, 1910-05-21

Ell IDt the 1t1)SGu EttftuS = 'DS4JUft4S UI head.
miralty ard AlmlrHlo followed, Lord Charles
Boresford alone being recognized by the
crowds. The mussed bands Of four hun
bred players immediately preceded the coffin,
piaying The graudest funeral dir1es ever
heard and Immediately b,tore reaching West
minister Hall The band Of The Scots Guards
played Flowers of the Forest htn9 Ed
wards iayourite Scotch ballad, Eight mag
nifceut black horses drew the gan car
riage, the coffin beng covered with u
white satin pail, over which were placed
the Royal Standard ana insignia. KING
George wore an admiral uniform and
walked before his sons IN cadets %uuif1rln
His Majesty appeared Obvious Of everything,
bat his sora showed frank boyish interest in
the unusuai proceedings. The Kings of
Denmark and Norway md the Duke OF Con
naught followed, generally unrecognized.
then came the princes aud mobiles Of MANY
nations in splendid uniforms, oil on loot.
mounted escort accompanied the first chr.
rage, containing Queen Alexandra, her sister
the Dowagor Empress of Russia ana the two
Processes. Queen AiexNndra's veil was
lifted and size bowed continuously, recOguiz-
ing the constant tribute OF the silent uncov-
ed crowd. Queeu Macy Welded precedence
upon this occasion, but her demeanouT was
different; apparently she saw nothing and
was as Obvious rs the King. The Queen Of
Norway tollOwed next aud then came Prn-
cesses and Duclesses from nome and abrond.
At Westminster Hall the Archbishop Of
Canterbury met tho guards who removed the
coffin. md preceded it to the catafalquo.
The procession took twenty minutes pass
lue any given point and not u single soldier
lining the route saw it, every head being
b,raJ III. v.I,F ~ D,,D,vnJo,o Dali ..-
blocked with spectators witnessing it's de
p%arture.
During the procession the Duke Of Nor
folk and Nj H|arcourt marshall4d the two
Houses Of Parliament to receive the body.
The Speako0 and Nj. Asqulth led tour hun
dred members OF the House Of Commons and
The Lord Chancellor led the Peers They
took POSITIONS opposite each other, tbs cnta-
talQue between them,
Al I2.15 the drums playing the dead
morch III Saul donuted the arrival Of the
procession amid the booming Of big Ben,
which was toIied for tho first time I'D histo-
". The Archbishop Of Canterbury pre-
coded the coffin, Carried on the shoulders Of
soldiers, which WAS gently placed upon the
ca5afaique, u0d other soldiers followed With the
eoiiu's cover aud beuriug the regalia. Queen
Alexandra followed with King George and
the Empress Marie Of Russia, each support
iug III arm. The tam!iy aud visiting Royul-
ties occupied y purple dais Just before the
'adi,s Of the court, 4pd further along were
King Edwards 6 nurses, the rest Of the
floor was filled with soldiers, sailors, doe
tors and others with names famous through
out the Kingdom, many throughout the
world. The Archbishop Of Canterbury read
u pruyer and made an address, and the Alb
hey choir, accompanied by trumpets ana
aram7, rendered oh God our help for ages
past Queen Moxandra then rose, knelt
beside the coffin and prayed With uplifted
LANDS for q moment She seemed to DO col
Iapsiug and b%eckoned to King George, and
between him and the Empress Marie walked
out every inch q Qpeen and woman
The silence aud Gmotiu1 OF the a8oem-
bla9e was thrilling.
London, May l8th-The keynote Of the
ceremonial of tue removal Of the Kings
romans was ITS stately simplicity and sin
cerlty. Only Ten thousand troops lined the
route, the guards and grenadiers ID the pro-
cesslou We're moreiy BE escorts.
Within Westminster Hall about two thou
sand OF the leaders Of tht Empire wore mere
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