The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-10

The things which I have here be-
fore promised. 1 will perform and keep,
so help me God.
Then the King kissed the Book and
signed the oath.
AS the acclamations died away, the
changing of the joybells, the noise of
! guns and the shouting of the people
! outside penetrated into the Abbey
where the King still sat, motionless,
! his dazzling crown on his head and
| his sceptre held firmly in his mand.
The Archbishop Very Feeble.
After the singing of BE Strong and
Play the Man" and the Bible having
been presented, the King advanced and
! knelt while he received the benedic-
ton. He then walked to the great
throne, where he stood on the dais for
the first time by the mobiles. The
Archbishop of Canterbury followed.
the King being obliged to stand while
awaiting the arrival of the Archbishop.
Having placed the King into his new
| throne the Archbishop knelt and paid
| homage, the aged prelate scarcely be-
ing able to rise until the King assisted
him and himself raised the Archbish-
ops hand from the steps of the throne.
! The Archbishop who seemed to be in
a faint practically had to be carried
to the altar The incident created con-
lates rushed forward to help the pri-
mate.
King Kissed the Prince.
TheAnext person to pay homage to
his majesty was the Prince of Wales,
who knelt until King Edward held
out his hand, which he kissed, after
touching the crown as a sign of fealty.
The Prince of Wales then started to
return to his seat, when the King drew
hQ oh 1F,A ~ I'D
him and kissed him. After this the
King once more gave the Prince his
hand, this time to shake, and the
hearty Vigor of King Edwards grasp
showed that his hand at any rate had
not lost it's strength
The Duke of Norfolk (as earl mar
shah, accompanied by representatives
of each grade of the nobility, read the
oath, beginning, II - duke or earl,
etc) do become your llegeman of life
and limb" etc. The respective repre-
sentatives next touched the crown
and kissed the Kings cheek, the Duke
OF Norfolk being the only peer to read
the oath. This portion of the service
was considerably shortened.
The Queen Quickly Crowned.
The Queen then rose, and, accom-
panied by her encourage, proceeded to
the altar steps, where, under pail of
cloth of gold, she was quickly crown
ed by the Archbishop of York sup
ported by the Bishops. She was then
led to the throne beside that in which
the King sat, and her differentiation
was accomplished. The Queen bowed
to King Edward. and both walked TO
the altar and received the communion,
after delivering their crowns to the
Lord Great Chamberlain and another
officer appointed to hold them. The
pages, while their majesties knelt, still
held the Queens magnificent long
'train, with the rest of the mobiles pres
ent kneelng. The whole spectacle was
most impressive and was made more
brilliant owing to the electric light.
BY great effort the Archbishop of
Canterbury was enabled to conclude
the service and the King and Queen
repaired to St. Edwards chapel.
Neither of their majesties returned TO
their thrones after the communion, but
remained at the altar. The service,
which was completed with the singing
of the TIE Deum, was brought to a close
! without hitch. The King exhibited no
outward traces of fatigue.
While the King and Queen We're in
st. Edwards chapel many of the peers
broke ranks and lined up the ap-
proaches to the altar, and the younger
members of the nobility, some of them
previously been kept in the back
ground then joined their older rela-
| tiVes. Gen. Kitchener, with his hands
| on the shoulders of a little page, vas
conspicuous amongst these. The first
to appear from the chapel was the
Queen. As she passed between the
ranks all the mobiles bowed low, the
| queen acknowledging their salutations.
Cheers for Queen and King.
When her majesty reached the nave
! some one shouted, Three cheers for
the Queen" and the old Abbey rang
with cheers as the Queen slowly pass
ed into the annex, men and women
rising from their seats and shouting
with as much good will as any of the
| crowds in the streets
Nearly ten minutes later the King
emerged from the chapel, still wearing
the crown and carrying the scepter
and rod. He smilingly bowed to the
peers and pages. While his majesty
was still near the altar some one in the
gallery shouted Three cheers for the
KING" There was a feeble shout, but
no one took up this unorganized DEM
onstration. A somewhat awkward
pause followed. This, however, was
quickly atoned for. AS the King pass
! ed the chancel arch those in the BODY
of the Abbey commenced to cheer. The
i sound grew in volume and bishops and
priests. peers and peeresses, generals
admirals and diplomats, the whole vast
throng rose and hurrahed at the tor
of their voices. Until the last man In
the procession had disappeared in the
annex the cheering continued. The
King bowed and smiled, evidently de-
lighted with his reception, and then
the organ and the orchestra PLAYED
God Save the King" and the specta-
tors poured out in desperate and fire.
quently fruitless search for the car
riages.
The POpulace Enthusinstic
The departure of the King and
Queen from the Abbey was signaled
by another salute. the massed bands
| playing God Save the King" The
entire route of their majesties' return
to the palace was marked by scenes
of enthusiasm similar to those which
greeted their progress to the Abbey,
the more circuitous route through
| Clubland and Constitution Hill giving
the hundreds of thousands of persons
occupying the stands, windows and
roofs an opportunity of greeting the
new crowned King and his consort be-
fore they re-entered Buckingham Pal
ace, which they did in the midst of
| remarkable scenes of enthusiasm, the
entire crowd from Constitution Hill
downwards joining in singing the ma
tional anthem.
Shortly after the return of the King
and Queen to the palace it was Off
cially announced from there that the
King had borne the ceremony we'll and
that he had suffered in no way from