| Show VICTORIAS simple and Im at windier preceded by deply of rojal splendor the ceremonies preceding the interment of th body ot queen victoria occurred saturday business of all throughout england ceased and this was generally true of all her de tendencies cies everywhere her memory honored the most sincere mourners was the middle class of eng whose virtue and he always reflected A hort service was held on the royal yacht alberta at portsmouth early in the mornine for the benefit of the am mediate relative of victoria and at 8 53 the remains were placed on board the kings train and conveyed to lon don the obsequies in london were attended with every circumstance of splendid befitting the obsequies of so mighty and well beloved a mon arch and all that was mortal of queen victoria was borne through the streets of the capital and started toward the ancient fortress palace of the sovereigns of england bever in duglish history has a sov been borne to the grave at tended by so many distinguished mourner the gathering of crowned heads surpassed those who rode in the jubilee process on all the great officers of the state participated the display of the naval and military force reached the great total of 35 men the people fought for hours for a glimpse of the coffin and the kings and others following it they saw a long procession of soldiers a passing how of dazzling regalia with a hundred royalties crowding after and then dig while all the church chloea were ringing and muffled dirges were played europe has seen grander royal fu gerals than the queen and had a more gorgeous spectacle in the celebration of her sixty year of reign but no pi aade in the victorian era will live 10 deeply impressed on the memories of those who witnessed it or participated in the ceremonies the procession apart from the gun carriage bearing the coffin and the royal family and official mourners about it was not noteworthy parlia ment the judiciary and the commercial bodies were not represented royalty the army and navy monopolized the pageant at windsor where the religious ceremonies were conducted was at tended the ceremonies were conducted by the echop of can tenbury assisted by the bishop of winchester and dean of windsor As the cortege entered the chapel the choir sang I 1 am the the bishop of winchester read the lesson from corinthians xv man that is born of woman was chanted by the choir to W esley s music followed by thou lord the secrets of our hearts the dean of windsor read I 1 heard a voice and the choir sang the lord s prayer the archbishop of canterbury read the collect and with quavering voice pronounced the benedict on there was a solemn pause while all heads bo ved A few sobs were heard and the choir then broke the oppressive stillness with the egweet harmony of the dresden amen ahen the loud tones of borrey king of arm william henry weldon pro claimed the dead monarch s title blessed are the departed followed and the service was concluded by the playing of beethoven s funeral march the remains were deposited in the mausoleum at frogmore Frog more monday afternoon |
