The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-17

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cannot calmly contemplate the DISPOSE
ton of a world which seems universally
disposed to truckle and encourage the
despicable custom. That Irishman, or
any other people, should run wild over
persons who have nothing on earth but
birth to recommend them is disgusting
In the extreme.
1t was expected that Belfast, being the
principal city in the Province of Ulster,
1.-THE .'loil" province) would make up
for the questionable manner in which
the Prince and Princess had been re-
celved elsewhere. Well, Belfast did 1t.
The display exceeded anything ever
saw, or ever expected to see, in some
respects. There was no procession. a
few soldiers as guard, the constabu-
larry, and the members of the town cor
poration in carriages and dressed in
their laughable gowns, together with
the Royal pair and their retinue, con.
stituted the procession. In this regard
the Inauguration of President Cleveland
was more grand; but in point of decor
alton Washington was absolutely moth
ing during the Inauguration compared
to Belfast the past few days. The quay
was full of shipping and it was one mass
of flags and pilot colors. Wherever the
eye turned along the streets it was met
with a perfect blaze of vivid oolors;
flags of every nation, bunting of the
most brilliant and inharmonlous colors
covered the buildings from the ground
to the caves, SO that the buildings could
scarcely be seen. (There was about one
Irish flag to every twenty Union Jacks.)
Flowers, everywhere-the rarest, rich
est, and of the most delicious fragrance.
Wherever their highnesses were to pass
the red poles referred to in the preced-
ing letter, were strung with evergreens,
while feStoons of flowers and evergreens
swung from pole to pole and swayed in
the wind. Red, white, green and blue,
not alone in flags and bunting, but
everything "paintable" was painted
in one or another ofthese primal colors.
Notices, too, were as thick as American
politicians for vacant office. TO our
Future King and Queen" "Welcome;;"
"Caed Mile Failthe"-( ten Thousand
Welcomes), "God Bless the Prince and
Princess" "To the Prince and Princess
of Wales" may true Wisdom Guide
our Future KING" Welcome to Bel
fast - 'Ireland's Greeting to the Future
King and Queen" solitary God Save
the Queen" while significantly over
gin houses were swung in gaudily paint
ed letters MAY You Soon Return, and
"Come Back to Erin" There were
several arches. one being splendid
structure-by far the most creditable
representative of Belfast industries, and
showed table cloths, dress patterns,
every kind of linen goods, every species
of iron work, chemical works, mineral
waters and temperance liquids, steam
and other vessels, the engine, the loom.
and SO on, almost without end. 1t was
ingenious1y contrived and was spec
tacle that, to a statesman. would have
spoken volumes in behalf of the Irish
industries, but as to its effect on their
'Highnesses," l am not unlike the
Irish newspaper) able to give official
expression.
If, however, the decorations defy de-
scription, then the illumination at night
is beyond imagination. The streets
were one blaze of light, and a surging
mass of humanity everywhere blocked
the way. It seems incredible that gas
works constructed for ordinary illumin-
alton could have capacity equal to the
most extravagant demand that was
made upon it. Revolving light, the
globes being made of many-kind glass,
cast many pretty shadows about
myriads of small cups, of different hues,
shaped like insulators used on telegraph
poles. covered the front of large build
ings and in each was a gas jet; a world
of Chinese lanterns abounded; some
of the large linen wholesale houses,
had three rows of gas jets around their
immense buildings, one representing the
shamrock, and others representing
other things; all the notices above
mentioned and still others, blazed forth
from gas jets; mammoth plumes-
representing that of the Prince of
Wales, three white feathers-were quite
common, and were as living lights;
stars, suns, the crown and plumes, all
all, light-wherever the eye turned, it
encountered designs of extraordinary
merit which were rendered common by
their being so numerous; while some
thing unusual was to be seen at short
intervals. The memorial statue of the
late Prince Albert was. as if lit by a
succession of lightning flashes, so fire.
quent, they seemed to have no inter
mission. She industrial arch displayed
also rare devices. and showed clear and
plain the sterling motto: Labor is
natures physician" Gazing through
the arch, ones eye met vision of fairy
land beyond. 1t was the Linen Hall
the place where the linen merchants
make their display and transact their
business. Every window was draped
with evergreens and flowers, while the
gas jets were so Numerous around the
edges that the windows looked like
sombre paintings set in rich, golden.
brilliant flames, with flowers and green
intermingled. But one might go on for
ever, and yet would fail to give any fair
idea of the brllliance, the magnificence
of this unparalleled illumination. Paint
ing town red isn't circumstance to
tive seen both done. Fireworks
filled the air at night, while on either
side the Tough. the whole distance.
thousands of tar barrels were burned
on prominent mounds, and cast lurid
glare for miles around. The heavens
were Lit up as if a tremendous confiagra-
ton were consuming part of the earth.
The Tough was filled with hundreds
of boats of all sizes and descriptions,
visiting the royal yacht, and the chan
mel fleet which accompanied it, and wit
ness the illuminations of small towns
and the burning of tar barrels on either
shore. On one of the largest steamers
several hundred college students-close !
on 2,000-took run down the Tough at
night and when opposite the yacht con-
tanning the royal party, they gave a /