KING EDWARDS FUNERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 396, 23 May 1910, Page 5

KING EDWARDS FUNERAL

LAN IMPOSING SPECTACLE. 1 BRILLIANT GATHERING OP ROYALTIES. THE KINGDOM'S TRAFFIC STOPPED. ABSOLUTELY HITCHLESS. By Cable—Press Association— Copyright. London, May 21. An imposing scene was witnessed in Buckingham courtyard when the Royalties were assembling. As Queen Alexandra, in a glass carriage, took her place in the procession all the monarehs and princes saluted. There were many brilliant spectacles. The splendid cavalcade circling Parliament Square entered the new palace yard, where King Edward's charger and his favorite fox terrier Caesar were standing behind the gun carriage. The King, Kaiser and Duke of Connaught dismounted, and Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria alighted. The Kaiser kissed Queen Alexandra and accompanied her to the hall, King George, the Duke of Connaught and Princess Victoria following. There was a short service. The coffin was borne through the porch, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the 'chaplain preceding with a cross. The coffin was adjusted on the gun carriage, and the procession started, its head being a mile and a half away at Pfcadilly. A distinguished group, including Mr. Asquith, Lord Crewe and other Ministers aind Lord Rosebery, witnessed the Royalties' arrival at the porch at Westminster Hall. Queen Alexandra wore a brilliant jewel o- the Garter. There was an intense reverential silence along the entire route, the crowd being deeply touched at the sight of the King's riderless charger, wxich was followed by a stalwart Highlander in a Royal StuaTts tartan leading the do'g Caesar. There were splendid renderings of impressive funeral marches. The progress through Paddington was absolutely hitchless. King George and the monarehs bowed their heads as the Guardsmen reverently transferred the coffin to the train, and the massed bands played the Dead March in "Saul." King George and most of the Royalties travelled i$ a saloon next the mortuary carriage. The train was the same as was used for Queen Victoria's funeral. The engine was heavily draped in purple and white. The heat and long standing caused many of the civilians and troops to faint. Eleven hundred St. John's Ambulance men were in the streets in addition to a large force of Army medicals The whole route was packed to the utmost capacity. v - It is estimated that the crowd exceed-ed-a million. The crushing at many points was very severe, especially at Hyde Pari corner and the Marble Arch. Ther< were some broken limbs. As the coffin, left Westminster even train and all vehicles in the metropolis were stopped for two minutes, and ai 1 o'clock the whole traffic of the King dom for ten minutes. Every urtan aind industrial occupa tion was sympathetically at a stand still. Windsor was densely crowded. Many took their positions at 6 o'docl in the streets, which were impassabli bv 10. The police and military cleared tin Toute. At 11 the earlier portions of the pro cession arrived by special trains, re formed and awaited the coffin on th platform. The coffin was placed on a gun car ria'ge drown by bluejackets throug] High street. Great Park, and thenc bv 'Longwall to the west door of SI George's. The Kings and Princes followed afoo as before, except that the Duke o Cornwall and Prince Albert were imme diately behind King George. The bed! in the Curfew Tower wa tolling and artillery firing minute guns Queen Alexandra drove behind th foreism Royalties. and Queen Mary an the Queen of Norway followed. St. George's was undraped, the onl decorations being banners of th Knights of the Garter over the choir. A distinguished congregation of 70 "vas early seated in tiers in the aisles including the A'gents-General. The choir stalls were filled wit Ministers and ex-Ministers, Messrs. As quith and BeJfour. Lord Lansrloww Mr. Churchill, Mr. Lloyd-George. Sir Ed ■ward Grey, and Mr. Austien C-hambei lain. The 'procession nreeeded the coffin t the west door and to the bier. Kinsr George led Queen Alexandr by the hand. Tha Kaiser followed with the Dow ager Queen Marie on his right arm. The other Royalties and ambassador followed. It was a brilliant snectacle, the sur beam o illuminating the scene throug the side windows. Queen Alexandra and the Dowa,™ Empress Marie were at the head of th eoffin. the Kaiser find the Duke of CO7 naught being placed behind Kin George. The service proceeded as cabled. .Tust nrior to the committal, th crown, orb and .centre were remove from tbe coffin, which was left cove-re by the Roval Stanrb.nl. Kinsr Georsre advanced and placed thereon a miniature of the Standard carried bv the King's Company of Grenadiers. While the Archbishop of Canterbury was reading "Birth to earth" the tier and coffin 'gradually and silently descended to its vault-. After the Benediction Kin? 'Georsre and Queen Alexandra knelt together at the trrnveside. and took a last, look at the coffin, and' retired to the chapter room. The .mourners followed. Then the entire assembly massed tliron[rli the ohoir and took a farewell look nfc the grave. MR. HALL-JONES FAINTS. , Dnrinsr the recital of the committal words Mr. Hall-Tones, who was 'just behind the Royalties, fel] i n a faint. Neighbors fanned him, and he *mrHallv recovered and was carried out. Durintr the Benediction Mr. John Burns and two constables promptly assisted. and Mr. Hall-Jones was carried on a stretcher to a neighboring house, where lie recovered. The territorial ambulance conveyed Mr. Hall Jones to the Military Knight's

[uarters at Windsor, where he remained or the rest of the afternoon. The King and Queen and the Queenbother made enquiries as to his condiiian. The St. John ambulance treated 6114 :ases, mostly women fainting. Twenty ,vere taken to the hospitals. Mr. Hal'l-Jones is better. DISPLAY OF WREATHS. THOUSANDS OF BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTES. London, May 20. Fifty men worked aight and day unpacking the wreaths. Half a dozen vans plied ceaselessly between Windsor Castle and the station. Six thousand have arrived, and three marquees are full of them. One was from Shackleton's expedition. Practically every regiment in the army sent one. The United Grand Lodge of English! Freemasons, in an address to the King, express their 'profound sympathy, and eulogise his father's work on behalf of Freemasonry. They also sent an address of sympathy to the Queen Mother and condolences • to the Grand Master, the Duke of Connaught, who is asked to lay an address at the foot of the Throne. Owing to the Continental influx, kU trains for Calais and Dover have run in duplicate since Monday. Work was suspended for four hours in Johannesburg mines during the funeral. Memorial services at the Anglican churches on the Continent were attended by numbers of influential .persons in the European capitals. INCIDENT AT PADDINGTON. KING GEORGE AND HIS SAILORS AND SOLDIERS. ROYALTIES GOING HOME. WORLD-WIDE OBSERVANCES. Received May 22, 5 p.m. London, May 22. WhilQ the processionists were in Paddington station, glass crashed from the roof, falling among Indian officers. The alarm was intensified by a second and louder smashing of glass. J Women screamed, but there was no panic, the officials pointing out that the affair was caused by a man on the roof. King George, in a grateful message to the men of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines, said he felt that the manning of the gun carriage by bluejackets was the most fitting tribute that could be paid to his beloved father. He highly appreciated the conduct and bearing of all ranks and ratings and was much pleased with the appearance and steadiness of the troops, and the work of the police, whose task was made easier by the reverent demeanor and orderly spirit of the enormous masses of people. Many royalties have left London. The Kaiser returns to Germany on Monday. Memorial services were world wide. At a Berlin service the Crown Prince attended. At Rome, Paris and Washington, Ministers attended. Six churches in New York held services. The Emperor and Empress were present at St. Petersburg, and crowds of people reverently took part at Buenos ■ Ayres, Vienna, San Francisco, Peking, Khartoum, Constantinople, Brussels, Aden, Monte Video, Sierra Leone, Bermuda, Moscow, Tokio, Tangier, Jamaica, Corfu, Perim and all British dependen- ' cies. CEREMONIES IN AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, May 21. The view from Parliament House at yesterday's ceremonies was striking. People were densely packed in the rorm : of a gigantic cross. The outstanding ! feature of the gathering was the silence. Abount a hundred women fainted owing i to the crush. Perth, May 21. Yesterday was observed with more - than Sabbatical quietude. The memor- ; ial services at all the churches were , crowded. Hobart, May 21. i Special religious services were held in ; all the churches. The German gunboat . Condon fired 68 minute guns. t MAORI SORROW. ADDRESS OF SYMPATHY. . ! 3 By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, May 22. ; A number of Maoris, including several I chieftains, were introduced to the Prime j Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) yesterday by the Native Minister (Hon. J.. Car- ; roll), bearing an address expressing the Maori people's sorrow at the death of ) King Edward. , The Prime Minister undertook to forward the address to the Governor for II despatch to England. -) Sir Joseph'read to the natives King ,1 George's replies to telegrams of sympathy and loyalty which have been ipreIviously forwarded on behalf of the Maoris.