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KINGS BODY
LYING IN STATE
Taken TO Westminster, Accom-
panied by Royal MouTneTs.
BRIEF SERVICES WERE HELD

Otu6g O6IssiOeO "e
Public Will Be Permitted to See the
Bier For Three Days-Former Pres
ident Roosevelt Viewed Coffin In
Buckingham Palace.
London, May 1.-THE body of King
Edward VII. was removed from the
throne room of Buckingham palace TO
Westminster Abbey today, where II
will lie in state until Friday, the day
of the funeral.
The cortege accompanying the body
included the male royal mourners.
lords in waiting and members OF the
royal households, who followed on foot
the gun carriage bearing the coffin
King George was accompanied by the
Duke of Cornwall and his two other
sons.
Kinqs Walked In Procession.
Others walking in the procession
included the king of Denmark, the
Duke of Connaught, the king of Nor
way, Prince Christian. the Duke OF
axe-Coburg, Grand Duke Michael Al
exandrovitch, Prince Arthur of Con-
naught, Prince Albert of Schleswig-
Holstein, Prince Andrew of Greece.
the Duke of Teck, Prince Louis of Bat
tenberg, the Duke of Fife, the Duke OF
Argyle, Prince Francis of Teck, Prince
Alexander of Battenberg, Count Glei-
chen, Prince Alexander of Teck and
Prince George of Battenberg.
Only nine carriage were in the pro-
cession In the first was Queen Mother
Alexandra, accompanied by Dowager
Empress Marie Feodorovna, of Rus
STA, and the princess royal. In the
second was Queen Mary, Princess
Mary and Prince Henry. In the third
rode Princess Christian, of Schleswig-
Holstein; Princess Louise, Princess
Henry of Battenberg and the Duchess
of Connaught. The fourth carriage had
the Duchess of Albany, Duchess OF
SAKE oburg- Gotha, Princess Patricia
of Connaught and Princess Andrew of
Greece. In the fifth carriage rode
Princess Louise of Battenberg, Prin-
cess Alexandra of Fife and Princess
Maud of Fife The sixth carriage had
Princess Victoria of Schleswig-H
stein. In the seventh were Princess
Louise of Battenberg, Princess Victor
of MISUNDERSTANDING and Coun-
tess Fedora Gleichen. The other two
carriages contained the suites Of
Qneen Mother Alexandra and of Queen
Mary.
Brief Religious Service.
The streets were damned with peo-
pie, all Of whom silently paid tribute
to the royal dead. Upon the arrival
of the body at Westminster Abbey
brief religious services were held, con-
duced by the archbishop of Canter-
bury and the bishop of London. The
services were attended by the mem
bers of the house of lords and house
of commons. The hall was not draped
and the ceremonial was one of mag
nifcent simplicity. The coffin rests on
q creped catafalque. The only sign of
decoration in the ancient hall Is
purple cloth covering the platform of
the catafalque and the trappings of
the bier.
The king and the queen, the queen
mother and the other royal mourners
of the family were grouped about the
catafa1que during the brief services.
After the royal family had left the
public were admitted to view the cof-
an IF
through the hall, and it is estimated
that 700, 900 per sons will view the bier
nthe three days it will lie in state.
King George, Queen Mary and the
Queen Mother lexandra and the other
royalties here attended the service in
the private chapel at Buckingham pal
ace Monday. Members of the royal
household also were present. The SER
vice was simple. The hymn, "Sleep
Thy Last Sleep Free from Care and
Sorrow" the music of which was writ
ten by Princess Henry of Battenberg,
was sung.
Roosevelt Sees Edwards Bier.
Theodore Roosevelt, special Amerf-
can ambassador to the funeral of King
Edward VII, arrived in London Mon
day and was received by King George
at Marlborough house, and later visit
ed the throne room in Buckingham
palace, where the body of King Ed
ward was privately lying in state
The entrance to the city of the dis
tinguished American was quiet one
and in marked contrast with his ap-
pearance at other capitals and with
what would have been made of the
occasion here but for the demise of
King Edward.
It was the Whit Monday holiday,
but despite this fact the crowd at Vic
toria station was small There was no
cheering, but as Colonel Roosevelt
alighted from the train and was es-
corted by Whitelaw Reid, the Ameri-
can ambassador, to the royal carriage
which had been sent for him, those
who looked on silently lifted their
hats.
When the greetings had been ex-
changed, Lord Dundonald, aide-de-
camp to King George, escorted the
Roosevelts and Ambassador and Mrs.
Reid to the royal carriages which had
been placed at their disposal by the
king, and they drove at once to Dor
chester hoIse, the home of the am
bassador.
Later, accompanied by Ambassador
Reid Colonel Roosevelt. in the capa
State of Ohio, City Of Toledo,
Lucas County.
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