The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-01
THE BULLETIN.
POMP OF ROYALTY.
GRAND THANKSGIVING DEMON.
SrRATION IN ENGLAND FOR
THE RECOVERY OF THE
PRINCE OF WALES.
BRILLIANT AND IMPOSING
PAGEANT IN NDON-M0N-
STER PROCESSION AND
MILLIONS OF
SPECTATORS


have been made for the illumination Of
the western front and the entire domo Of
st. Paul's tonight with ship lanterns and
lime lights. The Bank Of England, club
houses, and all public buildings and ap-
pointment stores will be illuminated, and
thousands of private dwellings and stores
are making similar preparations. The
streets through which the procession pas
ses will be festooned with particolored
lanterns along the entire route.
The Queen arrived at the cathedral be-
tween one and two o'clock; the entire as
semblage rose as Her Majesty entered, and
remained standing until she took her seat
on the throne. The Te Dcum was sung by
n monster chorus of picked voices, after
which the Archbishop of Canterbury
sermoned. At the conclusion of the SER
vices at ST. Paul's the procession returned
to Buckingham palace, the prince riding
in the same carriage with the queen. The
weather was fine and the procession
complete success.
LONDON, Feb. 27.--Thanksgiving in
honor of the recovery OF the
Prince of Wales was of the grandest
character. The streets were thronged,
houses and public places gorgeously deco
rated and spectators numbered by millions.
Twelve thousand soldiers and almost the
entire police force guarded the lines. The
interior decorations Of st Pauls were SUI
perb. 1t is estimated that fourteen thous-
and people were within the cathedral. The
procession moved at noon.
Then the procession moved amid the
ringing of bells and chorus Of 30, 900
children. The bodies of the kingdom
we're represented, and the crack regiments
.,y, Al ,.,rn,sL.l dot a., The
prince looked stronger than was expected.
Immense cheering greeted the queen.
The day was observed as a legal holiday
throughout the kingdom. Thanksgiving
services were reported in the principal
cities of ireland, and special prayer was
offered by order Of the bishops Of the
Irish churches. In Dublin the Te Deum
was sung in St. Pstrick's Cathedral.
The royal procession commenced to
move from Buckingham palace at ! q.
m. As the queen left the courtyard Of
the palace chorus of 10000 children
sang the national anthem God save the
Queen The service st St. Pauls con-
sisted Of singing by grand chorus of
TIE Deum written for the occasion from the
one hundred and fifteenth Palm, the
reading Of prayers and n sermon by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Fifty seats
were set apart for workingmen free Of ex-
pense, at the special request Of the
| queen. The choir was composed Of picked
singers from the various royal chapels.
At the conclusion Of the religious SER
| vices the procession again formed and
moved westward. The whole route, TO
| and from The cathedral was seven miles in
! length and the procession Was four hours
! in motion. The best estimate placed the
number OF spectators who witnessed Its
passage at 100000.
There were 1000 troops, besides the
London police force engaged in keeping
| the streets clear. That there might be no
| interruptions or accidents along the entire
route, strong fences were erected and be-
| hind these were double files Of infantry
| and police to keep the eager crowd from
ovcrthrowng the barriers and obstructing
the passage of the procession.
Batteries Of artillery thundered forth
salutes from several points along the line
as the procession moved and the bells of
| the churches in the metropolis added their
peuls to the joyful din. The illumination
cf tonight will be repeated tomorrow
night. In spite of the great
excitement which existed all
along the enormous masses Of spectators,
there was little or no disorder. The police
found themselves powerless TO resist the
tremendous pressure Of the crowds, and
were obliged to call on the soldiers for as
sistance.
At Berlin and elsewhere on the conti-
nent, the English assembled in their
churches and held Thanksgiving services.
A special dispatch from Bombay states
that the governor and officials attended
the cathedral IN state.
The Parsees assembled in their fire tenn
Piles, the Jews in their synagogues, Hin
docs in their temples, the Mohsmmedans
and other religious sects in their several
places of worship, and offered thanksgiv-
ing according TO their various rites for the
recovery o! the English Prince.
MIDSIoHT.-Several serious accidents
happened to-day owing to the pressure OF
the great mass Of spectators in the line
of procession. One man was crushed 10
death in Trafalgar Square, and numbers
of people were more or less injured. Two
stands, each containing one hundred and
fifty persons, fell and many were badly
bruised.
Dispatches from Dublin state that the
celebration there was splendid success
There was procession to st. Patrick /
cath edral, where "A To Deum was sung In
the presence of the Lord Lieutenant and
all the principal officers OF the govern
ment. In the evening the city was illum'
mated.