The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-06
CORONATION.
Oscar H. Crowned King of Sweden
as Well as Of the Goths
and the Vandals.
GUSTAVUS VASA AND BERNADOTTE.
The Washington Of Sweden and
His Traditions.
THE CORONATION DAY.
RAIN AND STORM AND MIST.
A Hundred Thousand People in
the Streets.
The PROFESSIONS Of the King
and Queen.
The Silver Chair and It's
Associations.
The Amounting with
Sacred Oil.
THE COR NATION.
The Act Of Homage and the Oath to
the King.
THE RETURN TO TIE PALACE.
Students Singing National Hymns
in the Rain.
The Act Of Homage and the Oath to
the King.
THE RETURN TO THE PALACE.
Students Singing National Hymns
in the Rain.
Now is Oscar the Second Crowned as King
of Sweden, of the Goths and the
Vandals-He and No Other"

STOCKHOLM, May IL, 1879
The cold rain comes down in an incessant pitt
less torrent and our poor "venice OF the North"
looks draggled and limp and sad on this, the day
when her King is to be crowned. ripple of sun.
shine through the gray clouds yesterday made us
hope for royal weather. But the hope vanished in
the mists, and looking out upon the Palace square
this morning we think with Richard, on the men,
orable morning OF his fate
The sun will not be seen to-day!
The sky doth frown and lower upon our pomp.
would these dewy tears were from the ground
Truly there could not be more dismal day for a
nations festival There stands the Princes
Palace, where the King still resides, uncomfert-
able, cold, perspiring-the coaked sentryman
moodily pacing his beat in front OF Its gates. Now
and then an anxious face-some Court darling, no
doubt, concerned about his fnery-appears at an
upper window, seeking brightness in the sombre
skies. Far OF sweeps the waters Of beautiful
Malar Lake, the green, wooded hills invisible in the
mist and rain. Over the bridge, beyond the
preposterous statue OF Gustavus Adolphus-horse
and rider in an oozing, watery plIght-rises the
palace OF the kings. vast building OF brick and
granite and sandstone and two colossal angry lions
In 'front.' who seem eventually to have genuine cause
Tor anger. But the city taxes its visitation with
meekness and as we stroll along the streets, away
from the water drippings OF the caves and sudden
roocurrents OF untidy rain, bits OF decoration be-
come manifest. We see the nag OF Sweden from
many windows, exceedingly damp; flags OF Nor
way that would be none the worse for patent
clothes wringing machine more frequently:
drenched banners, emblazoned with patriotic
three crowns as an escutcheon. The ''three
crowns" represent what we are to understand as
the highest aspiration OF the scandinavian heart
the hope that sweden and Denmark and Norway
may one day be Scandinavian Confederation,
strong enough to wrest Finland from Russia and
Danish Schleswig from the German Kaiser.
THE CORONATION ANxIvERs ARY-GUsTAvrs vAsA
AND HIS PLACE IN HISTORY.
There were two reasons for the selection Of this
18th OF May as the day Of the Kings coronation.
May is generally charming month in Sweden.
The long Winter suddenly breaks; the days
lengthen until you have scarcely any night; the
dawn comes at three in the morning when the
birds sing for joy, and the twilight fingers hazly
in towards midnight, when you may saunter under
the old oaks in the Deer Park or make merry on
the smooth waters OF Maar Lake, with music and
song and woman's laughing voice. This burst Of
greenness and life, Which is unknown to us In
more temperate and deliberate zones, has its
effect on character and society, and May, there
fore, Is peculiarly the season OF joy, OF love
and marriage, OF growth and vegetation.
Moreover, this 18th OF May is the
niversaryw OF the birth of Gustavus
main Incidents IN this distinguished gentcmans
career l will say that his statue stands
crowned in laurel in 'front.' OF the Legislative Pa
lace; that his sword isin yonder museum, an object
OF much respect and veneration, and that his body
now rests with God in Upsala Cathedral. covered
with MARBLE near the relics OF the good ST. Eric,
who embraced the cross more than thousand
years ago and brought the peace OF Christ to this
wild, pagan land. Furthermore, and as the reason
for the great honor done 70 Gustavus Vasa, let
him be remembered as the liberator OF Sweden--a
character much resembling our own washington
and heroes OF his class. Many legends have en-
crusted his memory, and Gustavus vasa Is as
impossible man, as men go, as the current
washington OF American history or the laurel
laden statue in front OF the Rid DARIUS,
where the students are now singing patriotic
songs In the ptiless, depressing rain. 1t was
about the time that Columbus was discussing
America and Spanish captains were roasting Aztec
kings and dethroning Peruvian Incas, and when
Indian chiefs anticipated the HERALD In the enjoy
ment OF large circulation on Manhattan Island
that Gustavus vasa did his work and won great
renown. The son OF private gentleman whose
head was taken or by Christian H. for political
considerations, Gustavus became exasperated and
declared war against the unworthy Danish mon.
arch who had made his country wretched and him
self an orphan What he precisely did your corre-
spondent Is afraid to say information on that sub
jsct being OF romantic character and only
TO be printed with reserve in a journal as
accurate. as the HERALD. But he had many
wanderings and hairbreadth escapes and the
Danish minIons sought In vain for his head that 1t
flight be added to the collection which already in
cluded the head OF his father. They VIII show you
a barn near Lake RUM, where IN peasant dress he
thresheo straw and o building, now kept In repair
ia "
woman fI,arbara-part OF her name-ths other part
not pronounceable) from the treachery OF her hus-
hand who meant TO add to his income and make
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