New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-13
KING EDWARD CROWNED.
Magnificent Ceremony Is Carried
Out Successfully IN West
minister Abbey.
4 BRILLIANT AND IMPRESSIVE SCENE.

| Queen Alexandra II Invested with
Her Grown After the King Has Re-
ceived the Homage of Church Dig
nitaries and Nobility.
London, Aug. liking Edward and
Queen Alexandra were crowned in
| Westminster abbey shortly after noon
Saturday. Though the ceremony was
bereft Of some Of the laboration and
pagentry originally contemplated, it.
lacked little in the way Of spectacular
perfection. The whole ceremonial was
of magniicently decorative charac-
ter, and presented cons family chang
! ing panorama around the two central
| figures enthroned in their robes Of vel
| vet, ermine and cloth-of-gold, amidst
the distinguished assemblage of act
roles necessitated constant movement.
Each stage of the ceremony, with its
old world usages, furnished its quota
Of interest, while the interior of the
| noble church, filled as it was with
officiating prelates in vari-colored
| capes, with princes and diplomats, Off
| GERS in gold-laced uniforms, with her
| aids, pursuiyants and other officers of
State in medieval costumes, with peers
and peeresses in rich robes, with ORR
| entail potentates in smany-hued raj
ment, with men of all types and all
shades of complexion, from distant
points of the now crowned monarch's
empire, with it's dazzling display Of
jewels and wealth of color, presented a
| picture which in it's combined bril-
| iancy and distinction has seldom been
exceled. ......
| The ceremonies commenced with the
RECONSIDERATION of the regalia. The
procession of clergy with the regalia
then proceeded from the altar to the
annex, all present standing up and the
choir singing 20, God, Our Help in
Ages Past" Preceding the regalia
came the boys of Westminster abbey,
followed by the children Of the chapel
royal and the choir in royal uniforms.
The duke of Connaught took his
place beside the prince of wales in the
abbey as the procession entered, bow
ing as he passed the prince. %
| The Queens Arrival.
: The archbishop of Canterbury took
his seat in front of the coronation
chair, and the earl of Halsbury, the
lord high chancellor, seated himself
by his side. Several minutes elapsed,
however, before the king and queen
came in sight of those gathered about
the throne. Suddenly ''Vivat Alexan-
dra!" was shouted by the boys of
Westminster, and the queen, walking
! slowly to the left of the throne,
gained her chair and knelt at a silken
I prize dieu, her ma gnifcent train Of
4 cloth of gold being, lifted out of her
way by six scarlet-coated pages,
! Kings Approach Delayed. ]
Two OF three minutes later came the
hoarse cry from the Westminster
boys of Viva rex Edwardus!" with
blasts from trumpets. Yet there was
4 another walt What has become of
the king ?''sW masked by people who
| were SHUT off from sight Of the nave.
The queen waited patiently, the organ
ceased and then resumed, there was
another fanfare of trumpets, another
chorus of s'vivats" and King Edward
appeared and walked to his chair in
front of the throne, bowling to, the
queen as he passed, and then knelt
down in prayer. After removing his
somewhat unbeconing cap his mai esty
stood up and the arch bishop Of Canter-
bury, in. a trembling voice, read the
Recognition" beginning: "'Sirs, I here
4 present unto you King Edward. the
| und quilted king of this realm, etc.
Then there was a hoarse shout, and
the blending of the choir and the peo-
pie, women and men, in the cry: "God
save King Edward!" Several times
/ this was repeated, and thesabbey rang
with loud fanfares.# 3. Is d
| Again the king and queen knelt, and
| the archbishop of Canterbury walked
to the. altar and commenced the com
Emunion. While the Gospel was being
read the king stood erect, supported
on each side BY the bishops in their
heavy embroidered capes.I During the
singing Of the creed all the members
Of the royal family turned eastward
Both King Edward and Queen Alex.
andra followed the service carefully
frequently looking at the copies Of the
service which they held in their hands
| Administration Of the Oath. =
The administration Of the oath fol
lowed. Standing before the kings
Ichair, the arch bishop asked: ssir, Is
your majesty willing to. take the
oath ?" The king answered in firm
strong tones: ST am willing etc, his
replies being easily heard high up il
the triforium near the roof. Then
the inkstand was brought, and tht
king signed the oath. He did not ad
vance to the altar, but sat in the chair
he had occupied since the service be.
4 gan. While the choir sang s.Come
Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire tn.
king remained seated and the queer
stood up. z5 & 52
The Amounting Ceremony. &. s5
After the archbishop's amounting
prayer gold canopy was brought
a