Evening star., 1937-05-12
Millions Surround Abbey as
Archbishop of Canterbury
COnsecrates Pair.
ROARS OF CROWD AND CANNON
ECHO THROUGH CITY OFLONDON
Thousands Collapse in Crush of HUI.
manity Striving to See Age.
Old Pageantry.
FuH page OF pictures of the coronation ceremonies
IN London this morning-Page At.

LONDON, May 12-Exultant Britain crowned and con.
secrated its sovereign George W. and his radiant Ezabe
today and hailed them with the thunder of million cheers
and the glory of valiant past
torrents OF ran threatened all day long beat down on
tne rlumphal dazzling cavalcade at the end of the great
est Gay OF splendor that England ever saw
At the stroke of halfpast 12 the venerable hands Of
Cosmo, Archbishop of Canterbury placed the great St.
Eo"aros crown upon the kngy brow within the walls of
westminster Abbey, walls that looked down upon the
thrty-sxth King they have seen so crowned
Across the channel in a French chateau man and
woman listened-Edward, once King and Wallis Warfeld
Tor whom he gave up this day.
million folk and more cheered and strained for
ghmpse OF King and Queen their majesties rode in
golden coach OF state to the coronation in Westminster
Abbey OF the ruler of 500,000000 souls.
Procession Drenched IN Returning
Hours later King anoined and crowned in his holv
and imperial office rode back Buckingham regal
procession through dnsey thronged downpour
drenched his patiently waiting subjects.
But the dripping skies dampen their exultation
Cheers and echoed through the ancient swelling
a crescendo as the carriages royalty passed.
In the fourth glittering coach, King! Queen!
din burst around them George empire
night darken solemn and stately smiled
Queen huttered jeweled
purple, ermine trimmed cloak
Spectators grders perced on rooops
and huddled against the in huge soldly massed
grandands the royal cavacade along
the Victoria embankment
the greatest years. the venerable
archbishop erect and solemn the King
that symbolizes his rule in
The age-od pageantry inside hushed gray the
abbey to its climax prmate
its five pounds of precious jewels length King
then placed carefully Georges brow
be sat properly the head that responsibilities
through life
Rites Unmarried by Awkward Moment.
Scarcely awkward moment marred halowed
Only there hitch elderly
count Falkland stumble paying homage
with the peers at the Kings throne.
Prolonged cheers that could not be denied
after George returned to Buckingham Palace.
In the compressed humanity that lined the
ambuances pushed through aid thousands collapsed
the crush.
Up pm first aid given 1865 persons most Of
whom had tainted dropped from nghtong
waits for glimpse of the Officials
serious and 81 victims taken to hospitals
For hundreds Of thousands ammed into the city,
there hope for from the steady rain until
streets and could dissolve
as London before
King George figure of quiet strength abbey rites
spoke slowly clearly. mpedment as he
accepted the throne of Britain and pledged himself
honest rule
ceremony was clmaxed when the 4year-o
sovereign lifted reveenty sight $500
and foreign rulers diplomats and statesmen
all world
Outside the abbey millions cheered.
Guns in the Tower OF London doomed.
Church bells peaed signal that the priceless wd
of st. Edward had been placed the brow of George
Queen Elizabeth his wife then anonted
Immediately following
Throughout ceremony 1year-old Princess Elizabeth
the throne gravey nteny watched
impressive ritual which Brain's
first reignng Queen since Victoria
little sister, Margaret Rose
young maintain lasting decoum squmed and wrigeed
like any 6-year-od in Sunday school class.
Trumpets Signal Event to Throng.
At the cimactc moment of the crowning tru-
pes sudden bursting tuult applause swelling cry
God the Kng signaled
hundreds of thousands outside
The caught and echoed the empires capital
while radio wireless and transatlantic cables telephones
swept the dng millions face of earth
of 81 guns Of London and II guns IN
160nfnued I Counn,