Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-25

part in the funeral cortege of the man
who was greatest Of them all in his
lifetime With them were Archduke
Francis Ferdinand TIE heir to the
throne of Austria z rngary; the Duke
Of Aosta, cousin to taly's king; Crane
Duke Michael, brother of the car and
cousin Of the new king of England
end representatives Of every minor
king in Europe as we'll as men repre-
sorting the republics of France and
much attention was Prince Fushimi,
representative of the mikado, King
Edwards ally. Probably never befor :
in the history of Eurone-certainly not
since the funeral of Queen Victoria
have so many distinguished men, titled
and untitled, been gathered together
in one place. Many of them attended
Queen Victorias funeral
The monarchs who attended the flu
neral rode on horseback behind the
gun carriage which bore the remains
of King Edward through the streets
of London. They rode for the most
part with bowed heads, giving little OF
no notice to the attention of the great
throngs gathered to see them pass.
Following the kings and princes on
horseback came their female relatives
in closed carriages. In the leading car
riage was the bereaved queen mother
with her unmarried daughter, Princess
Victoria. The sight of the widowed
queens carriage, moving slowly in the
procession. aroused the keenest SYM
pathies of the loyal. silent crowd. and
the silence was broken many times
by the sobbing Of the more emotional
women members of the throng. The
heart of England went out to Alexan-
dra today, and it is reported that she
has expressed her sense of the graft
tude for the many signs of deep sym
patty which she has received.
Great Military Ceremony
The funeral was an imposing mill
tary ceremony, carried out with the
strictest regard for all the minute de-
tails of military rule and tradition
The earl marshal of England, his grace
the Duke of Norfolk, was theoretical
prerogative that invests him with COM
mand over all occasions of solemnity
or splendor effecting the royal house
but the actual arrangements were put
in hn dc of he M nr mi
ties, with the dukes approval and ad
vice. Troops lined the route of the
procession, paying due hOnors to the
body of the late commander in chief OF
the forces as it passed. Detachments
of soldiers and sailors, thousands in
number, accompanied the body from
Westminster hall to Paddington sta
ton, and a guard of honor watched
the oak coffin, made from the wood Of
splendid Windsor trees, before and aft
er its disposition on board the funereal.
ly draped mourning train, on whicf
| the royalties and other high digni.
taries also took passage for Windsor
Last Services at Windsor
Before the taking of the body from
Westminster hall for removal to Wind
! sor services were held in the hall, at
tended by the royalties and high dig
nitaTies of the realm The funera
services in ST. Georges chapel, the
final resting place of the remains be.
fore their interment, were longer. The
| chapel is too small to accommodate al
who attended the body from Londor
to Westminster, and many had to re.
main outside. The carved stalls of the
ancient and magnificent sanctuary hat
been removed to give place to Ions
timber benches