The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13
Real Grief at the Palace.

It was grief-stricken palace;
hearts were turned in pity and strong
men shaken at the scene, where the
special embassies we're received.
Neither Queen Amelie nor the dow
ager queen Maria Pia were to be seen,
but King Manuel carried himself as
bravely as he might, though deadly
pale and on the verge of a complete
breakdown when the ordeal was fin
ished. The duke of Connanght, Prince
Eitel Frederick and Infanta Fernando,
after verbal coincidence, presented
personal letters from their sovereigns
to the king, who was greatly touched
at these messages. Tears that were
almost constantly in his eyes several
times overfowed.
When the members of the court and
the special representatives of foreign
countries entered the chapel for the
last brief service the king remained
behind. Neither he nor the two
queens followed the cortege to the
chapel. The violent death of his
father, it is said, has absolved King
Manuel from conforming to the tradi-
ton of walking behind the dead to the
grave. Nevertheless his absence and
the absence Of Queen Amelie and the
dowager queen has caused universal
comment, being generally attributed
to other reasons.
The heavily armed procession which
left the Necessidades palace was rem
iniscent Of bygone ages. Cavalry with
pixies led the way, infantry and artil-
lery brought up the rear. The cor
tege proper was surrounded by squad
rons of dragons. 1t consisted of the
funeral cars, following the wake of the
high-seated, gilded coaches, each
drawn by six pairs of richly capari-
soned mules, in which rode the special
ambassadors and high dignitaries of
court. These numbering, creaking,
springless vehicles are Portugars
pride, dating back to the golden age.
Each has romantic history. Riding
alongside of these were special pla-
toons of hussars, with drawn sabers.
| The crown, draped with Grape, was
| borne in a separate carriage. The
swordbearers and the staffbearers
| walked ahead OF the funeral cars and
| three rows of taper bearers on either
side. Bareheaded lackeys in the royal
livery of red and yellow and halber-
diers with arms reversed marched be-
hind the cars. Here also came the
mounts of the dead masters, covered
with black nantes. The sleeves OF
the soldiers, the whips of the coach.
men, hilts of swords, caps of grooms
and points of lances all bore crepe
| Street lamps, yelled and lighted
heightened the effect of the cortege. .
The religious service at the church
was very stately. The interior was
draped and literally buried in floral
tributes. Those sent by the emperor
of Germany and the president of the
United States; two of the largest
wreaths, occupied prominent place
The bodies will lie in state for three
days and then will be consigned to
the tombs in the pantheon.
Queen Expected Death.
Lisbon, Portugal Amelie
relating her experiences on the day
of the tragedy to an intimate friend
who congratulated her on her escape
from death, said:
II spread out my cloak to protect
Luiz Philippe. after seeing my hus
band stretched lifeless on the cush.
| ions. I saw a man leveling a weapon
at me, and thought in that fatefu]
moment that at least my son would
escape; that I should die like a true