Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-21
IRVING BURIED
BESIDE GARR|CK
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD
AT WESTMINSTER
Historic Abbey Is Crowded With Rep
resentatlves of Classes-White-
law Reid Travels From
Scotland to Attend
BY Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct. 20-Beside that other
great actor, Garrick, and under the
shadow of the statue of Shakespeare
as the interpreter of whose plays ne
won fame, the ashes of Sir Henry lrV-
ing were today given burial in West
minister Abbey, thus being accorded
England's greatest trlbue to her dead.
The services, which were of an impress
sive character, were conducted in the
presence of a congregation which IN
cluded many from the highest official
life of England, eminent representatives
of all walks of life and all the repre-
sentatives of that gallery to which lrv-
ing was so invariably attentive who
could find standing room in the Abbey.
King Edward was represented by Gen
eral Sir Dighton Probyn, keeper of the
priVy purse, and the Prince of Wales
was represented by Lieutenant Col
Carrington, comptroller of the prince s
household while the cabinet ministers
and ambassadors attended in person.
Whitelaw Reid. who is visiting in Scot
land, came to London purposely to tes-
tify to Americas regard for the dead
tragedian.
Long before the hour set for the SER
vices immense crowds gathered around
the Abbey and those having cards of
admission were in their seats as early
as 10 o'clock, those who were unable
to secure admittance, remained about
the entrance until the conclusion of the
ceremony, when in common with thous-
ands of others, they passed through
poets corner to see the burial place.
The services although short and sim
pie were most impressive. AS the
mourners arrived Sir Frederick B.
Ridge, the organist of Westminster Abb
bey, played Chopin's funeral march,
followed by Purcell's funeral music,
rendered with trumpets and trOmbones
Then came Schubert's "Marche Solen-
nellie" Sharply at noon the procession
started from the chapel Of st. Faith,
where the casket containing the ashes
had lain over night and passed through
the cloisters to the space between the
choir and the sanctuary where the cas-
ket, covered with the pail of laurel
wreaths, was placed on catafalque.
During the procession the choir sang
the hymn "Brief Life Is Here Our
Portion" Then followed the Psalm,
"Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge"
Lesson was read by Canon Duckworth,
the substitute dean of Westminster,
who was assisted in the service by
Bishop Weldon, arch deacon Wilber-
force and Canon Hensley Henson. The
anthems were Crossing the Bar" and
"Weep Ye Not For the Dead"
Alter Ine dllHeIuS the CdShel WAS
borne to the grave as the organ pealed
forth the funeral march from "Coriol-
anus" The only mourners were Lady
Irving and the sons of Sir Henry Irv
ing. A few intimate friends and the
pail bearers, followed the casket to the
grave in the narrow space surrounding
which are tombs and statues of many
of England's great men of letters.
OF the mass of floral pieces sent by
friends and admirers of Irving but four
had places during the service. One of
these was a cross of lilies from Queen
Alexandra bearing the words:
"To Sir Henry Irving from the Queen.
Into Thy Hands, Oh Lord, Into
Thy Hands,
Upon his arrival in London from Scot
land this morning, Ambassador Reid
sent the family of Sir Henry Irving a
message conveying his personal regard
for Sir Henry and sincere condolences
on behalf of the American nation.