Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-20
Ihe ruaeraI Of King Edward.

London, May 20 The body OF king
Edward VII, late Kiug OF Eoglsnd and
foremost among the rulers Of the earth,
was LAID tn rest today 10 st. Georges
chapel, Windsor, where seven other
British kings are buried.
II was The most ippressiDg funeral the
world hiss ever seen and literally speaking
the world did see it, for nine ruling mon.
srchs, the fficial representatives Of other
powers and host o. lesser royalty, includ-
ing the heirs apparent to many OF the
worlds thrones, took part In the OBJ
sequies.
The procession left Westminlst,r Hall
ct $3.50 and from thGs moment uatil the
royal coffin was deposited In st. Georges
chapel, the obsequies we're never lack
ing 10 imposing, dramatic and spects' u
lar features.
Despite the presence OF 35. 900 soldiers
and several thousand policemen along
the line of march, the crowds were 80
dense aud the people so distrsught that
numerous pspics were nsrrowly averted.
There Is no wsy OF arriving at az &C.
curate estimate OF the number OF the
people who witnessed or rather tried t.
witness the procession. They DO. only
packed the line of march, tut filed sIl
the side street., covered the roofs Of
houses, and even fought for positions at
points where there was no possibility OF
obtaining view Of the psgesnt. Proba'
bly, z. 100000 people either saw or tiled
to see it.
Among the many touching incidents
that marked the funeral, none affected
the crowd more than the act OF Alex
andre, the queen mother, who, be-
fore eItiring her carriage In the pro-
cession, stopped and stroked the name
Of the late kings isvorIte charger and
pst!ed the head OF Caesar, q fox terrier
hi which Edward wa' very fond. The
terrier wss brought 10 the palace today
by a giant Highlander, 1t has whined
constantly since the death OF the king
aud was today placed under the care Of q
veterinarian.
The Highlander led the dog 10 the
procession, Immediately ahead OF the
carriages.
The widowed queen, 10 glass papeled
carriage, was accompanied by her si'tI,
the DOwager Czsrius, and her two
daughters. Her white face showed
trsgicslly her grief and the deepest SYM
psthy of the spectators was aroused at
The sight of her.
Another feature OF the parade was the
presence on opposite sides OF the gun
carriage thSt bore the kings body, Of
Edward's fsvorite footman aud valet.
simultaneously with the starting OF
the procession, every railway train and
street car throughout Great Britain
stopped for intervals varying from two
| to fifteen minutes. Ia every mauuisc-
turing plant also, all labor wss eu'pend-
ed temporarily. Nearly every bell 10
! London tolled during the funeral, the
air seeming to vibrale with their sono-
rous notes OF sorrow.
II took two hours and seven minutes
for the procession to cover three miles
II lTOm UttlUlublCE ALail W hhuioktoh
station, the latter being reached at 1l.57.
The coffin Was quickly transferred from
the guu carriage to the funeral car and
the ruu to Windsor was made In half
an hour, the body arriving st the latter
place at 1894.
The body OF King Edward will event
uslly be removed to Albert Memorial
chanel at Windsor nhansl far MARINA.
nent turisl The chapel was 30 named
by the late Queen Victoria In honor OF
the prince consoit. II was built by
Henry III, who dedicated /! ID Edward
the Oonfessor.
Former President Roosevelt, the
American ambassador to the iu1eral,
rode with Foreign Minister Pichon, OF
France, and Sansd Khan, the Persian
representa- We.
Mr.. Roosevelt wore evening dress,
With black waist coats and black shirt
studs and mourning bands. His stlire
bad been designated by the earl marshal.
Following the passage OF the funeral
procession, the great throng broke into
surglug seas Of humanity, and for time
1t seemed that the people would become
uncomfortable. Thcuands hurried to
scores OF churches, where memorial ex-
ercises were held,
Five thousand Horsl tributss were