The sun., 1910-05-16

TosupN, May IA solemn vigil h
hon. maintained COntiauOusly around
mo ,,Fiu II King Edward in the Throne
Room 4 buckingham Palace. Il will he
..., gp until the removal % the body to
Westminster Hall ON Tuesday for the
r4..c Ivng In state.
Picked men frNm the Kings company
.rtHa Grcnadier Guards stand motionless.
With Hrms reversed. around the bier. They
are rr trved every hour. hut although they
s-s men u splendid physique the strain
.frlmtaining their positions with heads
bowed without moving n muscle of tho
body s extremely trying and produces
Oh srue Instances faintness.
Thrrc was a religious service In the
Th-.ur Rnom tonight. Members Of
tls royal family go in from time to time 20
rrly beside the body. The Queen Mother
d frequent in making these silent orisons.
TNe silent statuelike soldiers alone witness
her grief on these occasions.
While the Official reports from the
raace unite in stating that she ia bearing
uruudcr her bereavement a. well as can be
eyrsCtcd in the circumstances, unofficial
reports emanating from palace sources
carry the iniimation that she Is not a. well
a. she ought 70 he In order % face the
strain. necessarily painful 90 her. Of the
many ceremonies Of the week. Fear
has been expressed that abe may succumb
o. the strain at any moment before the
final ceremonies Of the interment at
windsor on Friday.
~ course the nerves Of everybody at
the palace. particularly of persons con-
racted with the Queen Mothers suite, arr
IN a state ~ extreme tension. which per
haps causes the news % what ordinarily
would he trhes % be exaggerated. There
Is. however. some foundation for the
dread that the Queens Mothers physical
and nervous condition may az any mo-
rnent he overstrained 90 the breaking
r1int by any untoward incident. the pos
sbihties oi which are large throughout
the numerous funeral services that are 90
le held during the week.
Queen AleNandras grief when her hus-
hands body was placed In the CONN
before being transferred IN the throne
room was traglcally intense. Palace
offcials describe It IN whispers. As her
general health has been good. however,
II 10 hoped that she will pass the week
81 intense nervous strain without III re-
suits She is the idol 81 England, and her
collapse would shock the nation almost
rs much az has the trugiCally sudden
death Of King Edward.
The royal family attended service In
the palace chapel to-day The foreign
Gplouatists and members ~ the royal
household are % be admitted 20 tho
throne room Tomorrow. They have all
rrCelved special invitations.
The Official arrangements Ior the re-
moyal Of the Kings body 10 Westminster
Hall we're made public tonight hing
GeorEe with his two eldest sons will
walk IN procession Immediately behind
the gun carriage on which tho coffin will
Ia borne. The foreign royalties now
lo~a. as vol az the male memIers ~ tho
F.tish royal family. will also follow on
foot. Queen Mary. the Queen Mother
and the other women q the royal family
eal their suites viii drive m carriages
The Orter- for the funeral procession
rn May 20 have not yn' b,.e'l 81, led, and
until they are offcialiy published The
,1ution oi the problem a precedence
ofthe foreign delegates viii not h" known
Besides the precedence OF rank there De-
the precedence 81 kinship 10 be- con
s.dered these are questions concerning
which courts and Goyernne1 - arr
extremely punctil1us. and unpremrdI'
lated ofenca MAY easily be given
The position Ia the procession of the
Representative of the two great republics
France and the United States. - matter
Il some speculation Il .s understood
that sovereign rank and kinship decide
that next 10 King George will come The
Kaiser. the Duke Of Connaught. Prince
Henry os Prussia. the Duke Of Cornwall
Prince Arthur Of Connaught, the king'
ol Greece. Denmark. spain. Norway
Portugal and Belgium and the Grand Duke
Michael. representing the Gar, thes'
icing followed by Mr. Roosevelt and "
J rhon. the French Foreign Minister
With the other members Of the French
u-'sgatiOn.
The republican representatives would
tlus have precedence of the Austrian
lauan. Netherlands. Swedish and Jap
Eaase delegates, and many other repre-
s-a'auyes Of mOnarchiss. II - believes
ua' the representatives Of the British
.rr-eas dominions will enjoy for the
f..r Tine places recognizing their ind
,ala Importance Hitherto they have
f-ar assumed 20 be- represented hv British
dictionaries on state occasions. the
r-, 70 being mat while Montenegro
o. example has had a specific plac'
aarIHHc junction. canada and AGstraiia
!f.- no. been represented Il - stated
ia. Erg George intends 10 alter this.