The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-21
Last Tributes Are Paid to
Dead Sovereign By MuI-
titudes of London
Scene IS IMPRESSIVE
IN PASSING OF c0RTEGE
Royal Family spend Inst Few Minutes
Before the CatafaIque In SNestmin-
ster and Remains Are Then
Taken to Windsor

sentatives of the powers of all the world
paid tribute today to Englands king,
Edward VII, whose body now rests in
ST. Georges chapel at Windsor castle,
where the bones of Edward ", and
vi. Charles l, Ill and ", George w and
William " are entombed.
Bright sunshine followed night of
thunderstorms that swept the city and
soaked the funeral decorations of royal
purple, the half-masted flags and the
wreaths of evergreens and flowers that
hung along the line of march. but had
no deterrent effect on the gathering
thousands who from midnight until dawn
sought points of vantage from which to
watch the passing of the cortege.
Millions of persons were abroad today
In London. The magnificence of todays
spectacle when 1t passed through null
titude ofhushed people reverently bent was
splendid in its character. There were
brilliant uniforms and decorations every
where. Far surprising the ceremony at
tending the removal of the Kings body
from Buckingham palace TO Westminster
hall, the procession today included nine
sovereigns, the former President of the
United States. Theodore Roosevelt, who
alone was unarrayed in uniform, the heirs
- SEVERAL the OHlcerS or the
households, the officials of the govern
ment. field marshals and generals and ad-
mirals and aides, whose names are
synonymous with Britains achievements
In war, detachments of troops of all the
British arms, and representatives of for
eign armies and navies in varigated uni
forms making solid phalanx of gilt
tering colors.
Lines of Soldiers
The lines of red -rnatad eol5;ar- xyara
drawn as on other great occasions of
England's mourning. AS nine years ago,
regimental flags dipped to the ground and
arms were reversed. THE soldiers We're
massed so tightly that it would have
been impossible to divide their numbers.
Through the multitude from among
whom not whisper arose the gun
carriage that bore the Kings body moved
TO the strains of funeral marches the toll
Ing of bells and the booming of minute
guns 1t was very different from other
state funerals in many respects.
At Westminster hall the widowed
Queen, going to spend a last few minutes
beside the body of the King, was as
sisted from her carriage by the German
Emperor upon whom the loss of his
royal uncle has lain heavily.
The Emperor kissed the hand and
cheek of Alexandra and passed her to
her son, King George Here thu Queen
AtoeiiSi, BidhSih6 uP, Caught SiSnL OI lno
Kings charger. waiting to follow his
master to the bier, and near at hand the
Kings favorite dog. led by gillie. and she
faltered. gripping the arm of the King
and patheticaly gazing upon the animals
Edward had loved so well. Then she en-
tered the hall with King George, EN-
peror William and the Duke of Con-
naught, there to offer silent prayer
and watch the removal of the coffin to
the gun carriage. ~ y
Order of Procedure
The order of precedence in the process
sion was governed by kinship as related
to the position of the sovereigns. The
special ENJOYS of the United States and
France occupied the eighth carriage, and
although ex-President Roosevelt was In
conspicuous in the procession, King
George gave him marked attention at the
luncheon at Windsor castle after the fu-
neral. seating him. with eight other
guests, at his own table. The German
Emperor sat with the Queen mother and
Queen Mary. That which impressed Mr.
Roosevelt was the demeanor Of the peo-.
pie, the solemn dignity Of the ceremony.
From Paddington station the royal train.
tcarried the coffin and mourners to Wind
sor, while special trains were filled with
Officials and foreign representatives
lBluejackets dragged the gun carriage
Through a line of purple to st. Georges
lcndpel ana lNeTe Simple SERVICES were
lsaid by the Archbishops of Canterbury
and York. assisted by other prelates.
King George. with Alexandra on his arm.
walked up the naive behind the coffin
with the German Emperor and Queen
Mary following. W
moved to the foot of the catafalque and
lknelt, and Just before the coffin was low
Iered to the crypt King George placed
upon 1t a royal standard.
Several of the royal mourners, including
lArchduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria
and Prince Charles of Sweden. left Lon
don tonight, but all the reigning mon
larchs remain, and the King and Queen
had another notable dinner party at
Buckingham palace this evening The de-
parture of the sovereigns will begin to-
\ morrow, but the German Emperor is ex-
pected to stay here until Monday night.
An Impressive Scene n
windsor, May 20-It was a bitter win
ter day when the body of Queen Victoria
was borne up the hill to the medieval
chapel of St. Georges Today the castle
gates at Windsor opened to receive the
casket of the seventh Edward with the
green OF an English spring on the trees
and grass within the massive walls. The
gray towers and battlements over which
the Union Jack was flying at half-mast
never appeared more impressive.
In the streets below was a seething
mass Of people in black, with lane kept
open by two solid lines OF soldiers for the
cortege to pass through.
When the royal train arrived at the sta
tion the body of the monarch was again
placed on gun carriage and the process
sion was reformed with the addition
Of the ambassadors, ministers and other
representatives OF foreign states. Thus
: It passed through the purple-draped
Ntreets to the castle and into ST. Georges
0hopel, drawn by squad OF blue Jackets.
Blmmediately behind walked the King,
Kwearing the uniform of general and
sash Of the garter, with the German EN-
peror on his right and the late Kings
brother. the Duke Of Connaught, on his
left.
The cleIsy at the chapel were the