The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-12
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lloucned the crown and kissed the kings
lcheek. the Duke Of Norfolk being the
lonly peer TO e the oath. This por-
ltion Of the service was considerably
shortened.
The queen hen rose, and.
lnied by her encourage, proceeded to the
ALTAR steps, where, under a pail of cloth
lof gold. she was quickly crowned by the
archbishop of York, supported by the
bishops. She was then led to the throne
beside that in which the king sat and
her e~nthonization was accomplished.
THE queen bowed to King Edward and
both walked to the altar and received
the communion, after delivering their
Icrowns to the Lord Great Chamberlain
and another officer appeared 10 hold
them. The pages. while their majesties
lknelt, still held the queens long train
with the rest of the mobiles present
lkneeling. The whole spectacle was most
impressive n was made more brilliant
lowing to the electric light.
By a 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
IDeum was brought to a close without
a hitch. The king exhibited no out
"0A NAoNC VI
While the king and queen were In
St Edwards chapel many of the peers
broke ranks and lined up the approach
es to the altar and the younger mem
bers OF the nobility, some of them being
scarcely ten years of age, who had pre-
viously been kept in the back ground
then Joined their older relatives. Gen
Ieral Kitchener with his hands on the
shoulders of a little page, was conspic-
Iuous among these. The first to appear
in 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.
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.
This, however, was quickly atoned for.
AS he king passed the chancel arch
those in the body of the abbey COM
menced to cheer. The sOun came in
volume and bishops and priests, peers
and peereSSes, generals, aGmiralS and
diplomats, the Whole vast throng rose
and hurrahed at the top of their voices.
Until the last man in the procession
had disappeared in the annex the cheer
ing 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 desper-
ate n fruitless search fer the car
Iriages.
The departure of the king n queen
from the abbey was ~Signalled by an
other salute, the massed bands playing
"God Save the King" The entire route
of their majesties return to the palace
was marked by scene of enthusiasm
lsimilar to those which greeted their
progress to the abbey, the more circuit
Gus route through Clubland IL Consti-
tuition Hill giving the hundreds of thou(
sands of persons occupying the stands,
Windows and roofs an opportunity of
jgreeting the new crowned king and his
consort before they re-entered Bucking-
ham Palace, which they did in the
midst of remarkable Genes of enthusi-
asm. The entire crowd from Constitu-
ltion Hill ~downwards joined in singing
the national antehm.
Shortly after the return of the king
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 nc way from the IA
ltigue, and this was confirmed by the
Ip~resence of the king himself when, in
response to the repeated plaudits OF the
Icrowds, his majesty, accompanied by
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.
Earl Roberts, commander-in-chief of
the forces, was once more the hero OF
the hour and, next to the king himself,
received the heartiest welcome of the
assembled crowds. Here comes Good
old Bobs" was invariably the signal for
all the reserve power of British lungs to
be brought into play. Lord Roberts
rode alone and constantly bowed and
smiled acknowledgements of his greet
ling. Lord Kitchener Was not so easily
recognized, but he waa seen as he rode
with General Sir Alfred GaSelee and
admiral Sir Edward Hobart seymour
land was the crowds next faVorite. AT
various points along the route of the
procession Lord itchen received
l%thunderous ovations, which he acknowf-
edged neither by look or bow but as
English crowds are used to this treat
ment from Lord Kitchener. it quite fall
ed to suppress the enthusiasm.
Tonight the Associated Press learns
that King Edward was realty unnerved
by the condition of the archbishop of
Canterbury and that his majesty sat
in constant dread of a contretempts
Though outwardly calm, as would be
Judged from the steadiness with which
he held his sceptre rod erect during the
ordeal. This brave show. however.
would n { deceive the queen. Through
out the service and especially as the
Archbishop of Canterbury became more
land more nervous, her majesty palpably
dreaded that the king would break
down. With keen anxiety she con-
tnrnad toward her husband