Funeral of Lord Nelson

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Funeral of Lord Nelson
Lord Nelson's Lying in State at the Painted Chamber, Greenwich Hospital ...When the clock struck eleven, the doors were thrown open...Vast numbers of ladies and gentlemen lost their shoes, hats, shawls, and the ladies fainted in every direction, with touching scene of 46 seamen and 14 marines of the Victory paying their last respects [page 2 col 1 -- 13in. (34cm.) col space]; The Funeral, description of crowd scenes on river and land, the procession, the funeral car, the pomp and ceremony of the burial, page 3 cols 2-3 -- 30in. (80cm.) col space, in a complete issue of The Salisbury and Winchester Journal 13 January 1806

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