The Detroit times., 1910-05-20
GREAT THRONGsSEE
KIN c EDWARD
LAID To REST
Two Million and q Half People o.
cupying Every Available Space
Thirty-Five Thousand Soldiers
Along Line of March.
Nine Visiting Monarchs Attend Most
Imposing Funeral the World
Has Ever Seen.

LONDON, May 2O.--The body OF
Edward VII, late king OF England and
/ foremost among the rulers or the
earth, was laid to rest today In 81.
Georges Chapel, Windsor, where sew
en- other British kings are buried.
II was the most imposing funeral
the world has ever seen, and literally
speaking, the world did see 1t, for nine
ruling monarchs. the Official represen-
tatives OF other great powers and al
most OF lesser royalty. including the
heirs apparent TO many OF the world 8
thrones, took part in the obsequies.
The worldwide note OF grief that
held the city dumb as the solemn
cortege moved through the street was
eloquent.
The procession left Westminster
hall at 8: so and from that moment
until the royal coffin was deposited In
st. Georges Chapel the obsequies
were never lacking In imposing,
dramatic and spectacular features.
Two weeks OF mourning for the
dead king and of preparation for the
funeral had wrought the populace TO
high nervous tension. Hundreds
tainted In the vast throngs that lined
the route from Westminster hall TO
Paddington station and forty am
balances we're kept busy. Despite the
presence of $4,000 soldiers and several
thousand policemen along the line OF
march, the crowds were so dense and
the people so distraught that numer-
Gus panics were narrowly averted.
There Ia no way OF arriving at an
accurate estimate of the number OF
people who witnessed, or, rather, tried
TO witness the procession. They not
only packed the line of march. but
filed all the side streets, covered the
roofs OF houses and even fought for
positions at points where there was
no possibility of obtaining a view OF
the pageant. Probably 100000 peo-
pie either saw or tried to see 1t.
The spectators began arriving be-
fore midnight and by dawn the streets
were jammed. The patience of these
4 thousands and their evident desire to
show honor TO the dead ruler by re-
\ naming as decorous as possible was
4 striking testimonial TO the affection
\ In which Edward was held. Despite
their best efforts, however, the crowds
were constantly being forced beyond
the lie OF soldiers into the narrow
space reserved for the parade and the
4 troops had to fight them back.
Black was the keynote of the en-
a tire scene. Excepting the uniforms
OF the soldiers and of many of the
royal representatives., hardly speck
of color was visible. In the throng OF
| spectators. from the aristocrat to the
umblest workman everyone was clad
in the same sombre hue. Most OF
them had waited many hours before
the procession began to file slowly
from the main Westminster hall gate.
But even from spectacular point OF
view their long wait was well reward
ed. London has seen many pictures
que pageants In the past, but none
that has ever approached today's. The
procession was made up as follows:
An officer OF the headquarters staff.
Advance guard of the sovereign's es-
cort of Royal Life Guards, in brass
helmets, white plumes. steel cuirasses,
white buckskin breaches and huge
Jack boots.
Knight Marshal's men in scarlet
and purple uniforms.
Drummers Of the footguards.
Detachments of practically every
regiment In England, with their bands.
Among them were scarlet coated gren-
diers, Scots, Cold Stream and Irish
guards with huge black bearskin head
gear, helmeted lnfantrymen, blue and
gold artillerymen, blue and white and
blue and red lancers, blue and gold
hussars, brass helmeted dragons and
dragon guards, cuirassed lifeguards,
cuIrassed horse guards, green clad
rifemen, killed highlanders and kahki-
CARRIED ttrritorials.
Detachments from the royal navy,
Including the royal marine light In
fantry, royal marine infantry, and
companies Of blue jackets from vari-
GUS ships.
Foreign military detachments reprt.
senting practically every European
power.
Stan OF the royal household, judges
or the high courts In wigs and ermine-
trimmed scarlet robes and members OF
the privy council In all kinds of uni
forms, OF land court dress.
Group of foreign military attaches
gorgeously uniformed and plumed.
Headquarters stan of the British
army, equally magnificent
Famous Soldiers In Line.
Included in this group were four
men VINO attracted more tnhn usual
attention, admiration, and respectful
scrutiny, for they wore scarlet uni
forms, gold-oakleaf epaulets, broad
blue sashes and parti-colored plumed
hats and carried the batons which pro-
claimed them British Field Marshals-
Earl Roberts or "Bobs.," Lord Kitch-
ener, "The Iron Man." Sir George
White and Sir Charles Brownlow, a
quartette of the most famous soldiers
In the world
Admirnls Sir Arthur Wilson, Lord
Fisher and Sir E. Y Seymour.
Bands of the Royal Marine Light
Infantry, massed guards regiments,
royal engineers and royal artillery.
The Duke Of Norfolk, earl marshal
Of England.
White Staves-Lord Belper, the
duke of Buccleuch and the Earl Wal
degrave.
Lord Chamberlain, Lord Darlington
and Lord Steard. Earl Beauchamp,
each with six aides de camp.
Gun carriage drawn by 100 sailors
bearing coffin, with a bearer party on
either side OF non-commissioned of.
hcers of the guards and household