Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-20
The Fuueral OF King Edward.

London, May 20 The body Of King
Edward VII, late King of Eoglsnd and
foremost smong the rulers of the earth,
was LAID to rest today in st. Georges
chapel, Windsor, where seven other
British kings are buried.
Il was The most impressipg funeral the
world hes 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
seguies,
The procession left Westminist,r Hall
at $3.50 and from that moment uatil the
royal coffin was deposited in ST. Georges
chapel, the obsequies were never lack
ing in imposing, dramatic and spectat u
lar features.
Despite the presence OF 35. 900 soldiers
and several thousand policemen along
the line of march, the crowds were 30
dense and the people 80 distraught that
numerous psnics were narrowly aVerted.
There is no way of arriving at an &C.
curate estimats of the number Of the
people who witnessed or rather tried t,
witness the procession. They DO. only
packed the line of march, hut filed all
the side street., ctvared the roofs OF
houses, and even fought for positions at
points where there was no possibility Of
obtaining q view OF the pageant. Proba-
bly, 2. 5000 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.
andrs, the queen mother, who, be-
fore ent.ring her carriage In the pro-
cession, stop ped and stroked the name
OF the late kings favorite charger and
pat.ed the head of Caesar, fox terrier
hf which Edward was very fond. The
terrier wss brought to the palace todsy
By giant Highlander, 1t has whined
constantly since the death of the king
| and was today placed under the care Of g
veterinarian.
The Highlander led the dog In the
| procession, Immediately ahead OF the
carriages.
The widowed queen, 10 glass papeled
csrrisge, was accompanied by her si.tT,
the Dowager Czsrins, and her two
daughters. Her white face showed
| trsgicslly her grief and the deepest sym
patty of the spectators vas aroused at
the sight of her.
Another feature OF the parade was ths
presence on opposite sides of The gun
carriage thst bore the kings body, Of
Edwards fsvorite foctmau and valet.
simultaneously with the starting Of
the procession, every railway train and
street car throughout Crest Britain
stopped for intervals varying from tTo
to fifteen minntss. In every mauutac.
turing plant also, all labor was au'pend.
ed temporarily. Nearly every bell 10
London toled during the funeral, the
air seeming to vibrate with their sono-
rous notes OF SORROW.
| 1t took two hours and seven minutes
for the procession to cover three miles
from Westminster Hall to Paddington
station, the latter being reached at 1l:57.
Tie coffin was quickly transferred from
the guu calrisge to the funeral car and
the ruu to Windsor was male In hall
an hour, the body arriving st the latter
place al 1884.
The body OF King Edward will event.
ually be removed to Albert Memorial
chanel at ,Windsnr nhanal.- fnr MARINA;
nent turisl. The chapel was 30 named
by the late Queen Victoria In honor Of
the prince consolt. 1! was built by
Henry III, who dedicated 1t to Edward
the Oontessor.
Former President Roosevelt, the
American ambassador to the funeral,
rode with Foreign Minister Pichon, oil
France, and Ssnad Khan, the Persian
representa- We.
! Mr.. Roosevelt wore evening dress,
with black waist coats and black shirt
studs and mourning bands. His attire
had been designated by the earl marshal.
Following the passage of the funeral
procession, the great throng broke into
surgipg seas of humanity, and Tor time
it seemed that the people would become
uncomfortable. Thou lands hurried Ia
scores Of churches, where memorial ex-
ercisea were held,
Five Thousand floral tributes were
banked in the chapel