London, Oct8
Although it was 1.25 a.m, when the special train with the "coffins containing the remains of the victims of the R-101 disaster arrived at Victoria Station, the crowd which began to collect hours before had become swollen to an enormous size and cold, and Fopresented all classes and typ They were all there to do homage to the victims. Probably there had never been such a crowd gathered at a London station before, except on the occasion of the hurried home-coming of the Prince of Wales when the King was ill.
The crowd lined the entrance to the station, while @ group of relatives and others headed by the Prime Minister and his daughter, Miss Tshbel MacDonald and 12 men wearing blue uniforms with caps inseribed "R-101", who were members of the relief cow, watted on the platform.
Slowly the long train pulled ina tain of darkness, except for the Lighted first coach where three survivors who were able to leave hos-Pital were travelling, There was dead silence as the 47 Gofins were placed on 24 Air Force enders, which slowly left the Station for the mortuary through the great silent throng.—Reuter.
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