The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-20
KINGS FUNERAL IS POMPOUS AFFAIR
GREAT GATHERING. OF
ROYALTY ACCOMPANIES
BODY TO RESTING PLACE
COL. ROOSEVELT CARRIAGE WITH RULERS-OVER
TWO MILLION PEOPLE PAGEANT.
BY United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, May 20.-The body
of King Edward VII of England
was laid to rest today in St.
Georges chapel at Windsor where
seven other British kings are bur-
led. The funeral was one of the
most impressive in the history of
the world.
The procession left Westminster
at $3.50 a. m. Probably two and
half million people saw the pa
geant pass.
Hundreds of spectators tainted
In the dense throngs that lined
the route over which the process
sion moved and forty ambulances
were busy.
simultaneously with the start
ing of the procession every train
and street car in Great Britain
stopped from two to fifteen min
utes. Manufacturing throughout
the kingdom was suspended while
the funeral was in progress.
There was a slight delay while
the procession formed, then it
moved toward the castle grounds,
up the long walk to the foot Of
Round Tower, through Horseshoe
Cloister to the steps at the west
end of st. Georges chapel where
the body will rest.
At the conclusion of the SER
vice, a deputy king-at-arms step
ped forward and proclaimed the
death of Edward and prayed for
long life for King George, ending
with God save the king!"
Then the choir sang blessed
Are the Departed" to Sphors' set
ting. The Benedictions was pro-
nounced by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who afterwards, with
the Archbishop of York, went to
the communion rail and knelt in
silent prayer.
After the services in the chapel
had been concluded most of those
who had taken part in the process
sion were entertained at luncheon
in Windsor castle by King George.
Edwards body will eventually
be removed to Albert Memorial
chapel, Windsor, for permanent
burial.
Pageant Was Gorgeous.
Every phase of English official
life was represented in the great
funeral pageant. Officers of the
headquarters staff, comprising the
war lords of the British army,
numbering its famous generals
and strategists, were in line.
At the head of the column
marched the royal life guards, the
pick of military Britain.
A long line of carriages follow
ed, the first containing the queen
mother Alexandra and her sister.
the dowager czarina of Russia,
teh Prfncesses Louisa and Vic
toria. In the next carriage RODE
Queen Maud of Norway. the Duke
|of Cornwall and his sister. Prin-
cess Mary In the succeeding
four carriages rode the princesses
of the British royal family. Then
followed the diplomats of foreign
n nations.
Roosevelt in Carriage.
The first carriage contained
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. former
president of the United States and
special minister of his country AT
the funeral of King Edward. For
elgn Minister Pinchon of France
and Said Khan of Persia accom-
panied Roosevelt.
Preceded by the royal standards
of England rode King George "
with his aid and equerry. attend
ed by the Duke of Connaught.
King Edwards brother. and
Kaiser Wilhelm, Edwards ne
phew, who rode on .'ther side and
slightly behind the English mon
arch.
Then followed seven European
monarchs. King George of Greece
King Alfonso of Spain, King Nam
uel of Portugal, King Haakon of
Norway, King Frederick of Dem
mark, King Albert of Belgium
and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
Grouped behind them riding
three abreast, was a display of
lesser royalty such as the world
never has seen before.