Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-28
service held in that church in honor of


 the late Queen Victoria.
 The large choir of forty men ana boys took part in the service at Lady Pauncefote's request and the three hymns sung in the body of the service also were of her personal Selectlon
 AS the funeral party approached the church the music of organ and harp were blended in splendid harmonies. H. H. Freeman, the organist and choir director and Miss Anita Cluss played in solemn rythm Chopin's grand fu- neral march, Then through the choir door on the left came the choristers, singing the hymn For All Thy Saints, y and followed by Bishop Satterlee and Bishop Mackay-Smith. The casket was borne up the entrance steps, and then turning about, Bishops Satterlee and Mackay-Smith precedsd it back into the church, reading the Scripture verses beginning T am the resurrection and the life. saith the Lord and T know that my Redeemer liveth."
 At the foot of the chance1 steps the casket was lowered to the waiting stand, and then the first of the hymns selected by Lady Pauncefote, s'The Saints of God, Their Conflict Past" the music by Sir. John Stainer: the famous English composer was sung by the choir. The burial anthem, taken from the Psalms, was then sung to the old Gregorian chant by the choir. When this quaint old English chant had end ed the officiating bishop advanced and read the lesson for the burial of the dead from the first Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians. When the reading was finished the choir sang the hymn "On the Resurrection Morn, Soul and Body Meet Again" and then chanted the Apostles creed to music by Sir John Stainer
 The bishop. splendid figure in his white vestments, advanced to the front of the chancel and pronounced the last words that will be spoken over the re- mains before their interment at the ancestral home at Preston, England As ,the solemn words. Man that is born of woman is cut down like flow er.'' and '.In the midst of life we are in death." were spoken. the church pre- sented a most beautiful and impressive picture
 With this solemn ceremony over the choir sang q Heard Voice from Heaven" and afterward the hymn
 | The closing prayers were then said. and after the benediction was pro- nounced the choristers took up the strains of Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and marched slowly down the chancel steps and out the door to the left Meanwhile the body bearers had lifted the casket again and carried it slowly out of the door to the right, followed by the two bishops. As it was being placed into the hearse the mingled strains of organ and harp again sound ed through the church, this time in the grand solemn measure of the '.Dead March from Saul"
 At the sound of bug1e the head of the funeral escort swung up the street. leading the march to Rock Creek ceme- tery. At the express wish of the fam fly the escort from the church to the cemetery was limited to a single squad ron of United States cavalry, which passed at first slowly and then more rapidly between the lines of troops at present arms'' Not even tho honor ary pallbearers were called on to ac- company the remains further than the church, for it was held that here the religious services had terminated. So With the mourners in their carriages and the officiat ting clergymen and q few of the embassy staff the remains were taken directly to the cemetery. where they were claced in the receiy- ing vault there to remain until such time as they should be conveyed on 2 united Stateh warship across the Al lantlc to the ancestral nome of the late Lord Pauncefote of Preston.