Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-10
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY is USED
Ritual Carried Out According I
Time-Honorod Custom.
RoWDS SING TIE NATIONAL AIR
Gun Salute is Signal for Anthem
God Save the King"
CEREMONIES ARE AT ST. JAMES
"ord Mayor Meets ticraIds at Temple
h"r' Where Ceremony IL re
pc"tcd---TuncrnI of Dead
King Next week.

King Next week.
LONDON, May 9,--With the tiinc.honoras
! ceremony of brilliant ana ih1prcsstyo
! CnarH''er George V was this morning pub.
H'S proclaimed King OF tho United king
/ uum Oh Great Britain aud ireland and tho
! hrlU"h dominious beyond the seas. dc
render OF the faith, emperor, of India
Sharply at the stroke ot o'clock four
! heraldS arruycd i'm medieval uniforms pr
| scarlet heavily braided with gold mounted
/ IN" ba'cony of Friury court at ST. James
palace whore queen Victoria presented
herselt to the people upon the opening of
| her memorable reign. and blew q ranrare
! through their long silver trumputs
! The precincts of the palace by this time
were a great mass OF people nsrv .,
! Whom could secure but,the brefest slinpsa
or the proceedings. The balconies and roofs
! " the ancient palace which had been
! uraped with red cloth, we're reserved for
! lhe hotables, all of whom were in the
! deepest mourning Members of the royal
household, the ministers and their wives
ana hlSh officials of the state, all in bril-
llant uniforms, were gathered around the
! court General Sir John ID. p. Irronch with
the headquarters staff in full dress uni
! FORM stood surrounded by a troop OF borsa
guards in their red tunics and breastplatos d.
OF polished steel From the windows of
Marlborough house, Immediately opposite.
the duke Of Cornwall the young heir to
the throne the young prince and Princess
Mary watched the ceremony
Sir Alfred Reads Proclamation.
me heralds having concluded their
duties, the officers Of arms, chief of whom
Is the duke Of Norfolk the hereditary earl
marshal and chief butler Of England took
their places on the balcony forming the
great heralcic company. None wore
mourning this having been removed for
the occasion Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty.
garter principal king of arms win ~
duke OF Norfoik and two officers bearing
the slaves OF offices. stepped to the front
OF the balcony. and in a voice which couId
be heard across the court and in the street.
adjourning, read the proclamation while
great throngs stood uncovered In a drzzIins
RAIN Duke and Sir Alfred then called for
! three cheers for the king and the people re-
sponded with fairly deafening h,lrrabs
which were silenced only by the reappear-
ance of the heralds who sounded anotbor
fanfare.
The last note had hardly died away when
the band of the Codstream Guards which
had taken up a position in the equare.
struck up God Save the King" The
young princes from their point Of vantage
IN the windows of Marlborough house.
stood with their hands at salute and the
Officers and troops stood at attention.
AS the national anthem was concluded
tho first gun of the battery IN ST. James
park belched forth a royal salute and the
people in the square and streets at the
same moment took up the refrain, God
Save the King"
People Sing National Air.
This was probably the most inprosstva
part OF the ceremony, the fervent singing
or the crowds growing in volume as more
and more singers Joined in, while at minute
intervals the gun half drowned the chorus
Meanwhile the royal standard had been
hoisted over Marlborough house, Indicating
that the king was in the royal residence
and flags upon the houses throughout the
city were raised to the mast heads
The royal standard on Buckingham pal
ace alone remained at half mast. The
flags will remain at masthead until sun-
set this evening, and again Will be lowered
TO half mast tomorrow
The duke Of Norfolk and Sir AIrro5
Scott-Gatty the, officers of state and
others of distinguished company i'm court
continued in their positions until the peo.
pie, having CONCLUDED the singing of the
national anthem, turned towards Mari
} borough house and renewed their cheers
for the king, a glimpse OF whom was
caught as he stood with Queen Mary at
his side moment later mis- majesty
lowered the blind
HeraIds Start for London.
The popular demonstration at an end. the
earl marshal and his attendants proceeded
to the ambassadors court, whence they
drove TO Charing Cross, and thence TO the
city of London TO read the proclamation
TO the people at the designated points.
The route to the city proper was lined
with 1900 troops, while at the places at
which the procession stopped and repeated
The ceremony troops and horse guards
were stationed The royal carriages OF
the duke Of Norfolk, Sir Alfred scott
Scot4Gatty and the officers Of arms. fol-
lowed by General French with the head
quarters staff and "a troop of cavalry.
drove briskly from St James palace 10
Charing Cross.
Thousands upon thousands who had
waited since early morning silently
watched the stately progress OF the heral.
die procession. At Charing Cross there
was such a crush that the police and
troops had great difficulty in keeping a
space clear for the heralds The royaI an
nouncers again blew fanfare aud Sir
Alfred once more read the proclamation.
Again the people sang the national an
them their voices being accompanied by
the music OF artillery hands
Officials nt Temple Bar.
Along the Strand the procession continued
through lines OF troops and crowds OF people
10 Temple Bar. at the boundary OF the city.
where the lord mayor, the sheriffs. alder.
men and officers OF the city Of London
All IN their robes Of office. awaited the
coming OF Earl Marshal
The ceremony here was OF long duration
and most elaborate, The city Of London to
this day retaining its ancient privilege of
barring the entrance Of the kings men to
The square milo IN which Us nffIncrs rull