The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-18
King George DralUs
 VeryNear To Death
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(Continued ham, close to the first floor room Ii, which the king Joy.
 But in mid.Afternoon the Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, young daughters Of the Duke of York, sud. denly were sent back to London afs tor being told that their grandfather was "very H."
 Tho deeision to send them away, coupled with the arrival from Lon. don Of the kings private secretary, Lord Wigram, was regarded as size niiicant of tho great anxiety felt for the kings life,
 Daughter Arrives
 The kings only daughter. the princess royal, arrived at gandring-- ham in tho afternoon, joining Queen Mary, tho Prince of Wales, Che Duke and Duchess Of York and the others already at the country estate on tho cast coast of England.
 Tn London, Prime Minister Stan. | Icy Baldwin cAnelled his usual weekend trip, to the country and remained in town, receiving free quent reports on the kings con. dition.
 Anxious subjects, peers and diplo. mats, who paused ct tho gates oi gandringhain house to read the lat. est bulletin or visited Buckingham Palace in London to inspect the copy of it posted there. drew some immediate comfort from the fact that Sir John Simon. tho home seC- retary, was still at his country home in Surrey and had made no move to 70 to BRndringhem. Fly custom. tho home secretary must be present when c king dies.
 Around Ills Bedside After the medical GonsultatiOn which led to issuance Of the J:30 bulletin, queen Mary, the Prince of Wales and tho Duke of York visited at tho king'H bedside.
 The princesseB Elizabeth, ., and Margaret Rose, Q, left Handringhaln shortly bafore . D. n. dressed tn red and seated sedately in . limou- sine, they were driven directly t0 the Wolferton railroad station, ac. companied by two nurses.
 There they alighted and stood quietly on the platform with their pet dos, "Yorkie," until the train arrived. Then they entered . re- served compartment. gazing out tho window until the train took them away to London.
 Villagers Depressed
 The gravity Of the afternoon bull. letin depressed the villagers who tramped over snowscovered roads to the gates of gandrinaham hall, but many of them did not seetn to realize tho import Of the referencot to 'cardiac weakneBs,"
 Many geemed to think the king had nothing than c slight cold snd in general the village of gandrinE- ham continued in it's sleepy, rustic way of life.
 several villagers to whom thiA correspondentttalked were surprised to learn that their squire" as they sometimes refer to the king, had c heart weakness. They shook thoir heads when told the significance Of tho bulletin and said that's bad"
 Two London policeman from . special division which always sup. plies the Royal Guard stood watch at the main gate of the estate, 100 yards from the house itself. They would not permit . stranger to put oven ono foot inside tho grounds.
 As one said smilingly. the only way you'll ever get in there is by running me 0ver."
 Secrecy Prevails
 Even Inside 9andringham house much secrecy prevailed and diplo- matic attempts were made to minl- inize the seriousness of the kings the princesses Elizabeth and Mar condition.
 It was only this afternoon that garet Rose were told that grandpa was ill. n the morning they had played merrily in the snow, which the sun was rapidly melting. It was extremely difficult to do. tefmine precisely how grave the kings condition was regarded, as it was next to impossible to obtain any amplification Of the brief offlcial medical bulletins.
 But the mention of heart weakness and tho gathering of the royal fam- fly at the bedside were enough to alarm those who are accustomed to reading between the lines of cau. tiously. .worded doctors statements.
 Many Visit Palace London, Jan. i0--tUp)--A con. tlnuous stream of people, including diplomats of many nati0ns and many titled persons, visited nueks Ineham Palace today to read c bul- letin on the kings condition which was posted at the gatep
 The bulletin was an exact copy Of the ono issued at Bandrlnghann,