The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-03
Great Britain and Allies of
World War Tender
Last Tribute.
BODY TO SCOTCH TOMB
Hundreds of Thousands
Jam Route of Process
sion in London.
BY CLIFFORD L. DAY
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Resting in q
flag -draped coffin beside the Tomb
of the Unknown Warrior in West
minister Abbey, the body of Field
Marshal Earl Haig, war time COM
mander-in-chief of the British army
in France, was accorded the last
tribute of SorroWing nation today.
Hundreds of thousands jammed
the route by which the funeral pro-
cession, one and one-half miles long,
reached the historic Abbey from st.
Columba'S church, where the body
of Great Britain's most famous and
most loved soldier had lain in state
for two days.
The procession passed the ceno-
taph in Whitehall, the simple white
monument to the million British
Empire soldiers and sailors killed In
the World War.
Allies Join in Tribute
Not only the whole British Emu
pire, but the allied countries with
whose army leaders Earl Haig had
gone through the war, joined in the
funeral ceremony. French and Bel
gian troops were among the $500
soldiers in the funeral procession.
Representatives of the United States
and of other allied countries were
among the distinguished congrega-
ton at the Abbey.
An impressive service was closed
with the singing by the entire con-
gregation of Onward, Christian
Soldiers" and God Save the King
an dwhile guns placed in ST. James
Park, near the Abbey and across
bird cage walk from the barracks of
the famous foot guards, doomed a
nineteen-gun salute, the body was
taken to Waterloo railway station,
TO be sent to Scotland for burial in
the Haig family vault.
The sun was shining brightly
when the last twenty minute relay
Of guards had taken posts this
morning around the bier on which
Earl Haig's body rested in st. CO.
lumha'S church.
Private Rites Held
There was a private funeral
ceremony at st. Columba's, but in
addition to members of the field
marShaps family and their relatives
and friends, many soldiers were in
vited.
Some of them were disabled men
from hospitals scattered about the
London suburbs. and policemen
carried them in the church.
Forty thousand people had filed
past the coffin during the two DAYS
1t remained in state.
During the service at st. CO.
lumba's the funeral procession was
forming outside, with the massed
bands of the foot guards at it's
head.
1t became cloudy, and there was
threat of rain as the band moved
off, its muffled, black-draped drums
beating weirdly.
The long line of troops followed
In the impressive slow-march time.
their rifles carried with muzzles
pointed toward the ground.
Earl Haig'S coffin reposed on the
gun carriage used for the burial Of
the Unknown Warrior-the one that
bore the gun which fired the first
British shell in the World War.
Following the coffin was Earl
Haig's war charger, which he had
ridden also in the great peace pro-
ceSsion in which he led his
victorious troops through London.
The horse had been kept in King
Georges Buckingham palace stable.
awaiting the procession.
The troops proceeded to Wests
minister Abbey by way of HYDE
Park corner, past the artillery me-
mortal that consists of a plain.
squat army howitzer carved in stone.
down Constitution Hill, beside
Buckingham palace, along the
Mall, where Earl Haig had marched
so many times in parades, and
through Whitehall where the cens
otaph stands.
Nearly every one of the thou.
sands Of people along The route
wore a poppy. the blood-red symbol
in Great Britain of men who had
died in war.
Only Poppies Used
The base of the cenotaph itself
was obscured by poppy wreathS,
Lady Haig had asked that only
peoples be used in connection with
the funeral.
A distinguished congregation,
made up principally of members of
the nobility, high army and navy
officers, and members of the diplo.
matte corps, attended the ceremony
at the Abbey.
Pallbearers were Marshals Foch
and Petain of France, Lieut.. Gen,
Baron de Couninck, representing
the Belgian army; Field Marshal
Lord Methuen, Field Marshal Sir
Claud Jacob, Sir Hugh Trenchard,
royal air marshal; Admiral Earl
Beatty, Admiral Earl Jellicoe, Gem
eral the Earl of Cavan, General
Lord Horne, General Sir Hugh
Cough, General Sir Herbert Laws
renee and General ViScount Byng.
The Prince of Wales represented
King George, and Wales younger
brothers, the Duke of York and
Prince Henry, were present.