Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-19
DANISH KING
Is LAID AWAY
Kaiser Wilhelm Attends Funeral
of Christian TX "A Brilliant
Scene.
MANY NOTABLE PRESENT

ROSKILDE, Denmark, Feb. 19.-The
magnificent old gothic church here
presented brilliant spectacle when
King Christian TX, amid the thunder
of guns, the sonorous tones of the or
gan and the blare of trumpets, was
/ laid to rest with the long line of his
I predecessors on the Danish throne.
whose remains repose in the side of the
chapels in Roskildes red stone fame.
The coffin lay in the chapel 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 were floral tributes from foreign
monarchs and members of the Danish
royal family. The choir was filed
with members of the clergy, whose
quaint black gowns and white ruffs
formed striking background TO the
blaze of gold laced uniforms of the dip
lomatic body occupying the corner OF
the choir.
Here Mr.. OBrien, the American min
1 lister, in simple evening dress, was
remarkable exception. As Mr.. O'Brien
was personally representing President
Roosevelt, the Danish government had
given him an attache of honor, NJ. Sea-
VENUS, of the foreign office.
The scene was brilliant in the ex-
treme, the only sign of mourning being
the black floor cloth, which served to
throw relief on the bright colors ard
the flashing gold and silver lace of the
uniforms of the military deputations
and foreign suits which awaited the
arrival of the royal mourners near the
entrance to the church.
The members of the riksdag and
of the folkething. having deposited
wreaths on the coffin, just before 2
o'clock Queen Alexandra, the dowager
empress of Russia, the queen of Dem
mark, the Duchess of Cumberland and
the other royal ladies emerged from
the apse and seated themselves In the
front row of chairs to the left of the
coffin. Then a stir at the door of the
cathedral heralded the arrival of the
king and Emperor William of Ger
many, and while the organ played
Beethovens majestic funeral march
the royal procession swept up the cen
ter aisle. King Frederick was attired
as a Danish general. Emperor VIII
liam, in the uniform of a Danish adj
miral. walked at his left and the king
of Greece at his right, both keeping a
little behind him. King Haakon and
the other royal personages and the rep
resentatives of foreign sovereigns fol-
lowed.
To the strains of the funeral march
compos } jy Hartmann on the occa-
sion o. death in 1874 of Albert Ber-
tel horvaldsen, Denmark's great
sculptor which was accompanied by
trumpets and cymbals, eight officers
carried the coffin from the chancel
across to the Chapel of Frederick V.
/ 1t was an impressive moment. AS
the solemn notes pealed forth the Win
dows of the cathedral were shaken by
a salute of twenty-one guns from
battery outside, while simultaneously
in the town all flags were hoisted from
/ half mast to the masthead in honor of
/ the new king.
/ A short wait ensued while tive cof-
in was being deposited in the sar-
cophagus. Then King Frederick and
Queen Louisa, followed by Emperor
William and Queen Alexandra, whom
the emperor assisted from her chair,
and King Haakon and the dowager
empress of Russia, the four walking
abreast, proceeded to the chapel, where
DR.. Paulli read the burial service in
strict privacy and in the presence only
Of the royal personages, the foreign
representatives and the ministers.
Earth being thrice thrown on the cof-
fin. the Lords Prayer was repeated,
and the service concluded with the ben
ediction.