The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-17
LYING IN STATE.
Body OF King Edward Taken
With Stately Pomp
From Buckingham Palace to
Westminster Hall.
ROOSEVELT STAYED IN
Reigning Monarch Follows the
Corpse on Foot.
Frederick OF Denmark and Has-
kOn in the Procession.
ROOSEVELT STAYED IN

London May 11.-TSs body Of King
Etward vi was taken with stately
pomp this morning from Buckingham
{ palace on the first stage or the Jour
usy 10 the grave and now lies n state
in Westminster hall where hundreds
Of Thousands VIII pay 4 last tribute 70
the dead monarch before the dnaI
passage through the streets Of the
capital Oh THURSDAY
Nh Roosevelt special American am
basador 70 the funeral of King Ed
ward. did not participate in the cere
mozy- Mrs Roosevelt Miss Roose-
velE- Kermit. American Ambassador
Reid and Mrs Reid Witnessed the PRO
cesS1o1 IN CzrIeton house terrace
+ 1uL Mr. Roosevelt suent the morning
answering Ms accumulated CORES
pon6euce-
The procession from Buckfn CHAM
palace u Westminster hall passed
through double line Of rsd coated
soldiers. fa1ked with rows Of police
men and 1 mass Of silent bIack-gzrbed
humanity
+ The buildings along the route were
neavlly drsDed with uOUruirE The
/ German and other embassies II Carle-
ton house terrace were covered with
funere4I pals of black and purple, r.
l1eved OCCASIONALLY BY green wreaths
I and Bouquets a white HES
-BL. Ben Tolls.
f The first 1rimztIou that the crowd
+ y 1Ico 14d been waiting Eor hours. had
{ Of the approach OF the funeral cor
f -eEe- was the booming OF the fIrs- OF
. minute Euns which we're frs6 at
s. James park. followed by the toll
ing Of Big Ben the great clock he'll
IN the tower q the house OF CON
mons which heretofore has been
heard only as II struck the hours. ard
~ the roll ef mUHed drums
L1en ECsrdsuzz with sword re-
-
ursd tread TWO o-her zusrdzueu fcI-
loving close behind Theu cane The
{ o11ceEs Of thz headquarters staff the
army COUNCIL and the hoard OF admir-
( came 70 : half salute with reversed
guns and remained thus until Field
MarshzLs Lord Roberts and Lord
hICc1eCsr q hhartur1s the atufrzIs
o. me 1ee5- the Indian orderly OIL
GERS n black uniforms and The aid De
camp of the late king passed
- the Eun carriage On which the
cSzer was borne approached. the Or
der rssC On your arms was given
Sharply With heads bowed the SOL
{ Giers kept -h=ir eyes OF the ground
while the body Of their late king
7 passed coming 10 attention again for
the royal standard, which was carried
Immediately behind tF= casxet I'D IL
+ front Of King George who ike the
( officers and other members % royzIrv.
was afoor
/ MOnarcfls on Foot.
/ The Duke OF Cornwall and Prince
Albert two little figures II the ua.tt-
uniforms Of naval cadets fOITozaC+
rner father King Frederick o.
{ Denmark and King Eaakou with the
Duke o. COunaughE between them
came next and then followed the 9th
e members OF the British and for
e1gn royal families II gorgeous uni
forms the only touch Of mourning be-
ing the black bands on the sleeves Of
f their coats Al array Of officers o.
the LzC6 kings household nearly all
Of them in bright uniforms but few
{ @ EaeI1 n mourning dress followed
The greatest interest OF the crowd
vas arounsed at the approach Of the
first carriage fer in this rode the
queen mother Alexandra 20 whom
the hearts OF al BrIt1shers have gone
I cut during the last week
Her majesty wearing the deepest
I mourning had Lfred her veil and the
& peopIa reverentfE raised their hats to
the pathetic figure who even IN her
hour o. great grief Acknowledged the
silent testimony of sympathy by bow
ing repeatedly The queen mother
vas accompanied by her slzter the
Z dowaEar Empress Marie Of Russia
and BY her daughters the princess
royal and Princess Victoria
Queen Mary L second
Queen Mary occupied the second
stats carriage having for the coca
sion surrendered the first place 70
( which as queen she was entitled Her
majesty vas preceded By ths SOW
7 erefgu's escort the only mounted
troops participating with the excep-
{ ton Cf few stationed along the route
Queen Mary vas accompanied By
her daughter Princess Mary and
Prince Henry Seven other state
carriages gold bedecked and drawn
/ by heavily caparisoued horses. car
ried the ladies' OF the ROYAL families
and the suites ot the queen mother
Arrived At the palace of Wesrufr-
ster. Whers z dense rhrorE had gath
cred the gun carriage stopped the
pals were removed and the bearer
company composed O. life guards lift
Sd the caskeE and carried II into the
hall
The dominating characteristics o.
the procession was the impressive
sim mpIicitv- There were 1900 troops
foot and mounted and 1000 sailors
Z along The route but IN the procession
itself the largest body OF uniformed
men was the naSsed bands OF the
guards reEiueuE numbering $50 IN
bauduzs1er Of the British army
which played funeral marches
On leaving Buckingham palace q
corps of SO drums PLAYED 4 special
introduction At the conclusion Of
which the massed bands took up Bee
thove1-s Funeral March
Forty P1pers In Line.
The most striking feature ot the
music was provided BY q body OF 40
pfpers. who struck Up Flowers Of the
Forest as the procession passed
MARLBOROUGH h0uSz-
| During the horse guards parade the
hands played Chopin's Nsrche
Fuenebre- and as the procession ap-
preached Westminster hall the strains
q the dead march from Saul Eers
heard