Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-18
EINC'S BODY LIES IN STATE
1t is Taken to Westminster Hall with
Stately Pomp.
MONARCH WALKS BEHIND CAsKET
King George is Followed by His Two
Sons and Behind Them Come the
Kings of Denmark and
Norway.

LONDON, May 17.-The body of King
Edward VII, the peacemsker, was taken
with stately pomp this morning from Buck
ingham palace on the fir. stage OF the
journey to the grave and now lies in state
in Westminster nall, where hundreds of
thousands will pay a last tribute to the
dead monarch before the final passage
through the streets of the capital on Thurs
day.
2 The procession from Buckingham palace
to Westminster haf passed through doubled
lines of relocated soldiers, flanked with
rows of policemen and a mass of silent,
black-garbed humanity.
The buildings along the route were
heavily draped with mourning. The Ger
man and other embassies in Carlton house
terrace were covered with funeral pals of
black and purple, relieved occasionally by
green wreaths and bouquets of white lilies.
The first intimatiofiN, that the crowd,
which had been waiting for hours, had of
the approach OF the funeral 'cortege was
the booming of the first Of sixty-eight min
ute guns which were fired at st. James
park, followed by the tollng Of big Ben"
the great clock in the tower of the House
of Commons, which heretofore has been
heard only as it struck the hours, and by
the roll of muffled drums.
Then a guardsman with sword reversed
came down the Mall at measured tread,
two other guardsmen following close be-
hind Then came the officers of the head
quarters staff, the army council and the
board of admiralty. AS these appeared the
troops came to a half salute with reversed
guns and remained thus until Field Mar
shals Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener of
Khartum, the admirals of the fleet the
Indian orderly officers in black uniforms
and the aides-de-camp of the late king
passed
King Marches Behind Casket.
| AS the gun carriage on which the casket
was borne moved ahead the order rest on
your arms" was given sharply With heads
bowed the soldiers kept their eyes on the
| ground, while the body of their late king
| passed coming to attention again for the
! royal standard, which was carried imme
diately behind the casket and in front of
King George who, like the officers and
other members of royalty, was afoot. The
duke of Cornwall and Prince Albert two
| little figures in the natty uniforms of
! naval cadets, followed their father. King
Frederick of Denmark and King Haakon,
with the duke Of Connaught between them,
| cams next and then followed the other
members OF the British and foreign royal
| families in gorgeous uniforms the only
touch of mourning being the black bands
on the sleeves of their ocats. An army OF
! officers Of the late kings household, nearly
all of them in bright uniforms, but few
| OF them in mourning dress, followed.
The greatest interest Of the crowd was
aroused at the approach of the first car
riage for in this rode the queen mother
! Alexandra. to whom the hearts OF all
Britishers have gone out during the last
| week.
Queen Mother I'm First Carriage.
Her majesty, wearing the deepest mourn
ing, had lifted her veil, and the people rev.
erently raised Their hats to the pathetic
figure, who, even in the hour Of her great
grief, acknowledged the silent testimony