The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-18
Stately Pomp Attends
Removal from Buck
ingham Palace.
ROOSEVELT NOT
A PARTICIPANT
Procession Moves Through
Masses of Silent, Black CARRIED
People-Brilliant Spectacle
During Brief Service,
Conducted by Arch
bishop of Canterbury.

London, May 17.--Nlr. Roosevelt, spe-
ctal American Ambassador to the
funeral of King Edward did not par
ticipate to-day in the ceremony at
tending the removal OF the pody from
Buckingham Palace to Westminster
Hall. Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt.
Kermit, American Ambassador Reid
and AIrs. Reid witnessed the procession
from house in Carlton House Ter
race, but Mr. Roosevelt spent the
morning answering his accumulated
correspondence.
The procession from Buckingham
Palace TO Westminster Hall passed
through doubled lines of relocated
soldiers. flanked with rows of stall
wart policemen. and a mass of silent
black -garbed humanity. The buildings
along the route were heavily draped
with mourning. Tho German and other
embassies, in Carlton House Terrace.
| We're covered with funeral pals OF
| black and purple relieved occasionally
| by green wreaths and bouquets of
| white lilies.
The Funeral Cortcgc.
| The first intimation that the crowd
i WHICH Ildu D9eT WdltIHcT lOT 8, GaC
! of the approach of the funeral cortesa
Z: was the booming OF the first of the
| siXty-eight minute guns. which were
| fired at st James Park, followed by
| the tolling of Big Ben. the great clock
in the tower of the House of Commons,
which heretofore has been heard only
as ii struck the hours, and the roll of
nluffied drums. Then a guardsman,
with sword reversed, came down the
Mali at measured tread, two other
guardsmcn following clcso behind.
Then came the officers of the head
quarters staff. the army council and the
board Of admiralty. AS these appear
| ed, the troops came to 2 half salute,
! with reversed guns, and remained thus
until Field Marshals Lord Eoberts and
Lord Kitchener, OF Khartoum, the ad-
mirals of the fleet; the Indian orderly
officers, in black uniforms, and the
| aides-da-camp of the late King, passed
I AS tho gun carriage, on which the
casket vas borne, approached, the or
| der Rest on your arms" was given
| sharply.
With heads bowed, the soldiers kept
their eyes on the ground while the body
of their late King passed by. coming
to attention again for the royal stanu-
ard. which was carried Immediately be-
hind the casket and in front of King
George. vino. like the officers and other
members OF royalty. was afoot The
Duke sof Cornwall and Prince Albert.
two little figures in the natty uniforms
OF naval cadets, followed their father.
King Frederick of Denmark and King
Haakon. with the Duke of Connaught
between them. came next, and then
followed the other members OF the
British and foreign royal families. in
gorgeous uniforms, he onl ytouch of
mourning being the black bands on
the sleeves of their coats An array
of officers of the late Kings houses
hold, nearly all of them in bright uni
forms, hut a few of them in mourning
dress, followed.
Respect to the Queen Mother.
The greatest interest of the crowd
was aroused at the approach of the
carriage, for in this rode the Queen
Mother ALEXANDRIA, to whom the hearts
of all Britishers have gone out during
the past week. Her Majesty, wearing
the deepest mourning, had lifted her
Veil. and the people reverently raised
their hats to the pathetic figure. who.
even in the hour of her great grief.
acknowledged the silent testimony OF
sympathy by bowling repeatedly. Queen
Mary occupied the second state car-
rage. having for the occasion surren-
dered the first place, to which as Queen
she was entitled. Seven other state
carria ges, gold bedecked and drawn by
heavily cnparisoned horses, carried the
ladies of the royal families and the
suites of the Queen Mother and tho
Queen.
Arrived at the palace yard of Nest
minister. where Il dense thronG had
gathered. the gun carriage stopped. the
pals were removed, and sthe bearer
company, composed of Life Guards, lift-
cd the casket and carried it into the
hall. The dominating characteristic OF
the procession was the Impressive SIM
plicity There were 10000 troops, foot
and mounted, and 1000 sailors along
tho route
Upon leaving buckingham Palace,
corps OF sixty drums played special
introduction, at the conclusion OF
which the masssd bands sIs h took mp up
most striking feature OF the music
was provided by a body OF forty pipers.
who struck up "Flowers of the Forest
as the procession passed Marlborough
House, the music bringing tears TO the
eyes of many in tho great crowd. Dur
ing the Horse Guards parade the bands
played Chopin's march, and as the Pre-, Pre-,
cession approached Westn,inster Hall
the strains of Eandel's Dead March.
from Saul" were heard
Clouds Hide the sun.
1t was a gloomy morning clouds
hiding The sun, in striking contrast
with the brightness OF the past lew
DAYS The spectacle at Westmtnster
Hall during the brief service. When the
cusket was deposited there. was soil
emn and moving picture OF deep con-
trasts.
The casket rested high OH the purple
rat fr1s the centre OF the hHlt.N
covered with a White and gold eni-
broidered pail and draped With the
royal ensign. Upon the ensign, at the
head, We're placed the jewel crown, the
orb and sceptre King George stood at
the foot OF the casket with the queen
Mother Queen Mary and the young
princes Behind them were the mem-
bers OF royalty who had followed the
body, and a group OF twenty royal
ladies, in deepest black, with long
Wells. no touch OF color relieving their
garbg Around this body were stationed
the officers at The court OF the royal
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