The Washington times., 1936-01-23
SIMPLE RITES
MARK LONDON
ARRIVAL
Body Is Brought From
Sandringham BY Train
to Capital
Continued from Page u

races and shoulders bowed down
in grief, they heard the arch
bishop give the benediction. He
said:
Lord, lift up his countenance
upon you and give you peace,
both now and ever more"
The sobs of women and the
coughs of men were the only
other sounds heard in the hall.
1t was frosty outside, and ter
ribly cold inside the great un-
heated room.
The face of Edward, the new
King for whom the royal stand
ard already was flying, was tragic
in its silent grief. It was ghost
like and drawn.
Duke of Kent Weeps
The Duke Of Kent, youngest Of
the late Kings four sons, burst
openly into tears. Queen Mary,
although more composed than at
the Sandringham rites, leaned
heavily for support on her long
handled umbrella.
It had been almost pitiful to
see Her Majesty move with slow,
faltering steps, from the door of
the hall to the catafalque, there
to gaze stonily from under a
heavy veil at the guardsmen
placing the coffin on the bier.
All present felt for her as the
coffin grated against the cata-
3alque with a raSping sound Of
wood on wood.
But she maintained regally the
composure for which her subjects
admire her. She did not break
down and weep,
Heard Loyal Addresses
Only a few short months ago
King George and she had sat in
chairs high on the stone steps at
one end of this very hall to re-
ceive the loyal addresses Of the
houses Of Lords and Commons
the same body of men who this
afternoon, with grave faces, lined
the two long sides of the hall.
Tonight, all that was mortal OF
George lay upon the catafalque,
almost dominated by the great
imperial crown, whose priceless
stones glittered at thousands of
points as they caught vagrant
CLEANS from four golden candles
placed about it.
King Edward, his mother, his
sister and his brothers took one
long, poignant look at the casket
at the conclusion of the service.
They appeared rooted to the thick
carpet which had been rolled onto
the stone floor.
The Earl Marshal Of England,
the young Duke of Norfolk, ap-
preached falteringly and bowed.
He broke the strain, felt by all.
King Edward gently touched his
mothers arm. She Shuddered
slightly as she pulled herself to-
gether, not without effort. Led |
BY the Archbishop of Canterbury,
she began the slow walk to the
door without one glance backward.
Crown Dominates Room
The royal family's last sight of
their husband and father was
through the wide-open doors of |
the hall as they stood for mo-
ment before entering their cars.
The catafalque stood like lonely
island in the center of the vast,
dim, hall.
At each of the four corners a
gigantic bronze candleStick, with
long tapering golden candles,
stood towering toward the beau
tiful open roof. Yeoman of the
guards stood with bowed heads.
Dominating all was the beautiful
crown.
Thus the family gave the body
o fthe ruler to his subjects. The
leaders of the nation received it.
The hall will be open from 8 a.
m. to 10 p. m. through Monday.
The ceremony lasted only a
few moments. Shortly afterward
the King, accompanied by the
Queen mother, returned to Buck
ingham Palace, and other mem
berS of the royal family followed.
When King Edward and his
mother drove up to the palace a
crowd of several thousand, so
dense the police were powerleSS
to control them had gathered.
The royal car almost was brought
to stop.
Women curtsied, and men lifted
their hats. The King and the
Queen mother looked from side
to side, and bowed. Meanwhile
the police got the crowd back
from the pavementS, allowing the
car to proceed to the palace fore
court.
Only the softened tread of
marching troops and the occa-
sional movement of a police horse
interrupted the great silence as
King Georges coffin was borne
to the historic hall.
New King Is First
A few hours after King Georges
country neighbors had paid their
final tribute in moving services at
Sandringham, the funeral train
bearing the body pulled into
Kings Cross station.
The new King, Edward VIII,
was the first to step from the
train. He assisted his mother,
the bereaved Queen Mary, to
alight. The Queen, who had borne
up through her husbands illness
and death with truly regal mien,
had burst into tears at Sandring'