The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-28

 rain and sun behind the gun car- riage on the three mile route from Westminster hall where the body had lain in state, to Paddington.
 Queen Bowed Her Thanks
 Queen Mary, the widow, long yelled, lowing occasionally in silent thanks for the crowds silence: the princess royal - Princess Mary, the late kings only daughter - Queen Maud of Norway, his surviving sister, and other royal women rode next in state carriages.
 Past the cenotaph in memory of the British World War dead, King Edward and others in uniform snapping to salute, President Lebrun and those in civil garb raising their silk hats, the women lowing, past the place where King Charles l lost his head; past palaces and clubs, past duelling grounds and galows sites and Roman roads of ancient days, the procession moved between masses of people who were almost absolutely silent and who could hardly have moved if they would.
 As the procession passed, and re" ceded, those massed along the route and in side streets. fell quietly into line, men and women, poor and rich, in such semblance of mourning as their means afforded, and followed in time to the slow poignant music. CrOwdes Hemmed Tn
 But until the procession was etld- cd, the crowds that had been form ing since Q o'clock last night were hemmed in between the lines of po- lice and soldiers in front and emer- gency gates, behind.
 The gates were manned by men ready to close them instantly, to shut off escape to side streets, and Scotland Yard men mixed in the ] crowd.
 All these precautions were taken because 6 burst of fire from Q Bub- machine gun, a bomb thrown into the crowd of kings and princes and statesmen behind the gun carriage might have altered the source Of European history.
 King Edward, at his fathers rec quest, had asked that London co1s duct its business as usual. There never was any question that it would be.
 King, Brothers On Guard
 King Edward, in the uniform of colonel in chief of the Welsh Guards, with It's high black bearskin hat and his brothers, also ill uniform, stood guard, motionless, for 20 minutes before King Georges catafalque in Westminster Hall at midnight to- gcther with the gentlemen at arms and yoemen of the guard on sentry duty.
 They had come from Q formal din- ner and reception for visiting sov- ereignB and notables at Buckingham Palace, held in accordance with precedent.
 Through the early hours of the morning the crowds kept pressing on Westerminster Hall to view the cof- fin of the dead king. When the hall was closed, finally at four Q. m., many thousands were turned away. It was announced that 240,1ob peo. pic had passed through the hall since 7:l0 .. m. yesterday and 80o, lo2 since the body was placed in state Friday morning.
 All during the final hours in which the sailor kings coffin lay in state, crowds were forming along the route of the funeral procession to Paddington station.
 It began to rain heavily at '.
 Sang Favorite Hymn
 At intervals people sang Abide with Me-" the hymn which King George had asked to be the princi- pal one sung ct his funeral service.
 Troops had started to line the route at 7:30.
 By 8 a. m. wide Whitehall, along which the procession moved from Westminster hall, was damned solid. ly, as were the Mall and the green part of It's southern side; St. James street, Piccadilly, Hyde Park and the Edgeware road to Paddington.
 Four plain clothes men in one of the fastest cars Of the flying squad of Scotland Yard, took Up their post in 6 corner of Buckingham Palace fourecourt, screened of for the oc- caglon, kept in wireless communica. ton with headquarters, reporting movements of the crowds as relayed to them, in an effort to direct trafiic.
 At O:30 6. m. (4:30 Q. nj. EST) the deep toned bell in the clock tower of the houses of parliament over Westminster Hail, the famous Big Ben, began tolling, 70 times in all, once for each year of the dead kings life. It had not been tolled in rnourn- ing since King Edward VII was buried.
 The concrete yard in front of the hall became Q tangled mass of color as dignitaries in brilliant uniforms gathered for the funeral procession.
 Gun Carriage in Line
 Tho gun carriage rolled into it's place. To 1t were attached long ropes, and sailors from the naval gunnery school ct Portsmouth, where King George served as 6 boy, took their places along the ropes, o8 ahead on the drag ropes, 70 ct the gteadying ropes behind.
 King Edward had risen at 2 Q. rl., breakfasted quickly, with two mem- bcrs of his staff, and motored to Buckingham Palace.
 He went at once to see his mother Queen Mary, who had breakfasted at 8.
 Then all left for Westminster Hall, half c mile across the parks, in mo. tor cars and carriages.
 Queen Mary reached the entrance to the hall jus tas the kings body reached 1t. The roar of cannon mingled with the booming of Big Ben and the body was placed on the gun carriage. The imperial crown, with its 5000 jewels, the orb and the gceptre, the regaiia of the sovereign, were put on the conn and Queen Mary's big cross of flowers was put