The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15
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London ABSORBED
IN FUNERAL PLANS
Thirty Thousand Soldiers to
Line Streets During Pros
cession to Train

LONDON, May 1.-THE whole court
and all London are absorbed in the
Edward. which will be the most i'm
posing ceremonial that the British cap
ital has ever witnessed. Thirty thou
sand soldiers will be brought from AID
ershot and other military camps to line
the streets when the procession passes
Friday.
AS there is no room to embarrack
them over night the soldiers will biv-
ouac in the parks and streets. The city
will have the appearance of an invested
town for two days.
It is expected that 100000 people will
pass through Westminster hall to look
upon the coffin. Barriers are being
built by means of which the people will
be ushered through in four lines at the
rate of $4,000 hour. The body of
the late king will not be exposed to
view The mourners will see only the
coffin with the official regalia and
heaps of flowers.
FLOWERS COST THOUSANDS
The flowers alone contributed by or
ganizations and individuals will repre-
sent many thousands of dollars in value
The most elaborate wreath was sent
from Windsor, consisting of costly
white flowers, interviewer with purple,
which is the royal mourning color.
The wreaths contributed by private in
dividuals, numbering thousands, will be
hung on posts in the streets.
The artillery horses, with gun car
riages, were rehearsing today through
the streets along the line of march,
so as to avoid the possibility of a mis-
hap Friday.
Fabulous prices are being asked for
seats in the stands along the line, $25
being the lowest sum at which it is
possible to get a place. The house
holders in Trafalgar square have sent
a protest to the lord chamberlain for
again changing the line1of march, which
deprives them of eagerly expected
profits
SAILORS TO DRAW CARRIAGE
King George being so closely identi-
fed with the navy, the naval contin-
gents will take a prominent part in the
ceremonies. Bluejaekets will draw the
gun carriage to Windsor, as they did
the carriage which bore the body of
Victoria although on that occasion
they did so because the horses became
restive.
The hymns which will be sung at the
service at Windsor are all of the queen
mothers choice. They are: My God
My Father, While l Stray Now the
Laborer's Task Is Ger and Il Heard
a Voice From Heaven
Soldiers from the kings company,
Grenadier guards are keeping sentry
watch over the body in the throneroom
at Buckingham palace. They are re-
Iieyed each hour.
WIDOWED QUEEN AT BIER
With a~simple ceremony some one of
the visiting royalties who are daily
arriving enters the death chamber
every now and then and the widowed
queen goes there frequently.
Scotland yard has all its detectives
on duty and these are reinforced by a
hundred more from continental cities.
All visitors are being watched. but
there is little real fear of anarchistic
attempts, as it is known that every one
under surveillance would be deported
from England if any trouble was
caused on this occasion, and it is not
likely that the persons of the anarchis-
tic type would give up voluntarily their
safest refuge in Europe.
AIDS TO ATTEND ROOSEVELT
When Colonel Roosevelt arrives Mon
day morning he will have dropped the
role of a private citizen and so will be
accorded the honors due to the special
American ambassador to the funeral of
King Edward.
King George today designated two
aides de camp to attend the ambassa-
dor during his stay in London. These
are Lord Dundonald and Commander
Charles E. F. Cunninghame Graham,
both distinguished in the service of
the crown
They will meet Roosevelt at Queens
borough and accompany him to Lon
don. His train is due at Victoria sta
ton at 7:45 o'clock. Awaiting the for
mer president at the station will be
| one of the kings equerries, represent
ative of the British foreign Office.
American Ambassador Reid and the
staff of the American embassy.