Show DEATH VALBERT the death of prince albert which occurred at wind or castle on the of dec dee rn aler er produced poignant grief and sorrow throughout britain and it is said by english journals to ha have v e ben gren b en the most tou touching ching appeal to the national sympathy that had been made for many years and never had there been any such profound and universal response many were the tributes of respert offered in eulogistic 0 terras to the memory gryf of the prince Princ ebythe by the engl sh press mingled with grief and sadness at the death of the clince consort whom the nation considered the center of their thein social system alid and the pillar oi of state ane first of the illness of the prince was ma mad a Q on dec ad which wali was wag chaille that he had been su dering buffering from froin a feverish cold he continued to grow worse till the lith when the first bulletin in rela reia relation tion to his condition was issued announcing 7 that he was buffering suffering from a fever teyen attended by unfavorable symptoms from that time be contenti con continued to sink gradually tl ti I 1 the last ray of hope departed and any he tan tranquilly quilly expired at ten minutes to eleven in the evening the funeral rites and solemnities were performed on monday december the following accod t of the ceremonies is taken from the correspondence of the world tb thy y were plain and unostentatious in accordance with the desire exert ased by big eighn highness ebs ess previous to his decease but the occasion was one of the most roost itol lyol profound lound gloom and solemnity the remains were interred in the chapel royal st Geor georges georgeg gers gels windsor where 1 v h le re repose the ashes of a long iong list 0 of english sovereigns the day was bleak wintry ana aud gusy and ana the cheerful chee rul aspect of the town and the chapel where the ce remones took place wab wab wag appropriate to the character of the caslon occasion oc the sermons in the churches on the day preceding generall made extended i r ferene terene to the funeral about to tako place a and nd the gia gfa or d r was carried into effect the name of oe prince albert in the visual 1 prayers for the royal family early on orl moni d day ay mol moi the for the funeral were per acted and gery eVery kind indof of business 1 was was waa Winds windsor Vr i in of j the coming wex wei ei ent enli I 1 I 1 i th ih procession formed at noon at windsor cas silla tle tie and pro proceeded ceded to the c hapel chapel bythe by the ithe sporman lnorman vb n gateway the prince of wales rs the 0 her foyal thweat th what rs called the rrie oak roam and were conveyed to the chapel in private carria carpia carriages t i in order that they might be li 19 read nead s to meet the coffini coff ini inn as odou as the si signal bignal nal dew dem jew gun announced the Vl arting starting toc boc the thi process procession lon ion which was i drawn up in the f order n i v first came nine nines mourning coaches i rawn by conta conla ning op f lp antl anti other mehi meus bers of the thi royal brouse household eold Sold the carria carriages es borg no ornaments at all ail buethe but bub the horses were caparison caparisoned ed in black velvet and plumes i next came a carriage drawn by six horses in which were the erl erni spencer born jorn groom of the stole carrying the crown analord and lord lennox carrying the hat pi sword and biton of the deceased following this was the hearse a very plain but elegant affair drawn by six pix black horses on the hearse bearse and the trappings s of 0 the horses were the escutcheons of tile the queen and e niort those of the former in silver and those of of the latter utter in jea jet je the co te moved el wiy ably attended by tid tig ho mili military tiry music the silence was ony only inter erupted by the knell kneil of the castle bell and the boom of the minute guns h ard inthe in the distad ce according c c ld rd j ng to the original pro gramme it was intended t d t that the procession proc proe estion should pass by the st SL georges George 8 gate awn caste hili hill and through henry VIII Is g gateway towards the chapel this arrangement was varied and the tte e shorter route by the norman gateway was wa dd adopted opted ne dhe crowd therefore which had collected on the former route was di appointed of their expectations in witnessing the pro j cession the avenue leading to the chapel royal loyal was guarded and none but invited guests u stere ere admitted guards of honor arm several leveral regiments ments menta and a few companies of troops occupied positions in front of the chief entrance entrant e to the chapel thelt their bolois shrouded in crape the abtin d personages including inc ludig the ministers and office officers ra of the que anens nys lou bou sebold mostly arrived at the chapel during tile the hour bour from 11 to 12 and took the seats eats s assigned them among these were the earl eari of derby archbishop of canterbury and earl russell the roy royl I 1 mourners collected at the door of the chapel royal a little after 12 and at 12 the hearse arrived at the door the coffin was borne by five on either blie bile arid and laid down on the bier and the mourners formed eda bouti about i the prince of wales occupying the p as chief mourner attended by his T younger brother prince arthur the crown bron brov n was borne upon a black cushion by the earl by lord george len nox hordof the beuch beich ambr amur r to the late prince bearing the baton I 1 sword and hat the prince of bf wales appeared very much affected and often shed tears as the procession moved alg aig along ng bom som sometimes betimes trying to comfort hla hia youner younger e r brother who wept incessantly T the h e duke of saxe coburg brother to the dece deceased ased aa was prominent among the mourners the whole appearance 4 f the chapel was was wag awake rhe the most solemn tee feelings fee linga in the enids of those who ho were vere presents the darkness of the day increased the dimness of the religious light which struggled through the stained glass window above t the communion table and fell lightly upon the banners bannera that are placed in the building at first it seemed impo impossible saie smie to see sae anything but as the eye be 1 came accustomed to this literally f funeral i daran darkness e ss the appropriateness of the j eions were very evident everything was draped in ill back yack he fhe raised platform down the central nave dave the steps leading to the chancel chance the communion table and the walls walis behind it were covered with black velvet I 1 should add that the aisles aiso also were carpeted with black slowly and solemnly the procession moved in while the grand old burial bervice service was chanted by a full choir the coain coffin being borne by the babers bi aaers sir C B phipps K C B hon C grey mador major general wyid wylde e colonel francis seymour lord park hon A N hood lion hon dudley de debos debor bobs boss and idlor C T du da platt in a little ovet over over twenty minutes from the time of starting the platform over the vault was reached when the prince of wales wae prince arthur and duke of saxe coburg took their position at the head of oe the coffin while the rest of the mourners passed by the choir sung a german chorale atter after which the pill was removed from tle the coffin and the crown sword baton and the field hat and plume ivere were laid upon it then came the most sole solemn moment 0 nent ment of the occasion the ol 01 1 bell beli tolled nilta nilza hoarsely and slowly the coffin began to sink into the grave graye while in the distance were heard the minute guns the members of the royal family wept aloud and still the coffin sank slowly slowly and the bell tolled until it disappeared beneath the floor and thus prince alberttie albert the the royal consort wis wis ind iad in his final resting place TIM THE ROYAL KOYAL VAULT at the bottom of the grave graves down which the bierwas bier bler wab was lowered is a atone stone passa passage gey gep about six feet broad and some corae eight or nine ff fret et high nugh on the ri ht in a little niche stands the very simple machinery used for lower fower towering irig the bie ble bies bles s and a little beyond this in ano her niche a row of very vely tall black blacka gaun aurig auril looking lookin two armed vi wood rood a candelabra employed for torches porchea when the royal vault itself is opened for some twelve oi or fifteen feet the passage continues descending 9 ani ana turning a little to the left leit till aill further ingress is is cut off by two plain rusty wide barred iron gates thi this is the el Arance drance to the royal vault it is a i very pl lin wade lofty stone vault with a groined booi springing from steine columns on either elther she bhe supported d by these columns are four tie a of marbe jhc shelves ves vel in n the centre are three very wide land jand na massive slabs if f mardle marble taise raised d some gome iwo f get feet froni from tile tiie fhe the ground tc tib side shelves are destined for the members of the royal family the center marbie marble biers alers orthe coffins or of monarchs mon archa only As the ight ht B y penetrates this dismal chamber two wo purple c caffins ivins looking almost back babkin in the he gloom cabbe can be distinct distinctly lyseen seen the hes stend brend brightly reflecting reflect ing ipg back the rays of I 1 as the beams fall upon their richly gilded ments menta which shine as though affixed but yut JeA erday these are the goans coffins of george ill III and qu een charlotte chariotte char Chai lotte iotte above their heads but blit ehlting shun ngoat out warmly wilbrd bright crimson glow are the coffins of three of their children who died yoting doting at their fet feet but some gorne distance apart and quite alone lies the gorgeous coffin of geerge IV on the cen er blab slab and nearest to toe gates the coffins of william IV and queen queed adelaide Ade alde aide et bide side by side slie the queen being 6 on the trie left th re are no coffins on the right el e of the vault but on oil the left are those of the duke of 0 i york the duke of gloucester the D ke of kent and the duke of cambridge strangely enough the coffin nearest tte gate is that theat or of I 1 the princess charlotte of wales it Is ia a crims crimson i coffin close in view and like the ret re t as bright as that which alas has hasben hasten be n so lately laid there along this passage w wr have just d described bed led the bier of he late frince prince leita rill was wheeled t till the foot of the coffin was si as at the t gates of the royal avoult yesterday a queens queers mes meb messenger brought from osborne to windsor three little wreaths and a bouquet toe wreaths were simple chap chaplet letof oe moss an and d vio violet I 1 I 1 e t wreathed by the three elder cesso the bouquet of oe violets with a white camelia in the center was sent bythe hythe by the widowed dowed i queen between the tha herd heraldic dic insign insignia ia these last tributes from his widow zd and orlean or han daughters were laid upon the caffin colfin toos of domestic love and worth above all heraldry that ever was em blazoned |