Before dealing with the present day phases of ceremony, and the impressions obtained therefrom, let us look back to the year 1806. On that day England's great and illustrious warrior, Lord Nelson, passed away, and all that was-left, of his mortal remains, was interred in St. Paul's Cathedral with great pomp and ceremony. Permit me to voice the words of the Editor of The Times of that date, who was, an eye-witness, and gives an admirable and concise resume of this great historical event.
