The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
ENGL lands NEW
KING PUBLICLY
IS PROCLAIMED.
ROYAL PROCESSION PROCEEDS TO
LONDON WHILE THOUSANDS
CONTINUE ANTHEM.
EDWARDS FUNERAL MAY 20.
Rumor That Queen Mother Had Broken
Blood Vessel in Paroxysm Of
Grief Unfounded.
EDWARDS FUNERAL MAY 20.
MOURNING is DROPPED FOR DAY


honored ceremony Of brilliant and i'm
pressive character, George Y. this morn
ing publicly was proclaimed King OF the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and the British Dominons Be
yond the Seas, Defender of the Faith
and Emperor of India.
/ Sharply at the stroke of .. four her
aids arrayed in medieval uniforms of
scarlet, heavily braided with gold,
mounted the balcony of Friary court at
ST. James Palace, where Queen Victoria
presented herself to the people upon the
opening of her memorable reign, and
blew fanfare through their long silver
trumpets.
The precincts of the palace by this
time were great mass of people, many
of whom could secure but the brefest
glimpse OF the proceedings. The baIcO-
MES and roofs Of the ancient palace
which had been draped with red cloth
We're reserved for the notables, all of
whom were in the deepest mourning.
Members of the royal household, the
ministers and their wives and high Off
GERS of state all in brilliant uniforms.
were gathered around the court. Gen.
Sir John ID. l.. French, with the head
quarters staff in full dress uniform, stood
surrounded by troop of horse guards
IN their red tunics and breastplates of
polished steel From the windows of
Marlborough house, immediately oppo-
site, the Duke of Cornwall. the young
heir To the throne, the younger prince
and Princess Mary watched the cere-
mony.
Proclamation Is Read.
The heraIds having concluded their
duties, the officers of arms, chief of
whom is the Duke of Norfolk, the hercdi-
tary earl marshal and chief butler of
England, took their places on the balcony
forming the great hcraldic company.
None wore mourning. this having been
removed for the occasion. Sir Alfred
Scott Scott-Gatty garter principal king
If arms, with the Duke OF Norfolk and
Two officers bearing the Statfs of office,
stepped to the front Of the balcony, and
in voice which could be heard across
the court and in the streets adjoining,
read the proclamation while great
-hrongS stood uncovered in a drizzling
rain. The duke and Sir Alfred then
and the people responded with fairly
leafcning hurrahs, which were silenced
only by the reappcarauce of the heraldS,
who sounded another fanfare.
The last note hardly had died away
when the band of the Coldstream guards,
when had taken up a position IN me
square struck up 'bod save the Ming
Inc young princes from their point OF
vantage in the windows Of Marlborough
house stood with their hands at salute
ana the oilcefH ana troops STOOD AT at
tentlOn.
foyal SaIute Is fl1ed.
AS the national anthem was conclud-
ed. the first gun of the battery in st.
James park belchei forth royal salute
and the people III the square and streets
ut the same moment took up the refrain
,rod save the hlhg rms was PROB
ably the most impressive part of the cere-
mony, the 1erVGnt singing Of the crowds
growing IN volume as more ana more
singers joined III, WINE at intervals the
gun haiI drowned the ehofuS. Mean
Whlle Inc roy3l stahIarG hau neen MOIST
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'hI' ille NlhS NIS ~ i tHr loI"i ItSluchct'
anu haES upon lIc punlI' ouiCeS through
put lhe Guy were l"'Se" ~ '"e mast
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Pi h"so tarS win remain NJ nosthnod mn.
Ill sunset this evening and again WI be
lowered to half-mast tomorrow.
The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Alfred
Scott Scott-Gatty, the officers of state
and others of the distinguished company
in Friary court continued in their posi-
tons until the people. having completed
the singing of the national anthem
turned towards Marlborough house and
renewed their cheers for the King, a
glimpse Of whom WAS caught as he
stood at the window with Queen Mary
mt his side. \ moment later his majesty
lowered the blind.
Resides the heraldc officers, the mem
hers of the cabinet who had hurrledly
returned from their holidays abroad, dip
lomats, including American Ambassador