Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-18
Body Of King Edward Borne
Through London Streets in
First Stage of Its journey to
the Grave,
ROYAL CASKET RESTS IN
HISTORIC WESTMINSTER
Hundreds of Thousands of His
Grief Stricken Subjects Pay
Last Tribute Of Respect TO
Dead Sovereign,

my Morning journal Special Leased wirei
London. May li-simple cere-
\ monies marked the removal today Of
the body Of Edward VII from Buck
iugham palace To Westminster hall.
/ but mnrc impressive than the pres
enee of kings and the gorgeous uni
/ forms of state officials and OFFICERS
Of the army and navy WAS the silent
grief displayed by the British people.
Massed behind double lines Of SOL
diers they watched with strained eyes
and bowed heads the passing of the
gun carriage that bore the coffin of
the monarch
The queen mother Alexandra who
rode IN the first state carriage. suf-
Tered With uucenly dignity and King
George. walking hohind the coffin
With his two sons the Duke Of Corn
Wall and Prince Albert, showed no
sign of the burdens OF sorrow and
state that rested on his shoulders
In Westminster hall, where the
English monarchs down to George
lN. gave their coronation festivals,
where Charles l. was condemned to
death. where Cromwell was saluted
lord protector and where George ~.
himself WAS crowned, the body OF
Edward MI VIII lie IN state until
Friday Then il viii 1th taken to .
Windsor castle. there 10 De placed
temporarily In the vault beneath the
floor of ST. Georges chapel and later
In the tomh that win be prepared IN
Albert Memorial chapel
Brief services attended only by the
members ol the royai family were
conducted at buckingham palace in
tho morning by the Bishop OF Lon
don. The archbishop of Canterbury
received the body at Westminster
han, where it was borne on the shout
dcrs of soldiers and placed upon the
purple catalalque a white and gold
embroidered pall with the royal en-
sign, covers the coffin and above all
are the orb, crown and sceptre.
At O'Clock In The afternoon the
doors of tile han were thrown open
To the public Already $4,000 people
were in line waiting for admission.
They were composed mostly Of the
middle and working classes, men,
women and children A steady stream
began passing through the hall ut the
rate of 5000 an hour and at 10
O'Clock tonight when the hall WAS
closed there was 81 line extending
through the streets for nearly two
miles
King Alfonso of spain and King
George of Greece arrived in London
tonight Both were met at the sta
tou by King George, the Duke Of
Cornwall the Duke OF Connaught and
other roval pcrsonagcs Prince Henry
Of Prussia also reached here tonight
to represent the German navy at the
funeral lie was met by the Duke Of
Connaueht on behalf OF the king.
Mr. Roosevelt special American
l,stes al, "a lp funeral a. IA
Edward. did not participate in to-
days ceremony
Mrs Roosevelt Ethel and Kermit
and Ambassador Reid ana Mrs. Reid
the procession from the
house on carlton terrace, but Mr..
Roosevelt spent the morning answer
ing his correspondence The process
sion escorting the body of the dead
monarch passed through the double
lines OF relocated soldiers, thanked
with rows Of policemen and mass Of
silent black earbed humanity. The
along the route were heaV-
ly drapcd ia mourning
The booming of sixty S-minute
Guns fired at ST. James park followed
he tollng of Big Ben,' the great
lock ben on the tower OF the house
,f commons, and by a roll of muffled
lrums. told To- countless thousands
ate King was starting on its last
ourney soon the guardsmen, with
words reversed. came down the Mall.
,vo other guardsmcn following close
.chind. Then came the Officers OF
he headquarter staff army council
nd tho board of admiralty
AS the gun carriage on which tho
asket MAS borne approached. the or
cr rest on your arms was given.
With heads bowed the soldiers kept
heir eyes on the ground while the
odN ef King Edward passed, the SOL
iers coming to attention again for
lc royal standard. which was carried
behind the caskct and in
rout of King George, who like the
Ulcers and other members of roy
ltv. was ou foot.
The greatest interest of the crowd
aus aroused at the approach of the
rst carriage for in this rode the
ueeu mother. Alexandra. TO whom
be- hearts of all Briushers have gono
ut during the last week
Her majesty. wearing the deepest
iourning. had lifted her veil and the
eople roNerentlN raised their hats to
De. pathetic figure who. even in her
our OF grief acknoWledged the silent
.stimony of sympathy bv howing re-
,atedly. The queen neither was ac>
impanied hv her sister, the dowager
npress Marie of Russia and by her
lughters. the Princess Royal and
rincess Victoria
Queen Mary occupied the second