The Detroit times., 1910-05-17
ROOSEVELT VIEWS
KING EDWARD S
REMAINS
Arrives in London Monday Morning
Is Special Ambassador To Funeral
and Is Received in Audience by
King George.
Special Suite Is Appointed by Mon
arch To Look After Former
Presidents Welfare.

LONDON, May 16.-CoL Theodore
Roosevelt, American ambassador 10
the funeral of King Edward, viewed
the body Of the king today. as IT lay
IN the throne room Of Buckingham
palace, and went from the palace 10
Marlborough House. where Ambas-
sador Reid formally presented him
10 King George. The meeting be-
tween Roosevelt and King George
was brief, but cordial The king ex-
pressed his pleasure at the appoint
ment OF the colonel as envoy TO his
B fathers funeral
The viewing of tine body OF the late
King was the first Official act OF the
ex-president After breakfast at
& Dorchester House, the home of Am
bassador Reid. where the Roosevelts
VIII stay during their London visit,
the colonel and his family, accompan-
Z led by the ambassadorial staff, motor
ed to the palace and were immediate
" admitted TO the room where Ed
wards body lay.
King George today appointed Lord
Dnrdonald and Commander Cunning
harne Graham to have charge of
Rooseyelt's entertainment in London,
and to serve as permanent suite
for him. This Is an unusual mark OF
distinction.
Roosevelt returned to Dorchester
House after being presented TO the
King. He and his family will spend
tho afternoon and evening quietly at
the Reid home and will engage In no
social functions until after the
funeral.
King George sent Lord Dundonald
to Queensborough TO greet Roosevelt
when he landed from the steamer
Mecklenburg at o'clock this morn
ing, and had the royal carriage at the
Victoria station to convey the colonel
and his family to Dorchester House.
Admiral Sir George Nevill also well
coined Roosevelt at Queensborough.
At the Victoria station. Ambassador
and Mrs. Reid and a stan from the
embassy, representatives of the Lon
don city government and also OF the
national government, received the
colonel The reception to Roosevelt
was cordial but quiet, the death OF
King Edward overshadowing the
whole AFFAIR. Never before have Lon
don newspapers spoken I'm such praise
OF Roosevelt as today. There are
column editorials devoted to character
studies of him and without exception
they are friendly In the extreme.
Everywhere the utmost satisfaction
Is expressed that he was chosen TO
represent the United States at the
Kings funeral
Whit Monday furnished a striking
proof Of the national character OF Eng
lands grieving for her dead king. Al
though national holiday. II was lack
ing I'm all of the former festive fea-
lures. Notwithstanding the fact that
the new King George had asked his
people not to let his fathers death In
terfere with their usual amusements
on this day
Ordinarily Whit Monday sees the
streets crowded with merry throngs
and the parks and heaths turned into
vast amusement places. There was no
such outpouring today and the usual
rendezvous for the police were desert
ed.
The fact that tomorrow will witness
the removal OF the body OF the late
king from the throne room in Bucking-
ham palace to Westminster Hall, cast
spell of gloom over the entire city.
The royal household and the various
diplomatic corps had private view to-
day OF the body of Edward as IL lay
in the coffin on a catafalque in the
throne room. The scene was made
pathetic by the grief OF many OF the
old employees of the late king. who
wept Historically. The queen mother
was greatly moved by the affection
displayed by these old servitors and
naid that their grief, while touching.
was one of the greatest solaces she had
found In her own sorrow.
Thousands OF troops arrived in Lon
don today and are being CHARTERED In
Hyde. Kensington. Regents and Bat
tersea parks. BY tomorrow there will
be $4,000 troops in the city, who will
Nne the route OF the procession from
buckingham palace TO Westminster
Hall, and on Friday will perform like |
service In the funeral procession from
Westminster Hall to Paddington sta |
K ton.
A note of discord developed today
when Il was found that those I'm charge
OF the funeral had made no provision
Tor the colonial representatives al the
funeral in the desire to show every
consideration TO the foreign represen-
tatives, most OF whom are ROYALTIES
and relatives OF the dead king. the Off !
ciRls practically overlooked the repre- |
scntatiyes from the colonies and they
have been accorded no official stand !
Ing In the funeral and have been yIr.
fualiy crowded from all of the func
fions
Prices for seats along the route OF
the funeral procession are mounting
70 unprecedented figures One mer.
chant today sold his storeroom for
next Friday for $1,000 Reckless hid.
ding By rich Americans has helped 10
force up the price OF seats. II Is estJ.
mated that there VIII be $500 900 paid
f0f seats along the route from West.
minister Hall 20 Pandington station
Umpire Is Stabbed.
Stacy Shines 70 years old. OF No
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