Evening star., 1937-05-12
GREETING ROARED
BY YCROWD, CANNON
Millions Surround Abbey to
Hail Royal Pair in His
toric Rites.
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st. James Park doomed forth,
and in the streets the crowds
stood in silence with heads
barred.
At the conclusion of the cor
onation service the King and
Queen remained in the abbey
for luncheon, before leaving
at 2:15 pm. for the long home
ward procession to Buckingham
Palace to receive the acclaim of
millions.
Crowd Record for London.
Though slightly smaller than
anticipated, the crowd was,
nevertheless, the greatest known
to London. It poured into the
coronation route in a noisy, sing
ing, dancing, shouting cavalcade,
engulfing all transportation ia
cilities and turning the streets
into seething ribbons of hu-
manlty.
For tens of thousands there was
the early spectacle of the process
sion from Buckingham Palace to
the ancient, gray-walled abbey,
with it's sparkling array of
mounted troops and the un-
crowned King and Queen in their
golden coach of state.
The great bulk of the crowd,
however, massed along the 4-mile
return procession route to see a
4O-minute parade of empire.
1t was a crowd which emerged
ghostlike out Of the night, with thou
sands sleeping out in Hyde Park, on
the streets and even in the cutters,
then breakfasting on the curbetones
10 maintain their points Of vantage.
BY all odds it was the greatest
show on earth.
King Receives Crown
On Bowed Head.
With scepter, sword and orb. In
rich raiments of church and state,
seated in the SCARED and ancient
Oaken coronation chair above the
halloved Stone of Scone. he received
the crown on bowed head and heard
the joyous shouts Of millions.
The respondent congregation Of
$500 within the walls that now have
seen the crowning of 36 English
Kings. became dazzling, living
thing. Bejeweled, vividly uniformed,
richly gowned, it moved in solemn
homage.
The thunder Of the throng rolled
IN from the path of kings-612 miles
of gorgeous procession, back to the
gates of Buckingham.
The first fatality among the crush
ing throngs of more than million
spectators was an English youth who
died in hospital after a fight in
Piccadilly Circus. He was one of 20
injured. Many tainted in the crush.
An army of 32,500 soldiers, $4,000
police and more than 1000 first-aid
workers took over the job of mar
shaling, controlling and protecting
the throngs massed in the center Of
London.
Policemen stood almost shoulder
to shoulder behind troops who formed
a lane from one end Of the route
to the other.
At 6 am, London time (midnight,
E. S. TD, nobility in velvet and
ermine robes and carrying coronets,
began arriving at Westminster Abbey.
Some came by boat on the Thames,
landing at Westminster Pier.
Grandstands filled early. Seat
holders, who paid up to $3.50 each,
came by circuitous routes of the
elaborate traffic control arrangements.
Roofs and windows of buildings were
crested with spectators
At 9 am, 10000 school children,
ell tagged like so many parcels, were
shepherded into special area along
the embankment. In Buckingham
Palace the Queen was made ready by
hairdressers and maids for her part in
the days program.
Earl of Lancaster
Hands King Clothes.
In obedience to custom the Lord
Great Chamberlain, the Earl of Lam
caster, handed the King his under
garments and clothes
Before dayhreak the procession from
Buckingham Palace to Westminster
Abbey began to form.
Crowd estimates varied up to three
million
They hailed from all nations. Scat
tered among them were British SUBJ
jects from the empire lands of 49,
100000 square miles which stretch
around the globe. from all over the
British Isles, the four dominions,
Burma, the many colonies and the
Indian Empire
Punctually at $40 am the great
gilded gates Of Buckingham Palace
swung open and the first of the days
professions moved toward West
minister Abbey.
Preceded by motor cycle police, o.
chain of royal limousines rolled slowly
along the sanded roadway. In the cars
were the less important members Of
the royal family and the crown princes
and other representatives Of the ma
tions of the world
Prince and Princess Chichibu of
Japan were easily spotted as was the
l6-year-old Grown Prince MihM of
Rumania.
Miniature Stars and Stripes new
from the cars carrying American AM
bassador Robert w. Bingham and