The Calumet news., 1910-05-20
KING EDWARDS BODY
LAID AT RfST IN ALBERT
MEMORIAL CHAPEL

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awaiting the arrival OF the procession
The train consisted OF eight magnifi
cent coaches. other trains were ais,
i'm readiness 20 convey the mourner
To Windsor The platforms and WALL
of the railway station were covere,
with red carpetlngs, purple and blacl
hangings and magnificent floral de.
vices. At the entrance and in the in.
were erected for the press correspond
ents and other privileged persons. BY
eleven o'clock the scene within tho
station was one Of great animation
Carriages rapidly driving up brought
the members OF the different diplomat
ic corps. appointed to represent the
governments Of the world at the fun
eral and the platforms were quickly
occupied by numerous persons i'm brill
liant uniforms-military- naval and
others merely formal-but forming in
the whole a scene such as the least
impressionable Imagination would long
retain.
Departure for Windsor
A half-hour after twelve the hun
dreds of persons within the station
and the thousands I'm the immediate
vicinity heard the distant booming OF
the royal salute from the Horse Ar
tillery guns i'm HYDE Park. Almost at
the same instant the clatter of hoofs
those within the station the arrival of
the van Of the funeral procession. For
an hour or more thereafter the mem
orable pageant, which conducted the
body OF the late King through the
capital of his empire. defiled. into the
station. no other sound but the meas
ured tread of the soldiers breaking
the otherwise complete silence. as the
grsat column of uniformed men moved
on and passed out.
A slight stir among the masses of
spectators indicated the approach OF
the coffin, and at the same time the
diplomats and other uniformed Off
cials disposed themselves i'm a long
line fronting the roadway. Slowly the
advancing music became recognizable
as Beethoven's funeral march. and as
the music reverberated throughout
The steel framework OF the great rail-
way terminal the gun carriage con-
reying the Kings coffin came slowly |
nto view.
Wealth Of Floral Tributes
For moment the crowds were COM
Delled to make way for the passage |
If two great platform trucks, each at
ended by a royal groom, and laden
With most magnificent wreaths, eros
les and other emblems. fashioned out |
n radiant blossoms, which were to be
,laced beside the royal coffin during
IS transit from the metropolis. But |
his diversion was slight, and the at
ention of the spectators again turned |
o the great oaken casket and it's
'earers. Coming to a standstill at the
oor of the royal saloon, the coffin was
fitted on the broad shoulders of the
iuardsmen. Absolute still prevailed
I the King and Kaiser and other chief
nourners stood by and watched the
york of the Guards as they lifted their
urden and made II fast upon the bier
n the saloon. When this had been
ccomplished the wreaths were dispos-
d about the base of the coffin. During
he removal of the casket the band at
he head Of the platform played fun
raj march, to the strains of which the
rain moved slowly out of the station
n its way to Windsor.
Scenes in the Royal BOROUGH
Almost the final act of the great
rama was carried out at Windsor
midst all the solemn pomp of great
hillary funeral. Rich and poor lined
ne road through which the procession
assed from the railway station to the
hapel. and waited for hours to catch
glimpse of the coffin Almost every
ouse top In the royal borough was
raped In mourning and there was
luch evidence of genuine sorrow
mong the OH residents. some of
HON had known the late King from
81 boyhood. AS the coffin was being
fled into the gum carriage, the guns
the Royal Horse Artillery. stationed
the Long Walk. doomed forth sa-
lte. This recognition OF the dead
.ing's arrival was kept up at inter-
ais Of minute throughout the per-
ID taken by the procession to reach
1e chapel.
Picturesque Procession.
The procession from the station to
ne chapel diffred considerably from
rat in London. The most of the royal
isitors and the special diplomats were
l line and there was also n large rep
OF troops. In addition
here were the Morrow Kings Arms
lister King-at- Arms, Lyon King-at-
rms. the Earl Marshal, the Gold
ticks the white Slaves and other
Mysterious functionaries of the Court
v most thought to be lang since ex-
net and whose appearance raised o
.emor of curiosity I'm tho crowd as