Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-18


 The city will be filled with a crush of visitors to witness, if possible, the mournful but splendid spectacle at' tending the removal of the late kings remains to Windsor for interment be side those of his father, mother ana eldest son. Thousands of special po- lice have been sworn in ,o aid the metropolitan force and the military troops in preserving order among The vast crowds. Thousands will doubt. less seek points of vantage along the wide and open thoroughfares from Hyde Park Gate. the Marble Arch. along the Edgware Road to Padding ton. In many of the leading streets every available inch of space will be taken up with stands and seats. Thou sands of persons who cannot afford to pay for seats to view the pageant are preparing 10 bivouack the night before at favorable point. along the | route.
 Magnificent decorations are being put up along the thoroughfares through which the funeral cortege will pass. Almost every wall is be. ing covered with mourning drapery. From the lamp posts hang immense laurel wreaths. Purple is the pre- vailing tone in the drapery and in many instances it is picked out with white streamers.
 From Paddington. it Is recorded, the late king made his first journey by railway from the capital. From Paddington he will make his last earthly journey amidst the pomp Of funeral pageantry and in one of the most imposing demonstrations ever beheld. Inside the station the royal train, consisting of n dozen magnif cent cars, will await the arrival of the funeral procession. The carriage set apart for the reception of the kings coffin will be distinguished by closely drawn blinds of purple yelling the draped interior and by the pur. pie painted dome of the roof. As the train moves slowly out of the station on its way to Windsor the military band stationed on the platform will ...f
 The final act of the great drama will be carried out at Windsor amidst all the solemn pomp of great mili tary funeral. The length of the route through the streets of the royal borough will be short, but from the railway to the gates of the Long Walk there will not be a single house or shop that is not draped. The pro cession from the Windsor station to the church will differ considerably from that in London, both in its composition and it's effectiveness. IL will include an escort of the Lufe Guards, Pursuivants of Arms, the Commander.in- Chief and Aides.de Camp, the Ulster King of Arms and Lyon King of Arms, the Heralds, the Earl Marshal, the Gold Sticks, the White Slaves, the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Stewart. The remainder of the funeral procession will proably be in about the same order as the procession through London. In the rear of the procession will march the late kings Gentlemen-a at Arms with their axes reversed and the Yoemen of the Guards with parti-ans in n sim. liar position.
 The final service in St. George s Chapel will be short but impressive. The service will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the music will be furnished by the fam ous chapel choir. Every nation will be represented in the funeral process sion at Windsor and at the final serv ices. Special seats will be set aside for the foreign representatives, the members of the ministry. the Lord Mayor of London, the Lord Provost of Edinburg and the innumerable other dignitaries who will be present Tn their official capacities.