Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-24
KING EDWARD GIVEN
HONOR IN DEATH BY
NATIONS IF WORLD
Funeral Corteue Most Sulendid
Spectacle Witnessed in Lon
don Since Queen ViCtOria'S.
jubilee

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enee Of n,,ny hundred thousand subjects
and with l, : kings OF nsne European ma
tons. sever; future rulers. members OF
all the royal families of the world. and
a former. president OF the United States
following the casket from Westminster
hail 10 Paddington station.
The cortege moved through solid double
lines Of relocated soldiers standing with
rifles reversed and the regimental colors
dipped 10 the ground
At the railway station the casket was
placed in funeral car and was taken
10 Windsor, where. after the Church of
England service had been conducted by
the archbishop of Canterbury. in St
Georges chapel. IL was entombed in the
Albert Memorial chapel adjoining
WONDERFUL SPECTACLE.
No such professional spectacle had
been witnessed in London since Queen
Victorfa's jubilee. The parade included
many OF the greatest men of the king
dom. with representatives Of all arms OF
the service and delegations from the most
famous regiments OF the empire and rep
Eesentstive groups Of foreign armies and
navies.
Behind the casket upon which rested
the imperial symbols followed the late
kings charger. while his favorite terrier
was led BY a Highland soldier just before
the imperial ensign
ROOSEVELT IN PARADE
King George. Emperor William and
several other members OF royalty wore
the uniforms OF British generals No per
sonage IN the parade attracted greater in
terest than did Theodore Roosevelt. the
special American ambassador, whose
civilian clothes contrasted curiously with
the gflded state coach with it's white
wigged and siIk-stockinged fiunkies. with
in which he rode
The representatives OF the two great
republics. the United States and France,
were given a position at the rear of all
the royalties and the prince Of the pet
test OF European states. Their carriage
followed those carrying the royal ladies,
and they were the last In line of the rep
resentatives Of foreign governments.
The duke OF Orleans was present as the
envoy Of the French people.
The booming OF minute guns and the
tolling OF bells accompanied the move
ment OF the procession while the bands
in turn played The Dead March From
Saul and Chopin's Funeral March"
HOT SUN SHINING.
The morning was clear and a hot sun
heat upon the great mass OF humanity
that lined the route Of the procession. }
Is doubtful that so many people were
ever seen before in London. At the
Mall. in St James street and at Hyde
park the throng almost overwhelmed the
procession The police and soldiers had
10 fight TO prevent the lines being swept
away by the crush. There were many
broken limbs and other Injuries were re-
ceived. Hundreds OF persons tainted.
among them many women who had been
INn-a~
fore the procession left Westminster hall
EMPEROR KISSES QUEEN.
King George. the Queen Mother Alex
sndra and the Princess Victoria entered
Westminster hall before the PROCESSION
started and spent some minutes before
the casket- Emperor William, who was
at the entrance as they appeared, dis
mounted. and. waving the lackeys aside
opened the door Of the queen mothers
carriage. helped her out and then kissed
her upon the cheek
The procession started from the hall at
$50 O'Clock Sust as the first minute gun
doomed. The precedent afforded by the
funeral Of Queen Victoria nine years ago
was closely followed. The oaken caslxet
with the crown and cushion. regalia and
insignia Of the order OF the garter there
on. was borne on a gun carriage the same
as was used at the funeral OF the late
queen.
The procession wendell through Par
lament street and Whitehall. The pub
lie buildings were heavily draped with
black and purple throughout the routing.
Leaving the district oficialdom. the cor
teze passed through the horse guards
parade and thence along the Mall. The
embassies and private Carleton house
terrace. overlooking the Mall. were heav-
fIy draped with mourning. The terrace
~ al na
Marlborough house. emerging in st.
James street, proceeding TO Piccadilly apd
along that thoroughfare TO Hyde park
corner. where IL entered the park and
ressed along the popular drive to Marble
Arch.
Emerging from the park. the procession
followed Edgeware road TO Oxford and
Cambridge terraces and turned up these
vide thoroughfares on either side OF
which throughout their length OF half a
rifle were unbroken stretches OF temper
arily erected stands. filled OF their ca
pacity with black CARRIED humanity.
UNIFORM SIGNS OF MOURNING.
By arrangement between the West
minister city council and the Paddington
borough council. the of1ciaI signs Of
mourning along the route were uniform.
thsir tops had been erected at intervals.
The public showed less unanimity in
their selection Of signs OF grief.
The route was lined with thousands Of
troops. behind whom were massed count
lefs thousands OF people in deep black,
on the pavements below and the house
fronts above, with the balconies win
dows and roofs crowded. Every branch
OF the defensible force OF the empire was
represented on the long column which
preceded the gun carriag. An officer OF
the headquarters staff. mounted. headed
the procession with the bands OF the
household cavalry
The territorial and colonial representa-
tives came just behind the bands; then
another corps, the honorable artillery
company officers Of the Indian regiments
In their picturesque uniforms and tur-
hans followed by attachments Of infant
~ Foot guards. royal engineers. garri-
son, field and house artillery. cavalry of
e the line and regiments OF household cav
airy followed
INFANTRY AND Artillery.
The royal marine infantry and artil-
lery and naval representatives came next.
with the military attaches OF the foreign
-. che officers OF the headquar-
ters staff Of the army: the field mar
shals and massed bands playing solemn
funeral marches Tne great officers n th-
royal house OF England were headed by
.he earl marshal tk> duke OF NcrfOl..
and followed by n nOn-cOmmissioned Of