The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-18
CORPSE Of KING
|NWESTM|NSTER
With Pomp and Solemn Cere-
mony Body Is Removed
From the Palace.
RULERS AND PRINCES
IN STATELY PROCESSION
Another Pageant Will Take
rlace Thursday Preceding
the Funeral.

cl
monies marked the removal today OF
the body of Edward VII. from Suck,
inpham palace to Westminster hall, ouI
more impressive than the presence OF
kings and the gorgeous uniforms o.
state officials and officers of the army
and navy was the silent grief displayed
by the British people. Massed oenln9a
double lines of soldiers, they watched
with strained eyes and bowed heads tne
passing of the gun-carriaGe that Dore
the coffin of the monarch;
The oueen mother, Alexandra. who
rode in the first state carriage, suffered
with oueenly dignity, and King George,
walking behind the coihn with ms tWo
sons, the Duke of Cornwall and Prince
Albert. showed no sign of the burdens
of sorrow and state that rested Oh his
shoulders.
In Westminster hall, where the Eng
Gsh monarchs, down to George w.
gave their coronation festivals, wnere
Charles l. was condemned TO deatn'
where Cromwell was saluted lord pro
tector and where George ~. was
crowned. the body of Edward VII. VIII
lie i'm state until Friday. Then 1t Will
be taken to Windsor castle, there TO be
placed temporarily in The vault beneath
the floor of ST. George s chapel. and
later to tomb that will be prepared
in Albert Memorial chapel. !
Services at Palace.
members of tho royal family. were con
Quoted at BuckIn"ham palace IN Inc inc
morning by the Bishop of London. ne
Archbishop of Canterbury received the
body at Westminster hall, where 1t was
borne on the shoulders of soldiers and
rlaced upon a purple catafalque.
white and gold embroidered pail, with
the royal ensign, covers the cotfln. ana
above all are the orb, crown and scep-
ter
H. A.
doors in the hall were thrown open to
the public Already $4,000 people were
in fine waiting for admission. they
were composed mostly of the middle
and working classes, men, women ana
children. 4 steady stream began pass.
ing through the hall at the rate OF
5000 an hour, and at 10 clock tonight,
when the hall was closed, there was
line extending through the streets for
nearly two miles.
King Alfonso of Spain and King
George of Greece arrived IN London to-
night Both were met at the station by
King George. the Duke of Cornwall, the
Duke of Conuaught and other royal
personages. Prince Henry OF Prussia
also reached here tonight to represent
the German navy at the funeral. de
was met by the Duke of Connaught on
behalf OF the king.
The first intlmation that the crowd,
which had been waiting for hours, had
OF the approach of the funeral eortege,
was the booming of the first Of sixty,
eight minute guns which were bred a at
St James park, followed by the toll.
ing of "fBig Ben,' the great clock bell
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.
Troops Pay Tribute.
Then guardsman with sword reversed
came down the Mall at measured treau
two other guardsmen following close be
hind, Then came the ofhcers OF tne IN!
headquarters staff, the army council
and the board OF admiralty. As these
appeared the troops came to a half sa
lutte with reversed guns and remained
thus until Field Marshals Lord Robert:
and Lord Kitchener of Khartum, the ad
mirals of the fleet. the Indian orderly
officers in black uniforms, and the aid'
de camp Of the late king passed
AS the gun carriage on which the cas-
ket was borne, approached. the orde
1' Rest on your arms was given sharp
". With heads bowed the soldiers KEEP
their eyes on the ground while the bod,
of their late king passed coming to al
tention again for the royal standard
which was carried Immediately behin
the casket and in front of King George
who, like the officers and other member
of royalty, was afoot,
The duke OF Cornwall and 1Flnce Al
bert. two little figures in the natty uni
forms OF naval cadets, followed the
father. King Frederick Of Denmark an
King Haakon with the duke OF Cor
naught between them. came next. an
then followed the other members OF II
British and foreign royal families In gol
geous uniforms. the only touch OF mourn
ing being the black bands on the sleeve
OF their coats. An array of officers
the them 'Sin in Brig brIsht ue uniforns. but few
them in mourning dress followed.
The greatest interest of the crowd WI
riage. for in this rode the queen mothe
Alexandra. Her majesty, wearing q
the people reverently raised their hats
the pathetic figure who. even in the no
Of her great grief. acknowledged the S
repeatedly. The queen mother was a
companled by her sister the dowag
Empress Marie Of Russia. and by h
daughters. the Princess Royal and Pri
cess Victoria.
Queen Mary occupied the second sta
fe65sSs fendsred the as'1f frst t0 place e Which
queen she was entitled Her majcs
was preceded by the soyeretgn,s a eseo o
with the exception of few station
along the route.
daughter. Princess Mary. and Prir
seven other state carriages, gold
decked and drawn by heavily caparisor
horses. carried the women. OF the 70
families and the suites Of the que
mother and the queen.
where dense throng had gathered,
gun carriage stopped. the pals were
moved and the bearer company, co
nosed OF life guards. lifted the cas-
and carried II into the hall.
The dominating characteristic OF
procession was tho impressive simple
There were IL. 900 troops. foot and mou
ed. and 1000 sailors along the route,
in the procession itself The largest b.
OF uniformed men the massed ba
OF the guards regiment numbering
under Lieutenant Morgan, the SCI
bandmaster of the British army. WI
pIayed funeral marches
on leaving Buckingham palace a &c
OF sixty drums played special introd
iion at the conclusion OF which
massed bands took up Beethoven's "
The most striking feature of the
sic was provided by a body Of Il