Evening star., 1922-06-26
SIR JAMES WILSON
BURIED IN ST.PAUL'S
British Empire Pays Amazing
Tribute to Assassinated
Field Marshal.
by the Associated Press.


Londoners by the hundreds of thou
sands today paid tribute to the late
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Will
son. victim of assassins. For hours
they stood patiently in line in a
drizzling rain to watch the solemn
funeral procession making it's way to
the sound of muftled drums from the
field marShaHS late home, in Eaton
place. TO St. Paul's Cathedral. The
three-mile route was choked with
SPECTATORS and traffic was at a stand
still
st. Paurs square had never held so
many people since the funeral of King
Edward in 1910. while outside Sir
Henry'S home, as the procession start
ed. a great multitude had assembled.
former officers and soldiers being
conspicuous among them. The thronS
stood with barred heads as the cortege
formed and passed on toward the
cathedral.
whole Empire MOurns.
throughout the city all flags were
half-masted and many offices ana
shops were closed to permit employees
to witness the imposing cersmonla!: i:
Throughout the empire the day was
one of national mourning. even from
far-off New Zealand coming word
that minute guns would be fired dur
:cg the funeral and all haSS hal1-
maSted
In northern Ireland, the home of
the slain soldier. there were Specldl |
manifestations of grief and memorial
services were held in most OF the
churches.
Rests by Wellington and Nelson.
From the bullet-marked doorway IN
Eaton place. where he died the body
of the late field marshal was trundleo
on a tfower-laden gun carriage TO Us
tomb beneath the great dome OF st.
Paul's. where lie enshrined the bodleS
of WcUington, Nelson and others VINO
made British history on the battle-
field and the quarterback. Ihousanus
of escorting troops, horse ana loot,
carried in front of the flag-coVered
coffin the draped colors of some OF the
regiments which the dead field mar
shal had captained to victory IN the
great war. while alongside the
rumbling caisson marched hVe heid
marshals, five generals and the chleIS
of the naval and air services, VINO
acted as pallbearers- II its wake a
lone enlisted man led the field mar
shal's dappled charger, riderless and
with stirrups reversed.
Six Officers Bead Medals.
Six officers in resple nient uniform
bore the field marshalS medals and
decorations and his baton on scarlet
cushions. Then marched the Duke
of Connaught. representing King
George, abreast the field marshafs
wartime colleague and beloved friend,
Marshal Foch Scarcely discernible
through the windows of black
horse drawn carriage rode the most
pathetic figure in the procession-the
Borrowing widow in deep mourning.
Next walked a group of relatives
and the military secretary represent
ing the secretary of war, who was
the only ministerial mourner appear
ing in the long procession. brilliantly
uniformed members of the army coun-
ell. general officers of foreign cour-
tries, the lords of the admiralty, the
members of the air council, repre-
sentatives of the colonies and the
dominions and foreign military at.
taches followed in colorful pageant
of nations.
Detachments of the Royal Ulster
Consta abulary and representatives OF
the Ulster government, whose serv-
ice was Sir Henry's last notable un-
dertaking, were last in the procession
save for motor cars bearing nundrens
of wreatns evidencing the grle1 OF tns
field marshal's countless friends anu
admirers throughout the world.
Passes American Embassy.
The cortege started from Eaton
Place to the strains of Sullivan's Tn
Ne,noriam" from four massed bands
1t went past the American and Span
ish embassies and Grosvenor Gar
dens. within the shadow of Bucking-
ham Palace. through the horse guard
arch. Northumberland avenue, the
Embankment and Ludgate Hill to the
cathedral, masses of the populace
lining the route the whole way. The
kings flag hung from the mast above
the palace as the line went by, while
on the parliament buildings. the war
office and the admiralty the union
Jacks were half-masted. The three
mile route was cordoned by white
gloved consta bles, with armed police
in plain clothes mingling with the
crowd as a precaution against danger
to distinguish persons in the process
sion.
Inside the historic old cathedral.
beneath the great dome which for
two centuries has dominated the sky
line above the River Thames. 1000
mourners, representing all phases of
British life, together with the for
eign ENJOYS, including George Har-
vey, the American ambassador,
awaited the arrival of the cortege.
CRAIG HoNoRs WILSON.