Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-23
KING AND QUEEN CROWNED
Ruler Of Norway and OOnsOrt Formally
Inducted Into Office.
CEREMONIES IN CATHEDRAL At TRoNOHtM
serV' = Brief. Occupying Less Than
- Nurs from Time Party
ives Palace Until
y Their Return.

my King Haakon VII and queen MAUD
.oday were invested with the crowns of
Norway The time, the circumstances and
the memory gathered around the occasion
produced an impressive monotone through
out the proceedings.
Coronation day opened with glowing but
cold sun shining In the early morning
spiatters of rain fell and a chill wind came
OF the ford making it necessary to wear
overcoats and winter clothing. The normal
temperature in the cathedral previous 70 the
ceremony was under 80 degrees and It was
feared that many of those present would
cary away a painful and lasting reminder
of the coronation of King Haakon and
Queen Maud, although the Norwegian
court wisely relaxed the rules governing
dress.
The city was alive at an early hour and
by o'clock the avenues reaching to the
cathedral were filled with struggling lines
of people making for the various points Of
vantage from which to see the members
Of the royal family and the distinguished
guests enter the cathedral. The doors of
the latter were opened at 10 a. m. aud
soon afterwards three bishops. robed In
black and white. drove up in basketlike
phaeton. The crowd uncovered when the
bishops entered the cathedral
Spectators Arrive Early.
The cathedral filled rapidly. BY 1925 a.
m. the majority of the spectators had ar
rived and were seated, the women in even
Ing costumes and many of the men In
bright uniforms and wearing orders. The
effect was imposing in spite of the half
light in the interior Of the old cathedral.
Long rows OF seats extended along the
entire both sides Of the building, rising
/ q nj. 49, "a
unoccupied except by the throne seats and
a few chairs hack Of the columns. red
carpet was stretched down the aisle and in
| the center of both transepts.
The arrival OF the bishops was followed
| by the appearance Of number of priests,
all robed In white. They entered the north
sanctuary at 1O:9O and formed seml-circle
about the altar and with bent heads offered
UP prayer for the king and queen. Their
entrance silenced the crowd.
| In the meantime lines of soldiers and
sailors from a specially constructed landing
| place formed lane to the cathedral en-
trance.
The royal and special embassies soon
afterwards began arriving Among the first
was the special American envoy, Charles
II. Graves, minister TO Sweden. and Mrs
Graves; Lieutenant Commander John II
States at London, and Mrs Gibbons; and
Major William NJ. Gibson, American mill.
tary attache at ST. Petersburg, who wal
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. William J
Bryan. --.--s---..-.. z-a--.--
Royalty IL Cheered.
The crowd watched the party with grca
interest. The visiting princes and prin
cesses were clleered as they drove aIonI
the lane after the troops and band sta
toned opposite the canoped portal of tn,
cathedral played the national anthem re
spectively of each country represented b!
the arriving embassy and at the same tim
the troops presented arms.
The prince and princess of Wales en-
tered last at 1875 a. m. and their part!
was still in the street when peals of bell
from the city churches announced tina
King Haakon was preparing TO leave tn
palace. BY this time the dense crowd
walled behind the line OF troops extende,
! from below the palace into the bisectin
streets and to the cathedral where nea
, the entrance stood the tribunes which ha
been erected for the more fortunate o
the public.
Royalty Faces Camera.
The king and queen. after a brief della
in arranging the carriages and cavalr
, esort. started for tine cathedral, precede
\ by their suites. A great cheer announce
the departure OF the royal party Th
king and queen. who rode in a closed stat
= coach, both wore ermine robes and wer
bareheaded They seemed grave as the
drove toward the cathedral. The kin,
however, smiled and saluted in reply
7 the sslutations of the people.
When approaching the cathedral the
= majesties faced half a dozen photograph
machines and a score of cameras. TIL
e procession moved slowly Handkerchief
Z and flags were waved. but the crowd seen
e ingly was impressed by the coming rel
70 gious ceremony and the people general
l, were silent. Occasionally, however. thel
l. was an outburst of cheers. The row
coach, drawn by four handsome bays, |,
u by footmen, reached the cathedral at Ii:
is a. m, where the king and queen were r
ceived by the clergy. When the royal pa r.
J. entered all present in the cathedral aru
lie and the ceremonial began.
t. Ceremonies Elaborate.
'e The coronation ceremonies, which we
very elaborate were conducted by Il
n bishop of Trondhjem. assisted by the lea
10 ing cabinet ministers and chief justice
G the supreme court. After the annointii
is of the king by the bishop the latter al
IT Prime Minister Michilsen conformity pIac
L. the crown on his head, after which Foreij
Minister Loveland and the bishop co
d. Jointly handed him the scepter. After I
n prayer offered by the bishop the latter al
I'd Interior Minister Arctander conioint
is handed the king the orb. and later the W
he minister. OLSON and the bishop handed I
$ sword OF state 10 his majesty These ceI
ly monies were followed by the benedictic
II The king, having taken his seat on
ct throne the queen was crowned by the sal
high personages and In a similar mann
r- The ceremony throughout was impressi,
he When the newly crowned sovereigns
ed turned TO their thrones after the EpiscoJ
w benediction all the royal guests and spec
Ill ambassadors saluted them with deep rev,