ARRIVAL AT EDINBURGH

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 February 1928, Page 5

ARRIVAL AT EDINBURGH

UNFORGETTABLE SCENES

LONDON, 4th Feb. There were unforgettable scenes at midnight when the body of Earl Haig was conveyed through the streets of his native city of Edinburgh to St. Giles_s Cathedral," where it will lie in state, until Tuesday. Despite the late hour and a piercingly cold wind people of all ages and classes made a pilgrimage to Princess street station, and wailed in frostcovered streets.

The approaches to the station were impassable, when the. special train arrived at 12.7 this morning. Eight artillerymen bore the coffin to the gun carriage, pipers played "The Flowers of the Forest." and the procession was headed by a battalion of the Scots Greys to the Cathedral. LONDON, sth Feb. It is estimated that 150,000 men and women passed through St. Giles's Cathedral on Saturday. The lying in state continues on Sunday afternoon and through Monday.

BURIED ON TUESDAY

("Sun" Cable)

LONDON, 4th Feb

After the service at -St. Giles's Cathedral on Tuesday, 7th February, Earl Haig's coffin wifl be. entmined to St. Boswell's, where it. will be placed on a farm cart and escorted by Bemersyde employees along the five, miles of route to Dryburgh Abbey, where a nonmilitarv service will lie held.

A DANE'S GRATITUDE

LONDON. sth Feb

A Dane, E. K. Keilherg, whose, wife, is English, sent £IO,OOO to the British Legion appeal fund in appreciation of the services of Haig and his armies in helping Denmark to recover the Danish portion of Schleswig.