The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
KING EDWARDS BODY
LEAVES THE PALACE
Stately Ceremonies Mark Re-
moval to Westminster
BIG BEN TOLLS SLOWLY
Many Kings and Princes OF European
Nations Attend the Ceremonies
and Great Crowds Witness
the Procession

London, May 17.-Smple ceremonies
marked the removal today of the body
of King Edward VII from Buckingham
palace to Westminster hall, but more inn
pressive than the presence of kings and
the gorgeous uniforms of the state Of
ficials and officers of the army and navy
wac the silent grief displayed by the Brit
ism people, who, massed behind doubled
lines of soldiers, watched with strained
eyes and bowed heads the passing of the
gun carriage that bore the coffin of the
morarch.
The Queen mother. who rode in the first
state carriage, suffered with queenly dig
nifty, and King George, walking behind
the carriage with his two sons, the Duke
of Cornwall and Prince Albert, showed no
signs of the burdens of sorrow and state
that rested on his shoulders
In Westminster hall where the English
monarchs down to George " gave their
coronation festivals, where Charles l
was condemned to death and Cromwell
was saluted as lord protector, and where
George " himself was crowned, the
body of Edward VII will lie in state
until Friday, when it will be taken to
Windsor castle, there to be placed tenn
porarily in the vault beneath the floor of
St Georges chapel, and later in the
tomb that will be prepared for it In the
Albert Memorial chapel.
Brief Morning Services
Brief services, attended only by the
members of the royal family, were con-
Quoted at buckingham palace in the
morning by the bishop of London. The
Archbishop of Canterbury received the
BODY at Westminster hall, where it was
borne on the shoulders of soldiers and
placed upon the purple catafalque. A
white and gold embroidered pail, with the
royal ensign, covers the coffin, and above
all are the crown, the orb and scepter
AT o'clock in the afternoon the doors
OF the hall were thrown open to the pub
lie. Already $4,000 people were in line
waiting for admission. They were COM
posed mostly of the middle and working
the great majority of them were dressed
In black and many carried flowers. A
steady stream began passing through the
hall at the rate of 5000 an hour. and at
10 o'clock tonight, when the hall was
closed, there was a line extending
through the streets for nearly two miles.
King Alfonso of Spain and King George
OF Greece arrived in London this evening.
Both were met at the station by King
George, the Duke of Cornwall, the Duke
of Connaught, and other royal person.
ages. Prince Henry of Prussia also
reached here tonight to represent the Ger
many navy at the funeral. He was met
by the Duke of Connaught on behalf of
the King. These, with the arrivals of
other representatives of foreign courts
and Populations from German and Span
ish regiments made the west end of Lon
don constant scene of attraction to the
large crowds that gave them their time.
Buildings Draped
The buildings along the route were
heavily draped with mourning. The Ger
man and other embassies in Carlton house
terrace were covered with funeral pals
OF black and purple, relieved occasionally
by green wreaths and bouquets of white
lilies.
The first intimation that the crowd
which had been waiting for hours, had
of the approach of the funeral cortege
was the booming of the first of 6S minute
guns, which were fired at st. James park.
followed by the tolling of big Ben," the
great clock in the tower in the house of
commons, which has heretofore been
heard only as it struck the hours and
the roll of muffled drums.
Then the guardsman, with sword re-
versed came down The Mall at measured
tread, two other guardsmen following
close behind
Then came the officers of the head
quarters staff, the army council and the
board of admiralty. As these appeared
the troops came to a half salute with
reversed guns and remained thus until
Field Marshals Lord Roberts and Lord
Kitchener of Khartum, the admirals of
the fleet, the indian orderly officers in
black uniforms, and the aides-de-camp of
the late King passed.
Casxet on Gun Carriage
AS the gun carriage, on which the
casket was borne, approached, the order
rest on your arms was given sharply.
With heads bowed the soldiers kept their
eyes on the ground while the body of
their late King passed by, coming to at
tention again for the royal standard,
which was carried Immediately behind
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