The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-02
MEETING THE ROYAL TRAIN,
The Queen Assures the Herald that She Will
Visit Salt Lake.

Early in the morning special train wa.
dispatched by the Rex organization to NEE
the royal train. This train was withou-
music or decorations, and was rather sac
welcome to the capitol city. The party or
board was made up Of the following per
sons, who were in no way responsible fol
Pthe lack of preparations:
III. j. Parks, j. d. Gill. d. A Clouther
r. B. Sheppard, G. L. Corey, c. w. Yves
tower, S. H. Giesy, d. B. Graham. C. E.
Brainard, w. H. Lever, J. w. Wilson. ].
E. Mcguire, w. L. Coffin, F. A Shells
Shirley p. Ash, T. II. Treat, standard.
bearer; john L. Gray, executioner.
The following representatives of the
press were on board:
A. w. Mitigate, Standard; E A. Nc
Daniel. Democrat; Major Littlefeld, Salt
Lake HERALD; S. E. Pettigrew, Tribune.
The following ladies and gentlemen rep
resented the Rex order:
Mrs Harvey, Miss Eckles. Mrs. A. n.
Nelson, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Miller
w. II. Harvey, A. T. Randall, VIM Nc
Cav, J. ID. Dyer, j. Varcoe.
The train was in charge of j. S. Nc
Entee, conductor, ]. II. Loomis, brakeman.
z and JAS. Brown, engineer, with VIM. Nc
Cav representing the Union Pacific, to see
that everything went well.
The run to Echo was made in one hour
and quarter and the time passed in dis
cussing the Rex and his Rexina and specu-
lating as to their charms.
The royal train approached, nannounced
IHE HERALD representative, who.was first
10 catch a glimpse of the train that has at
tracted more attention in its Journey across
the continent than any event that has oc-
CURED In the Inter mountain country for
years
Mr.. w. II. Harvey introduced the mem
bers OF the special to the Crown Prince,
Princess and the royal court. The Prin-
cess, though masked in outward contour.
presented a matchless form and in her
bearing gracious manners. She expressed
herself as delighted on seeing a represen-
tatlve OF The SALT LAKE HERALD and suid
1t would give her great pleasure to visit a
city of which she had learned to revere
without ever having ssen it,
AT THE UNION DEPOT
the crowds kept gathering as early as 8
o'clock. Ropes had been put up to keep
the great crush from crowoiEg the track.
but these gave way and the royal train had
to come into the station slowly to avoid
running over the eager spectators.
Elt was 80 when the royal party stepped
upon the platform. The crowd greeted
them with cheer after cheer The Louisiana
Rifles, the crack company of the cor feder-
acy, were on board the train. Tie passage
from the train was guarded by soldiers and
the royal party We're escorted irein the
train to temporary throne erected in front
OF the Union depot where they were receiy-
ed and the speeches of welcome made.
THE ROYAL ADDRESS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: am command
by his most gracious majesty to say that
he has summoned beneath the royal penant
the hosts OF his realm aud we present our
selves at the gates of your great city We
come to organize the Royal hosts in this.
the Capital city Of the West. We have
come from the Crescent capital of the mag
nolia land TO plant the royal standard in
this the mighty city of the West. We
come from tue sunny south to the glorious
West of our realm.
now introduce to you the crown prince.
who comes to rule over year mighty
kingdom with the scepter of peace
The king then bowed his acknowledge.
! ments to the mighty accamations that
rent the air as he and the queen stepped
forward.
The royal guards surrounded the eias