the king and queen
repaired 10 ST. Edwards chapel
Neither Of their majestics returned to
their thrones after the communion,
but remained at the altar. The scrv-
ice, which was completed with the
singing Of tc DEAN was brought To-
close without hitch The king
exhibited no outward traces Of
fatigue.
Departure Prom the Abbey.
The departure Of the king and
queen from the abbey was signaled by
another salute, the massed bands
playing God Save the King" The en-
tire route Of their majesties' return
To the palace was marked by scenes of
enthusiasm similar 60 those which
greeted their progress TO the abbey,
the more clrcuitous route through
Clubland and Constitution hill giving
the hundreds OF thousands OF persons
occupying the stands, windows and
roofs an opportunity of greeting the
new crowned king and bis cOnsort be-
fore they re-entercd buckingham pal
ace, which they did in the midst OF
remarkable scenes Of enthusiasm,
the entire crowd from Constitution
hill downwards Joining in singing the
national anthem.
Appeared ON the Balcony.
shortly after the rsturn Of the king
and queen TO the palace IL was Of
iicially announced from there that
the king had horne the ceremony well
and that he hnd suffered IN M way
from fatigue. and this was confirmed
by the presence of the king himself
when, in response TO ths repeated
plaudits Of the crowds, his majesty,
accompanied by the queen, appeared
on the balcony in their roles and
crowns. The faces of both were guf-
fused with smiles ~ they bowed re-
pratedly their recognition of tho
warmth Of the applause.
ReveSe EtVrs in Trenton, ". J.
Trenton. \. j., Aug. fl.--Ahout q
score of buildings were uuroofed and
otherwivc damaged by terrific ss.rm
lhnt visited Trenton about FIVE o'clock