The Detroit times., 1910-05-20

LONDON. May 20.--The body Of
Edward VII. late king of England and
foremost among the rulers OF the
earth, was laid to rest today In St
Georges Chapel, Windsor. where sew
en- other British kings are buried.
1t was the most imposing funeral
the world has ever seen, and literally
speaking, the world did see II, for nine
ruling monarchs, the Official represent
tatives Of other great powers and
host of lesser royalty, including the
heirs apparent to many OF the worlds
thrones, took part In the obsequies.
The worldwide note OF grief that
held the city dumb as the solemn
cortege moved through the street was
eloquent.
The weather was bright and warm.
though there were prophecies Of
thunderstorms, following the rains Of
last night.
The body of King Edward will even
tually be removed to Albert Memorial
Chapel at Windsor castle for perman.
ent burial. The chapel was so named
by the late Queen Victoria In honor
OF the prince consort- It was built
by Henry III, who dedicated It to
Edward the Confessor.
The procession left Westminster
hall at $3.50 and from that moment
until the royal coffin was deposited In
st. Georges Chapel, the obsequies
were never lacking in imposing.
dramatic and spectacular features.
Two weeks of mourning for the
dead king and of preparation for the
funeral had wrought the populace to
a high nervous tension. Hundreds
tainted In the vast throngs that lined
the route from Westminster hall to
Paddington station and forty am-
balances were kept busy. Despite the
presence of $4,000 soldiers and several
thousand policemen along the line OF
march, the crowds were so dense and
the people SO distraught that numer-
Gus panics were narrowly averted.
There Is no way Of arriving at an
accurate estimate Of the number or
people who witnessed, or, rather, tried
to witness the procession. They not
only packed the line Of march, but
| filed all the side streets, covered the
roofs OF houses and even fought for
positions ut points where there was
no possibility Of obtaining q view OF
the pageant. Probably $500, 900 peo-
| pie either saw or tried to see It.
The spectators began arriving be-
fore midnight and by dawn the streets
were jammed. The patience OF these
thousands and their evident desire to
| show honor to the dead ruler by re-
| naming as decorous as possible was
! striking testimonial TO the affection
in which Edward was held. Despite
their best efforts, however, the crowds
were constantly being forced beyond
the line of soldiers into the narrow
space reserved for the parade and the
troops had to fight them back.
Black was the keynote Of the en-
| tire scene. Excepting the uniforms
of the soldiers and of many Of the
royal representatives, hardly speck
of color was visible. In the throng OF
spectators, from the aristocrat to the
humblest workman everyone was clad
in the same sombre hue. Most OF
them had waited many hours before
the procession began to file slowly
from the main Westminster hall gate.
But even from a spectacular point or
view their long wait was we'll reward
ed. London has seen many pictur-
esque pageants in the past, but none
that has ever approached today's. The
procession was made up as follows:
An officer OF the headquarters star.
Advance guard Of the sovereign's CO.
cort OF Royal Life Guards, In brass
helmets. white plumes, steel cuirasses.
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