Arizona republican., 1914-05-25
Million Torches and Lan- terms Illuminate Tokio When Body Is Borne Through Streets in Beau tiful Funeral Car.
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Ceremonies Are Continuation of Series of Services Held Daily Since Official Death of Dowager on April II.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsrATCHl

IOklo, MdN -i.-A ulilllOli toICHcS and lac erns illuminated Tokio to- night when the body of the empress doWager, Haruko. was borne through the streets in beautiful funeral ear drawn by white oxen. There had been no pageant of such solemn grandeur here since the funeral of Emperor Mutsuhito. a year and q half ago.
 Practically the entire American colony viewed the procession from various points Of vantage. It is q rule that no Japanese subjects may look down upon d royal parsonage from elevated points, whether the royalties 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 were the continuation of a series of services held daily since the official death of the empress doWager on April II. Her actual death occurred two days earlier at Numadzu, but tradition prcscribes that no member of the Imperial family can die outside the capital. so the body of the Empress was conveyed to Tokio, and driven smartly to the Aayama palace in q closed private carriage. At the pal zee she officially" died few hours later
 In the six weeks since then, a special 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 performed with great ceremony The emperor, the empress. princes and princesses of the blood were present to pray before the shrine By noon crowds. augmented by thousands from the country. filled the streets. The people stood for hours waiting for the cortege. At dusk when the illumination of the route had been completed the | imperial coffin was placed in the funeral car at Oayama palace and the procession formed with large military force at it's hear. Amid dull yellow and white banners and ! torches. came the funeral commis- sioners, accompanied by their secre- taries and court servants dressed in ancient robes. lnterspersed were men | bearing evergreen trees
 1 The advance of the cortege was ] almost noseless, the streets having 1 been covered with d thick layer of sand. The funeral flutes were heard as the funeral car itself approached. It was led by Baron Hatano. minis ter Of the imperial household, a striking figure in white. whose way was emblazoned bs torches Three white oxen in reserve plodded ahead of the two which were yoled to the funeral car The ear was of cubic form. with it's interior cxquisitely iacquered, partly in black and partly in chestnut Bamboo blinds hung from the square open 1 ings. and brass curtains from the side. The oxen were covered with q rare white cloth and their horns were wound with material of the same texture. The people bowed and
 
 yanCed.
 Later came hundreds of priests and bearers of the court gongs and the tambours. and of many colored streamers and banners The princes l of the blood each with his retinue holders of high imperial orders lords-i waiting, members of the diet and several regiments of military and bodies of marines swelled the line.
 A sacred gateway marked the en trance to the temple ground. The emperor and empress had alread, arrived and were seated on q thron. near the principal shrine, while thu diplomatic corps. including George
 W. Guthrie. the American ambassa
 dor, had also taken their places il q reserved section
 Standing watch fires. in imitation
 of those used in the imperial cour
 yards in ancient days, made up O
 pine faggots, were ablaze in various ] parts of the temple in iron basket set on tripods.
 When the funeral car had beer
 6rawn up before the chief shrine tn
 Girge was chanted and food offer l lnss were given. Other offerings in ? cluded gold brocade. damasks. silk and silk thread all placed in a bo,
 made of willow branches l The emperor paid his homage b, , reading an address. He was follow : cd by others representing the cour
 and the empire These over tn curtains were drawn before tn . shrine and the imperial coffin wa borne t6 a special train conveying
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