The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-05-16

Windsor.
London, May 16.-All London, from
high court dignitaries down to trades
men and laborers, are absorbed in the
preparations for the funeral of 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 will 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.
1t is expected that 100000 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 body
of the late king will not be exposed
to view. The mouIners 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 in the
streets.
The artillery horses. with gun car
riages. were rehearsing through the
streets along the line of march, so as
to avoid the possibility of a mishap
on Friday
King George being so closely iden-,
titled with the navy. the naval contin-
gents will take 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 cd ti3&'
occasion they did so because the
horses became restive.
The hymns which will be sung at
the service at Windsor are all of the
queen mothers choice. They are: my
God. My Father, While l Stray" Nov
the Laborers Task Is Ger" and 81
Heard a Voice From Heaven"
Soldiers from the Kings company,
Grenadier Guards, are keeping watch
over the body in the throne room at
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 $25.
Fabulous prices are being paid for
seats in the stands along the line, $25
being the lowest sum at which it Is
possible to get a place. The house
holders overlooking Trafalgar square
have sent protest to the lord cham
berlain for again changing the line of
march, which cuts them off and de-
prives them of their eagerly expected
profits.
Scotland Yard has all its detectives
on duty, and these are reinforced by
a hundred more from the Continental
cities. All visitors are being watched,
but there is little real fear of anar-
chistic attempts, because 1t is known
that every one under surveillance
would be deported from England If
any trouble was caused on this occa-
sion. and it is not likely that the per-
sons of anarchistic type will give
up voluntarily their safest refuge in
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