The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-05-27

IMPRESSIVE ossEoul9s FOR =.
BRITISH MONARCH
At LONDON
Pageant Which Marked II. a..
v'etor'a Greatly Ee'ipsed BY ~.
n'f'eenee Of Friday. cer.mon.
Nine sovereisns in Line.

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Nine sovereisns in Line.
London, May 21.-sovereien.
representatives of the powers :, ana
Inc world paid their last tributs - :, al
terday to England's great mas 49, yes
Edward VII, whose body now raas
q. Georges chapel at Windsor cas., u
Wnere the bones Of Edward " A' ~
SIKH and eighth Henrys, Cba,,e. ne
the third and fourth Georges ana icy
liam Nv are entombed u VIII
Bright sunshine followed n,
tnunderstorms that swept the cjtS %. u
soaked the funeral decorations t aua
hung along the line of march hu. mat
no deterrent effect on the pathe. aad
thousands who, from midnish .i'as
dawn. sought points of vantage ,,o "
which to watch the passing ~ ts
.cortege. " the
Millions Fill Streets
London's millions filled the stro..
and open places as they have nans
before been filled, either at a fnno. n.y.,
or festival. 10iai
The pageantry that marked tbo b.,
ial OF Victoria was as nauebt o 0
pared with the magnifcence Of vaa
terday's ceremony, which was snler 'Hs
in its Accomplishments Of gidaa
coaches. brilliant uniforms and dse
orations, far surprising the ceremouv
attending the removal of the kino,s
body from Buckingham palace to West
minister hall. ~
The procession included nine sov.
ereigns, the former president Of tbo
United States, Theodore Roosevelt
who alone was not in uniform. tho
heirs to several thrones, the members
OF the royal families, the officers Of
the households, sthe officials of the
government, field marshals, generals
and admirals, detachments of troons
OF all the British arms, and represen
tatives of foreign armies and nayies
in variegated uniforms, a solid pba.
lanx Of glittering colors.
Flags are Dipped.
The lines of relocated soldiers were
drawn as on that other great occasion
of England's mourning nine years ago,
with arms reversed and regimental
flags dipped to the ground.
The vast throngs along the streets
were massed so tightly that those
once caught found it impossible to
move. The great stands, covered with
mourning emblems, were crowded the
roof tops black, and through this null
titude, from among whom not a whis.
per arose, the gun carriage that bore
the kings body moved to the strains
OF funeral marches, the tolling of bells
and the booming of minute guns
Queen Takes Farewell.
At Westminster hall the widowed
queen, going to spend last few min
utes beside the body of the king, was
assisted from her carriage by the Ger.
man emperor, upon whom the loss OF
his royal uncle has rested heavily.
The emperor kissed the hand ana
cheek of Alexandra and passed her to
her son, King George. Here the
Queen Mother, glancing up, caught
sight Of the kings charger, waiting 70
follow his master to the bier, and near
at hand, the kings favorite dog. LED Dy
a gillie, and she faltered, gripping inc
arm Of the king and pathetically gal
ing upon the animals Edward nad
loved so well.
Queen Offers Prayer.
Then she entered the hall with hlns
George, Emperor William and 'ns
Duke OF Connaught, there to onei
silent prayer and watch the removal"
the coffin to the gun carriage.
The order of precedence OF so'e
eigns in the procession was goVefnsa
by kinship. The special ENJOYS OF u.
United States and France occupied Nv
eighth carriage, and although exriG !.
ident Roosevelt was inconsplcuou,
the procession, King George gave nlm
marked attention at Windsor pals.s
after the funeral, seating nim' W.. w..
ofrh+ o+hor o7,osts at his own taDie'
The German emperor sat VIII -
Queen Mother and Queen Mary.
Roosevelt Impressed.
what seemed to impress Mr.. hoO, ,s
welt was the demeanor of the peop nv
the solemn dignity of the ceren or,l
From Paddington station the ~
train carried the coffin and mou ..ore
to Windsor, while special trans onre.
filed with officials and foreign i'
sentatives. car.
Bluejackets dragged the gun
riage through line OF peopie " ser.
Georges chapel, and there slmp'I Arch
vices were conducted BY Inc as
bishops Of Canterbury and io'
sisted BY other prelates. - IN bis
king George, with Alexanola. ~ the
arm, walked up the nave penn. or and
conn with the German empel0
Queen Mary following. ,v,doued
During the services the cats.
uueen moved to the foot Of 1ne me