The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15

London Absorbed in Great Prep
arations for Funeral of
King Edward.
1000 PERSONS TO
LOOK UPON COFFIN
Thousa ands of Soldiers Must Sleep in
Streete-Navy VIII Take
Prominent Part.

LONDON. Mny 1.-THE whole court
and all London are absorbed In the
preparations for the funeral OF King
Edward. which Will be the most I'M
posing ceremony that the capital has
ever witnessed. Thirty thousand sol
diers viii be brought from Aldershot
and other military camps to line the
streets on Friday, when the process
sion passes.
As there is no room to barrack
them over night, the soldiers will nj
vouac In the parks and streets The
city will nave the appearance of an
invested town for two days
1t Is expected that 100000 people
will pass through Westminster hall 10
look upon the coffin. Barriers are be-
ing built, by means of which the pco-
pie Will be ushered through in four
lines. at the rate of $4,000 an hour.
The body OF the late king will not be
exposed TO view The mourners Will
see only the coffin With the official
regalia and heaps Of flowers
Flowers Valuable.
The flowers alone contributed by
organizations and individuals will
represent many thousands OF dollars
In value The most elaborate wreath
was sent from Windsor, consisting of
costly white flowers. interviewer with
purple, which is royal mourning color
The wreaths- contributed by private
individuals, numbering thousands. VIII
be hung on posts II he streets,
The artillery horses. with gun car
riages, were rehearsing today through
the streets along the line OF march,
so as to avoid the possibility OF mis-
hap on Friday.
Fabulous prices are being asked
for seats in the stands along the line
$3.50 being the lowest sum at which
IL Is possible 10 get a place The
/ householders overlooking Trafalgar
Square have sent protest to the lord
chamberlain for again changing the
line OF march. which deprlyes them oil
eagerly expected profits.
Navy. Takes Part,
King George, being So closely iden
titled with the navy. the naval contln
gents will take prominent part II
the ceremonies. Blue Jackets will
draw the gun carriages 10 Windsor, as
they did the carriage which bore the
body of Victoria. although on that oc
casIon they did so because the horses
became reStiye.
The hymns which will b esung al
Windsor are all of the queen moth
er's choice. They are. My God, Ny
Father. While | Stray. Now the La
borer's Task Is Over Il Heard {
Voice from Heaven
Soldiers from the kings company
grenadier guards, are keeping sentry
watch over the body in the throne
room at Buckingham palace. They
are relieved each hour. With simple
ceremony some one of the visiting
royalties who are daily arriving en-
ters the room every now and then
and the widowed queen goes there frc
quently.
Scotland Yard has all It's detective!
on duty, and these arc reinforced b!
II hundred more from continental ci:
les All visitors arc being watched
| but there Is little real fear of anar
chistlc attempts. as IT Is known tha
every one under surveillance would b'
dcported from England II any trouble
was caused on this occasion, and
is not likely that the persons oil th'
anarchist type would give up volun
tarlly their safest refuge In Europe