New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
THE KINGS TOMB =
TO Be At WINDSOR
Body to Lie in State in the Old
Norman Hall of West
minister.
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Commons to Meet on Wednss-
day - A Political Truce In
dicated-Many Messages
from America.

London May s-The tomb Of Edward
VII will be beneath the Albert Memorial
Chapel at Windsor where the body Of
his eldest son. the Duke of Clarence. has
a sepulchre The funeral probably viii
be held on May 20. It has practically
been decided that the body OF the King
will lie in state in Westminster Hall.
under the houses of Parliament. which
was last the scene OF a similar ceremony
when for two days and nights constant
stream of citizens filed past the coffin
of Mr.. Gladstone.
Before being taken to Westminster ths
body will lie in state in the Throne Room
at buckingham Palace. King Edwards
coffin will be made of oak grown in the
royal forest at Windsor. 1t will first be
lowered to the vault beneath the chapel
floor of St Georges Chapel. Windsor
Castle. Afterward, when the permanent
tomb has been prepared. il will be re-
moved TO the Albert Memorial Chapel. in
the castle.
Queen Alexandra and King George con-
ferred with various officers of the state
and the household concerning the funeral
vice In the Royal Chapel at Buckingham
Palace. which the late King always at
tended when he made his residence there
The date of the burial was tentatively
fixed for May 20, although it may be-
May Is. the date on which Theodors
Roosevelt is scheduled TO deliver thS
Rouanes lecture at oxford University.
The members of the royal family. 1T isr
believed. would prefer that there should
be no lying in state. but it was repre-
sented to them that the wishes of the
people were so strongly for this that
they were willing to waive their PERSONAL
inclinations.
Plaster Cast of Dead King Taken
Albert Bruce-Joy. the sculptor. took D
plaster cast to-day of the late kings
features. while Sir Luke Fildes, the IL
illustrator. sketched the dead King
According to "The Times" the King
died from heart disease. following bron-
chftis, and the paper says that all ru-
mors of other ailments may be dIs-
missed as idle gossip. There never Was
danger from throat complications.
Il
will say. Concealed nothing. for there
was nothing to conceal On f'rlday
morning the King arose, as usual ana
moved about cautiously. for even slight
movements were apt to cause re- IT.
renee of the heart attacks IL was not
until late hour in the evening that he
left his chair for the bed
THE Morning Post in a somewhar
similar statement will say:
..Thc King was martyr to his strong
sense of public duty. On Tuesday the
doctors ordered complete rest. because
ne was suffering from bronchitis. but as
continued to give daily audiences, and IT
is safe 10 say that none Of the noblemen
and gentlemen he received had the,
slightest suspicion of the real facts The
King admitted that ne had a cold but,
he was just his ordinary, Courteous
genial self. and all this time his temper~
ature was over 100"
Scenes in the Death Chamne-.
King Edward still lies in the bed
where he died. clothed only in night
clothes. with his hands crossed on his
breast Queen Alexandra visits the
chamber frequently. appearing greatly
worn and tired. King George and
Queen Mary spent most of the day with
her. After chapel the family again
looked upon the body for a few min
utes.
Alexandra will in the future be styled
the Queen Mother. a title not used IN
England since the days Of Henrietta
the consort of Charles l. Her dower
house will be Marlborough House. and
she possibly also will continue 20 use
Sandringhsm House, besides residing
for a part of each year at her sum
mer residence at KIampenbOrg Bay.
Denmark. which she shares with ths
Empress Dowager of Russia
Xmas Heir Gets Cornwall Estate
Prince Edward the heir tn the throne.
will for the present be styled the Duks
of Cornwall and Rothesay- Later hs
will be created Prince of Wales He
succeeds forthwith TO the .duchy Of
Cornwall. with clear income of $780,
oOo yearly. which will accumulate un-
TIL he becomes of age, giving him an
ipdenendent fortune of S2.50OO0o. it
was the income from this source which
enabled the late King TO purchase his
Sandripgham estate.
The English papers again are filed
with kilograms containing tributes from
abroad The Russian court will go in
mourning for three months and the
Prussian court for one month. The
Turkish, government will send the heir
To- the throne to attend the funeral
The artist John >. Sargent was among
the few privileged visitors admitted 10
the death chamber. which is uOderats
sized room. quietly furnished. This room
the King had used in recent years. 10 is
now drapetI with black. but the entrance
is quite unguarded. The body of the
dead King reciines Under ordinary
white cOyerlet and a few white flowers
and viOlets placed by Queen Alexandra.
on a low single wooden bed in the middle
of the room. which stands where the
sunshine falls on it. The King liked the
head of his bed near a window. so that
he got the outlook over Constitution Hill
His hands lie in "A perfectly natural po-
sition. and he still wears his rings. 4
large cigar case and matchbox arc lying
on the table. Just as the King left them.
giving natural look 10 the apartment