The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-07
SIR MICHAEL NOW RESTS AT WILTON Remains of British Ambassador Inferred in Wiltshire IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES Services Held in London and In Wash ington Which Were Attended By
 Representatives of the Vari-
 ous Nations.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES

Washington, October 6.-Serviees, solemn and impressive in memory of the late Sir Michael Henry Herbert, the ambassador of Great Britain to the United Sattes' were held at noon today in St. Johns Episcopal church. They were attended by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt, the immediate family Of Lady Herbert, President Roosevelts cabinet, members of the diplomatic corps, repre- sentatives of the United States Supreme Court. distinguished officers of the army, navy and marine corps and prominent officials of the United States government. The ambassadors pew in St. Johns church was closed and draped in deep purple, while the pillars on each side of the chan eel were hung in purple
 Precisely at 12 o'clock President Roose- velt accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt Secretary Loeb and Col. Simons and Commander Cowles, respectively his military and naval aides, entered the church. They were received by the dis tinguished assemblage standing, while the thrilling cadences of Chopins funeral march pealed from the organ.
 The President and Mrs. Roosevelt were met by Arthur s. Raikes, first secretary of the British embassy, who had been designated by King Edward as his pers- onal representatives al the services. They were shown into the first pew on the right side of the main tier of pews and directly in front of the chaneel
 Canadian Officials Present.
 At the left of MT. Raikes sat Major Maude, military secretary of Lord Minto, the governor general of Canada and his personal representative. Opposite the tier of pews sat R. T. Wilson, father of Lady Herbert accompanied by his daughters, Mrs Ogden Goelet and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and his sons, M. Orme Wilson and R. T. Wilson, Jr. Across the aisle, to the right of the President, the pews were occupied by Admiral Dewey and Lieutenant General Young and their staffs.
 The services were the prescribed fun eral services of the Episcopal church. The hymns were "Hark, Hark. My Soul" by Sir John Barnaby; Lead, Kindly Light" and Flight the Good Fight With All My Might
 The only deviation from the funeral ser vice prescribed by the church ritual was the insertion of the name of King Ed ward in the prayer for the President of the United States.
 0CTNSCS III GOHuOIis
 London. October 6-The remains of Sir Michael Herbert, the late British ann bassador at Washington, were inferred this afternoon in the family burial ground at Wilton, Wiltshire. The funer- al was largely private. King Edward and the Prince of Wales sent represent atives. Ambassador Choate. Secretary White and Second Secretary Carter of the American embassy represented the United States.
 Simultaneously there was an impressive memorial service in the Marlborough House chapel St. James palace. The service, which was fully choral was at tended by the Earl of Kingstore( Lord in Waiting), representing King Edward. MT. Mccormick the United States am bassador to Russia, the Alaska boundary commissioners, the members of the United States embassy who were not at Wilton, Foreign Secretary Landsdowne, Lord Strathcona, the Canadian high com missioner, and Lady Strathcona, and a number of diplomats.
 Among the senders of wreaths to Wilton were Ambassador Choate, Senator Welt more, Count Cassini, the Russian ambas- sador to the United States.
 King Was Represented.
 The King was represented by the Earl of Suffield. The mourners included the Earl of Pembroke, Lord Herbert of Lea, the Earl of Durham, Earl deGey, the Duke of Beaufort, Viscount Newport representing Premier Balfour; Charles Ardinage, representing the foreign of flee, representatives of the various em- bassies and legations in London, Arthur Ponson by Robert Goelet.
 The service was conducted by the Arch deacon of Wiltshire, Canon Meade and Canon Oliver. The music included Mendel- sohns' and Chopins funeral marches and interlude especially composed by Sir Hu- bert Parry, director of the Royal College of Music. The body was laid in a flower lined grave in the church yard. Wreaths were also sent by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. ogden Goelet, the Earl and Coun- tess of Yarmouth and the American so- ciety in London.
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