Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-19
The FUNERAL
OF the Late King Chris
tian Of Denmark.
Laid to Rest Beside Forms Of
Distinguished Predecessors.
The Royal Mourning Party Represented
Many EElOpea1 Thrones.

Roskilde. Denmark. Feb. 18.-The
magnificent old Gothic church here
presented Il brilliant spectacle this at
ternoon when King Christian TX. amid
the thunder OF guns. the sOnOrous tones
of the organ and the blare of triumph
cts, was laid to rest with the long line
throne whose remains repose in lhc
side OF the chapcls in RoSkilde'S red
stone fame.
The collin lay in the chancel beneath
black and gold baldachin supported
by high officers in full dress uniform.
The only decoration on it was a golden
branch, a tribute from the children Of
Denmark Leaning against the altar
rails weie floral tributes from foreign
monarchs and members of the Danish
royal family. The choir was filled
with members of the clergy whose
quaint black gowns and white ruffs
| formed a striking back ground to the
blaze Of goId-,aced uniforms of the
diplomatic corps occupying the corner
of the choir. Here Mr.. OBren, the
American minister, in simple evening
dress. vas Il remarkable exception.
The left of the church was reserved
for the ministers and court and state
officials, whilst on the right We're the
members Of the Riksdag. The gal
leries and side aisles were filled with
ladies.
Just before . o'clock Queen Alexandra.
| the DOwa2er Empress of Russia the
Queen Of Denmark. the Duchess of CUM
| bcrland, and the other royal ladies,
| emerged from the apse and seated them
| selves in the front Row OF chairs to the
| left Ot the coffin. Then a stir at the doc"
| of the cathedral heralded the arrival Of
| the King, and while the organ played
| BecthOvens majestic funeral march the
| royal procession swept up the center aisle.
| King Frederick was attred as Danish
| general. Emperor William, in the uni
| form of a Danish admiral. walked ut his
| left and the King of Greece at his right
both keeping n little behind him. King
ITaakon and the other royal personagcS
and the representatives of foreign SOY
| erciSns followed.
| At the catafalque DIR. Rocrd1m. pri-
mate of the Danish church. with nr.
| Pauli. court chaplain. and DR.. Bondo
| dean of the cathedral. awaited the King
The royal party took seats with the royal
/
| ing Of a hymn and thcn Dr. Roordarl
delivered a long pancgyric touching on
| the principal incidents of the Kings
| reign. The sermon was followed by an
other hymn, the royal mourners joining
| the singing.
| Then to the strains of the funeral
march composed by Hartmann on the oc-
| casicn of the death in 1914 of Albert Ber-
| tel Thorvaldsen. Denmark's great sculp-
tor. eight officers carried the coffin from
| the chancel across to the chapel of Fred
| erick V
| AS the solemn notes pealed forth TIE
| windows of the cathedral We're shaken
by n salute of q guns from a battery out
| side. while simultaneously in the town
| all flags were hoisted from half mast to
the masthead in homer of the new King.
short wait ensued while the coffin was
being deposited in the sarcophagus. Then
| King Frederick and the Queen Louisa
followed by Emperor William and Queen
| Alexandra, whom the Emperor assisted
from her chair. and King Haakcn and
| the Dowaser Empress of Russia. the four
| walking abreast, proceeded to the chapel
where DR. Paulli read the burial service
in strict privacy and in the preserce Of
only the royal personages, the foreign
| representatives and the ministers.
The royal inourners fingered while the
/ battery fired minute guns and the infan-
try three volleys. Having knolt for some
time, the royal rersonages rcverentlv
kissed the catafalnue and the ladies hav-
ing placed fresh flowers on the coffin all
departed in the same order that they en-
tered the church
The mourners had luncheon at the 1T
tie palace close to the cathedral and then
| drove to the station. which they left ~
4.SO O'Clock for Copenhagen.