LORD FUNERAL

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1713, 2 April 1913, Page 7

LORD FUNERAL

A GREAT PAGEANT.: By Telegraph—Press. ■ Association-iCopyright London, Marcli 31. Enormous crowds /.witnessed ; 'Field-' Marshal Lord AVolseleys funeral, which took place..in a dense yellow fog. It was i great •. Guards, Territorials,; and National Re-st-rves lined tlie route'of the procession, irh'ich, included five battalions of Guards, 80th Rifles, the Black \Vatch, eight squad.■ons'/of 'cavalry, and detachments from' forty reginjents of infantry, ■ as well :as bluejackets and marines.. V.Guns, fired salute at St. James's. Part as. tho i procession 'started, .and. when the body .had been' lowered into the grave. The pall-bearers included Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, Geheral Sir John French (Chief of the Imperial: General : Staff), l)'ield-Marshat lord Methuen, Field-, Marshal. Lord Urenfoll, Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, 'Admiral lord Charles IScrssford, General Sir Nevjlle Lytteltoii, and General Sir Archibald "Hunter. " . There was ■ a remarkable, crowd' at the service in St. Paul's Cathedral, including his Royal Highness the .Duke'of Conlaught (representing thtf'King), his Highicss the Duke of and, several Royal jei'sbriagev'the Prime. Minister (Mr.'As(nith),: tlio 'Secretary -of .'Sfeito ! for .WarColonel. Seely),' Other.''members of'the Jabinet, members.'of the House of Lords irid Commons, diplomatists, Colonel Jluirlead Collins (Secretary to' Sir George ieid,' High Commissioner for Australia), ind many military and naval officers/. JJr. Inge, Dean of St. Paul's, conducted lie service, which conchuled with the lymn, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and he Dead March in "Saul." The buglars then, sounded "The Last 'ost." - . !