The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-12

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| resentatives next touched the crown and
kissed the Kings check, the Duke of Nor
folk being the only peer to read the oath.
This portion of the service was consider
ably shortened.
THE QUEEN ENTHRONED.
The queen then rose, and, accompanied
by her encourage, proceeded to
the altar steps, where, under a pail
of cloth of gold, she was quickly crown
ed by the Archbishop of York, supported
by the bishops. She was then led to the
throne beside that in which the klng
sat, and her enthronization was accom-
plished. The Queen bowed to King Ed
ward. and both walked to the altar ana
received the communion, after delivering
their crowns to the Lord Hlgh Cham-
berlain and another officer appointed to
hold them. The pages, while Their Ma
~jesties knelt, still held the Queens mag
~nifcent long train with the rest or the
mobiles present kneeling. The whole
spectacle was most impressive and was
made more brilliant owing to the electric
light.
BY a great effort the Archbishop of
Canterbury was enabled to complete
the service and the King and Queen re-
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of Their Majesties returned to their
thrones after the communion. but re-
manned at the altar. The service, which
was completed with the singing Of the
TIE Deum, was brought to a close with
out a hitch. The King exhibited no out
ward traces of fatigue.
While the King and Queen were in st.
Edwards Chapel many Of the peers
broke ranks and lined up the approaches
to the altar, and the younger members
of the nobility, some Of them being
scarcely ten years of age, who had preVi-
ously been kept in the back ground then
Joined their older relatives. General
Kitchener, with his hands on the should
ers of a little page, was conspicuous
among 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 s%alutations. 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 passed 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.
CHEERS FOR THE KING.
Nearly ten minutes later the King
emerged from the chapel. still wearing
the crown and carrying the sceptre and
rod. He smilingly bowed to the peers
and pages. While His Majesty was still
near the altar some one in the galleries
shouted, Three cheers for the King
There was a feeble shout, but no one
took up this unorganiZed demonstration.
A somewhat awkward pause followed.
TL;- Inu,oror u-or rl1jally 9fnnp6 for
AS the King passed the chancel arch
those in the body of the abbey COM
menced to cheer. The sound grew in
volume and bishops and priests, peers
and pceresses, generals, admirals and
diplomats, the whole vast throng rose and
hurrahed at the top of their voices. Until
the last man in the procession had dis
appeared in the annex the cheering was
continued. The King bowed and smiled,
evidently delighted with his reception,
and then the organ and the orchestra
played, God Save the King and the
spectators poured out in desperate and
frequently fruitless search for the car
riages.
The departure of the King and Queen
from the abbey was signalled by another
salute, the massed band 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 passing to
the abbey. by a more circuitous route
through Clubland and Constitution Hill,
giving the hundreds of thousands of per-
sons occupying the stands, windows and
roofs ar opportunity of greeting the new
crowned King and his consort before they
re-entered Buckingham Palace, which
they did N the midst of remarkable
scenes Of enthusiasm. The entire crowd
from Constitution Hill ~downwards Joined
in singing the national anthem.
Shortly after the return of the Kin
and Queen to the palace it was officially
announced from there that the King had
borne the ceremony we'll, and that he had
suffered in no way from fatigue, and this
was confirmed by the presence of the
King himself when, in response to the
repeated plaudits of the crowds, His
Majesty and the Queen, appeared
on the balcony in their robes and
crowns. The faces of both were suffused
with smiles as they bowed repeatedly
their recognition of the warmth Of the
applause.