The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27

part in the funeral cortege Of the man
who was greatest of them all in his
lifetime. With them were Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the
throne of Austria Hungary; the Duke
Of Aosta, cousin to Italy's king; Grand
Duke Michael, brother of'the car and
cousin of the new king of England,
and representatives of every minor
king in Europe as we'll as men repre-
Benting the republics of France and
Switzerland. A figure that attracted
much attention was Prince Fushimi,
Edwards ally. Probably never before
in the history of Europe-certainly not
since the funeral of Queen Victoria
have so many distinguished men, titled
and untitled, been gathered together
in one place. Many of them attended
Queen Victoria's funeral.
The monarchs who attended the flu
neral rode on horseback behind the
gun carriage which bore the remains
of King Edward through the streets
of London. They rode for the most
part with bowed heads, giving little or
no notice to the attention of the great
throngs gathered to see them pass.
Following the kings and princes on
horseback came their female relatives
In closed carriages. In the leading car
riage was the bereave6 queen mother
with her unmarried daughter, Princess
Victoria. The sight of the widowed
queens carriage, moving slowly in the
procession, aroused the keenest SYM
the silence was broken many times |
by the sobbing of the more emotional |
women members of the throng The |
heart of England went out to Alexan-
dra today, and it is reported that she |
has expressed her sense of the graft |
tude for the many signs of deep sym
pathy which she has received.
Great Military Ceremony
The funeral was an imposing mill
tary ceremony, carried out with the
regard for all the minute de-
tails of military rule and tradition.
The earl marshal of England, his grace
The Duke of Norfolk, was theoretical
y in charge, in accordance with the
Drerogative that invests him with COM
nand over all occasions of solemnity
)r splendor effecting the royal house,
Iut the actual arrangements were put
n the hands of the military authori-
les, with the dukes approval and ad-
nee. Troops lined the route of the
paying due honors to the
oody of the late commander in chief of
he forces as it passed. Detachments
# soldiers and sailors, thousands in
lumber, accompanied the body from
Westminster hall to Paddington sta
ion, and a guard of honor watched
he oak coffin, made from the wood of
plendid Windsor trees, before and aft
r its disposition on board the funereal-
y draped mourning train, on which
he royalties and other high digni-
aries also took passage for Windsor.
Last Services at Windsor
Before the taking of the body from
Westminster hall for removal to Wind
or services were held in the hall, at
ended by the royalties and high dig ,
itaries of the realm. The funeral
ervices in st. Georges chapel, the :
nal resting place of the remains be- ,
IRE their interment, were longer. The '
hapel is too small to accommodate all
no attended the body from London
} Westminster, and many had to re-
lain outside. The carved stalls of the
ncient and magnificent sanctuary had 9
cen removed to give place to long ,
mber benches. >