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Show A'smEsipTM Ami J Beetles of Eorrow All That is Mortal of Sir Jubi MioDonalJ li Taken W Iti lined K6ntiuj Place, BUSINESS ENTIRELY SUSPENDED, Dtp-Tond Belli Einj Oct the Birrav uvent of a Sorrow irp Empire Ths lftntle cf D.tUh EverTwhira, OrrAwt. Ont., June 10. On thou-and thou-and people today iowed the retrain, of the late premier, '1 ha governor-general, governor-general, nceompani.il by his staff, ar-ri ar-ri ed shortly after 1 o'clock and eutereit Uio parliament building, where h met the ex-minister. They entered th. euate chanjber which was literally coy-ercd coy-ercd with floral tribute. Si policemen, conveyed tha casket out of th. chamber cham-ber and placed il ia the hearse. As th. casket piaeed lu the bears th. large beil in the tower overhead tolled out dismally, and immediately on. hundred church bell and minute gun. added their doleful music to tho strain. This was kept up during tb. funeral progress. The cortpge then formed. It was tha largest ever seen iu Canada, and was composed of troops, police, public otll-eials. otll-eials. members of provincial governn-, I uients, consul of foreign powers, poire---, teal club and priraie carriage. All along the route of th. procession thousands were gathered and movement move-ment alongside the walks was impossi-ble. impossi-ble. The scene was one of solemnity. Draped fronts of store and other buildings build-ings were in unison with th. dark apparel ap-parel of the crowds which thronged the stieets and the heavy mourning of th. fuueial cortege. |