The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-05-17
ALL LONDON WATTS
Absorbed in Preparations
For Kings Funeral.
100000 WILL VIEW COFFIN
$4,000 an Hour Will Pass Before
Bier in Westminster Hall.
$4,000 Soldiers to Line
Funeral March.
100000 WILL VIEW COFFIN

London. May 16.-All London. from
high court dignitaries down TO trades
men and lsbOrers. are absorbed in the
preparations for the funeral o. King
Edward next Friday. which promises
TO be the most imposing spectacle the
British capital has ever witnessed. A
decided military aspect will be given
the cOrtege. as 10000 troops will be
brought from Aldershot and other mil
itry camps who will line the streets
while the procession passes.
As there is no room TO barrack the
troops over night the soldiers will
bivouac In the parks and streets. The
city viii have the appearance OF an in
vested 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
OF the city.
II Is expected that 700 900 people
will pass through Westminster hall TO
look upon the coffin Barriers will be
erected. by means OF which the people
will be ushered through the four lines
at the rate OF $4,000 an hour. The lsoav
OF the late king will not be eNposed
to view. The mourners Will see only
the coffin. with the Official regalia and
heaps OF flowers
Great Mounds Of Flowers.
The flowers alone contributed BY
ORGANIZATIONS and individuals will rep
resent many thousands OF dollars in
value. The most elaborate wreath has
been sent from Windsor consisting Of
costly white flowers interviewer with
purple. which is the royal mourning
color. The wreaths contributed by
private individuals. numbering thou
sands will be hung on posts ia the
streets
The artillery horses. with gun car
riages- were rehearsing through the
streets along the line 90 march 50 as
TO avoid the possibility OF a mishap
on Friday.
King George being so CLOSELY iden-
tihed with the navy. the naval contir
gents will take a prominent part in
the ceremonies. Blue jackets will draw
the gun carriages TO Windsor. as they
did the carriage which bore the body
OF Queen Victoria. although on that
occasion they did so because the
horses became FESTIVE.
The hymns which viii BE- sung at
the service at Windsor are an Of the
queen mothers choice. They are. NV
God. Ny Father. While stray Vow
the Laborer's Task Is DER" and Il
Heard Voice From Heaven
Soldiers from the Kings company.
Grenadier Guards are keeping watch
over the body In the throne room al
buckingham palace They are relieved
each hour With simple ceremony
some one OF the visiting ROYALTIES who
are daily arriving enters the room
every now and then. and the widowed
queen goes there frequently.
Cheapest Seats at SOS.
Fabulous prices are being paid for
seats In the stands along the line So
being the lowest sum at which it is
possible 10 get a place The house
holders overlooking Trafalgar square
have sent protest 20 the lord cham
berisin for again changing the line Of
march. which cuts them on and de.
prives them OF their eagerly expected
profits
Scotland Yard has all its detectives
on duty. and these are reinforced bv
hundred more from the Continental
cities All visitors are being watched.
but there IS little real fear OF anar-
chistic attempts. because 10 Is known
that every one under surveillance
would be deported from England II
any trouble was caused on this occa
sion. and II IS not likely that the per
sons OF ansrchistic type viii give
up voluntarily their safest refuge in
Europe