The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
KING CHIEF MOURNER
FOR LORD ROBERTS
Great Throng at the Funeral Of
the Hero Of the British
Army.
BODY LAID IN ST PAUI'S

LONDON, Nov. 1a.--For the first time
since the public farewell to the Duke o.
Wellington. sixty.two years ago, a British
King acted az chief mourner At the fune-A
Of a British war leader when the body 4
Lord Roberts better known in four en-.
tincnts as plain "Bobs." was laid bcsiI.
that of his great predecessor in ST. Psu,'
Cathedral to-day.
The weather was bitter and a cold Lon
don sloet was falling, yelling the gre,
dome In purple shroud, but vast crowl.
lined every inch Of the processiona rJu.s
Il was noticeable that many women.
not WON II alone--shed tears az To" 10.
of the great soldier passed slowly b''or.
I them. nor from the railway station On
arrival from the Roberts home near A..
un'i the hour Of noon. when II cached 90
burial place Of Wellington and Nelson al.
Napier aud "A score of other great l,aI..s.
was there one head too proud to bow
/ to uncover AZ little Bobs" drove " VI.
his last triumph.
! Behind tn, Kun carriage on whict Is.
, the flag shrouded coffin followed 10,
Kitchener. Secretary OF War and "Bous
| trusted second in South Africa. l.ys
cha ros BcreslOrd the popular Admir-.
! Lord Gronf.ll. Admiral Sir l.. II. Sc.
mour. Sir Evelyn Wood ard others b .
ing great military and naval names. X;
George himself though not actually n O..
procession. drove from Bcknshag
Palace and awaited the cortcge al =.
PauPs.
The King wore tnr pia4n khaki ne
service uniform OF an English f..Id Ma.
shal. as did the other service men ~ sen
| 50 that the general effect Js The uniform.
mingled with the spinbrc mI'd drcss OBJ.
a .r.s
the learned professions who a!so N...
present to do homaE. 20 the dead s.
peculiarly sombrc In is suggested.
Equally soinbre--almnet hus..oss..L,
as BELTS time Of Waiver, ilr Wu
ce-diugs before the .ortcgc reached H.,
/ cathedral At The S-dt'ou walled 49,, rpa
Of honor. furnished, as only Was f;tiu.
by IL battery Of artillery from H., lnI .
army. which tho dead soldier ',y,I
well and 10 visit when occas,on,t p
death journey They also PROV .d,d .i..
ihin: OF Oriental color. tor the loIe imD.
Sikhs were all in Khaki from .Gr.ar
20 pu;tee. and the mules b,,r..- p.
limbcrcd guns were white.
on the gun car.,dr, We're dispi,y.s 'l,
baton and IN, other insignia that market
the dead mans rank. Beside It rode
group Of Generals, and behind II 20,
lowed the Eirls f,vorlte charger. ..
by groom, th' high military boots o
. me ltt' war reader lEtnElNE reversed ilo'
the saddle.
King George. Who had been me- nH ..
arrival Icy the Il shop AID d"tr ard 81
lcatIedrN Cl1p',r WIS waiting h..,a'
tn. dome clos, TO where tn" bier resi-"
during tl, SPORT aud ~.uplc service. TIL
psalm was "Tn" Lord l. Nv Snerher!
The lesson was read. the hymn "Polc'
Perfect p,a,.' Was sung followed %
'"F~ NJ Tiny Saints Who From Tn
Labors l.cs' T'i, Archbishop Of Car
.t.rbury pronounced the hics-in, and
Garter kiug-at-Arms proclaimed
stately tones the late peers itlcs az
houbr>.
Chop!n's 9arcrlI march closed the y-
lceediug-, hut there was ore last p"igrt -
moment To- come, when ~. huplrs 90 =,
Royal Artillery shrill,d ou' the clar-a-
, notes Of Tic Last POST Then the va
audience swept silently out into Tie r5'
, ihtrricd. fog shroud"d streets
. Later On the day tnc Cith.dro 100
: WEI. rgopeDod ard the hpdv ~
. Roberts .tN w. stat" fNr 'lr.'
. O'Clock % V.s removed 90 81, '..y'
bob" whom 81 nation had l"c' 80
. icft To- -l,,r his .'st lots Is. "9 hoo.
.tro," other mighty leaders whom
o n.t delighted 80 honor