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Show COUNT AND WIFEJ5URIED Double Funeral Held in Tokio for Royal Suicides Tokio, Sopt IS Tho double funeral funer-al of Count Xogi, supreme military councillor of Japan, and his wife, the Countess Nogl, who committod suicide on the night of September 13, Just as tho body of the late Emperor Mutsu-hlto Mutsu-hlto passed out of Tokio City on its way to the imperial tomb at Mono-yama, Mono-yama, was held today with Impros-sive Impros-sive ceremony at tho Aoyama cemetery ceme-tery in the presence of enormous crowds The funeral cortege left the Nogi residence in Akasaki. a Tokio suburb, at 3 o'clock this afternoon and passed through the streets of the capitol. The body of Japan's great warrior was borne on a gun carriage while the casket containing the body of the countess was carried in a hearse. The pallbearers were choaen from the highest officials of the army and navy One regiment of soldiers acted as a guard of honor Representatives of the special foreign for-eign envoys who came to attend tho funeral of the late Japanese monarch and the resident ambassadors and ministers participated In the procession proces-sion numbering upward of 50.0U0 persons. per-sons. Marching behind the coffins were great numbers of relatives of soldiers killed at Port Arthur while serving under General Nogi In the spring of 1904. The special ambassador of the United Uni-ted States, Philander C, Knox, did not participate, being absent at Kioto, where he went to visit the grave at Monoyama of Emperor Mutsuhito. Mr. Knox was represented by Brigadier Brig-adier General John J Pershing of the special embassy staff. Mr. Knox sent a magnificent wreath The ritualistic rit-ualistic ceremonx at the great funeral hall was extremely Impressive and was attended by immense orderly crowds. All the foreign diplomats hud seats within the temple. |