The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-28
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LONDON, Feb. eI-Tke thanksgiving
celebration In honor Of the recovery d
the Prince OF Wales, Is Of the granlest
character. The streets are thrOnged, the
houses and public places gorgeously deco
rated and spcctatators are numbered by
millions. Fabulous prices are paid for
available seats to witness the procession.
Twelve thousand soldiers and almost the
entire police force form the guard lines.
The interior decorations Of 81. Paul were
superb. It Is estimated that 1900 per.
sons were within the Cathedral The pro.
cession moved at noon. .,nMi fWs-
When the procession moved there was
ringing OF bells, and a chorus of thirty
thousand children. The great bodies Of
the kingdom were represented, and the
crack regiments furnished detachments.
The Prince looked stronger than was ex.
pected. Immense cheering greeted the
Queen. The day was observed as legal
holiday throughoutthe kingdom. Thanks.
giving services were reported in the prin.
cipal cities. In ireland special prayer
was offered by order Of the BiShop Of the
Irish Church. In Dublin the II, ,Deltnp was
sung at st. Patrick's Cathedral. ai'Fi6j.
The Queen arrived at the Cathedral
between ond and two o'clock. The entire
assembly rose as Her Majesty entered and
remained standing until she took her
seat on the throne. The 10 DsWm was
sung by a monster chorus Of picked
voices, after which Archbishop Canter.
bury delivered a sermon. 1aIiNl
Great preparations have been made for
Illuminating the western front and entire
domes Of St Paul tonight with ship
lanterns, The Bank Of England, club
houses, all public buildings and appoint
ment stores will be illuminated, and thou.
sands OF private dwellings and stores are
making similar preparations. The streets
through which the procession passes will
be iestooned with parti.colored lanterns
along the entire route. ,'.'
The royal procession commenced to
move from Buckingham Palace at hall.
past II A. NJ. As the Queen left the court
yard Of the palace o chorus $4,000 chill
dren sang the national anthem-"God
save the Queen" The services at st.
Paul's consisted Of singing In grand
chorus the ,Ie Deum from the 115thl
Psalm, the reading Of prayers and ser.
mon by the Archbishop Of Canterbury.
Fifty. seats in the cathedral were set
apart for workingmen, free Of expense, at
the special request Of the Queen. The
choir was composed Of picked singers
from Gle various royal chapels. at the
conclusion OF the religious services the |
procession formed again and mdved west
ward. 'a,'H 1'
The whole route to and from tho Ca.
thedral was seven miles in length, and
was four hours in motion. The best esti-
mates place the number of spectators
who witnessed its passage at four millions.
There were one thousand troops, besides
the London police force, engaged in keep.
ingt streets clear that there might be
no interruption or accidents. Along the
entire route strong fences were erected,
and behind these were double files OF
infantry and police, to keep the eager
crowd from overthrowing the barries
and obstructingl the passage Of the
Every shop and house
along the route brought fabulous rental.
Ordinary four story buildings were let for
f100 for the day. One vacant space
brought 9400. The ex-EmperorNapoleOn
and party had house in Oxford Road,
though they had been invited to the ia.
cilitics OF tie Army and Navy Club, of
which the ex.Emperor Is member. 1t is
reported too, that Napoleon declined an
invitation from the Queen to be present at
Buckingham Palace and witness the de.
parture OF the Royal concourse. The
decorations arc said to have surpassed |
ever before known.
The Cunard steamship Panthia, which |
sailed from Liverpool this morning
for Boston, came in collision with two
Spanish steamers and sunk one of them.
The Panthia was so badly damaged as to
necessitate her return 10 Liverpool for
repairs. Noloss Of life reported. T