Evening star., 1936-01-28

left Westminster Hall for Baddinton
King Edward stepped forward. The
coffin began sinking slowly beneath
the level Of the floor.
Body Enters Grave.
Edward himself sprinkled earth on
the wooden case which held the NOR
tai remains of his father.
The body entered the grave at
2:14 pm.
The earth Edward scattered came
from q silver urn.
The archbishop's voice was tense
with emotion as he pronounced the
burial lines of the Church Of Eng
land:
I'VE therefore commit his body to
the ground earth to earth. ashes to
ashes. dust to dust; in sure and GER
tain hope of resurrection to eternal
life"
George is the fifth of the 38 Kings
of England. since the time Of the Nor
man conquest, to be entombed in the
chapel. However, he is the first King
of the modern house of Windsor to be
inferred there.
The castle itself Is the spot where
Normans, Plantagenets, members OF
the house of York, Tudors, Stuarts and
Hanoverians have been born, lived,
ruled and died.
Some of the Kings beside whom
Georges body was placed have slept
their deep sleep in that crypt 300 years
and more.
Three feet from Georges coffin are
those Of Henry VIII and Charles I. A
bit farther away is the comm Of George
III, from whose reign the American
colonies revolted, giving birth to the
United States.
Return to London.
Immediately after the burial service
the royal family and the regal en-
tourage of visitors returned to the
station and entrained for Londcn,
bringing to close eight days Of the
most solemn high ceremonial.
Six Kings-of England. Belgium, Ru-
mania, Norway, Denmark and Bull
garia-together with Britain's Queen
mother, Queen Maud of Norway, %
Princes, one President and two prime
ministers participated.
They were greeted by 101 peals
from the Moscow bell, captured in
the 1855 siege of Sebastopol and
tolled only on the death of reign
ign monarch.
More than 1000 wreaths, ranging
from the humle two-penny sprig OF
snowdrops sent by an English school,
boy to the magnificent wreath Of 500
white pearl carnations sent by En-
peror Hirohito Of Japan were heaped
at the chapel.
Near the 7-foot offering of red
carnations from Permier Mussolini of
Italy lay a cross of white lilacs and
daffodils from Emperor Halle Selas-
sic of Ethiopia.
Last Journey Through London.
The same gun carriage which bore
Edward VII and Queen Victoria,
! father and grandmother Of George,
to their graves. carried the body from
Westminster Hall on Its last journey
| through the streets of London. It
was drawn by Ave officers and 142
men from the Chatham Naval Di-
vision.
Five hundred bluejackets led the
procession. The new King Emperor
Edward VIII, his three brothers and
delegates from nearly every other
country followed on foot through the
silent streets.
The vast British empire, encom-
passing one-quarter Of the world and
including 500,000,000 subjects, bowed
in observance Of silent grief as its
former monarch, who died the night
of January 20 at Sandringham. went
to his last resting place.
Tens Of thousands Of persons
massed along the entire length Of the
funeral route to observe the process
sion.
They came from mansions and COT
tages, in sables and rags. to see amid
all the majestic movement Of the long
cortege the small coffin of the King
Emperor who was content to be
known simply as the head Of this
great and widespread family"
As early as pm. yesterday-1t
hours before the procession passed
and long before the visiting royalty
and representatives retired - thu
crowds took up their stands, armet
with umbrellas and raincoats.
Every Space Is Occupied.
BY dawn every vantage point wa
taken, with the streets lined foul
deep at many points. Hyde Park
which remained open throughout tn,
night to accommodate the throngs
was crowded.
Many came directly from West.
minister Hall, on the banks Of th'
Thames. where the witnessed q dra
matte climax to the four days of ma
tional homage to the old King wher
the new monarch and his thre'
brothers mounted guard over thet
fathers bier.
Never before had the reigning mon
arch of England, burdened with tn
cares of state, stolen few moment
on the eve of the royal funeral T.
merge his personal sorrow with tina
of his subjects.
When the lying -in-state finally end
ed 1t 1 IN, authorities estimated tha