Funeral of the Queen.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 February 1901, Page 3

Funeral of the Queen.

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Received this day at 8 40 a. m. London, Feb. it

The procession from Victoria Station was headed by the Military, which with additional Colonial Troops, included the Militia, Gordon Highlanders, Welsh Fusiliers, Royal Irish, Norfolk Regiments, Departmental Corps, Army Veterinary Medical Corps, Army Chaplain Department, Army Ordinance Pay and Service Departments, Infantry of Lino and Rifle Brigade, Irish Fusiliers, Highland Light Infantry, King’s Royal Ride Corps, Royal Fusiliers, Lancaster Regiment, Foot Guards, Irish Guards, Scots Guards, Coldstream Guards, Grenadier Guards, Royal Field and Horse Artillery, with twelve guns and Cavalry of line, 21st Lancers, 7th Hussars, 2nd Dragoon Guards, Household Cavalry. Royal Ilorso Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Ist Life Guards, one hundred Royal Marines, three hundred Blue Jackets.

Military Attaches and Foreign Embassies joined in the procession from Victoria Station. Their uniforms contributed striking colors, contrasting somewhat with the surroundings. Lord Roberts bearing the Field-Mar-shal’s baton came next, then followed other Field-Marshals of the British Army, Headquarters Staff Band, Royal Guards, Engineers, Artillery Guards’ Band, the scarlet colors provided a bit to relieving colors, played Beethoven’s and Chopin’s funeral marches.

Tho Duke of Norfolk, and Earl Marshal, accompanied tho Royal Household Officials.

Received this day at 8 55 a m. London, February 4,

After the military which headed the procession from Victoria street, came thirty mounted aides, then came the khaki coloured gun carriage, drawn by eight cream horses, bearing the coffin covered by a handsome white silk pall which was worked in G 8 hours by the Kensington school children from a needlework designed by Queen Consort and the Royal Princesses.

Besides the pall wore draperies, ilags, and a cushion on which was pla'ced the Royal Crown, orb and sceptre. Behind the coffin was borne a Royal standard.

Then came the King riding a beautiful black horse, looking pale and care-wc,7-b Ho gazed straight ahead only s/ tiling a group of generals, near St. Palace. /The Kaiser, on a handsome white charger, rode on the King’s right though slightly behind. The Duke of of Connaught, in a general’s uniform on his left, the followed over forty royalties on horseback, including the King’s of Portugal and Greece, and Crown Princes of Roumauia, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, Arch-Duke Ferdinand of Austria, GrandDuke Michael of Russia.

The princely escort furnished a brilliant display of uniforms of all the courts in Europe and Egypt. Despite the cold, all rode uncloaked and presented a magnificent spectacle. Six carriages followed, bearing in the first Queen Consort and her throe daugh-

tors, second Prince Leopold, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and the others were the Duchess of Saxc-Coburg, Duchess of Connaught, Dukes of Albany and Cambridge. Lord Wolseley and Court officials and others. Every head was uncovered in oil route, As the cofin passed the crowds were dumb, only the sounds aud notes of the funeral march in the distant coming with the minute guns was a supremely impressive moment to the sea of upturned faces, and many wept. Long lines of sol fliers with reversed arms and bowed heads was strongly pathetic.

Pi'nrrr. This .Day. Business was suspended on Saturday. Memorial services were held in nil Ike churches and were g really attended. Received at 9 38 a m.

London, February 3,

Many scholars from Eton helped to guard the route from Windsor to St. Geoogc’s Chapel. The regal splendour of dazzling brilliancy at the final scene at the Eoyal Chapel -was indescribable. The town of Windsor was elaborately draped and everyone wore the deepest mourning, and countless wreaths arrived at the Castle Deanery from tho Foreign Sovereigns, Presidents of Republics, and from every quarter of the United Kingdom, India, South Africa, and Canada ; all bearing inscriptions of the deepest honor and love. There was included one from the Commonwealth, one each from tho separate States of Australia ; another from the people of New Zealand ; one from the women of Auckland.

Innumerable societies and corporations throughout the Empire sent wreaths.

A hundred Australian soldiers and Colonists viewed the procession from H. E. Hoare’s Mansion Piccadilly. The firing of the minute guns at Portsmouth on Friday was heard at the Crystal Palace.

Twenty six petty officers who fitted up the bier at Osborne House and catafalque on board the yacht Alberta, have received the Victorian medals.

In St George’s Chapel. Received this day at 9 2 a. m. Londox, February 3,

The Statesmen, Peers, Foreign Representatives, Mon of Science, Arts, and Letters began to arrive at St George’s Chapel at cloven c.clock. When (ho Chapel was in full it was in perfect harmony in color. It made a wonderful sight. The altar was dimly lighted showing foliage with palms in frontThere were stalls for the Knights of the Order of the Garter, which was occupied by the owners ail wearing the insignia with crape looping tho stalls. Sovereigns wore curtained in purple velvet on tiers of purple covered seats erected.

In (he aisles sat Salisbury, Lady Gwendoline, Cecil, Gully (speaker of tho I l ouse of Commons), Harcourt Rosebery, Chamberlain, Duke of Devonshire, Campbell, Bannerman, A. J. Balfour, John Morcly, N. G. Lccky. Lord Carrington. Most of the Members, Ministry and the Privy Councillors being in uniforms of gold and black.

Tho Lord Mayor and Sheriffs wore their state robes. Tho Indian Prince Thakore Sahib of Marvi, was resplendent in a rich dress of white satin surmounted with a huge golden embroidered turban. He was a notable figure. Lord Alverstone, Chief Justice, appeared in robes of crimson and ermine. Earl ilalsbcrry, High Chancellor in State dress of black and gold. Tho Provost and Baillies of Bdinhurgm wore brilliant red cloaks with ermine

tippets. Behind tho Military and Court Repre sen tali ves, Ambassadors, Privy Council lors and A gents-General sat ladies, mark' ing a sombre background.

The Archbishop of Canterbury with attendant choristers holding his robe, and accompanied by the Archbishop of York, Bishops of Winchester, Windsor and clergy proceeded up the western entrance to receive the coffin.

The Bishop of Oxford, the Chancellor of Order of the Gartar wore a gorgeous cardinal silk mantle.

The Doan of Windsor, Registrar of the Order of the Gartar a long dark rich velvet mantle.

Behind the prelates tho choir was stretched in two lines nearly up to the Chancel screen.

The tension overcame one of the choris" ters who had to he removed. Behind tho choir stood tho Yeomen guard. Tho whole scene was a memorable spectacle. (>n cither side of the marble steps leading to the west door, were numbers of wreaths of tho choicest flowers.