The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21
LADY OF THE LAMP AT REST
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE LAID
~ FAMILf BURIAL PLACE.
Crowds Gather and Guards Turn Out ~
simple Funeral rraverses London
soldiers as Hearers solemn SER
vices at -. PAul's- Tribute Of ROy atty.

SpsoaI Caas Ds,paich to THE srS.
LONDON. Aug. :O.-lt was a great dls-
appointment % her countless admirers
that the executors Of the will Of the lat"
Florence Nightingale. the Crimcln War
heroine, felt obliged To decline for her
that last and greatest tribute which ing
! land can Uay 20 her illustrious dead
burial m Westminster Abbey. Indeed.
50 strictly were her wishes for a quiet
] private funeral respected that only tew
casual pnss.r-hy saw the coffin placed
, in the hear-s in front OF her residence IN
South street Park lane. shortly before
: 10 O'Clock this morning
! The hour set for the departure of The
| funeral had been kept secret. but the wire
! less telegrsphy Of the street soon spread
/ the word aud here and there on the route
! to Waterloo station crowds gathered
/ and barred their heads AS the body Of thS
beloved Lady 81 the Lamp passed
through the streets OF London on the way
Ia be buried in the little west country
churchyard at East Mellow. an Hamp-
! shire. with her kith andkID
Miss nightingale love for the soldier
and the soldiers love for ner were rccog
/ nized as the hearse passed Buckingham
Palace and the Wellington barracks
: At these places the sentries presented
arms aud the guards turned out. A.
Waterloo station too. from which the
public was excluded. . bearer party Of
/ the Grenad!er Guards was drawn up ana
carried the CONN TO the train. The men
accompanied the funeral to East Wellow,
where they acted again a. bearers At the
burial
Numberless wreaths and crosses were
sent to the Nightingale home by indi-
vidials and societies A cross Of orchids
| from Queen Alexandra bore the inscrip-
ton: To Miss Nightingale. in grateful
memory Of the greatest benefactress
to suffering humanity. who founded the
military nursing service IN the year 1855
by her own individual sxertions and
heroism. from Alexandra
Wreaths were also sent nv King George
and Queen Mary. Ambassador and Mrs
Whitelaw Reid and the survivors Of the
charge OF tho Light Brigade at Balaclava.
Every hospital in London and many
IN the provinces sent tributes. There
was a chaplet 81 roses and laurels from
the International Council OF Nurses
IN the name Of ?5.OoO members Of the
National Councils Of Nurses Of Great
Britain, Canada. the United State-. Ger
many. Denmsrk. Holland and Finland.
There were foral tributes also from tho
American Federation of Nurses, from
various regiments and from Masonic
lodges and nursing institutions all over
the world
A national tribute to Miss Nightingale
was paid at ST Pauls Cathedral. where
there was a memorial service 81 inn
pressive simplicity similar 10 those held
in the same cathedral for Queen Victoria
and King Edward seldom has a more
remarkable congregation assembled even
in ~; Pauls. Fully a thousand nurses
IN uniform represented nursing estab-
lIshmenta in all parts % the kingdom.
King George and Queen Mary and all
tho nernber- ~ the Cabinet sent repre-
sentatiyc- Mr. and Mrs Whtelaw Reid
and MANY Americans were present.
Or1cers In fun uniform wearing medals
represented the army medical service
Others also In full uniform represented
the Indian medical r"rNic" and all the
regiments which served in the Crimea.
while another blaze Of color IN the other
wise sombr- scsn" was provided by forty
old Chelsea pensioners. many Of whom
are Crimean veterans
Sir George Truscott n former Lord
Mayor Of London. in full civic state.
represented STR John knill the present
Lord Mayor. Guard ,rnen acted a.
stewards and conducted the congregation
10 seats while the band Of the Coldstream
Guards played funeral music.
A. noon the clergy and chior entered.
the latter singing Miss Nightingale
favorits hymn. The Son Of God gocs
forth To war Prayers and the reading
OF palms followed and then the choir
sanR the litany 81 81. Chry-ostom and
Il am the Resurrection and the Life
After the reading % the lesson the con-
grsgation. which filed the great cathedral
from wall Tn wall. stood as the hand
played the Dead March from Saul.
finishing with a roll IL mufTsd drums
which ~welled in a great creacendo and
then fell TO = faint rianissimo that could
only Just 10 heard.
ANOTHER favorite HYMN Of the heroine.
The King 81 Love NV shepherd is was
then rendered. his was followed by
the benedictior. which brought - reeply
impressive service tn Close.