Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
NOW IN THE THRONE ROOM
Bodv Will Be Removed to Westmln'
ster Hall Tuesday.
PUBLIC TO VIEW IT THERE
London to Have Three Days of Sol
emn Ceremonial-Burial of
Kings Costly.
Special Csblegram to The Star.

Special Csblegram to The Star.
LONDON. May 14.-Court, military and
municipal officials, working at hlSh pres
sure for the past few days. have COM
pleted the details of the arrangements
for the funeral ceremonies next Week
The preliminary Obsequies began todd!'
when the kings body. after MS prothei'
the Duke of Connaught, took his far
well look. was removed from the simple
death room to the splendid throne room
of the palace, which has been converted
into q chapeIlo ardentea, where II VIII
lie privately In state Sunday and Moh-
dav. Tuesday ii will be removed with
professional pomp to Westminster Hail.
where II will lie publicly in state untii
Friday.
Iron the arrival of the body at West.
minister Hall at noon TUESDAY there VIII
be "a brief religious service conducted oy
the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Bishop of London. The services Will De
attended by the members OF loros anu
commons. The hall will not be urapeu
and the ceremonial will be of marked
sinulicitv. The coffin will rest on drap-
ed catafalque. The only sign OF decora-
ton in the ancient hall will be purple
cloth covering the platform of the cata-
:aIque and the trappings OF the bier.
Royal Mourners at Bier.
The king and queen. the queen mother
and other royal mourners will be grouped
about the catafalque during the brief
service. Monday night the king, queen
oreen mother and other members of the
rovaI family. officials and servants of
The palace will attend a special devotional
service before the body is removed 10
Westminster Hall Tuesday morning.
The participation of the public in the
obseuuies will begin Tuesday noon. When
the public lying in state has begun FROM
then on until the departure OF the cortese
from Paddington station Tor WI inosor
Castle Friday, the Inhabitants of London
and visitors will be spectators or sue
cession of solemn and impressive serV-
ices. The funeral of Queen victoria
touched London only in its passage from
one railroad station to another. In KING
Edwards funeral the people will be able
to see the transit Of the coffin from the
palace to Westminster Hail. the two
days lying in state. and the final military
pageant Friday. when the cortege will
traverse three miles of the streets OF
London. The city will be crowded Tues-
day with an army of spectators VINO
are fiocking to town from the provinces
and continent. During four mournful
days the people will pay a tribute to the
royal dead that will probably be greater
than any such tribute paid before.
Cost Of Royal Funeral.
An idea OF the probable cost of the fu-
neral can be gained from the expense in
connection with Queen Victoria's. The
latter amounted to 10000. of which
fS,5OO was spent for the entertainment Of
royal foreign guests and 91O,O0O for the
expenses of the troops Many more roy
alties will be present at King Edwards
funeral than were at Queen Victoria's.
The cost. therefore, will be proportion
ately greater. On the other hand, there
will be no expensive naval pageant, as
there was in the case of Queen Victoria.
Mr.. Roosevelt's arrival here Monday
will be without ostentation. London is
so full of royalties now. with others com
ing in daily. that Mr.. Roosevelt is bound
to enjoy comparative obscurity during his
stay in London until he appears in the
funeral procession Friday. After the
funeral he will pay visits to the houses
of old friends. His only public appear
ance after the funeral will be at quiet
guild hall luncheon and at Oxford Uni
versity, when he delivers his postponed
Romanes lecture. the date for which has
not yet been fixed.