The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-05-27
BODY LAID IN TOMB
RULERS OF EUROPE FOLLOW
COFFIN CONTAINING BODY
OF BELOVED KING.
Hundreds Of Thousands Witness Pass.
ing Of Funeral cortege Through
the streets-Psthetie Farewell
Of Widowed Queen.

London The body OF Edward VII
now rests in ST. Georges chapel. at
Windsor Castle. where are cntombcd
the remains Of Edward ". the sixth
and eighth Ienrys Charles L. the
third and fourth Georges and william
".
Soyercigns and representatives Of
the powers Of all the world paid their
last tribute on May 20 10 England's
beloved monarch.
Bright sunshine followed a night Of
ihunderstorms that swept the city and
soaked the funeral decorations that
hung along the line OF march but
had no deterrent effect on the gath.
ering thousands who. from midnight
until dawn. sought points Of vantage
from which to watch the passing OF
the oortege.
Iondon's millions filled the streets
and open places as they have never
been before flled. either at a funeral
or a festival.
The pageantry that marked the
| burial OF Victoria was as naught com.
pared with the magnihcenco Of Fri.
days ceremony. which was splendid
In It's Accomplishments Of gilded
coaches. brilliant uniforms and decor.
atoms. far surprising the ceremony
attending the removal OF the kings
body from buckingham palace to
Westminster hall.
The procession included nine soy.
creigns. the former president of the
United States. Theodore Roosevelt.
who alone was not In uniform: the
heirs to several thrones. the members
OF the royal families. the officers OF
the households. the officials OF the
government. field marshals. generals
and ndmirals. detachmcnts Of troops
OF all the British. and representatives
OF foreign armies and nayies In yarie'
gated uniforms, solid phalanx OF
slitterlng colOrs.
The lines OF relocated soldiers
were drawn as on that other great &C
caslou OF Eng!and's mourning nine
years ago. with arms reversed and
/ reg mental flags dipped to the ground
The vast throngs along the streets
were massed so tightly that thoa
once caught found II impossible u
move. At Westminster hall the wild
owed queen, going to spend last few
minutes beside the body Of the king
was assisted from her carriage by the
German emperor. upon whom the LOST
OF his royal uncle has rested heavily
: Tno emperor kissed the hand ant
check OF Alexandra and passed he
. TO her son. King George. Here thu
queen mother. glancing up. caugh
sight OF the kings charger, waiting 4
, follow his master to the blor, aud nea
at hand the kings fayorite dog, lee
by n gillle, and she faltcred. gripping
the arm OF the king and pathcticall!
gazing upon the animals Edward ha'
{ loved 70 well. Then she entered tn
4 hall with King George. Emperor WI
q liam and the Duke OF Connaughi
1 there to offcr silent prayer an
watch the removal Of the coffin u
+, the gun.carriage.
u Bluelackets dragged the gun.cal
J., rage through line Of purple to 3
d Georges chapel. and there simple SCI
l. vices were conducted by the Arcl
g bishops OF Canterbury and York. a
sisted By other prelatcs King Georg,
with Alexandra on his arm, wake
up the nave behind the coffin, wit
B. the German emperor and Queen Mar
/. following.
n During the service the widowe
- queen moved to the foot of the cat
falaue and knelt. and Just before u
y coffln was lowered to the crypt Kin
u George placed on the coffin roy
a standard
h Several OF the royal mour
u ers, including Archduke Francis Fe
r. dlnand Of Austria and Prince Charl'
d Of Sweden. left London Friday nigh
n but all the reigning mOnarchs I
maiued. and the king and queen hi
another notable dinner party at Buc
lngham palace Friday evening.
n.