The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
POnP AND GLOOM
ARE lNTERM|NGlED
Body of Edward Taken From
Buckingham Palace to
Westminster
DENSE CROWDS JAM
LINE OF PROCESSION
Massed Bands Play Dirges Min
ute Gums Boom and Bells T'0tt
as Mourners Follow
Royal Dead.

LONDON, May 17s-Iondon wit
messed to-day the first OF the two
paseants of sorrow marklng the pas
sase o. the late King EDWARD from
the pier ID the grave. wnen ms Doay
was removed from the throne robm OF
Bueklnk nam faiace to Westminster
HAT, where for TWO days it VIII pup
ftciy lie IN state.
To-aays procession lasted only
haIf an nouF, beginning at 1880 anu
onuins at noon but In that brief
period one OF the greatest crowds that
ever Jainmeu section OF LONDON VIII
messed wonaerfui scene OF mingled
ponp and gloom.
the route, one mile in length, was
lined ny il,sVV soldiers VINO stood 81
close together as almost to touch
shoulders. With erect figures and
solemn mien they stood at present
arms as the gun carriage bearing the
comm OF the royal dead passed slowly
by.
To-day procession lacked the gilt
Ier of royalty -tnat-4slll FAaFk-tff-
funeral procession on riday. as aside
from King George and the memoers
of the British royal household, few OF
the visiting rnonarchs participated IN
the exercises. 1t was originally in
tended lor all of the royalties anu UNI
tilted representatives to take part In
ts-tiaS 3 procession, but this plan was
finally abandoned owing to the fact
that several of these nave not Yea
arrived.
colonel Roosevelt. the American
ambassador TO the funeral. did not
participate in to-day's ceremony.
The procession was made UP Of the
army headquarters STAN. the army
council. board OF admirais. held mar
shals and admirals, King George and
~ 81
held. Ali were afoot, except the VIZ
men of the royal household.
The queen mother. widow OF the
late king, rode In the first carriage.
and Was accompanied By her sister.
The Dowager Empress of Russia. The
queen mothers sister and the Princess
loyal. Queen Mary ana PRINCE Henry
King George was accom- panied by
the Duke OF Cornwall, the heir APP
parent, and two ether OF his sons.
The First Life Guards, in scarlet
uniforms, served as an escort for the
king.
Bands Play Dirges.
As the procession moved sio"4.
toward Westminster Hall. uiassed
bands played dirges from Beethoven
and Chopin, which were broken by
the booming OF the minute guns In
HYDE Park and the toliing of big
Ben, the great hett in the clock tower
of the House OF Parliament, which
was tolied for the first time in history
5The minute guns ilred % saletes, , one
Tor each year OF the dead kings me.
One of the impressive features OF
the procession was the presence on
the gun carriage of four giant Grena-
der guards, the pick OF the kings
regiment OF Grenadiers The coffin
was draped in the royal standard.
Arriving at historic Westminster
Hall, the coffin was borne to a mag
nifieent catafalGue. Members OF the
House OF Lords and the House Of
Commons were awaiting the body at
Westminster Hall AS soon as 1t had
been placed ON the catafaiQue. the
archbishop of Canterbury. assisted by
Canon wilbefforee. conducted short
service, which was made wonderfully
impressive by the singing of the choir
of Westminster Abbey, augmented by
the choir from the Roysi chapel
The services mt Westminster Hall
did not end until / O'Clock, and from
then until O'Clock the body lay iii
stale 10 those who had been invited
By members OF Parliament to view IL.
At 4 o'clock the public lying in state
began, and Immediately great throng
began a ceaseieSs tread through the
ancient corridors. Estimates on the
number of people who witnessed to-
.
as high as l.25o.0o0.
Pickpoeketa Busy.
Despite the efforts o. hundreds OF
detectives and thousands of police,
pickpockets reaped a rich harvest from
the Dense thu tg. Many of the pick
sockets were frosted. occasioning fire.
Qucnt excitement. The police say that
the flower Of the profession" has come
10 London from all over Europe ana
the public has been warned to leave
al, yuluables at home on Friday. the
day Of the funeral. when an even
greater crowd il expected elong the
route from Westminster Hall to Pad
dington station.
When the public lying in state be-
gan the people were marshaled four
abreast and proceeded to the bottom
step OF the hall. Alternately these
sections of four went to the left and
to the right. so that eight persons were
allowed to pass the bier at the same
moment.
The decision OF Gar Ferdinand of
Bulgaria to attend the funeral insures
the presence Of ten rulers at the fune-
raj, the greatest gathering OF royalty
IN the worlds history. The list In
cludes:
King George. of England Emperor
William, of Germany. King Frederick.
or Denmark; King Haakon. u Nor
way; King Alfonso, of Spain: King
Emanuel, OF Portugal; King Albert, of
Belgium: Car Ferdinand. OF Bulgaria.
King George. OF Greece. and the Duke
Of Sake Coburg- Gotha.
In addition, to these. there viii be as
many more representatives OF other
European thrones and republics and
u Colonel Roosevelt. the American spe-
: ciRI ambassador.
EARRING NOTE BY
ETHEL ROOSEVELT