The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-10
EDWARD is CROWNED.
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EDWHnD 10 OnOENEDs
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ening plaudits of the populace which
greeted their majesties is they emery
ed from the gates. The ovation was
taken up by the crowds which throng-
ed the Mall and was repeatedly ac-
knowledged by the occupants of the
state coach.
Edward Not Looking Well
The King looked pale and rather fine
drawn and was by no means as brown
and robust as previous reports had
led one to expect, and While punctil-
iously bowling from side to side, he did
so with a gravity very unusual with
him. He seemed to sit rather far back
in the carriage and moved his body
very little His curious crimson robes
and cap gave him an unusual appear
ance. The Queen, beside him, was ra-
diant She never looked better The
cheers which greeted the pair were
loud and Enthusiastically genuine and
very different from the perfunctory
applause which usually greets the APP
pearance of members of the royal
family
The three professions to the Abbey
were carried out according to pro-
gramme and the only striking features
Of the first two were the gorgeous state
carriages and the beautiful trappings
and horses.
The crowd paid but little attention to
the occupants of the vehicles. In the
last carriage of the first procession sat
Prince Henry of Prussia on the back
seat, but he was so occupied with
talking to the Duke of Sparta that ne
seemed not to notice the crowd. The
Prince of Wales also seemed very in
different and stolid, but the Princess
of Wales bowed and smiled constant
~. 1t was not until the Kings process
sion came that there was any show
of enthusiasm Lord Kitchener, Admit
raj Seymour and Gen. Gaselee, as they
rode together, of course came in for
much attention, but they all seemed
TO look straight ahead and pay little
attention to the people along the route.
Lord Kitchener, in the full dress of
general, also looked unfamiliar, and
many persons did not recognize him.
The Indians were undoubtedly the
most picturesque feature of the process
sion, while the state coach of the King,
drawn by the fat Hanoverian horses
which figured in all of the late Queen
Nictoria's professions, seems more like
fairyland than usual.
An Accident to Lord Clinton.
The progress of the royal cortege was
marked by no special incident with the
exception of an accident to Lord Ed
ward Pelham Clinton. one of the
grooms in waiting. 1t was a contin-
ued triumph and reached it's climax on
the arrival at the Abbey, where there
was scene of unparalleled enthusiasm,
which did not cease until their majes-
ties disappeared in the annex
The accident to Lord Clinton created
considerable excitement in the Mall.
The groom in waiting. in a closed car
rage, was passing York steps, when
his conveyance collided with another
royal carriage, going at high speed in
an opposite direction. The horses fell
and there appeared to be a bad mix
up. The police extricated the teams
with some difficulty, and Lord Pelham
Clinton who was only slightly hurt,
At Westminster Abbey.
In Westminster Abbey the doors of
that edifice We're scarcely opened and
the gold sticks and ushers had barely
found their stations before the seats
began to fill. Peers and peeresses swept
up the nave, their scarlet and ermine
making vivid contrasts with the deep
blue of the carpet. AS they arrived be-
fore the thrones they separated, the
peers going to the right and the peer
esses to the left
Even when practically empty the
Abbey presented an interesting, pic
turesque effect, the oldest feature of
which consisted in every seat being
practically covered by a large white
ot1clal programme, in the center of
which was placed a small deep red
book of service
Without the tapestries or light fur
nishing of the tiers upon tiers of seats
which rose fifty feet high, the combina-
ton of white and red programmes by
itself produced a gala effect. The pre-
liminary eulogies of the decorative ar
rangements We're not overstated The
entire scheme had been carried out har-
moniously and even the stands did not
seem out of place. A peculiarly beau
tiful effect was presented by the
Kings and Queens boxes, comprising
half dozen rows of chairs in white
satin, relieved only by the crimson of
the seats. Beyond the structural dec
orations for the sealing of the specta-
tors, there was little attempt at any
display. and the old gray arches lent
their stately perspective to the scene,
untouched by flags or any CLEAN of
color.
The various chairs to be used by the
King and Queen in the service attract
ed special attention, but what inevita-
bly, caught the eye was the glittering
array of gold plate, brought from va
rious royal repositories, ranged along
the chancel and behind the altar.
Amidst these surroundings the earl
marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, resplen-
dent in white knee breeches and heavi-
ly embroidered coat, hurried to and
fro directing the final touches.
By 10 o'clock the interior of the Abb
hey presented a blaze of color. Along
the nave, which was lined by grena-
diers. every chair was taken up by
high officers of the army and navy
and others in equally handsome equip
ment.
On top of the arch separating the
nave from the chancel sat the sur
pliced orchestra. In stalls within with
the other ambassadors, We're the Unit
ed States ambassador, Joseph II.
Choate and Mrs. Choate and many off,
Gals.
Artist Abbey Takes Notes.
During the long wait Edwin A. Alb
hey, the American artist, who was
commissioned to paint the coronation
scene in the Abbey, and who wore
court uniform, took CAREFUL note of
the surroundings for the historic mic
ture ordered by the King.
The peeresses took advantage of the
long interval to stroll up and down.
but the peers sat stolidly awaiting the
arrival of the sovereign, their ermine
caps presenting a solid mass of white.
AT TO o'clock the organ and band