Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-22

Special h.. Tinted Press W:re.
London, June 22:-Amidst scenes
outriyalling any pageantry in the
history of the British empire, George
V. was crowned in Westminster
abbey at 12:37 P. NJ. today. Queen
Mary was crowned a moment later.
When the venerable Archbishop of
Canterbury placed the crowns on the
king and queens heads the vast
throng of richly dressed royalty and
foreign ENJOYS broke into deafen-
ing cheer of Long live the king"
The stage management was per-
feet, rejecting credit on General
Kitchener. The crowds were vast,
but not as vast as expected. Outside
of the magnificance of the coronation
scene the popular enthusiasm was
noticably lacking Foot traffic was
stopped at $3.50 and the procession
started at 9:55 O'Clock. Many faint
ed in the crush and ambulance sur
geons were kept busy giving aid. The
sky was overcast, occasional sprinkles
tending to mar the brilliancy of the
occasion.
the palace the king and queen, still
wearing their crowns and coronation
robes, appeared on one Of the out
side balconies and bowed their ac-
acknowledgement to the cheering
throng outside.
The procession Of their majesties In
their coach from Buckingham palace.
the home of Britain's king and queen,
to Westminster abbey, where the cor
onation service toook place, was with
out special incident.
The service In the abbey began with
the reconsecration OF the regalia. As
the king and queen came In sight the
archbishop of Canterbury took his
seat In front of the coronation chair.
The queen passed to the left Of the
throne and to her chair. Then the king
appeared, bowed to the queen as he
passed her and knelt in prayer before
his chair in front of the throne.
The king stood while the archbishop
read the recognition, or election, be-
ginning, "Sirs, here present unto you
King George, the undoubted king Of
this realm" etc. The king and queen
knelt while the archbishop said the
communion service, and the singing of
the Greed followed.
Next came the administration of the
oath. The archbishop, standing before
the kings chair, asked, "Sir, is your
majesty willing to take the oath r.
The king answered, Il am willing"
and signed the oath.
After the archbishop's amounting
prayer the sword, armillae and all
were delivered to the king, according
to the program. The choir started
"God Save the King" and this was
the signal which started bell ringing,
gun firing and shouting throughout
the city's streets.
The Bible having been presented,
the king knelt to receive the benedic-
ton. He then walked to the great
of Wales and mobiles knelt and paid
homage.
The queens crowning was brief and
simple. She left her chair and pro-
ceeded to the altar steps, where she
was quickly crowned by the arch
bishop of York. She was then led to
the throne beside that in which the
king sat. She bowed to him, and both
walked to the altar and received the
communion.
The service was completed with the
singing of the "Te Deum."
Salutes and massed bands playing
God Save the King marked the de-
parture OF their majesties from the
abbey. The procession returned to the
palace by more circuitous route than
that taken in going to the abbey in or
der to afford view to additional hun
dreds of thousands
AS the king and queen rode through
the streets jubilation was unrestrain-
ed. and the crowds kept parading the
streets for hours afterward.
Both the king and queen bore the
fatiguing ceremony well. While the
coronation was being solemniBsd mes
sages Of congratulation poured in from
all over the world.
The state carriage in which King
George proceeded to the coronation