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VOL- XXI11’ ! GASTONIA, N. C., FRIDAY. AUGUST IS. 1*0*.
„ ENGLAND’S NEW KINO. „
Edward VII is Crowned Amid *
^ the Greatest Pomp and Most
.Brilliant Pageantry, aft aft
* a a—a a n T~r a—*
London, August 9,—Edward.
VII., R. I., bytne grace of Godof
the united kingdom of Great Brit
ain and Ireland and of the British
dominions beyond the seas, king
defender of the faith, emperor of
India, was to-day crowned with
out hitch or harm, and to-night
London is noisily celebrating tbe
event, for which the world has
waited as perhaps it never
awaited any other coronation.
In all respects the celebration
was impressive, and it was car
ried oat with a perfection of de
tail and lack of accidents that
bos rarely characterised similar
dl
empire which
marked Victoria's jubilee was
«_a * _a » _*_j a.a_
their king lay in danger of death
and this to-day produced thank
fulness and genuine sympathy
for the man rather than adulation
of the king. This feeling was
voiced by the archbishop o7Can
terbury when he inserted in one
of the coronation prayers, the
words ^ "For whose recovery we
now give Thee thanks.
net ims aia uoi prevent me
public from voicing appreciation
of such military display as the
short procession gave them a
chance to sec.
But it was for the king and the
queen themselves that the people
really let themselves loose.
Throughout the day wherever
and whenever their ma|estiea
were seen the cheers were long
and loud, especially, was this so
on the return journey of the
king and qneen to Buckingham
palace.
Until the booming of guus an
nounced that the crowning of
King Edward and Qneen Alex
andra bad been achieved there
lingered in thousands of minds a
nervous apprehension that even
at the last moment some unto
ward event might once more
plunge the nation into conster
nation. When this was passed,
the unrestrained jubilation was
as much a tribute to the king’s
personal popularity as it was an
evidence of relief from the ten
sion of the last few weeks. So
while the scenes on the streets
were robbed of many of those
elements that nsnally accompany
a great pageant, they will long
be remembered, perhaps some
what tenderly by those who
stood on the stands, at windows
and on the sidewalks to ace
King Edward after he had won
almost from the jaws of death to
wear his crown.
King Edward and Queen Alex
andra were crowned in West
minster Abbey shortly after
noon. Though the ceremony
was bereft of some of the elabo
ration and pageantry originally
contemplated.lt lacked little in
the way of spectacular perfec
tion. The whole ceremonial
was of a magnificently decorative
character and presented a con
sternly cnanging panorama.
Around the two central figures
enthroned in their velvet robes,
ermine and cloth ol gold amidst
the distinguished assemblage of
acton, the fulfilment of whose
various roles necessitated con
stant movement, each stage of
the ceremony with its old world
usages, furnished its quota of
interests, while the interior of
the noble church, filled as it was
with officiating prelates in vari
colored capes, with princes and
diplomats, officer# in 'gold col
ored uniforms, with herald, pnr
suvants and other officers of
state in medieval costumes with
peers and peeresses In rich robes
with oriental potentates in many
hued raiment with men of all
types and all shades of complex
ion from distant points of the
new crowned monarch’s empire,
with its dazzling display of
Jewels and health of color, pre
sented a picture which in its
combined brilliancy and distinc
tion has seldom been excelled.
Most of the positions along
the route of the procession were
thickly crowded by 8 o'clock and
the spectators ware furnished
with plenty of diversion by the
marching and counter marching
of the troops, heeded by theft
heads, and quickly passing state
coaches,.private carriages sad
aatoaobifes. Buckingham pal
ace, naturally was oo* of the
principal centres of interest as
It was the starting point of the
mat pageant. Crowds assem
bled there in immense numbers
and the first heavy cheer of the
day went up when the news was
cried that King Edward waaiu the
best of health and spirit and well
equipped to undergo the fatigues
of the day.
By 9:30 the scene in the vicin
ity of the palace and the Mall was
extremely animated. The roof
of these and those of all the sur
rounding buildings were crowded
with spectators and the constant
ly arriving members of the royal
family with their suite and the
appearance of the other partici
pants in the procession ele cited
cheers varying in degree of en
thusiasm according to the popu
iamy oi tne personages recog
nized by the people. The Duke
of Connaught, who rode down
the Mall in the auto, for the pur
pose of seeing that the military
arrangements along the route
were complete, was heartily
cheered. Almost as animated
was the scene in the vicinity of
Westminister Abbey where bands
of music stationed along the
bnildiug relieved the tedium oi
the early waiting, sod soon after
the doors were opened state
coaches, carriages and automo
biles rattled up in ceaseless line,
the rich apparel of their occu
pants eliciting hearty approval,
which however, was surpassed
by the reception accorded to the
men of the naval brigade as they
marched past at a swinging pace
to take up a favored position
guarding the route near the ab
bey. Tne colonial premiers and
the privy councillors were warm
ly welcomed, the Figians, in
petticoats were the centre of
much interest, and a red Indian
chief, in his native costume,
feathers and a blanket, decora
ted with the customary mirrors,
caused the most lively amuse
ment. As the hour for the de
parture of the royal procession
approached the excitement about
Buckingham palace was most
marked. Punctual to time, the
advance guard of the royal cav
alcade issued from the archway,
the horses of the troopers cur
vetting nervously as they faced
the wall of humanity that cheered
the coming. Shortly afterwards
came the prince and princess of
Wales’ procession, and finally,
within' a few minutes their
majesties, state coach appeared
at the gateway and the king and
queen smiled and bowed in re
sponse to the mighty roar of
cheers that dwarfed all previous
welcomes.
A scene in the victmty was re
markable. Qn the roof of the
palace were perched a number
of fashionably dressed ladies,
members of the household sod
their handkerchiefs as the king
and queen entered the royal
coach, gave the signal for the
deafening plaudits of the popu
lace which greeted their majes
ties aa they emerged from the
gates. 1 The ovation was taken
up by the crowds which thronged
the Mall and was repeatedly ac
knowledged by the occupants of
the state coach.
The king looked pale and
rather fine drawn and was by no
means as brown and robust as
previous reports had led one to
expect, and while punctilliously
bowing from side to aide, he did
40 .with a gravity very unusual
to him. He teemed to sit rather
far back in the carriage and
moved his body very little. Hia
curious crimson rones and cap
Sve him an unusual appearance
le queen beside him was ra
diant. She never looked better.
The cheers which greeted the
pair were loud and unmistakably
genuine, and very different from
the perfunctory applause which
greets the sppearaace of
members of the royal family.
TT*e three processions to the
Abbey were carried out see or d
mg to programme and the only
stnluim features of the first two
we« thegorgeoug state carriages
and the beautiful trappings end
horses.
The crowd paid but little at
tention to the occupants of the
vehicles. In the last carriage of
tba first possession sat Prince
Henry, of Prussia, on the back
seat, but be was so occupied
with talking to the duke of
Sparta that he seemed not to
notice the crowd. The prince
of Wales also seemed very in
different and stolid, bat the
princess of Wales bowed and
smiled constantly. It was not
until the king’s procession came
that there was airy show of en
thusiasm.
Lord Kitchener, , Admiral
Seymour and General Gaselee,
as they rode together, of course,
came iu for much attention, but
they all seemed to look atraight
ahead aud pay little attention to
the people along the route.
Lord Kitchener, in the resplen
dent full dress uniform of a
general, also looked unfamiliar,
and many persona did not
recognise him. The Indians
were undoubtedly the most
picturesque feature of the pro
cession, while the state coach of
the king, drawn by the fat
Hanoverian horses which figured
in all|o( the late Queen Victoria'a
fprocessions seemed much more
ike fairylAnd than usual.
The progress of the royal
cortege was marked and no
special incident with the ex
ception of an accident to Lord
Edward Pelham Clinton, one of
the grooms in waiting. It was
a corunuta mumpa ana reached
its climax'on the arrival at the
Abbey, where there was a scene
of unparalleled enthusiasm
which aid not cease until their
majesties disappeared in the
annex. The accident to Loid
Pelham Clinton created con
siderable excitement in the Mall.
The groom in waiting, in a
closed carriage, was passing
York Steps when his convey
ance collided with another royal
carriage going' at high speed in
an opposite direction. The
horses fell and there appeared to
be a bad mix up.
The police extricated the
teams with some difficulty and
Lord Pelham Clinton who was
only slightly hurt, proceeded.
In Westminster Abbey the
doors of that edifice were
scarcely opened and the gold
sticks and ushers had barely
found their stations before the
seats began to fill. Peers and
peeresses swept up the nave,
their scarlet and ermine making
vivid contrasts with the deep
blue of the carpet. Aa they
arrived before the thrones they
separated, the peers going to
the right and the peeresses to
the left.
nven ween practically empty,
the abbey presented an interest
ing, picturesque effect, the odd
est feature of which consisted in
every scat being practically
covered by a large, white official
programme in the centre of
which was placed a small, deep,
red book of service.
Without the tapestries or light
furnishings of the tiers upon
tiers of seats which rone 50 feet
high, the combination of white
and red programmes by itself
produced a gala effect. The
preliminary eulogies of the
decorative arrangements were
not over stated. The entire
scheme had been carried out
harmoniously, and even the
stands did not seem out of place.
A peculiarly beautifal effect was
presented by the King’s and
Queen's boxes, comprising half
dozen rows of chairs in white
satin, relieved only by the
crimson .of the seats. Beyond
the structural decorations, there
was little attempt at any display,
and the old gray arches lent
their stately perspective to the
scene, untouched by flogs or any
gleam of color.
The various chairs to be nsed
by the King and Queen in the
service, attracted special at
tention, but what inevitably
caught the eye was the glitter
ing array of gold plate, brought
from various royal depositories
ranged along the chancel and
behind the attar. Amidst these
surroundings, the Sari-Marshal,
the duke o{Norfolk, resplendent
in white knee breeches and
heavily • embroidered coat,
bnrried to and fro directing the
final touches.
By 10 o'clock the interior of
the Abbey presented a blaze of
color. Along the nave, which
was lined by grenadiers every
choir was taken np by high
officers of the army atm navy
and others in equally handsome
equipment.
On top of the arch separating
the nave from the chancel oat
the surpliced orchestra. In
■falls within with the other
ambassadors was the United
States ambassador, Joe. H.
Choate and Mrs. Choate, aud
many officials.
Daring the long wait, Edwin
A. Abbey, the American artist
who was commanded to point
thee oroaatioa scene in the Abbey,
and who wore court uniform,
took cartful note of the snr
roundingt for the historic
picture ordered by the king.
Thepeeresses took advantage
of the long Interval to stroll up
end down, bat the peers oat
awaiting the arrival of the
sovereign, their ermine cepe
presenting a solid mass of white.
After 10 o'clock the organ and
band played, wbile the specta
tors, many of whom showed signs
of sleepiness, chatted or swept
with their glasses what portions
of the Abbey they could see
from their seats.
The service commenced with
the recon secretion of the regalia.
The procession of the clergy
with the regalia then proceeded
from the altar to the annex, all
present standing up and the
choir singing: "O God, Our
Help in Ages Past.”
Preceding the regalia came
the boys ofwestminster Abbey,
followed by tlie children of the
chapel and the cboir in royal
uniforms.
The duke of Connanght took
his place beside the prince of
Wales In the Abbey as the pro
cession entered. Sowing ss be
passed the prince.
The archbishop of Canterbury
took his seat in front of the
coronation chair and the Earl of
Halsbury, the lord high chancel
lor. seated himself by his side.
Several minutes elapsed, how
ever, before the king and queen
came in sight of those gathered
about the throne. Suddenly
"VIvat Alexandria” was shouted
by the boys of Westminster and
the qneen, walking slowly to
the left of the throne gained ber
chair and knelt at a silken prie
dieu, her msgnificeut train of
cloth of gold being lifted out of
hex ,way by six scarlet coated
pages.
Two or three minute* later the
hoarae cry from the boy* of
Westminster of "Vi vat Rex
Edward” with blasts from the
trumpets. Yet there was
another wait. "What has become
of the king?” was asked by
people who were shat off from
sight of the nave. The queen
waited patiently, and then re
sumed there was another fan
fare of trumpets, another chorus
of "Vivat” and King Edward
appeared and walked to his
chair in front of the throne, bow
ing to the qneen as he parsed
and then knelt down in prayer.
Aftir removing his somewhat
unbecoming cap his majesty
stood np and the archbishop of
Canterbury in a trembling voice
read the "recoronation” begin
ning: "Sirs, I here present yon
King Edward, the undoubted
king of this realm etc.”
Then there was a hoarse shout
and the blending of the choir
and the women and men in the
cry, "God Save King Edward/’
Several times this was repeated
and the Abbey rang with the
loud fanfares. Again the King
and Queen knelt and the arch
bishop of Canterbury walked to
the altar and commenced the
communion.
While the gospel was being
read the king stood erect, sup
ported on each side by the bis
hops in their heavily embroidered
capes. In the singing of the
creed all the members of the
royal family turned eastward.
Both King Edward and Queeu
Alexandra following the service
carefully, frequently looking at
the copies of the service which
they held in their hands.
The administration of the oath
followed. Standing before the
king’s chair, the archbishop
asked:
"Sir, is your Majesty willingto
take the oath?"
The king answered in firm,
strong tones: "1 am willing,
etc., his replies being easily
heard high up in the triforum
near the roof. Then the ink
stand was brought and the king
signed the oath. He did not ad
vance to the altar, but sat in the
chair he had occupied since the
service began. While tbe choir
sang: "Come Holy Ghost, Our
Souls Inspire," the king remain
ed seated and the qneen stood
np.
Alter the archbishop's a
nointing prayer a gold canopy
was brought over the king’s,
chair and his majesty divested
himself of hia outer robe aad
then walked to the ancient chair,
while the choir sang Zedoks an
them. The anointing ceremony
was scarcely seen owing to the
canopy. The spectator* were
juat able to dteera the arcbbis
don
--— then
resumed his test, end from e
scarlet, silken roll on which the
prayers arete printed in large
type end which was held by the
dean of Westminster the arch
bishop of Canterbury read the
prayers and deli wed the sword
to the king, who did not go to
the alter, the sword being taken
to him by the dean of Wsstmiu
ster while his majesty remained
standing.
The arailla and otb mere then
delivered to the king, according
BJursvta2,& z
Hag the Archbishop of Canter
bury had difficulty in finding it,
but finally with trembling bands,
be placed it on the tip of bia
majesty’s finger, reading the
pnyer simultaneously, the king
himself completing the process
of putting on the ring as he
withhdrew his band. Later the
archbishop had similar difficulty,
owing to near sightadaaas in
placing the crown on the king’*
bead. In fact, the choir started
"God Save the King,” while the
Archbishop of Canterbury was
still striving to place the crown
on the ruler's head and a great
about went up and the electric
lights were turned on.
I am toe acclamation died away
! the clanging of the joy bells, the
noise of guns and the shouting
of the people outside penetrated
into the Abbey, where the king
still sat. motionless, his dazzling
crown on his bead and bis scep
tre held irmly in Us hand.
After singing "Be Strong sad
Play the Man," the Bible having
been presented, the king advan
ced and knelt while he received
the benediction. He then walked
to the great throne where he
stood on the dies for the first
time snrroonded by nobles. The
Archbishop of Caaterlmry fol
lowed, the king being obliged to
stand while awaiting the arrival
of the archbishop. Having
placed the king into bis new
throne, the archbishop knelt and
paid homage, the aged pedate
scarcely being able to rise until
the king assisted him and him
self raised the archbishop's hand
from the steps of the throne.
The archbishop, who seemed to
be in a faint, had to practically
be carried to the altar. The in
cident created considerable ex
citement and several prelates
rushed forward to help the pre
late.
The next person to pay hom
age to his majesty wsstfaePrioce
of Wales, who knelt until King
Hdwmrd held his hand, which be
kissed, after touching the crown
as a sign of fealty. The Prince
of Waies then started to return
to his seat, when the king drew
him back and pat fail arms
around him and kissed him.
After this the king once more
gave the prince bis hand, this
tune to snake, and the hearty
vigor of King Edward’s grasp
showed that nis hand at any
rate had not lost its strength.
The duke of Norfolk (as earl
marshal) accompanied by repre
sentatives of each grade of the
nobility, read the oath begin
ning:
"I-Duke or Earl, etc.
—do become yotfr liege man of
life or limb," etc.
The respective representatives
next touched the crown and
kissed the king's cheek, the
Dnke of Norfolk being the only
peer to read the oath. This
portion of the service was con
siderably shortened.
The queen then rose, and,
accompanied by her entourage,
proceeded to the altar steps,
where, under a pall of cloth of
gold, she was quickly crowned
by the archbishop of York, sup
ported by the bishops. She was
then lea to the throne beside
that in which the king sat and
her enthonisation was accorn
giahed. The queen bowed to
ing Edward and both walked
to me altar and received the
ccmmanion, after delivering
their crowns to the Lord Great
Chamberlain and another officer
appeared to hold them. The
pages, while their majesties
knelt, still held the queen’s long
train with the rest of the nobles
present kneeling. The whole
spectacle wan most impressive
and was made more brilliant
owing to the electric light.
uy a great enort the archbishop
of Canterbury eras enabled to
conclude the service and the
king sad queen repaired to St.
Edward’s chapel. Neither of
their majesties returned to their
thrones after the communion,
but remained at the altar. The
service, which was' completed
with the singing of the Te Devin
was brought to a close without a
bitch. The. king exhibited no
outward truces of fatigue.
Tonight the Associated Press
learns that King Edward area
gTeatlv unnerved by the condi
tion of the archbishop of Canter
bury and that his m&sty sat in
constant dread of acootrctempts
though outwardly cabn, as would
ba fudged from the steadiness
with which he held his sceptre
ron erect during the ordeal.
This brave show, however,
could not deceive the queen.
Throughout the service and
especially as the archbishop of
Canterbury became more and
mors nervous, her majesty pal
pably dreaded that the king
would break down With keen
•mHetjr tha constantly turned
toward her husband watching
him intently throughout the
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WM one of the most charming
features nftlir proraadllif tilths
Abbey. Her majesty’s appear.
especially from the women,
guy of whom declared that
Qnera Alexandra did not look a
day over thirty-five.
ihStiS S&.
2sOiH2ral|
act had long practiced, namely,
the potting on of their rnrnaili
at the moment thy mm wee
crowned approached, e flatter of
nerrousacM ran through their
ranka end corooeta were palled
oat and petted and pinched Into
shape, their faces hardened with
anidety and then all their arms
suddenly went up. and coronets,
large and small, were pot in
place, some crooked and some
straight.
Bari Roberta, commander-in
chief of the forces, was once
more the hero of the boor and,
next to the king Wmaelf, received
the heartiest welcome of the
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