The sun., 1910-05-19

Urh'r nsHnuirhrs n TuE SuN
..N. May lS.-As the time an
'r the closing Of Wcutminste
O'Clock Tonight the crowd
u.. r,rr was enormous. lost patience
line, swept the polics aside and
.... ward IN dangerous rush.
niCr were close az hand and
.. ttly drew a strengthened gordon
The rn,er. was quickly broken ans
oh. ra -tuuned into the palace yard
r-C who have nassed the Ming.
o. - t,r their exit. and tried % fnrcs
,. t..s II they had sucoaeded IL ].
'a 90 say what would have hap.
I,...
f Hlfely the police were able Ia
NIr tho doors Just in time bu,
. ..rr a sharp struggle In which they
r.. uu"llet to fight for the upper
.su.
.. 60 part ~ the crowd were very I'M
v..r- rsrtIcipants IN the rush. They
vr..t n,,i on by the masses behind them
Tn. - -rh- 1T terrified women vRinly
.-.nr FOO '-cspe tho crush were heard
ano.a .H" couiusei din of shouting.
There was a similar scene az the double
a1nr, vhrrp Tho people entered. hut here
'ns pano- sliev keeping the doors olo.sd
t.. 1,s ntHutes' oalnied the crowd and
rsrcar.i uue VI the doors. The rush
began ssan. however. and they were
,amr.I'ci 30 close the door again.
There d'e- not seem 10 have been any
~.n.s The rushes were merely Sheep
..a -l'hu.ss The police hadabeen secretly
ordered tn keep the doors open until
midnight iu order to let everybody in
n.'asI ni closing them at 10 O'Clock. but
vsre instructed not 20 annolmcs the
extension II time leAf the rush be further
augmented Tha crowd thus defeated
'rslr an 1hIhci. for Tia doors were not
rsnpsusi ....
''l- fSlsed that about I2O,OaO persons
some .-nmste- are $50 ON. passed through
ihs ball
Am'nE mo wreaths sent 90 Windsor is
ons ~ narn leaves and orchids. with a
- american haG. This is from Presi.
rsnf Tsf Nnothsr one. OF " bite orchids.
y from W Roosevelt
>.rra- ~ peoplc gathered about West.
rr=ar Hall, where the Kings body Is
Hrus u state shortly after q closed al
mu,.1Cs last night and began 10 form
IN .n' tor tUe 0pening al Q O'Clock this
morung there we're 2OO parsons IN ii1s
o. midnight and this numher gradually
nrrsssed until 6 O'Clock. when the doors
op-ued A that time there we're lOOO
20 Inc They were nearly drenehed 90 the
s.n q. ram had been falling steadily
'H- hours
ihs early arrivals were mostly working
reupie who forfeited their nights rest
later ~ sorts Of vehicles brought people
n tiTerent classes. They o.nle In every
'hng imaginable. from private autono-
HIes 30 trucks loaded with whole families.
IashIcnably dressed men and women
'nos their places IN the line longside II
r'ur.y clad working girls and workmen
E rlrduruv
o. -o happened that many Of the crowd
riEft have saved themselves the weary.
r.ssrable vigil. for at O'Clock IN the
morIing there was no line and new ar.
T'als were able 10 enter the hall without
delay. But one was soon formed again,
7i y vas soon apparent that it would
"a ed last night. ina-much a. all
i0udon seemed to b. marching toward
Westminster Hall for the purpose Of
a-sing King Edward bier
Such a crowd as had assembled IN the
vicinity Of Westminster Hall at i.1n o clock
rhis afternoon was never before ap-
nroached In size ~ london. 4 black.
Hinuous line nearly seven miles In length
after winding IN and out u the streets in
ihs neighborhood Of the Houses Of Par
lament extended beyond Battersea
Bridge The line was four abreast and
vas growing az tho rate of 100 = minute
Three-quariers Of those in the liuo were
women The latest arrivals must he pre-
-ared FOR a four or five hour wait before
1sy gain admittance.
Hot sunshine succeeded the rain OF the
and many women in the line
'4inted
Il was estimated that over 10000 had
viewed the bier up % go O'Clock in the
afternoon
Sing Manuel Of Portugal arrived IN
-ndon late this afternoon King George
NE, him at the Victoria Station and the
'~0 Kings embraced each other. King
'-@ovze escorted the Portuguese monarch
n Buckingham Palace.
BEELIN MAY is-Ths Kaiser has com
mandsd that all German warships shall
ay the British flag at half mast on May %.
'ls dsy Of king EdwanCi's funeral He
hss also ordered that each ship shall fire
sIty-eisht minute guns. beginning at 10
n cinck In ths morning
p,EIs. May ~ The Minister Of Marine
-ss ordered al French wArships 10 display
'.. eags st half mast on the day u
? nE Ftwards Is funeral
l1SIEEAL. May Beginning az =
r ..rrs Montreal time. on Friday, the
nav n me Kings funeral not whsel will
'.o .,"r the Canadian Pacific system
g.. tns- muuis8, This includes trains.
a. r.-hils and shops