Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
Views Body of Deceased Monarch at
Buckingham Palace.
yAL1s UPON DUKE OF CoNNAUGHT
Received by New Sovereign at the
Marlborough House.
LITTLE DISPLAY MARKS VISIT
Mourning for Dead Ruler Puts
QuIetus on Program InitiaIly
Prepared-LastR Rites sched-
uIed for Friday.

LONDON, May 16.-Theodore Roosevelt,
special American ambassador to the funeral
OF King Edward VII, arrived in London
this morning and was received by King
George at Marlborough house and later
visited the throne room in Buckingham
palace, where the body of the late monarch
is privately lying in state.
The entrance to the city of the dis
tingulshed American was a quiet one and
in marked contrast with his appearance at
other capitals and with what would have
been made OF the occasion here but for the
demise of the British ruler.
Ii was whit Monday holiday, but despite
this fact the popular crowd at Victoria sta
lion was a small one There was no cheer
ing, but as Mr.. Roosevelt alghted from the
train and was escorted by Ambassador
Reid to the royal carriage, which had been
sent for him, those who looked on silently
lifted their hats
The Roosevelt party, which included Mrs.
Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt and Kermit left
Berlin at noon yesterday and reached
Flushing, Holland last midnight They
continued on the regular boat to Queens
borough, England, where a special train
was in waiting for them and which pre-
coded the regular express to London, ar
irving at Victoria station fifteen minutes
earlier than the regular train, which fol-
lowed at 7;45 o'clock.
Met by Kings Representative,
At Queensborough Mr. Roosevelt was
Joined by the aides appointed to attend on
him by King George, Lord Dundonald and
Commander Charles E.. F. Cunningham
Graham, and by Vice Admiral Sir George
Neville, commanding division of the
home fleet, who received the former presi-
dent in the name Of the king.
The transfer to the special was quickly
made, and at o'clock the party pro-
ceeded for this city, which was reached
at 1880 O'Clock. 1t had been supposed that
Mr.. Roosevelt would arrive on the regular
train, and this fact may have accounted
In part for the comparatively small crowd
| at the station
On the station platform awaiting the
Roosevelts were Ambassador aud Mrs.
Reid and the members of the American
embassy and their wives, all dressed in
mourning; Consul General Griffiths and
the staff of the consulate, Robert J.
Wynne, former American consul general
at London; Ogden w. Reid, son of the
American ambassador, and a small grouu
OF American resident here. There was no
music, waving of flags or other demonstra-
ton, When the greetings had been ex
changed Lord Dundonald escorted the
Roosevelts and Ambassador and Mrs Reid
to the royal carriages which had been
placed at their disposal by the king, and
they were driven at once to Dorchester
house, the home of the ambassador
Later, accompanied by Mr. Reid, Mr.
Roosevelt, in the capacity of special Anari-
cen ambassador, visited the king at Marl-
borough House. Following his reception by
the monarch, he was escorted to Bucking-
ham palace and shown into the throne
room where, on the catalfaIque. reposes the
body of King Edward. Mr.. Roosevelt was
accompanied to the palace by Mrs Roose-
! Welt and the members of the America
| embassy and their wives.
The Victoria station is closely plcketed
and patrolled by the police Every entrance
! and exit is guarded and all applicants 70,
admission are scrutinized. This precautIor
is taken for the protection of all the mem.
bers Of royalty and other official repre.
sentatives who are coming here for the
! funeral.