Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-05-13
ENGLAND new
KING PUBLICLY
Is PROCLAIMED,
PROCESSION PROCEEDS 20
LONDON WHILE THOUSANDS
CONTINUE ANTHEM.
EDWARDS FUNERAL MAY 20.
Rumor That Queen Mother Had Broken
Blood Vessel IN Paroxysm of
Grief Unfounded.
mr.
EDWARDS FUNERAL MAY 20.
MOURNING IS DROPPED FOR DAY

| LONDON, May 9.-With the time
| honored ceremony of a brilliant and i'm
pressive character, George V. this morn
ing publicly was proclaimed King Of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland and the British Dominions Be
yond the Seas, Defender of the Faith
and Emperor of India.
Sharply at the stroke of 9, four her
aids arrayed in medieval uniforms of
scarlet, heavily braided with gold,
mounted the balcony of Friary court at
St. James Palace, where Queen Victoria
| presented herself to the people upon the
! opening Of her memorable reign, and
blew fanfare through their long silver
| trumpets.
The precincts Oh the palace by this
| time were great mass of people, many
Of whom could secure but the briefest
glimpse OF the proceedings. The balco-
MES end roofs Of the ancient palace
which had been draped with red cloth
were reserved for the notables, all of
| whom were in the deepest mourning.
Members of the royal household, the
ministers and their wives and high Off
GERS OF state all in brilliant uniforms,
were gathered around the court. Gen.
Sir John D. p. French, with the head
quarters staff in full dress uniform, stood
surrounded by a troop Of horse guards
III their red tunics and breastplates of
polished steel; From the windows of
Marlborough house, Immediately oppo-
site, the Duke of Cornwall, the young
heir to the throne, the younger prince
and Princess Mary watched the cere-
mOny.
Proclamation Is Read.
The heralds having concluded their
duties. the on GERS OF arms, chief of
whom is the Duke Of Norfolk, the heredi-
tary earl marshal and chief butler of
England' took their places on the balcony
forming the great heraldic company
None wore mourning, this having been
removed for the occasion. Sir Alfred
Scott Scott-Gatty, garter principal king
OF arms. with the Duke of Norfolk and
two officers bearing the staffs Of office,
stepped to the front Of the balcony, and
in voice which could be heard across
the court and in the streets adjoining,
read the proclamation While great
throngs stood uncovered in drilling
rain. The duke and Sir Alfred then
called for three cheers for the King,
and the people responded with fairly
deatening hurrahs, which were silenced
only by the temperance Of the heralds,
VINO sounded another fanfare s@
The last note hardly had died away
when the band Of the Coldstream guards,
which had taken up a position in the
square, struck up God Save the King"
The young princes from their point of
vantage in the windows Of Marlborough
house stood with their hands at salute
and the officers and troops stood at at
tention.
Royal Salute Is Fired.
AS the national anthem was conclud-
ed, the first gun of the battery in st.
James park belched forth royal salute
and the people in the square and streets
God Save the King" This was prob
ably the most impressive part of the cere
mony, the fervent singing of the crowds
growing in volume as more and more
singers joined in, while at intervals the
gun half drowned the chorus. Mean
while the royal standard had been hoist
ed over Marlborough house, indicating
that the King was in the royal residence,
and flags upon the public offices through
out the city were raised to the mast
heads.
The royal standard on Buckingham
palace alone remained at half-mast.
These flags will remain at masthead I'M
til sunset this evening and again will be
lowered to half-mast tomorrow
The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Alfred
Scott Scott-Gatty, the officers of state
and others Of the distinguished company
in Friary court continued in their posi-
tons until the people, having completed
the singing of the national anthem,
turned towards Marlborough house and
renewed their cheers for the King, a
glimpse Of whom was caught as he
stood at the window with Queen Mary
at his side. A moment later his majesty
lowered the blind.
Besides the heraldic officers, the mem
bers of the cabinet who had hurriedly
returned from their holidays abroad, dip
lomats, including American Ambassador
Reid and the embassy staff, and other
notables, including ]. p. Morgan
watched the proceedings from the balco-
nv. The officials of the new kings
household, Lords Roseberry, Crewe and
Morley and a few others at the invita-
ton of King George witnessed the cere-
mony from Marlborough house, a scat
folding having been erected behind the
wall which shuts out a view of the
grounds from the street which separates
st. James palace and the residence which
the King occupied while he was the
prince of Wales.
March On to London.
The popular demonstration at an end,
the earl marshal and his attendants pro-
ceeded to the Ambassadors court,
whence they drove to Charing Cross and
thence to the city of London to read the
proclamation to the people at the desig-
mated points. The route to the city
proper was lined with 1000 troops, while
at the places at which the procession
stopped and repeated the ceremony
troops and horseguards were stationed.
The royal carriages of the Duke of Nor
folk, Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty and
the officers of arms followed by Gen.
French with the headquarters staff and
a troop of cavalry drove briskly from
ST James palace to Charing Cross.
Thousands upon thousands who had