The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-26
FUNERAL HELD FOR
EMPRESS DOWAGER
Haruko, Twice Dead, at Las
Buried With Impressive
Ceremonies
SPECIAL TEMPLE BUILT
SPECIAL TEMPLE 81
This Was To
The Funeral Services-Mh-
lion Torches In Streets of
Toxic Last Night as White
Oxen Draws Car II ''Of-
ficiaIly" Six Weeks Ago
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Toxic, May e4-A million torches
and lanterns illuminated Toxic "a.
night when the body of the Empress
Dowager Haruko was borne throuch
the streets in a beautiful funeral car
drawn by white oxen. There had
been no pageant Of uch solemn
grandeur here since the funeral AZ
Emperor Mutsuhito, a year and q ha.f
ago.
Practically the entire American rol-
ony viewed the procession from van
u points Of vantage. 1t is a rule
that no japanese subjects may look
down upon a royal from
elevated points, whether the rCyaltIes
be dead or alive. In strict Observance
Of this, every door and window above
the first floors along the funeral route
was closed, and dark.
The ceremonies tonight We're the
elimination of a series of services
held daily since the official death ~
the Empress Dowager on April II.
Her actual death occurred two DAYS
earle at Numadzu, but tradition pre-
scribes that no member Of the Impe-
rial family can die outside the capital.
SO the body of the Empress was con
veyed to Toxic, and driven smartly
to the AOyama Palace in a closed pr
vate carriage. At the palace she
Officially" died d few hours later.
In the six weeks since then, a spe-
cial temple was erected on the YoyoGi
military field, southwest of the city.
where the main funeral service was
held. In the morning the service Of
Installation of the spirit was per
formed with great The
Emperor, the Empress. Princes and
Princesses Of the blood were present
to pray before the srhine.
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thousands from the country. filled the
streets. The people stood for hours
waiting for the cortege.
At dusk when the illumination II
the route had been completed the I'm
perial coffin was placed in the funeral
car at Oayama Palace, and the pro
cessiOn formed with a large military
force at it's head. Amid dull yellow
n white banners and torches, came
the funeral commissioners, accom-
panied by their secretaries, and court
servants dressed in ancient robes. In
~terspersed were men bearing ever
| green trees.
Sand on the Streets.
The advance of the cortege was al
most noiseless, the streets having been
covered with a thick layer Of sand.
The funeral flutes were heard as the
funeral car itself approached. 1t was
led by Baron HatanO, minister of the
Imperial household, a striking figure
in white, whose way was emblazened
by torches
Three white oxen in reserve plodded
ahead of the two which were yoked
to the funeral car The car was o.
cubic form, with its interior exquisite
ly lacQuered, partly in black and part
ly in chestnut. Bamboo blinds hung
from the square openings, and bras
curtains from the side. The oxen
were covered with a rare white clotf
and their horns were wound with ma
terial Of the same texture The PEG
pie bowed and wept as the Imperia
hearst advanced.
Later came hundreds of priests, ant
bearers Of the court gongs and The
tambours. and of many coloret
streamers and The Princes
Of the blood. each with his retinue
holders of high Imperial orders, Lord.
in waiting, members of the Diet ant
several regiments Of military anC
bodies of marines swelled the line.
A sacred gateway marked the en-
trance to the temple ground. Th'
Emperor and Empress had alread,
arrived and were seated on a thron;
near the principal shine, while tn
diplomatic corps, including George w
Guthrie, the American A~mbassado
a also taken their places in a re
served section
When the funeral car had beel
drawn up before the chief shrine m
dirge vas chanted and food Offering
were given Other offerings include
5 gold brocade, damasks, silks and sill
thread, all placed in a box made c
willow branches.
: President Sends Wreath.
The President of the United State
sent a silver wreath and there wer
floral ributes from the heads of man
e other nations.
In commemoration. an imperial or
was issued committing III
: punishment of many persons Servin
terms of Imprisonment.