The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-21
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VICTORiA'S BURIAL
SURPASSED BY SON

n ONDON, May 2O-Sovereigns
and representatives of the powers
of the world paid their last trib-
ute today to England's great monarch,
Edward VII, whose body nav rests
IN St. Georges chapel at Windsor
castle, where the bones of Edward Nv,
the sixth and eighth Henrys, Charles
|, the third and fourth Georges and
William Nv are entombed.
Bright sunshine followed night OF
thunder storms that swept the city
and soaked the funeral decorations
that hung along the line of march.
but had no deterrent effect on the gath
ering thousands, who, from nlidnighr
until dawn, sought points of vantage
from which to watch the passing of
the cortege-
Millions Fill Streets
London's millions filed the streets
and open places as they have never
before filled either at a funeral or
festival
The pageantry that marked the
burial of Victoria was as naught COM
pared with the magnihcence of today's
ceremony, which was splendid in its
accompaniments of gilded coaches,
brilliant uniforms and decorations, far
surprising the ceremony attending the
removal of the kings body from Buck
ingham palace to Westminster hall
The procession today included nine
sovereigns, the former president of
the United States, Theodore Roosc-
velt, who alone was not in uniform;
the heirs of several thrones. the mem
bers of the royal families, the officers
of the households, the officials of the
government, field marsha1s, generals
and admirals, detachments of troogs
of all the British arms and reprcsen-
tatives of foreign armies and navies
in variegated uniforms, solid phalanx
of glittering colors.
Redcoat Lines Drawn
The lines of red coated soldiers
were drawn as on that other great
occasion of England's mourning nine
years ago, with arms reversed and
regimental flags dipped to the ground.
The vast throngs along the streets
were massed so tightly that those
once caught found it impossible to
move The great stands, covered with
mourning emblems, were crowded. the
rooftops black, and through this mul-
titude, from among whom not a whis-
per arose. the gun carriage that bore
the kings body moved to the strains
OF funeral marches, the tolling of bells
and the booming of minute guns.
At Westminster hall the widowed
queen, going to spend a last few
minutes beside the body of the king,
was assisted from her carriage by the
German emperor, upon whom the loss
of his royal uncle has rested heavily.
Kisses the Widowed Queen
The emperor kissed the hand and
cheek of Alexandra and passed her
to her son, King George. Here the
queen mother, glancing up, caught
sight of the kings charger, waiting
to- follow his master to the bier, and
near at hand the kings favorite dog.
led by gillie, and she faltered, grip
ping the arm of the king and patheti-
cally gazing upon the animals Edward
had loved so we'll
Then she entered the hall with
King George, Emperor William and
the duke of Connaught. there to offer a
silent prayer and watch the removal Of
the coffin to the gun carriage.
The order Of precedence OF sovereigns
in the procession was governed by kin
ship. The special ENJOYS OF the United
States and France occupied the eighth
carriage. and although former Pres
ideat Roosevelt was inconspicuous in
the procession. King George gave him
marked attention at the lunch at Wind
sor castle after the funeral. seating
him. with eight other guests. at his
own table. The German emperor sat
with the queen mother and Queen
Mary.
What seemed to impress Roosevelt
was the demeanor Of the people, the
solemn dignity of the ceremony. From
PaddingtOn station the royal train ear
ried tie cofha and m0uEners to Wind-