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Every Country in World Represented
in Procession.
CROWD DIFFICULT TO HANDLE
1t Becomes Unruly at Times and
Hundreds Are Injured.
SERVICES THROUGHOUT DOMAIN
Snbbnth-LilNe QuietncEs Prevails in
All british Lnnds-EmbIcm OF
Mourning ON Every nuild-
inB In London.

LONDON, May 2O.-Today the empir
mourned and surrendered It's royal dead
After funeral rites due the one to whom
the laws OF tho land gave first place in
honor, dignity and power" the body Of
Edward VII, thirty-slxth in the line of tho
sovereigns of England, since the Norman
conquest, lies tonight in the crypt of st.
Georges chapel royal at Windsor nearby
the royal tomb house where 1t will have n
final resting place.
The state funeral was conducted in ac-
cordanco with precendent the pump and
ceremonial borrowed from the past being
rendered more effectively by lavish DIS
play of modern mourning
After having lain in state for three days
the body was taken in stately procession
this morning to Paddington station, where
it was placed in a funeral car and re-
moved 90 Windsor for burial
Kings, princes and representatives Of
foreign governments followed the casket
through the streets. which were lined with
10000 troops that held in check the mass
Of humanity that from every point of van
tage silently watched the pageant.
Queen Mother at Bier.
After the procession formed just before
the hour scheduled for the start, a court
carriage halted before the door of West
minister hall. Emperor William. who was
mounted and in line recognized the oc-
cupant as the Queen Mother Alexandra.
Quickly dismountlng, he waived aside the
lackeys crowded about and giving his hand
to the widow of his uncle assisted her TO
alight and placed kiss on her check.
Tho queen mother entered the hall ana
for a few moments was alone with her
dead. When she again ra1 la
Of the minute guns was fired, the bell
in the tower sounded and at $3.50 o'clock,
the procession was under way
Again at Windsor, the casket was borne
Oh gun carriage followed by those who
had formed the procession in London with
the addition of regular ambassadors ac-
credited to the court of St. james The
funeral service was held in St. Georges
chapel, the church of England service
being used.
During the procession in London the
crowd of onlookers became unruly at some
points and the police and troops had great
difficulty in maintaining order. Many
people were injured and hundreds fell from
exhaustion. The weather was well nigh
perfect, but the sun was hot .,Id to those
in crowded spots, oppresa..4.
Services ThrOuGho4. ,smpire.
Throughout the Brilsh empire the day
was observed one Of mourning Busi-
ness was suspended generally and in
formal services were led. Funeral serv-
ices were held in All european capitals.
The emperor and empress of Russia at
tended the Engnah chuIch at St Peters
burg, as did Premier Stolypin and the
members of the duma and other monarchs
who were not present at the funeral
paid similar tributes at their homes
Throughout England Sunday quiet pre-
vailed. All trains and street cars came
to a standstll for fifteen minutes at the
hour the cortege started from Westminster
hall AT the naval station minute guns
were fired during the progress of the pro-
cession and the ships bells tolled
In every church in the kingdom
simultaneous memorial services were con-
Quoted. In this city the public buildings
were fairly hidden with black and purple
while every private residence showed some
emblem OIL mourning.
The special --A-erican ambassador to the
funeral, Theodore Roosevelt occupied thu
eighth carriage in the procession. Ameri-
can diplomatic delegate Henry White was
with other similarly appointed representa-
tives.
During the services in st. Georges
chapel the widowed queen moved to the
foot Of the 'askct and knelt. At the con-
clusion Of service, the casket was
lowered to ta, crypt. Before this was
done King George placed a small royal
standard on the coffin.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt was present ar
the service, having a place among the
members of the diplomatic corps and their
wives. The American aides to Mr.. Roose-
welt, I. Bentley Mott, American military
attache at Paris, and Lieutenant Com
mander Reginald r. Belknap, were with
the embassy attaches in the navy.
start of Procession.
The procession started from the hall a.
$3.50 o'clock just the first minute eun
doomed. The precedent afforded by the
funeral Of Queen Victoria nine years ago.
which closely followed. The oaken casket
with the crown and cushion regal!a and
insignia of the Order of the Garter thereon
was borne on a gun carriage the same as
was used at the funeral Of the late queen
The procession proceeded through par
Lament street and Whitehall The public
buildings were heavily draped with blacl,
and purple throughout the route.
Leaving the district of offcaldom. the
cortege passed through the Horse Guard
parade and thence along the Mall The
embassies and private residences, Includ
Ing those Of several Americans and Carl
ton house terrace overlooking the Mall.
were heavily draped with mourning. Tie
terrace was crowded with onlookers.
From the Mall the procession passed
Marlborough house. emerging In ST. James
street proceeding to Piccadnly and along
that thoroughfare to Hyde park corner
where II entered the park and passed along
the popular drive TO Marble arch.
Emerging from the park the procession
followed Edgewsre road to Oxford ana
Cambridge terraces and turned up these
wide thoroughfares. on either side OF which
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