Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20

minister Hall for Paddington station. was
fully three times as great in numbers and
length as the funeral cortege of Queen
Victoria. In character. however. it was
almost identical
| The obsequies of monarchs are in de-
cided contrast to the expressions of re-
publican grief. Habiliments of woe are
| entirely absent. except in the apparel OF
the occupants of the closed state coaches,
! which in themselves blazed with color.
| The procession as whole was splen-
did military display. the red and gold
uniforms being mitigated only by the
black coverings of the mufiied drums
There were only few representatives
! of any single military corps in the line.
with the result that the general effect of
almost innumerable varieties Of uniform
was altogether Kaleidoscope and be-
| wildering.
| The music today, as Tuesday was one
of the most impressive features of the
cortege The line was SO long that the
massed bands were assigned to four
places far enough apart that they would
| not clash.
| The first military section represented
| the territorial forces. which did not exist
| in Queen NictOrias time. There were
seven of these commands In line.
Next were numerous representatives of
of the special reserve. including such
troops tho Gordon Highanders and the
Prince Of Wales Own. Then came ia
nous infantry commands. like the King $
own regiment Scotch and Irish regiments.
the COldstream and Grenadier Guards.
a section of field artillery with their guns,
a splendid body of cavalry. including the
Hussars, the Horse Guards and the Life
Guards.
The navy was next represented by the
marine light infantry and artillery. The
variegated section which followed was
composed of representatives of foreign
armies and navies of which it seemed
that none was omitted.
Continental Troops in Line.
The king was honorary colonel of many
regiments in continental armies. One or
more officers of each of these corps
marched in today's procession.
ever before was there such ming
ling of uniforms. The Germans were
the most prominent. Their glittering gold
and silver helmets, surmounted by the
imperial eagle. flashed in the sunlight
like field photographs. Their wearers
| were the pick of the German army and
seemed 20 be supermen.
The next section of the line comprised
all the general officers of the British
army and navy, the personnel being
in Tuesdays parade. Such popular
heroes as Lord Kitchner, Earl Roberts
and Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood were every
where recognized and saluted.
A great array of various officers of the
| court and the kings personal service
were led up by another massed band.
after which came the Duke of Norfolk,
the earl marshal, with the funtiOnaries
| comprising the immediate escort of the
coffin.
The gun carriage, as on Tuesday. was
| drawn by eight horses. Its burden of
| royal emblems was arranged precisely
| the same way. Behind it were the king's
charger and dog, and commits
stoned officer carrying the royal standard.
| Next came tnat marvellous cavalcade of
| kings. which has already been described,
| and the royal carriage. DetachmentS of
the London. Irish and Edinborough police
| and the metropolitan fire brigade fol-
| lowed. A brief escort of troops brought
| the line to an end.
Marvellous Hush of Multitude.
The progress OF the pageant along its
| slow march to Paddington station, three
miles away, was everywhere as punctual
as the start from Westminster Hall. The
demeanor of the waiting millions was
everywhere marvellous. A complete hush
| far preceded the head of the procession.
There is no psychological influence more
| potent or more impressive than the abb
| sol,Ite silence of a vast multitude. This
hush was not broken by any one Of these
/ three or four millions of human beings
| who lined the route.
1t must be Remembered that it was an
assembly of almost exhausted men and
| women. VINO had been standing on an
average five hours. amid a crushing pres
sure and under the rays of the sun.
whicTxas 10 o'clock, approached became
almost oppressive. 1t is scarcely sur.
1 tel, hot <>R Yay, fad
before the procession came into view.
At one point in Piccadilly no less than
a score dropped within ten minutes in a
space of 100 yards. 1t was impossible to
passage of the line. The crowd simply
held up the victims until the parade fin
ished
Everywhere the crowd uncovered dur
ing the entire time. averaging an hour
and quarter. which the line occupied in
passing. The silent homage OF these vast
millions was, in fact, the most stupen-
dOus tribute man has ever paid to man.
| At the entrance to Paddington station
was a wooden arch covered with purple.
on which was the word Farewell in
white letters, with the royal monogram.
"E. VII The letter r. for Rex"
which has followed It for over nine years.
was omitted.
Outside of this no attempt had been
made to decorate the interior Of the sta
ton. King George had expressed the
wish that nothing would be done in that
line.
| Even the multi-colored. blatant adver-
tisements covering the wall on the right
hand side of the platform were left I'M
covered.
! The platform used was the Que ordi-
narily utilized for arrivals. The cobble-
stone roadway alongside the platform was
sanded. Red carpet covered the platform,
With a purple strip fronting the car in
| which the body was placed.
The long wait Of the spectators I'm the
| stands in the station was relieved by
watching the arrival of the kings guests.
| who were going to Windsor i'm four spe-
| cial trains which preceded the royal
| train. Among these were the Duke of
| Marlborough in a striking uniform, a
| detachment of twenty-four Woman of
| the Guard, in their quaint Tudor cos
| tunes. bewigged judges and king 8
| counselors and the lord mayor and the
| sherifs OF London. who arrived in the
| ancient gilded carriages.
| Civic and state, brilliant uniforms of
| every nationality abounded.
The Funeral Train.
| The royal train was composed of an
engine, named King Edward" bag
gage car, two royal private cars and
| then followed the royal car in which the
coffin was to be placed. Seven cars COM
| pleted the train.
There were no floral decorations on the
car which carried the coffin. The win
! dows were heavily draped with D,Irnle