East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-20

London, May 20.-The body OF King
Edward VII was laid to rest today in
ST. Georges chapel at Winusor where
seven other British Kings are buried.
The funeral was one of the most i'm
pressive in the Worlds history. The
procession left Westminster at s:se
a m, and probably two million, two
hundred forty thousand people saw
the pageant pass. Hundreds OF the
onlookers tainted in the dense thron8
lining the route and forty ambulances
were kept busy. Spectators began ar
irving at midnight, and by dawn the
streets were jammed.
simultaneously with the starting Of
the procession every street car, and
train in Great Britain stopped from 3
to Is minutes. 1t required two hours
and seven minutes for the procession
to cover the distance from Westmin-
lister to Paddington station. The
funeral train arrived at Windsor at
1874 D. M, and the slow pace Of the
funeral car marked the time for the
cortege. Hedging the pail bearers
came detachments commemorative OF
the England of long ago. These in
cluded Halberdiers. Muskeeters, and
Yoemen in the scarlet uniforms of the
Tudor days.
Following the royal catafalque came
Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg,
then Edwards favorite charger. Pre-
ceded by their royal standards rode
King George and his aides, accompa-
MED by the Duke of Connaught, Ed
wards brother. and Kaiser Wilhelm-
Following these came seven Euporean
monarchs: Alfonso of Spain; George,
OF Greece; Manuel of Portugal; Haa-
kon of Norway; Frederick of Dem
mark: Albert, of Belgium, and Ferdi-
nand, of Bulgaria. After them, riding
three abreast. came a display of the
lesser royalty numbering practically
100 scions of the ruling house OF Eu-
rope. A long line of carriages was
next. the first containing the queen
mother. Alexandra and her sister, the
Dowager Czarina of Russia. Next
came Queen Mary, then the Princess
of the British royal family, and then
came the diplomats of the foreign ma
tions including Colonel Roosevelt,
who was dressed in black frock
coat, with a band of mourning on his
arm.
Following the diplomats were judg-
es. civil officials, soldiers, etc. Wind
sor station was gorgeously decorated
in flowers, flags and palms. Detach-
ments of grenadiers and life guards
were drawn up at the station. Bodies
Of blue jackets, a detachment OF Scot
guards, a corps of gentlemen at arms,
and yoemen of the guard were wait
ing as the guard of honor. A special
train containing Premier Asquith and
other personages of British life. In
cluding Lords Balfour and Roseberry
and military attaches, arrived before
the funeral train,
As the royal party moved forward
the guards stood with raised arms and
the choir chanted. Archbshops lead
the procession up the aisle and the
oaken coffin containing the kings
body was placed upon a purple bier
in front of the altar. AT the conclu-
sion of the service the deputy king
az arms proclaimed the death of Ed
ward VII, and prayed long life FOR
George, ending with God save the
king" The choir sang, blessed are
the departed." and a benediction was
pronounced by the Archbishop OF
Canterbury. The archbishops then
prayed silently, and the congregation
filed from the chapel while the or