The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-21
Queen MARIE
STRICKEN AT
BIER OF KING
Placed Under Doctors Care
as Pilgrim Throngs Come
10 Palace.
FUNERAL TRAIN LEAVES
Body to Lie in State'UntiI
Sunday, When Rites Will
Be Held in Capital.
BY ASRA BERKOWITZ
limited Press staff Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
BUCHAREST, July 21.-Stricken
with grief at the death of her hus-
band, Queen Marie collapsed today
and was under surveillance of ply
sicians.
Her breakdown came as hundreds
of Roumanians swarmed toward
Pelisor Castle, Sinaia, in pilgrim
age of mourning to view the body
of King Ferdinand, who died yester-
day from cancer.
The crowds approaching Sinaia
saw what the superstitiouS believed
a divine manifestation, when dark
fog descended upon the summer
landscape and extended over the
Carpathians like veil of mourning
drapery.
The body of the dead ruler lay In
state. Army officers stood at atten-
ton with drawn swords, keeping
solemn guard over the royal coffin.
Throughout the forenoon the
peasantry passed by for O look at
the dead monarch. At p. m. the
funeral train departed for Bucha-
rest, where the body will be taken
to the Cotroceni Palace.
There, banked with flowers in the
Golden room of the palace, it will
lie in state until the funeral Sunday.
DR.. Popescu, minister of justice,
today broke the seal of King Ferdi-
nand's will and read the document
to the delatives. 1t was divided in
private and political sections.
Bury Ferdinand Saturday
The latter, addressed to Premier
Bratianu, expressed the wish that
the people respect constitutional
pro visions for succession to the
throne ana the regency.
Ferdinand will be buried on Sat
urday az Curtea De Argos, and on
Monday the regency will establish
headquarters in the royal palace to
perpetuate the dynasty.
Ceremonies in House Of Parlia-
ment Wednesday proclaiming Mi
chael king we're deeply solmn. The
chamber of deputies and the senate,
constituting the national assembly,
met jointly for the occasion.
Sign Oath Of Loyalty
Among the dignitaries of the
church and state only one person
was absent, Queen Marie, the
widow, who, with shattered nerves,
remained with the body of the King
in the castle at Sinaia.
At six o'clock, the president of the
parliament broke a profound silence
by announcing the arrival of Prince
| Michael.
Instantly, the silence changed to
cheers.
Michael, visibly shy, seemed on
the verge Of tears. Prince Nicholas,
the court regent, kissed the Holy
Cross and the Bible and swore 10y
atty to King Michael and the con-
stitution. The Patriarch Niron, of
the Roumanian Greek Orthodox
church, the church regent, and
Judge G. v. Buzdugan, president of
the supreme court, the judicial re-
gent went through the same cere-
mony. Then all three regents signed
the oath Of loyalty. ~
Long Live King Michael
The metropolitan pimen held for
ward a cross, which Michael kissed.
Long live King Michael T."
shouted President Nikolaescu.
The boy, now king, stepped for
ward like a soldier, and snapped
into a salute. The assembly burst
into a thunder of hurrahs.
All military garrisons we're or
dered to stand in readiness today to
take the oath Of allegiance to the
new King.