Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-20
Members of Every Royal
Family in World at
Funeral.
DISPLAY MAGNIFICENT
Representatives of Republics
Relegated to the Rear of
the Procession.

London, May 20-The body of King
Edward was carried through the
streets of the capital today in the pres
snce of many hundreds of thousands
of subjects and with the kings of nine
European nations, several future
rulers, members of all royal families
of the world and a former president
Of the United States followed the cas-
ket from Westminster hall to Pad
1ington station.
Through Double Line of Soldiers.
The cortege moved through solid
double lines of soldiers standing with
rifles reversed and regimentaI colors
dipped. AT the railway station the
casket was placed in a funeral car and
taken to Windsor, where, after serv-
ices were conducted by the archbishop
Of Canterbury, it was entombed in the
Albert memorial chapel adjoining.
The parade included many of the
greatest men of the kingdom, with rep
resentatives of all the arms of the
service and delegation from the en-
pire's most famous regiments and rep
resentative groups of foreign armies
and navies.
His Dog and Horse There.
Behind the casket, upon which rest
ed the imperial symbols, followed the
late kings charger, while his favorite
terrier was led by a highland soldier
just before the imperial ensign. King
George, Emperor William and several
other members of royalty wore the
uniforms of British generals.
Roosevelt Big Attraction.
No parsonage in the parade attracted
greater interest than did Roosevelt
the special American ambassador,
whose civilian clothes contrasted curl
ously with the gilded state coach with
It's white wigged and silk stockinged
Hunkies, within which he rode.
Behind Pettiest Princes.
Representatives of the two great re-
publics, the United States and France,
we're given a position at the rear Of
all the royalties and the princes of the
pettiest of European states. Their car
riage followed those carrying the royal
ladies and they were the last in the
line of foreign governments.
The booming of the minute guns
and the tolling of bells accompanied
the movement of the procession, while
the bands in turn played ''The Dead
March from Saul and Chopin's
Funeral March.
Family at Casket.
King George, the queen mother,
Alexandra, and Princess Victoria en-
tered Westminster hall before the pro-
cession started and spent some min
w
lam, who was at the entrance as they
appeared, dismounted and, waving the
lackeys aside. opened the door of the
queen mothers carriage, helped her
out and then kissed her upon the
cheek
The procession started at $50, just
as the first minute gun doomed, and
passed through streets packed with
people.
Separate Train for Royalty.
Arriving at Paddington station the
casket was placed in the funeral car
with which the funeral party was car
ried to Windsor The car was occu- |
pied by King George, Queen Mary, the |
queen mother, Alexandra, eight other
sovereigns and near relatives. Special |
trains followed with high officials, for
eign representatives and special en- |
voys.
Ceremonies ut windsor.
Windsor, May 20.-When the royal
train arrived at the station the body |
of the monarch was placed on gun
carriage and the procession reformed
with the addition of ambassadors, min
listers and other representatives of for
eign states Thus it passed through
the purple-draped streets to the castle
and into st. Georges chapel. From
the railway station to the chapel the
gun-catriage was drawn by a squad of
bluejaJkets.
Immediately behind walked the king
with the German emperor and the late
kings brother, the duke of Connaught.
The casket was placed on purple
catafalque before the altar, which was
fairly buried in flower pieces. Mean
time the minute gums doomed and bells
tolled.
King Chief Mourner. II
King George, as chief mourner, stood
at the head of the casket. The funeral ]
party filed the edifice and overfowed I
into the prince consort's chapel The {
archbishop of Canterbury and bishop
of Winchester advanced to the casket.
The choir chanted Man That Is Born :
of Woman" and the congregation re-
cited the Lords prayer. The anthem, I
How Blest Are They was sung, after {
which the garter-king alarms advanced {
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