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The Liberal, 7 Feb 1901, p. 2

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Great silent crowds witnessed the progress or the process-ion to tho lel'. x)The Alberta, with the late Queen Victoria's body on board. started from Cowes at 2.55 p.m. After the body had been embarked on the Alberta King Edward boarded the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert 'in a launch, and the procession start- .ed. The Naval Display. Cowes, Feb. 1. â€"- With grand, yet mournful, display of naval pomp and power, the body of Queen Victoria was borne this afternoon from its quiet resting place in Osborne House to Portsmouth, the heart of Engâ€" land’s navy. Not in history has anything been seen which in tragic splendor approachesthe naval spec- tacle toâ€"day. Over the still water between the roll of the sixâ€"pounders came the dirge of Chopin's and Beethoven’s funeral marches. The lcreWs. accustomed to cheer with the 'heartiness which belongs only to :“Jaclcies,” stood silently along the decks, and the flags, which usually float defiantly in the breeze, drooped half way down the halyards. The most powerful fleet England could gather together on short notice lay inert and silent, save for the mourn- strains of the bands. and the nu DMooful sounds of guns, that botoken- ed neither peace nor war, but, death. Past these and past the Hohenzolâ€" lern, the huge though cumbersome Cnmperdown, the Rodney and the Bcnbow, on through the line of Brit- ish battleshipsâ€"still on till Japan’s' Hatsuse, the biggest battleship in the world, was left astern, and the German Baden was beam to beam with Viceâ€"Admiral Sir Harry Holds- vvorth llaxvson's splendid flagship, squad- ron.the naval funeral procession slow- ly steamed. Ahead were eight de- stroyers, and seldom have these Speedy craft drawn their long black hulls so sluggishly through the wa- ter. The Casket on the Alberta. Coming slowly after them was the Royal yacht Alberta. Half scxecned by the awning on the poop was the Royal cofiin, placed on a crimson dais, the curtains of which were drawn back and tied to the four poles, leaving free to view the magâ€" niflcent casket and the robes. Some- times abeaui, sometimes ahead, was the Trinity llouse yacht lrcne, Watching the course, while in the wake of the Alberta came the R03 a1 yacht Victoria and Albert, with King Edward and Queen Alexandra, and the English Royal land]: the Royal yacht Osborne, with cilicr Royalties, the Imperial yacht, Hoiien- soilern, with Emperor William, the Duke and the Duchess of L‘onuauglit. and others; the Admiralty yacht Enâ€" chanircss, and 8, Trinity I-iouse yacht, with officials on board. The main squadron of battleships and cruisers was moored (AVG and a half cables span, in one line, exâ€" tending from Cowes to Spithcud. The channel fleet, under the command of Viceâ€"Admiral Sir Harry Iioldsworih Rawson, formed the eastern portion, and the reserve first, under Rear Ad- miral Sir Gerard llcnry Noel, formed the western portion. The foreign war vessels were moored southwest of the British ships, in the Order of their arrival, and alongside of them Were moored eight British gunboais, the Antelope, the Gleaner. the Skip- jack, the Leda. the Rattlesnake, the Alert, the Circe, and the Speedwell. A Luna of “'urml I in. After leaving Trinity Pier the Alâ€" berta, with her attendant escort, steamed along the deep channel be- tween the coast of the Isle of \Vighti and the sinng line of battleships and ' Cruisers. The umiu line was as folâ€" lows, beginning at Cowcs: Alexandra, Cumperdown, Rodney, Benbow, Collingwood, Colossus, Sans Pareil, Nils, Hone, Melnmpus, o'er-i ern, Galatsa, Bellona. Pactolus, Pelâ€" orus, ‘Diana, Conqueror, Arrogant, Minerva, Niobe, Hero, Hood, Tra- falgur, Resolution, Jupiter, Hanni- bal, Mars, jestic. Minute guns were fired by all the ships in the Solent and at Cowes, Iconimencing when the Alberta l Prince G eorge and the pier. Each ship ceuscd firing immediately after the tail of the pro- cession had passed her. After the procession had passed tho Majestic the forts and ships in Portsmouth harbor commcnccd firing minute guns and continucd firing unâ€" til the Alberta the wharf. N0 standards were displayed and snsigns and Union Jacks were at half-mast. The bands played the funeral marches of Chopin and Bee- ihoven only. No national anthem was played. ()n the approach of the procession the ships were manned and the guards and the bands were paraded. The ofllcers wore full dress and the men in “No. 1 rig" and straw hate. The guards presented arms as the Alberta passed each ship and then rested on their arms reversed until the procession had gone by. Nelson‘s ()ld flagship. A detachment of marines and the Adniiral's band were on board Nel- son's old flagship, the Victory, in Portsmouth harbor. All the sea front and dookyards were manned by marines and sailors, while Bar- row Island was manned by boys from the training ship St. Vincent and men from the gunnery ship Ex- cellsnt. Alberta floored For the Right. When the Majestic had been left asters the Alberta was moored for the night. To~movrow the body will be taken ashore at Portsmouth and thence conveyed to London and Wind- sor for the last tributes to the great Queen. was alongside The land ceremony, consisting in bringing the coffin from Osborne House to the pier at, Cowes, was scarcely less interesting than the naval function. At noon the gorâ€" geous trappings of the Chapelle Ardente were disturbed. Over the coffin was thrown the coronation robe Worn by the girl Queen. On this Was placed the Royal regalia, the Wand. the sceptre and the crown, which wens scarcely ever used by the Queen in her lifetime, as she preferâ€" red the dummy regalia, which will be buried With her at Frogmore. Sailors Carried the Comn. At. 1.45 p.m. sailors from the Vicâ€" toria and Albert raised the precious burden and bore it from the house. This duty was to have fallen to the Highlanders, but after the rehearsal it was decided that the sailors should be so honored. Outside the Royal residence the Grenadier Guards were draWn up in a brilliant line. With a sharp click they presented arms for the last time in honor of their dead Queen. The pipers lead the process-ion, making the woods ring with a weird refrain. Behind them came the Roy- al family. At the gate the military portion of the parade stood ready, a ,glittering medley of uniforms. Down hill thc procession slowly wound its Way in Lhe following order: " Mounted grooms. D. A. A. G., southern district. Detachment of Hampshire Carbi- neers. The Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight and staff of the south- ern district. The stuff of the Commanderâ€"in-Chief at Portsmouth. The General commanding the south- ern district. The NaVal Commander-inâ€"Chief. Massed bands and drums of the Roy- al Marine Artillery and of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, who commenced playâ€" ing a funeral march as soon as they pass out of the Queen’s gate. The Queen's Highlanders. The Queen's Pipers. The gun carriage, drawn by eight horres, and preceded and followâ€" ed by her late Majesty’s equerries and aidesâ€"dc~ camp, escortcd by the Queen’s Company of Grenadier Guards, with the coffin. King Edward. Emperor William. The Duke of Connaught. The Crown Prince of Germany. Prince Henry of Prussia. Prince Christian of Schlcsu'igâ€"Hol- stein. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Goths. Prince Arthur of Connnught. Prince Charles of Dcnamrk, Prince Louis of Battenbcrg. Queen Alexandra. The Duchess of York. The Duchess of Saxeâ€"Fohurg Goths. Princess Christian of Schleswigâ€"Hol- Elvin. Louise (Duchess g3 ll). Princess l’entrice (Princess Henry of Baitciibcrgr). The Duchess of ("onnaiilght. The Tim-hem of Albany. Princess Victoria of \Vules. Princess iharics of Denmark. Her lute lia.1o<t}"s laidicsâ€"inâ€"\\'niting. Her late Mnjcsty’s houschold. The housnhnld of the King. The houschoid of the Queen. The household of Emperor William. The household of the lloya] family. Military oniccrs. sight abreast. The Royal servants and tenants. The roadway from the gate to the pier was lined with troops in close order. The troops remained in posi- tion until the minute guns from the fleet commenced to fire. and Pr‘nccss of ! i Ar. excitement. i My Watched the strange sight with loyâ€" al humility and grief. At last the pier was reached the body was reverently placed and on left bozirdthe Royal yacht Alborta by senuicn of the Royal yachts. A few moments later the torpedo flotilla Was in motion and slowly left the Medina for the Solent. The IllusS‘Cd bands played Beethoven's Funeral March. As the Alberta passed abcam of the Alexundru. the great vessel fircd the first gun of the solute, which was taken up by the Rodney and the other warships, From the island to the mainland all the ships were manned, and from the bands floated the sad strains of funeral marches. THE DISEMBARKATION. Remains of the Queen Transferred From the Alberta to the Trainâ€"Rain Fell in Torrents. Portsmouth, Feb. 2.â€"â€"Beioro 9 o'clock this morning the remains of the Queen Were taken from the Royal yacht. Alberta to a special Carriagei and. conws‘cd to the King's train, which started for London at 8.53 a. m., amidst. the boom of the guns from the forts. The Scene was paâ€" thetic and imposing. The King, acâ€" companiod by Queen Alexandra and some Princesses, who passed the night on board the Royal yacht Vicâ€" toria and Albert, proceeded to the Royal yacht Alberta in a. steam launch. King Edward boarded the yacht at 8.45, five minutes after Em- peror William had steamed alongside the Alberta from the Hohenzollern. The guard of ho or on the jetty conâ€" sisted of sfiral hundred marines and bluejackots. The commanders of the Warships which took part in yesterday’s page- ant had already assembled under the covered way leading from the yacht to the railroad station. There was a short service on the yacht before the body was removed, the Duke of Connaught, the Crown Prince of Germany, Prince Arthur of Conâ€" naught, PrinCe Henry of Prussia, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Princess Henry of Battenberg being present. The only mourning garb visible was in the dresses of the Princesses. Minute Guns Marked Ils Passage. The firing of the minute guns mark- ed the passage of the coffin to the draped railroad station, to which it was borne shoulder high by petty officers of the Royal yachts, pre- ceded by a. clergyman. Immediately bnbind the coffin were carried the crown, the orb, the standard and a. few choice wreaths. King Edward, Emperor William, the Duke of Con- naught and the Crown Prince fol- IOWed the remains, and then came the ladies of the Royal family and the Admirals. The silence of this mournful pro- cession was broken by the firing of the guns, the strains of the funeral march and the sound of the windâ€" driven rain which was then falling in torrents. The coffin was placed on the dais, and Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon (Admiral of the fleet since 1899), King Edward, Queen Alex- andra, Emperor William and the other members of the Royal family took their seats and the train mov- ed ofl‘. ' iiiiiiiiiuiuiiini Britain’s Grief Expressed With Stately Grandeur. Mortal Remains of Earth's Greatest Queen Borne in Solemn Pomp Through the Streets of the Capitalâ€"Tho Grout Pro- Mllitary Display â€" The Deadâ€"The Order of the Processionâ€"Features of’ the Pageant. Feb. 2, 9.17 a. m.-â€"The dawn of a London morning, the sky draped with decoy proclaimed ideal conditions for the funeral day of England's Queen. The calm serenity of the at- cessiona’l‘he Illustrious London. grey with clouds, niospherc was reflected by the crowds which at daylight begun to assemâ€" ble at every point of vantage along - the route of the Royal obsequies. So soft, peaceful and noiseless was thel progress of the ingutlicring hosts ‘ that the constantly ‘swclling throngs and the rhythmic trend of the asscm- i bling troops seemed to accentuate1 the solemn stillness. I The early Sccncs were unlike those of many schluculai‘ days which Lon- don lias witnessed in the past year. The crowds which so early gathered in the streets this morning evinced an entire lack of feverish unrest and The great masses of po- :\lARI.BOROVGH HOUSE. Thousands stood barehended and ilice which assembled phantom-like in I ‘ following it. the greyness of the morning seemed more apologetically to tip-toe to their allotted stations, as though their presence reflected on the 50-! leumity dominating everything. Nev- er did a concourse of people so little i need either civil or military guid- ance. Mi mun siiiniliug by his moth- er's liir-r cvm- newle admonition less than did thqu? hundreds of thousands I of men and women gathered from all parts of the kingdom on the fun- eral route of their mother the Queen. “omen Outnuuibereii Men. The struugcst part of all was the fact that the women seemed to out- number the men. \ViiiLoâ€"ribboncd nurses niui'kcd almost cvcry yard along the route. Troops there were to be sure, thousands upon thousâ€" ands, assmnbling spectre-like out of the morning mists, their blue-black overcoats and bear skins deepening the note of mourning pervading evâ€" erything. In the great green spaces of Hyde Park, St. James and others these long black lines stood silhouetted against the morning sky, solemn, sil~ ent and picturesque, staunchly stem- ming the onrush of that endless flood of people pouring in from every street and avenue. Purple was the tone of the Royal mourning, and this seemed almost a relief contrast- ed with these silent masses of black- garbed crowds. It was the true note, after all, of the day's ceremom is], for no one among England’s heartâ€"stricken people could look upâ€" on the finished life of their Queen with feelings of entire gloom. The troops began to move less eur- ly than on Proclamation Day. Timt was the day of the oflicial announceâ€" ment of the authority of the King, and (he streets were Closed as if by magic. and with a tone of authority that old [10b marl: this morning's scenes. Buckinghaln Palace, the great ho- tels about the Victoria Station, the princely homes in Park Lane, and every shop and house thence to Pad~ dington bore ample evidence of the national grief, and, together with purple and white festoons, wreaths of bay and laureliwere hanging from every lampâ€"post, while flags at halfâ€" mast bordered with crape told in a dignified, simple manner the story of the nation's loss. THE GREAT PROCESSION. A Military and Naval Display of Solemn Magnificence. Londoh, Feb. 2.-â€"-With every cir- cumstance of splendid pomp befitting the obsequies of so mighty and well- beloved a monarch, all that is mor- tin of Queen Victoria was borne through the streets of the capital to- day in its progress towards the anâ€" cient fortress-palace of the Sover- eigns of England. The solemn mag- nificence of yesterday's opening phase of those last rites was main- tained fully. Perhaps the stately grandeur of today’s sorrowful page- ant through the sWarming streets of London, with hundreds of thousands of mourners forming a black border to the route, will never be surpass-. ed. There was in Victoria's funeral procession an absence of that black ceremonial generally connected with the final progress to the graVe. To- day the coffin was drawn by creamâ€" colored horses. The pall was White and the uniforms of the troops and the gold trappings of the foreign Sovereigns, Princes and representa- tives forming a glittering medley, gave brilliant coloring to the scene. The chief mourner himself, with his Field Marshal‘s uniformâ€"even though this was partially hidden by his overcoatâ€"surrounded by his corps, helped to liven the symbols of mourning marking the route. NeVel‘ in English history has a. Sovereign been borne to the grave at- tended by so many distinguished mourners. The gathering of crou ned heads far surpassed those who rode in the jubilee procession, and all the great officers of state partiCipatc-d. .lie .ilili:al'_v iiispluy. The display of the naval and mili- tary forces reached the great total of 35,000 picn. The firing of minute guns and the . tolling of bells at 11.15 announced I goldâ€"mounted ' pings. - change. ________ _ ___ - m. f I Royal family were expected to mouni their horses were placed at intervall at the side and centre. ‘ llisilncrulshod umcers. At 10 o'clock an army of grooms with the horses arrived. and tiiencm forward distinguished British naval and military officers and foreign Royalties in dazzling uniforms calm in quick succession. The lord (3mm. bcrlain and his officials, bareheedcd, ‘with their white wands of office, re- ceived the most distinguished perv son-ach and conducted them to a little pavilion erected on the plat- form. , The whole Siniiou by that time re- sembled the Scene at a levee. The Cominandcr-inâ€"L’hicf of tho Forces, Field Marshal Earl Robe ts, on a beautiful, spirited brown mare, can rying his Field Marshal's baton, at .this juncture trotted into the sta‘ tion and became the centre ‘of interest. lie was con followed by the Earl Marshal (the Duke of Norfolk) and many of the most: distinguished British officers. Then ,cmno carriages for the Queen and the Princesses. They were the State carriages used on the occasion of the info Queen’s jubilee. with beautiful harnesses and trap< The horses were ridden by postillions in scarlet jackets, with only a narrow band of craps on their arms as a mark of the great The carriages were closed. The Illustrious Dead. Following the carriages and 'pro- Cedcd by an otlicer came an object at which every officer in the animated throng instinctively came to the safuie. and every head was bored. It “as the little khaki-colored gun car- riage which \vus to carry Queen Victoria’s body from Victoria to |Paddington Station. The eight Han- overian cream-colored horses which drew the late Queen on the occasion of the jubilee were used toâ€"day. The gold harnesses, the scarlet-coated postillions and the scarlet and gold covered grooms who held each of the horses by the bridle were all the same. Only the little gun carriage in place of the glittering glass~imd- gold couch marked the change. The place for the coffin to rest was over the actual gun. Rubber tires were on the wheels, but this was the only alteration. It. was then ncnrly 11 o'clock, and “The King of Portu- gal’s horse," "the Grand Duke of Hesso‘s horse." and so on, the Princes mounted a minute ahead of the time the train steamed into the station. All heads were uncovered as the sai- loon carris're bearing the Queen's re- mains stopped exactly opposite the gun carriage, and King Edward, Qucen Alexandra, Emperor William and others alighted. Then the bear- er party advanced to the saloon car- riage. With his hand at the salute and standing :3. little in advance of the others, Kng Edward watched the painfully slow removal of the coffin to the gun carriage. It was accom- plished, and the pail and the rcgalia of lhe British crown were placed on the coffin. The King and the others with him then mounted and the procession started. The Order of the Procession. The procession passed in the following order :â€" . Officers of Headquarters Staff. Band of the Household Cavalry. V0 LU N THEE S. First Somlh Mlddlcsex Rifles. Eli‘s: liliddlesux Eiigini-cl‘s. The Time Artillery. Warwicksbire Yeomnnry. The Colonial Corps, a detachment form“! under the orders of the Colonial Office, and an Ofllcel‘ commanding the pro- visional biitiiiiiou at Sliornclifle. MILIT‘IA. Third Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Third Battallo'n, Roan Welsh Fusiliers. Fourth Battalion, Norfolks. The Honorgble Artillery. IN Iv‘Ai l‘RY. .l detachment of the Army Department. Anny Pay Corps. Army Cliaplains’ Department. amid cries of Veterinuv Royal Army Medical Cows. Army Service Corps. chi'esenrativcs or me lndian Army, select- ed by ill.“ iiullan OiTlcc. INFANTRY OF THE LINE. Fourth Buztalinn, Rifle Brigade. Royal Irl~tii Fusiliers. Sccmid Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Fourth Batliiiiim, King’s Royal Rifles Corps. to the countless multitudes who had been crowding London’s muddy streets since daylight that the funer~ a1 procession had begun its passage through the capital. The people fought for hours for a glimpse of the coilin and the Kings and others They saw a long pr0~ cession of soldiers. a passing show of dazzling regalia, with a hundred Royalties crowding after and then dispersed, while all the church chimes of the City were ringing and muffled (lirges were played. l Europe has seen grander Royal funerals Lhan the Queen‘s, and had a more gorgeous spectacle in the cele~ bration of her sixty years of reign, but no episode in the Victorian era, Will live so deeply impressed on the memories of those who \viLnesSed it or participated in the ceremonies. The day Was sombre, wet and chil~ ly, as are most of London's winter days. The cloudy sky added to the gloom of the whole city. The scribe at Victoria Station from early morning was most brilliant and impressive. For to-day's cere~ the station was transformed into an immense reception hall. All trains were stopped before 9, and the long platforms were covered with purple cloth. On another platform facing that at which the Queen's train was to arrive guards of honor, composed of blueâ€"jackets and Grena- dier Guards, were drawn up. The broad roadway separating the tWo| was swept clean and sanded. and al number of little purple-covered platâ€"l forms from which members of the mony Royal Fusiliers. First Battalion. Iinysl Lancaster's. FONT G UARDS. ll'lsli Guards. Scots Guards. (‘olds'i-wziin Guards. (:rcnnd'er Guards. (‘nrps of Royal Engineers. The Royal llr-zimeut of Afllller, (‘AVA .Rl' 014‘ Till? LINE. ’ ll" {Elsi Lancers. ‘iic 7th Husmrs. The First Life Guards. ROYAL NAVY. i-I'i‘l". Royal .‘llll'lnf‘ Light Infantry. lioynl .‘i:i"lno Artillery. 'l‘hc Rnyui Nnvy. Military Attaches of Foreign Embnssles. Heflllqllfll‘fl‘l's Sum: of the Army. l‘l lll Marsh-HS. Band of Rm-nl \im-ins- Light Infantry. Tho (lusrds’ Bnnd. Royal Engine-15' and Royal Artillery Bands Thu liar! Min-shill, riding. (inid Sticks. ' 'l‘wn White Slams. Gun oarriucc. surrounded by bearer party of non-coni'iticsioricd officers of Hi“ Guards Outside of lhes‘c wow the («worries and members of the Qm-rn'x household. Immedlnisiy bchimi the gun came : The King, riding. On his left fllP Duke at ('nnnnughr. riding. On his. rigin Emperor. William. riilinz. Following thmn come the Rural Family, Royal re rosentntires and Master of the Horse, :11 riding. F‘nui- fourâ€"horse carriages, Queen and Piln" sses. , The Kings of Belgium, Portugal and the Hellenes, probably riding, closing the esâ€" 00". In the procession were six carriages, the first and second carrying Queen Alexandra, the Duchess of Fife (nnw Princess floral). Princess Victoria and Princess Charles at Denmark. and the daughters of Queen Vic- tori». and the Kin? of the Belgians. Soldiers representing the dermanv army, non-commissioned officers snd men, had the escort, brought up the rear. earrings conveying the

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