Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-05-09

sduration and more elaborate, the city
6 of London to this day retaining it's
y ancient privilege of barring the en-
4 trance of the kings men to the square
( mile In which its officers rule. In pace
< of the barred gates of olden times, a
4 red silken rope placed across the street
halted the procession. Coming to a
X standstill, the trumpeters sounded three
1 loud blasts, announcing the approach
i of the officers of arms. The city mar
d shal, riding forward, challenged the
y approach of the procession with the cry
( Halt! Who goes there?'
n The reply: 1.-The officers of arms, who
q demands entrance to the city to pro-
7 claim his royal majesty's accession"
came from the pursuivant
The lord mayor, having been In
r formed of the presence of the royal
t herald and having given his permission
y for entrance to the city, Rouge Dragon
Z stepped across the boundary and
= handed the chief magistrate the Privy
4 Councils order that the proclamation
be made.
Thence the lord mayor, with his
, majestys heralds, moved through
streets lined with double files of troops,
4 the Norfolk and Leicester regim ants,
y the Kings Own Yorkshires. the Scots
guards the Cameronians and irish
fusiliers. toward the centre of the city
Vast crowds watched the passage oil
the historic pageant through the heart
of the city. The great area about tie
Bank of England and Mansion House
5 was filled with a surging mass OF hu-
+ manity.
King George Cheered.
4a1y f1ntr
station on the steps Of the Royal Ex-
change and silence had been finally
! secured the proclamation was read to
the multitude. from which rose thun-
derous cheers and cries of God Save
!. the King
The heralds then proceeded to the
Mansion House, where they were enter
Y tanned by the lord mayor, who. accord
ing. to ancient custom, first officially
proposed the health of the new king.
I. The troops were, then withdrawn, but
the masses were reluctant to leave
and thousands of persons remained In
the vicinity of the Mansion House,
frequently calling for cheers for the
king and queen, the duke of Cornwall
and others of the royal family.
Similar scenes. though marked with /
less ornate pageantry were witnessed
in the other principal cities through
out the kingdom. where the proelalna- |
ton was read simultaneously with the |
reading in London.
May 20 has been definitely determined |
upon as the date for the funeral OF
King Edward.
Body I'm state Three Days.
The body will be removed on the 18th
kir,e eyi, tn MnS mi
ster hall, where it will lie in state forA
three days, thence peing taken on the
evening of the third day to Windsor
for nterment in St Georges Chapel
on the day following.
The body of the late monarch will be
borne on gun carriage through the
streets of London to Paddin8ton sta
tion, and again through the streets of
Windsor to the castle The procession
will be similar to that upon the o.
casion of the funeral of Queen Victoria
in 1901.stTs=. &. ~ s..ts
Above the casket will be placsd the
royal insignia, the crown, orr and
sceptre. King George, mounted. will
be Immediately behind the caskct, fol-
lowed by other members of tEo royal
family, foreign monarchsi and 3pecial
ambassadors. The queen, queen mother
and other ladies of the royal family
will come next in carriages. : ne re-
mainder of the cortege will be rs1de up |
of representatives Of the AIRY and |
navy, members, of the imperial house
hold and high officers Of state.
The Lancet today publishes an au-
thorized statement confirming the cause
of King Edwards death as cardiac |
failure following upon bronchitis" The
statement adds;
1.-THE last hours were absolutely |
peaceful and painless"
Many Kings to Attend Services.
The republic of France probably will
be represented at the funeral by former |
President Loubet, although there is talk
that President Fallieres may come.
Emperor William will be here, as also |
will be the kings of Greece, Spain,
Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Belgium
and Bulgaria. and the heirs to the
thrones of Austria, Italy, Turkey, |
Sweden and Roumania.
Prince Fushimi, who already is in
London, will represent Japan
< Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, i
younger brother of Emperor Nicholas.
will represent Russia while Hollands
representative win be Prince Henry |
husband of Queen Wilhelmina.
During a recent visit to Windsor
Castle, the late monarch visited the |
royal mausoleum In st. Georges |
Chapel. when, it is said, he selected the !
spot in which he wished his body to |
rest Today the surveyor of the castle |
drew UP plans of the chapel vaults for
the guidance of the court officials. En-
tenslve preparations are being made at
the castle for the accommodation of
foreign royal families who will attend
the funeral.