Nelson Daily Miner
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-08
issued: 1900-11-12
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note: Daily Edition No. Nelson, British Columbia. Monday Evening, November 12, 1900. Eleventh Year GRANDSON OF THE QUEEN Borne to a Soldier's Grave by South African Comrades. Still Praising the Magnificent Work of Canadian Troops. Pretoria, Nov. 8.���Via Pietermaritz- burg, Natal, Nov. 11.���The funeral of l'rinee Christian Victor, a grandson of the Queen, who died here from enteric fever, took place today. Minute guns began bring at 10 a. m. when the cortege left the Yeomanry Hospital, and continued during the funeral. The route was lined with a guard of honor, consisting of the men of the Norfollrs and llautz. Regiments. Re- presentatives of ull tbe forces wero present, including detachments of the Colonial troops, Mounted Infantry, cavalry, artillery and the Medical and Army Service Corps. Tbe bunds of the Norfolk and llantz Regiments played Chopin's " Dead March.'' The Coldstreams immediately preceded the gnu carriage bearing the body. The pall bearers were all generals. Oeneral Roberts, Prince Francis of Teok, General Kitohener and all of General Robert's stuff present in Pretoria, followed the body. At the Cathedral the Rov. Mr. Rose, Chaplain of the Australians, received the_body,which was taken into the church. The chief mourners and a number of tbe ordinary congregation filled the building. Tlie service was choral. The Rev. Mr. Cox, Chaplain of the Canadians, read the lesson. The Rev. Mr. Wilson, the Senior Chaplain of Pretoria, and other clergy were present. After the services at the church the procession reformed in Church Square and inarched to the cemetery, a mile west of the town. Upon arriving at the cemetery the Coldstream Guards halted and lined the path to tho grave, standing with their rifles pointed to the ground and with beads bent. At the grave the Rev. Mr. Maurice,tho Kev. Mr. Jones, and the Rev. Mr. Mullineux, conducted the burial service. The Guards then tired a royal salute, which was followed by three volleys over the grave. The Queen sent a wre…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
spatial: Nelson
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0211419
language: English
lat: 49.4933330
long: -117.2958330
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : Nelson Miner Printing & Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. Archives.
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