Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-05-13
ROYAL PROCESSION PROCEEDS TO
LONDON WHILE THOUSANDS
CONTINUE ANTHEM.
EDWARDS FUNERAL MAY 20
Rumor That Queen Mother Had Broken
Blood Vessel in Paroxysm OF
Grief Unfounded.
MOURNING IS DROPPED FOR DAY,

LONDONs May ltn the lme-
honored ceremony of a brilliant and i'm
pressive character, George V. this morn
ing publicly was proclaimed King of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and the British Dominions Be
yond the Seas, Defender of the Faith
and Emperor of India.
Sharply at the stroke of 9, four her
aids arrayed in medieval uniforms OF
scarlet, heavily braided with gold,
mounted the balcony Of Friary court at
St. James Palace, where Queen Victoria
presented herself to the people upon the
opening of her memorable reign, and
blew fanfare through their long silver
trumpets.
The precincts of the palace by this
time were a great mass OF people, many
of whom could secure but the briefest
glimpse of the proceedings. The balco-
MES and roofs of the ancient palace
which had been draped with red cloth
were reserved for the notables, all of
whom were in the deepest mourning.
Members of the royal household, the
ministers and their wives and high Off
GERS of state all in brilliant uniforms,
were gathered around the court. Gen.
Sir John D. P. French, with the head
quarters staff in full dress uniform, stood
surrounded by troop of horse guards
in their red tunics and breastplates of
Marlborough house, immediately oppo-
site, the Duke of Cornwall, the young
heir to the throne, the younger prince
and Princess Mary watched the cere-
mony.
Proclamation Is Read.
The heralds having concluded their
duties. the officers of arms, chief of
1,b SO +ho n,,lro of %ho
tary earl marshal and chief butler of
England, took their places on the balcony
forming the great heraldic company.
None wore mourning, this having been
removed for the occasion. Sir Alfred
Scott Scott-Gatty, garter principal king
of arms. with the Duke of Norfolk and
two officers bearing the stats of office,
stepped to the front of the balcony, and
in a voice which could be heard across
the court and in the streets adjoining,
read the proclamation While great
throngs stood uncovered in drizzling
rain. The duke and Sir Alfred then
called for three cheers for the King,
and the people responded with fairly
deafening hurrahs, which were silenced
only by the temperance of the heralds,
who sounded another fanfare.
The last note hardly had died away
! when the band of the Coldstream guards,
| which had taken up position in the
square, struck up God Save the King"
The young princes from their point of
vantage in the windows of Marlborough
house stood with their hands at salute
and the officers and troops stood at at
tentlOn.
Royal Salute Is Fired.
AS the national anthem was conclud-
ed, the first gun Of the battery in St.
James park belched forth a royal salute
and the people in the square and streets
at the same moment took up the refrain
God Save the King" This was prob
ably the most impressive part of the cere-
! mony, the fervent singing Of the crowds
growing in volume as more and more
singers joined in, while at intervals the
gun half drowned the chorus. Mean
while the royal standard had been hoist
ed over Marlborough house, indicating
that the King was i'll the royal residence,
and flags upon the public offices through
out the city were raised to the mast
heads.
The royal standard on Buckingham
palace alone remained at half-mast.
These flags will remain at masthead I'M
til sunset this evening and again will be
lowered to half-mast tomorrow.
The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Alfred
Scott Scott-Gatty, the officers of state
and others of the distinguished company
in Friary court continued in their posi-
tons until the people, having completed
the singing of the national anthem,
turned TOWARDS hdElDOIOuSu muse anu
renewed their cheers for the King, Il
glimpse of whom was caught as he
stood at the window with Queen Mary
at his side. A moment later his majesty
lowered the bind
Besides the heraldic officers, the mem
hers of the cabinet who had hurriedy
returned from their holidays abroad, dip
lomats, including American Ambassador
Reid and the embassy staff, and other
notables, including J. p. Morgan
nv, The officials of the new kings
household, Lords Roseberry, Crewe and
Morley and a few others at the invita-
| tion of King George witnessed the cere-
mony from Marlborough house, a scat
| folding having been erected behind the
wall which shuts out a view of the
grounds from the street which separates
| St. James palace and the residence which
| the King occupied while he was the
| prince of Wales.
March On to London.
The popular demonstration at an end,
| the earl marshal and his attendants pro-
| ceeded to the Ambassadors court,
whence they drove to Charlng Cross and
| thence to the city of London to read the
! proclamation to the people at the desig-
| mated points. The route to the city
proper was lined with 1000 troops, while
! at the places at which the procession
| stopped and repeated the ceremony
| troops and horseguards were stationed.
| The royal carriages of the Duke of Nor
| folk, Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty and
i the officers of arms followed by Gen.
French with the headquarters staff and
a troop of cavalry drove briskly from
| St. James palace to Charing Cross.
Thousands upon thousands who had