The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20

top with white rosettes of ribbon. All
stood at attention while the coffin was
reverently removed from the gun car
riage which had stood i'm the banquet
ting hall of Edinburg castle since it
was last used for Queen Victoria's flu
neral and placed upon the catafalque
Windsor station presented beau
tiful spectacle for the dead kings re-
ception. Built with more regard for
appearance than any other railway
station in Great Britain, on this occa-
sion II was decorated throughout with
the choicest flowers from the royal
conservatories at Frogmore. The
iron columns supporting the glass roof
were covered with Marguerites while
tapering palms stood all around. De-
tachments of the grenadier guards
and the life guards were drawn up in
the station while n body of blue
jackets, detachment of Scots guards,
the corps of gentlemen at arms and
yeomen of the guard were waiting to
act as a guard OF honor The special
train containing Premier Asquith and
his cabinet, together with other great
politicians like Arthur Balfour and
Lord Rosebery and the military at
taches had arrived before the royal
train and all stood in group await
ing the coming of the coffin.
AS the royal train drew up in the
station all again stood at attention.
The bands played Chopln's funeral
march, the great bell of Windsor cas-
tie tolled, and a battery of royal
horse artillery fired salute. There
was some delay in arranging the pro-
cession but eventually It set out down
the high street of Windsor. up the
long walk of the castle to the foot OF
the round tower. through the horse.
shoe cloister to the steps at the west
end of St Georges chapel, where the
body Is to be buried.
Here, at the chapel door were walt
ing the gentlemen-at-arms. in their
splendid uniform of scarlet tunios
and FURNISHED helmets with. waving
white plumes. The honorary pail
hearers remained at attention while
the bearer party lifted the coffin,
which weighed nearly half ton and
bore il up the steps.
The entrance to the chapel pre-
sented one OF the most impressive
scenes of the day to which the gray
stone walls of the noble towers, the
battlements and the broad
stretches of green turf all contributed.
Inside were nearly five thousand floral
tributes.
At the door were also the Arch
of Canterbury and York. and
the bishop of Winchester, with a
cluster of other clergy ready to re.
ceive the body. AS the kings and
princes moved forward with barred
heads the guards stood with reversed
arms and bowed heads while the choir
struck up solemn hymn.
AS the light streamed through the
famous west window IL showed the
queen and other ladies seated in the
rrince consort's chapel. The remand
er of the space was almost taken W
with the owEcrs of the greatest names
In England. while throughout the red
Of the military uniforms, side by side
with the black garb worn by the rest
lit up the whole picture.
The Archbishops led the procession
10 the aisle, followed by the Bishop
IF Winchester, as prclate of the Or
Ter of the Garter, shrouded In long
Mantle of dark velvet reaching to the
'eet, with knots of white ribbon on
he shoulder for mourning. They were
ollowed by the Bishop of Oxford In
mantle of pure crimson with the
urpliced choir of st. Georges chapel
n attendance behind. Behind them
anne King George with other mon
lrchs
The opening sentences of the service
we're sung by the choir to Crofts
music, as the procession moved to-
wards the altar. which was heavily
lraped in purple 1t was noticeable
It this point that the insignia OF
oyalty and the Garter was still car
led behind the coffin.
The great procession had hardly
ettled down before the choir COM
nenced to chant the Ninetieth psalm.
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