The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-21
HOW KING EDWARD WAS
CROWNED At WESTMINSTER
Completed Details of Ceremony Which Was
Magnificiently Carried Out Despite Illness
of Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Advertisers special account of
the corona ton. which was cut off by
the departure from San Francisco of
the Honolulu bound steamer while the
Associated Press was receiving the
news, concluded with a paragraph
about the physical appearance of the
King. 1.-The King it said. looked pale
and rather fine drawn" The following
is the remainder of the interrupted
story:
AS the hour appointed for the de-
| parture of the royal procession ap-
preached the excitement about Buck
| ingham Palace was most marked.
/ Punctual to time, the advance guard
of the royal cavalcade issued from the
archway, the horses of the troopers
: curvetting nervously as they faced the
wall of humanity that cheered their
coming. Shortly afterward came the
Prince and Princess of Wales process
sion, and, finally, within a few min
utes their .majesties' state coach ap-
peared at the gateway, and the King
and Queen smiled and bowed in re-
| Spouse to the mighty roar of cheers
/ that dwarfed all previous welcomes.
\
markable. On the roof of the palace
! were perched a number of fashionably
dressed ladies, members of the house
hold, and their cheers, with the fiutter-
ing of their handkerchiefs, as the King
and Queen entered the royal coach,
gave the signal for the deafening
p1audits of the populace which greeted
their majesties as they emerged from
the gates. The ovation was taken up
by the crowds which thronged the
Mall, and was repeatedly acknowledged
by the occupants of the state coach.
The King looked pale and rather fine
drawn, and was by no means as brown I
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 to
him. He seemed to sit rather far back
in the carriage, and moved his body II
very little. His curious crimson robes
and cap doubtless gave him an unus-
ual appearance. The Queen, beside him,
was radiant She never looked better.
The cheers which greeted the pair ,
were loud and Enthusiastically genuine,
and very different from the perfume I
tory applause which usually greets
the appearance of members of the royal
family.
The three professions to the Abbey
were carried out according to pro- /,
gram 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 We I
1icles. In the LAT carriage of the first +
procession sat Prince Henry of Prus-
Tia on the back seat, but he was so
occupied with talking to the Duke or Q
sparta that he seemed not to notice the I
crowd. The Prince IF Wales seemed
-ery Indifferent and stoIid, but the
Princess of Wales bowed and smiled :,
onstantly. 1t was not until the Kings
Procession came that there was any 3
how of enthusiasm. Lord Kitchener, Il
admiral Seymour and General Gaselee, u
s they rode together, of course, came a
n for much attention, out Iney all Il
emed to pay little attention, to the ie
eople along the route. Lord Kttch- q
ner. in the Respondent full-dress uni
orrn of a General, also looked unfa- :,
liliar, and many persons did not rec a.
gnize him. The Indians were un- cl
oubtedly the most picturesque fea- bt
1res of the procession, while the state H
zach of the King, drawn by the fat K
horses which figured in all st
{ the late Queen Victoria's process
ons. seemed much more like fairyland =,
IAN usual. 4
Rv 10 O'Clock the interior of the abbey 8
a blaze of color. Along the
ave. which was lined by Grenadiers, 4
very chair was taken by high OH 8
ers of the army and navy and others
! equally handsome equipment. on top 81
the arch separating. the nave from
he chanceI sat the surplieed orchestra A
no ot =
,dors. were the United States Embas-
or. Joseph H Choate, and Mrs.
hoate and many officials.
The progresses took advantage of the 3
ing interval to stroll up and down, but &
,e peers sat stolidly awaiting the ar Z
val of the sovereign, their ermine caps
a solid mass of white. After z
o'clock the organ and band played, &
lille the spectators, many OF WhoIh
,owed signs of sleepiness, chatted or Y
yept with their glasses what portions Z
the abbey they could see from their !
ats. q
OPENING OF THE CEREMONY
The ceremonies commenced with the
,ncessional of the regalia. The pro-
.ssion of clergy with the regalia then 4
.ocaeded from the altar TO the annex, q
I present standing up and the choir
nging 30. God. Our Help in Ages
asst" Preceding the regalia came the
Tvs of Westminster Abbey, followed
the chiluren of the chapel royal ana
g choir in royal uniforms. a
The Duke of Connaught took his d
ace besides the Prince of Wales in 4
. abbey as the procession entered, s
wing as he passed the Prince. The
-chbishop of Canterbury took his
at in front of the coronation chair, !
ID the Earl of Halsbury, the Lord Z
igh Chancellor, seated himself by his 4
lie. Several minutes elapsed, how :
er. before the King and Queen came ~