Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
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drawn up to the sniute,' the sol emn. stately procession wendcd its way to Paddington Station, whence the remains of the late King were to start on their last earthly journey in one of the most imposing demon. strations ever behcid Inside the station the scene was solemn. From daybrcak vast crowds had besiegcd the neighborhood, entrance to the station precincts, however, being barred by double line of police. The royal funeral train stood inside the station awaiting the arrival of the procession. The train consisted of eight magnificent coaches. Other trains were also in readiness to con. vey the mourners to Windsor The platforms and walls of the railway station were covered with red carpet. ings, purple and black bangings and magnificent floral devices. At the entrance and in the inclined approach great tiers of seats were erected for the press correspondents and other privileged persons. By eleven o'clock the scene within the station was one of great animation. Carriages rapid ly driving up brought the members of the different diplomatic corps, ap. pointed 10 represent the governments of the world at the funeral and the platforms were quickly occupied by numerous persons in brilliant uni. forms military, naval, and others merely formal-but forming in the whole a scene such as the least i'm. questionable imagination would long retain.
 Departure for Windsor
 A half. hour after twelve the huud reds of persons within the station and the thousands in the immediate vicinity heard the distant booming of the royal salute from the Horse Art illery guns in Hyde Park. Almost at the same instant the chatter of hoofs upon the paved approach indicated 10 those within the station the ar rival of the van of the funeral pro. eession. For an hour or more there. after the memorable pageant, which conducted the body of the late King through the capital of his empire, defiied into the station, no other sound but the measured tread of the soldiers breaking the otherwise com. plete silence, as the great colum of uniformed men moved on and passed out.
 A slight stir among the masses of spectators indicated the approach of the coffin, and at the same time the diplomats and other uniformed ofic. ials disposed themselves in q long line fronting the roadway. Slowly the advancing music became recog. nizable as Beethoven's funeral march. and as the music reverberated throughout the steel framework of the great railway terminal, the gun.car. riage conveying the Kings coffin came slowly into view.
 wealth of Floral Tributes.
 For a moment the crowds were compelled to make way for the pas. snge of two great platforms trucks, each attended by n royal groom, and laden with most magnificent wreatns, crosses and other emblems, fashioned put of radiant blossoms, which wers To be placed beside the royal coffin turing it's transit from the metropolis. But this diversion was slight, and md the attention of the spectators again turned to the great oaken cas. set and it's bearers. Coming to a at the door of the royal 'aioon, the coffin was lifted on the broad shoulders of the Guardsmen. Absolute quiet prevailed as the King md Kaiser and other chief mourners 'tood by and watched the work of the 'u"ros hs they nfted their burden md made it fast upon the bier in he saloon. When this had been nc. 'omplished the wreaths were disposed bout the base of the coffin. During ne removal of the casket the band It the head of the platform played funeral march, to the strains of which the train moved slowly ont of he station on its way to Windsor.
 Scenes in the Royal Borough.
 Almost the final act of the preot |rama was carried out at Windsor midst all the solemn pomp of great military funeral. Rich and poor lined he road through which the procession 'assed from the railway station to he chapel, and waited for hours to atch glimpse of the coffin. Almost very house and shop in the royal orough was draped in mourning and