Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-13
EDWARD CROWNED.
Coronation of the King and Queen of
England
WAS A HIGHLY IMPOSING AFFAIR
The Occurrence Was One of Great
Spiendor, and Was Witnessed By
Tremendous Crowds.

"aiu VII, IL. L., DN the grace of God,
of the United Kingdom of Great Bri
tain and Ireland and of the British
dominions beyond the seas. King.
Defender of the Faith. Emperor of In
dia. was Saturday crowned without
n,tch or harm. In all respects the cele-
oratiop was impressive and it was
carriod out with perfection of detail
anc lack Of accidents that has rarely
characterized similar displays. That
pride OF Empire which marked Queen
Nlctoria's jubilee was lacking and in
Its stead there pcrvaded all classes a
Keen recollection that only six weeks
ago their King lay in danger of death
and this day produced thankfulncss
and genuine sympathy for the man
rather than adulation of the King.
This feeling was voiced bv the arch.
plshop OF Canterbury when he inserted
IN one OF the coronation prayers. the
words, For whose recovery We now
give the heartfelt thanks" Yet this
ala not prevent the public from voic.
ing appreciation of such military dis.
them chance to see. Earl Roberts.
commander-in-chief OF the forces. was
once more the hero of the hour. and
next TO the King himself, received tho
hearuest welcome of the assembled
CROWDS. Here comes good old Bcbs,"
was invariably the signal for all the
reserve power of British lungs to he
hiought into play. Lord Roberts rode
alone and constantly bowed and
smiled ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of his greet.
Ing. Lord Kitchener was not so early
recognized but he was seen as he rode
with General Sir Alfred Gascle and
admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour
ana was the crowds next favoritc. At
various points along the route of the
procession Lord Kitchener received
thunderous ovations. which he nc.
hnowiedscd neither by look ncr by
DOW but as English crowds are used
10 this treatment from Lord Kitchener
1t tailed to suppress the enthusiasm
hut II was for the King and Queen
themselves that people really LET
themselves loose Throughout the dav
wherever end Whenever. Their Ma.
!esties were seen. the cheers werc
lons and loud. and especially was this
40 on the return journey of the Kinc
"na queen TO Buckingham Palace.
III westminster Abbey, the scene
was hothing less than marvellous
Nearly fuOO members of the nobility
ohe clergy and the gentry had gath.
Sreo win foreign Princes. ambassa
oors' Colonial rulers. Indian potcn.
,ates and leaders from the furthercst
quarter of the globe where the Union
JACK hies, to do honor TO the King
Iwo incidents in the service in the
Aooey will live in the memory of all
VINO witnessed them. The first of
CheH, which almost developed into a
uiaiha.lc contretemps. centercd
around the aged archbishop of Can.
teroury. From the commencement of
the service the archbishop had the
Srea.est dlfiiculty in reading or re.
hembering the prayers. The book
from which his almost blind ewes on.
deaVored to read shook in his hands
and when he came to place tho crown
Ppon King Edwards head. his huge
ame, towering above the seated
hlng, swayed so violently that the
Dlshop OF Winchester had to support
him, while the dean of Westminster
PUT guarding hand under the crown
AZ was evident that the archbishop of
canterbury could not see his Kings
heau' ana, after grouping around nc
was Just about to complete the most
important part of the ceremony. when
~ was discovered that he had the
crown with the back to the front.
Slowly he raised it, but too late. 70,
the choir had burst into a loud God
Save the King" Amid tension that
had grown to a pitch of a painful
nervousness. the archbishop finally
managed to place the crown correctly
upon the head OF the King. A few
minutes later came the climax of his
feebleness. He was knceling TO do the
nrst homage of all tha subjects of the
King, when suddenly he almost faint.
ed and would have fallen upon his
sovereign's knees had not King FIJI.
ward tenderly. but firmly, grasped tho
prelate's hands and lifted him 20 his
feet. The bishops of London. Winches.
ter. and Durham clasped their arms
around the archbishop of Canterbury
the King kissed his wrinkled hand
the archbishops head fell back. his
feet moved slowly and mechanically
and thus ne was mole carried than
led from the throne to King Edwards
chapel. where he was revived
The Queens own crowning was
brief and simple. When the four
Duchesses went to hold a canopy over
Her Majesty's head. the Duchess Of
Marlborough and the Duchess of Port.
land led the way. They performed
their duties excellently. AS the criti-
cal period for which the Peeresses had
long practiced, namely, the putting on