Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-26
CORONATION DAY.
Services as Arranged Carried
 Out in Many Places.
KING CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.

Temperature is Now Normal and
 That He Had Good Day-Distin
 guished Gathering in St Pauls Ga
 thedral-Ambassado Choate and
 Other Americans Were Present.
 London, June 26., Il :3S a. m.-King Edwards progress in convalescence occasions the greatest satisfaction in all official circles.
 His majesty is already displaying the greatest interest in all public ques tions and is expressing his gratitude over the evidences of the worlds solic- itude by opening a number of telegrams with his own hands, as reported in these despatches last night
 This action excited him slightly, caused some restlessness during the night and aroused some trif1ing solici- tude on the part of the attendant doc tors.
 All this really was unimportant, as his majesty soon quieted down and, on the whole, rested satisfactorily.
 
 this morning was most marked Every body ill Buckingham palace is delight ed and high hopes are entertained that his convalescence will be much more speedy even than was expected last night.
 At no time has there been any seri- ous suggestion of the establishment of regency. The most that was done was in the way of pure speculation suggestion that the prince of Wales might act for his father as King Ed ward fhen prince of Wales) frequently did for Queen Victoria in former days and, particularly, during her last ill., ness, but without his having formally been appointed regent.
 The good news given out by the Duke of Connaught at Buckingham palace before the doctors morning consultation. and which the subsequent official bulletin completely confirmed, occasiOned the liveliest satisfaction to all persons collected at the palace, the Mansion house and elsewhere awaiting tidings from the sick chamber.
 The absence of ambiguity i'll the ian- guage of the medical bulletin, which unlike previous statements has no qualifying phrases, has done much to restore confidence in the public miud in regard to the outcome of the kings illness.
 4:30 p. mt is said at this hour that King Edward is still showing favorable progress.
 6:15 p. m.-His majesty had a good day and has taken nourishment well. He is less weak and his temperature is now almost normal.
 King Edward saw several members of his family in the course of the morn ing. The queen remained at the pal ace, but the Princess Victoria drove out this morning.
 In most of the churches throughout the land to-day the services which were to commemorate the coronation of King Edward are taking place in the changed form of microscopy ser- vices.
 At the hour when the king should have been crowned great and distin- guished gathering. almost identical with that which would have sat in Westminster Abbey. gathered in St Paufs cathedral. The approaches to the cathedral were lined by silent throngs. through which drove peers and peeresses, colonial premiers. for .eign enyoys, ambassadors and mem bers of the house of commons. all in sombre clothes. In the chancel were Joseph H. Choate, the United States ambassador and Mrs Choate Henry White, secretary of the embassy, and Mrs White, John R. Carter. second secretary of the embassy and Mrs Car ter, Whitelaw Reid. the U. $. special ambassador and Mrs Reid MT and Mrs J. Pierpont Morgan. Jr, and the 0f Ina In the nave about a thousand of the Westminster Abbey ticket holders, mainly women, were seated
 Shortly before noon the big western doors were swung open, sunlight streamed in and the duke of Cam bridge. leaning heavily on the arm of an equerry, walked to the chancel.
 AS F o'clock struck there arose from the far end of the nave the clear notes of the opening sentences of the Lit any. chaHted by four of the cathedral clergy. Their tones were in such uni son they seemed to emanate from one powerful voice. The choir took up the responses At each supplication the procession, headed by the cross, ad- vanced a few steps and then stood still until the response was completed. Through the kneeling congregation the choir advanced to the chancel. A score of clergy followed and behind them were ten bishops in gorgeous robes. Then came the archbishop of York, the Most Rev William DaIrymple Mac lagan, the archbishop of Canterbury. the Most Rev Frederick Temple and the lord mayor, Sir Joseph c. Dims- dale. the corporation, in full state bringing up in the rear
 With evident feeling the choir sang the three psalms of intercession, after which the bishop of Stepney, the Right Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang, read the lesson, Isaiah, chapter 3S. verse 10:
 q said in the cutting off of my days, ! shall go to the gates of the grave; I am deprived of the residue of my years"
 The bishop of London. the Right Rev Arthur F. ". Ingram. from the al- tar steps. read the prayers 70 Lord save the king" rang out to the flrth- est recess ef the dome and brought whole-souled response from the choir and the congregation. The anthem and the singing of the hymn, "Thine arm. o Lord, in days r1F old xr-z5 cxfy +,>