New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 9, 1930, Page 4

B z" . Catafalque Prepared to Receive . 48 Coffins Containing Dead of R-101 * Disaster In Westminster Hall Today ’ | * Carpenters Rush Work for | Common Fyneral Three Faiths to Conducti Services—Vast Grave in| Sight of Hangars Ready. ! London, Oct. 9 UP—Ancient walls | and rafters of hall echoed today under the hammers of Westminster carpenters preparing the catafalque on which coffins of the 48 victims of the R-101 state Friday. The 4Sth coffin, that containing | the body of S. Church, rigger, who died yesterday at Beauvais, will ar- | rive today from France and be add- | ed to the 47 brought here aboard the warships Tempest and Tribune. To Be Grouped in Hall i The coffins will be removed to-| night from the mortuary chamber, to the hall and will be ranged in a double column down the center of the hall, each draped with a na- tional flag with floral tributes ranged around it. Sentinels with re- versed arms will stand silently disaster will lie in| , around the catafalque while the pub- lic files past. Tn view of the intense public sym- | pathy and interest, it was expectad today that many thousands of per- sons would enter the hall, but it was feared that many others woull be unable to gain entrance. The oc- casion of Edward VII's lying in state in Westminster hall was re- membered. At that time a line of persons awaiting admission when the doors were closed extended sev- eral miles through neighboring streets. The vast grave In which the bodies are to be laid side by side in Card- ington church s within sight of the great hangar from which the R-101 started on ul voyage last Saturday cvening. The coffins will not be lowered in accorcance with usual custom, since the has a sloping side, down which they will be carried. Bishop to Hold Services The bishop of St. Albans wilt con- duct the funeral se r | to rites of the Church of E B Thereafter a Roman Catholic priest and, Presbyterian pastor will read the services of their congregations over the bodies. Saturday's funeral procession | from Westminster hall to Euston | station for entrainment for Bedford will commence at 10 o'clock. Tt will include a detachment of mounted police, an air force detachment, and an alr force band The coffins will be conveyed to the train In army wagons. Immediately ,at the rear of the wagons will walk relatives ‘and friends of the dead | and representatives of the air cown- cil, the army counctt, and the ad- miralty, the third watch of the R-101 crew, numbering 100 men, the Royal Marine band, and naval detachments. MERIDEN DOCTOR DIES Meriden, Oct. 9 —Dr. Edward Weir Smith, 76, physician and sur- geon and former Yale baseball star, died in his home here last night of a heart attack after a brief illness. At Yale he was a classmate of the late William Howard Taft and en- tertained the former presiden: several times and was himself a White House guest. He was one of | the first pitchers ever to have thrown | a curve ball. | | the six i | building program, however, and cir- HOOVER'S ECONOMY | DEMAND ANSWERED Naval Officers Reluctant to Dis- cuss President’s Policy ‘Washington, Oct. 9 (UP)—Presi- dent Hoover's demands for economy | in navy expenditures virtually have been met by that department, it was | learned yesterday. | ‘While naval officers were rPlu(‘-‘ tant to discuss the president's | economy policy, explaining the | White House had ordered strict si- lence, it is known Mr. Hoover di- rected Secretary Adams to pare $20,- 000,000 to $30,000,000 from expens| ditures in the 1931 fiscal year. | Economies thus far total about $20,000,000 and they may reach the higher - figure. | Officers privately have expressed a fear that continuance of the rigid economy may have an adverse ef-| fect on the navy ral board’'s program’ to build p ically up to London naval treaty limits within ars’ limitation of the pact. Congress may approve the board's cent the Hoover economy policy. omies totaling $6,5600,000 have e through placing the al station in an in- stitus, revision of the stores replenishing system, ng use of fuel oil and re- tirement of the battleships Florida, Utah and Wyoming under the Lon- don pact. Consideration has been given to shutting down of several navy yards on the east c t, it was under- stood, but no decision has yet been reached. From a standpoint of cconomy, one officer pointed . out, the navy could close four yards on the Atlantic seaboard ‘“and never miss th ming Portsmouth, Boston, New York and Charleston. DIPLOMATS MEET ONNAVAL PROJECT Gibson and Wilson Discuss Coming Conference | | | | Washington, Oct. 9 (P—In an ef- | fort to shape the policy to be fol- | lowed by the United States at the forthcoming ons of the league atory disarmament America’s two leading | aval experts today be- gan what were to be intensive dis- cussions with state departmert offi- . The discussions were ¢o last Gibson and Wilson Meet Hugh S. Gibson, American am- bassador to Belgium, and Hugh R. Wilson, American minister to Switz- erland, who are expected to be chosen by President Hoover as dele- | gates to the meeting, met to diseuss | disarmament today for the first time since the London naval conference. Minister Wilson brought with him om Berne the gecret tentative da distributed by the commis- sion among the nations which will send delegates to the meeting open- ing at Geneva November 67 There was no doubt in the minds How DO YOou STAND? Check up on your any balance in the Bank of Vitality —any reserves of upon? Replenishment must come through easily digested foods that supply strength. Build up reserves by eating Shredded Wheat with plenty of milk. It supplies all the ele- ments you need. Try it for breakfast and see how muc| health. 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