The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
PREPARING FOR
KINGS FUNERAL
Thousands of Soldiers Will Fill
Streets of London
BODY WILL BE VIEWED
Fabulous Prices Are being Paid by
Visitors From All Parts of the
World for seats Along the
Line of Parade

London, May 14-The whole court and
ali of London are absorbed in the prep
arations for the funeral of King Ed
ceremonial Great Britain's capital has
ever witnessed. Thirty thousand soldiers
will be brought from Aldershot and other
military camps to line the street on Fri
day when the procession passes. AS
there is no room to barrack them over
night the soldiers will bivouac in the
parks and the streets. The city will have
the appearance of an invested town for
two days. Some of the soldiers will sleep
in tents in the parks, while the remainder
will lie down beside their guns in the
streets 1t is expected that 10000 people
will pass through Westminster hall to
look upon the coffin. Barriers are being
built, by means of which the people will
be ushered through in four lines at the
rate of $4,000 an hour. The body of the
late King will not be exposed to view.
The mourners will see only the coffin
with the official regalia and heaps of
flowers. The flowers alone contributed
~ Will tcpicoCHl many thOu-
sands of dollars of value. The most
elaborate wreath has been sent from
Windsor, consisting of costly white fiow-
ers, interviewer with purple, which is the
royal mourning color. The wreaths con-
tributed by private individuals numbering
thousands will be hung on posts in the
posts.
The artillery horses with gun carriages.
were rehearsing today through the streets
along the line of march, so as to avoid
the possibility of a mishap on Friday.
Fabulous prices are being asked for seats
in the stands along the line s25 being
the lowest sum at which it is possible to
get a place. The householders overlook
ing Trafalgar square have sent a pro-
test to the Lord Chamberlain for again
changing the line of march, which cuts
them off and deprives them of eagerly ex-
pected profits.
King George, being SO closely identified
with the navy, the naval contingents will
take prominent part In the ceremonies.
Bluejackets will draw the gun carriage to
Windsor as they did the carriage which
bore the body of Victoria, although on
that occasion they did so because the
horses became FESTIVE. The hymns which
are all of the Queen mothers choice.
They are my God, my Father. While
] Strain Now the Laborers Task Is
Ger" and Il Heard Voice From
Heaven"
Soldiers from the Grenadier guards are
keeping sentry watch over the body In
the throne room at Buckingham palace.
They are relieved each hour. With simple
ceremony someone of the visiting roy
alties, who are daily arriving, enters the
room every now and then and the
widowed Queen goes there frequently.
Scotland yard has all Its detectives on
duty and they are reinforced by 100 more
from continental centers. All visitors are
being watched but there is Little real
fear of anarchistic attempts because it is
known that every one under surveillance
would be deported from England If any
trouble was caused on this occasion, and
II is not likely that persons of the an
archistic type would give up voluntarily
their safest refuge in Europe.