The Detroit times., 1912-09-13
ENJOYS FROM ALL
PARTS OF WORLD At
MIKADO'S FUNERAL
Cortege Passes Through Streets
Lined With Hundreds of
Thousands of People
SECRETARY OF STATE
KNOX is PRESENT
Remains of Late Emperor Nut
suhito Will Be Laid to
Rest Near Kioto

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 13.-Passing
in magniicence through the silent
ranks Of hundreds OF thousands of the
subjects who In life honored him as
a god, the body of the late Emperor
Mutsuhito OF japan was borne
through the deadened streets OF
Hokyo for his public funeral ser.
vices at the Aoyama parade ground.
The actual burial OF the late ruler,
VIII be held tomorrow at Momoyama,
near kioto. where lie the ashes or
Emperor Kwammu, mikado Of q thou
sand years ago.
More than 100000 people saw the
last public honors paid to the Japan
csc emperor, who saw his country
emerge from semibarbarism to be-
come one OF the leading powers of
the world. Massed by hundreds OF
thousands they stood as the splendid
cortege wound through the capital
city while evening fell, closed doors
ard windows Theoretically sealed be
hind them. while over the smart mill
tary uniforms Of New Japan and the
flowing silks Of an older day fared
thousands OF torches In the hands or
soldiers who formed a solid. avenue
OF flame from the palace gates to the
place OF ceremony.
Promptly at 6 O'Clock the whole I'm
perial Guards division, 10000 strong,
paraded In front Of the imperial pal
ace. At o'clock the signal was
given for the departure OF the i'm
perial CONN and instantly the whole
body Of truInpeters OF the guards blew
the hymn Of national mourning in a
low and melancholy tone. Immediate
ly. the casket enclosing the remains or
the dead mikado was brought forth
and placed upon the funeral car.
gorgeous with decoration and in front
Of which blazed the imperial crest or
the chrysRnthemum. Harnessed to
the funeral car wsEeAthe four rnandart
ushi, orpsacred bullocks, especially Sc
lected according 10. immemorial Gus
tom for the obsequies Of the ruler who
Is half god. The first OK was black
from nose to tip Of tail, the second
all black save for white stripe on
the forehead. the third all brown ex-
cept for a black line from nose to tail
and the fourth black with white mark
fngs, nearly piebald.
As soon as the body OF the dead
ruler rested upon its bier a sharp
order detached about 5000 Of the I'm
perial guards, who, at a slow march,
passed out OF the palace grounds into
the jammed but silent streets. Be-
uind them fell In the bands of Shinto
priests always attendant on the mi
kado and certain other functionaries
bearing aloft white and yellow flags,
bows and arrows, shields. halbreds,
Sakaki (sprigs Of the god tree) ana
the imperial bands. Then came the
court officials, headed by the master
Of the imperial household and then
the emperor's coffin.
The casket was attended by six
chamberlains and 20 army and navy
officers as pallbearers; the grand
chamberlain and aide-de-camps to his
majesty; Prince Kanin and Princess
Kanin, who represented the Emperor
Yoshihito and the Princess Higashi-
fIshimi. who represented the empress
dowager, escorted by officers OF the
imperial guards.
After Prince Kanin the presidents
of the state funeral committees were
in line. They were followed by the
princes of the blood and their aides
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