The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-18
BODY OF KING IS
BORNE THROUGH
LONDON STREETS
king George and Other Distinguished
Persons Follow Remains From
Buckingham Palace To westmins-
ter Hall-Troops Stand at Arms.
Public Is Allowed To Take Last Look
at Their Beloved Monarch
Buried on Friday.

II ~
messed today the first OF the TWO
'pageants OF sorrow" when the booy
OF the late King Edward was removed
from the throne room OF Buckingham
palace to Westminster Hall where lor
two days It will publicly lie In state. y.
Today's procession lasted only hair
an hour, beginning at 1880 and enc
ing at noon. but in that briet perio"
one OF the greatest crowds that ever
damned a section of London witnessed
wonderful scene of mingled ponlp
and gloom.
The route, one mile in length, was
lined by IL 500 soldiers, who stood so
close together as almost to touch
shoulders. With erect hgures anu
solemn mien they stood at present
arms as the gun carriage bearing the
coffin OF the royal dead passed Slowly
by. "a,
Today's procession lacked the gut
ter of royalty that will marx ne
funeral procession on Friday. as ASIDE
from King George and the members
Of the British royal household. Few OF
the visiting monarchs participated IN
the exercises. IL was originally III
tended for all OF the royalties and I'M
titled representatives 10 take part III
today's procession, but this plan was
finally abandoned owing TO the tact
that several of these have not yet
arrived.
Col. Roosevelt: today settled the
1nooted question of what Preced-
encer should be shown him at the
funeral of King Edward on Friday, oy
announcing that he will not rlde
horseback In the procession, but win
his suite will occupy carriage:
AS the list of those who VIII rlde
horseback includes practically all OF
the visiting royalty, the question OF
assigning Roosevelt a proper ranking
viii; not bother those in charge. All
the horsemen. of course, Will ride
ahead of the carriages. The colonefs
decision Is believed 10 have been
prompted by his desire to save King
George embarrassment.
Roosevelt also decided today 10
make no public appearance In LONDON
aside from his Romanes lecture at
Guild hall and the reception that VIII
follow the lecture.
Col. Roosevelt, the American ambas-
Bador to the funeral, did not parucl'
pate In today's ceremonies.
The procession was made up OF the
army headquarters stan, the army
council, board of admirals, field mar
! shals and admirals, King George and
the other members of the royal house
hold All were afoot, except the wo-
men OF the royal household.
The queen mother. widow OF the
late king, rode In the first carriage
and was accompanied by her sister,
the dowager empress of Russia.
Queen Mary rode in the second car.
rIage. She had with her the Princess
Mary and Prince Henry.
King George was accompanied by
the Duke of Cornwall the heir appar-
ent. and two others OF his sons. The
First Life Guards, In scarlet uniforms.
served as an escort for the king.
AS the procession moved slowly to-
ward Westminster Hall. bands played
diTges from Beethoven and Chopin.
which were broken by the booming of
the minute guns in Hyde Park and
the tolling OF big Ben" the great bell
in the clock tower of the house of par
4 lament, which was rung for the first
time in history. The minute guns fired
IS salutes,, one for each year of the
dead kings life.
The procession moved along the
Mall, past the HorseguaTds' parade,
Whitehall and Parliament.st. At the
start from the palace the bands play
ed Beethoyen's Funeral March," the
sad strains OF which wele relieved
somewhat whom the cortage reached
Marlborough Gate, where the Scots
Guard pipers struck up the Lament"
Chopin's Funeral March" and the
dead march from Saul" were next
played by the united bands and pipers.
One OF the impressive features of
the procession was the presence on
the gun carriage Of four giant grena-
der guards, the pick OF the king
regiment of grenadiers. The coffin
was draped in the royal standard.
Arriving at historic Westminster
Hall. the coffin was borne TO a mag.
nincent catafalque. Members of the
house of lords and the house of cont
mons were waiting the body at West
Minister hall. AS soon as IL had been
placed on the catafaque, the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury assisted by Can
on Wilberforce, conducted a short
service. which was made wonderfully
Impressive by the singing OF the
choir of Westminster Abbey, augment
ed by the cnoir from the Royal Chapel.
The services at Westminster Hall
did not end until ! o'clock and from
then until four o'clock the body lay
IN state 60 those who have been in.
sitcd by members OF parliament IN
view it, At four o'clock the public ~.
Ing IN state began.
Estimates OF the number OF people
who witnessed todays procession
vary greatly and run as high as 1850.
600 Despite the efforts Of hundreds
OF detectives and thousands OF police
men. pickpockets reaped q rich mar.
vest from the dense throng Many OF
the pickpockets were arrested. oc.
Fastening frequent excitement. The
police say that the flower OF the
profession" has come to London from
All over Europe and they have warned
tho public 20 leave oil valuables al
home on Friday, the day of the
funeral when en- even greater crowd
n expected along tho roate from
Westminster hall to Paddington sta
iioa.
windsor's Tax Rate Unchanged.
Winds0f's INK rate for 1910 WAS FIX