The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-12
A REVIEW BY THE KAISER
ENGLAND'S VOLUNTEERS IMPRESS
EIM FAVORABLY.

Militiamen in the L!ne-The Emperor
Accompanied by the Prince of Wales
and HIS taff-A Big Crowd Out to
See the Snow.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Emperor Of Ger
many remained at the state ball given at
buckingham palace until o'clock this
morning. At o'clock he took breakfast,
and attended to business with his se,reta-
ries. He afterward reviewed the Yeoman
Of the Guard.
The emperor aud empress and their suites
at o'clock left London by rail for VIM
bledon station to witness the big event of
the day, the review Of Euglaud's volunteer
soldleTy. From Wimbledon station the
route to the parade ground was lavishly
decorated with flags and flowers in almost
endless profusion.
ARRIVAL OF THE TROOPS.
Early In the morning the British voIun-
teer regiments aud regiments of regulars
detailed to assist in the parade began to ar
rive at Wimbledon from all directions.
with the early regiments crowds of people
from London and the country
tiocked toward Wimbledon common,
the old Creedmor of England, and
began to take up favorable positions from
WLANh W aS0 bue IiOOpS. 1 US regiments
which were among the first to arrive did SO
in smart soldier-like manner. 1t was
evident at glance that their commanding
officers had done their utmost to turn out
the citizen soldiery" in az clean cut and
ouslness-like manner as possible.
THE OFFICERS WELL SECONDED.
The men themselves appeared TO have
seconded the endeavors Of their officers to
the utmost of their ability and seemed Co
be determined 10 make as good a showing
as they could before the emperor, who
had been reported to have re-
marked that he did not care
to see " tradesmen masquerading
as soldiers" The weather was glorious.
The embarkation Of the troops upon the
railroad trains was accomplished in o quiet
orderly, soldlerly manner. Many of the
volunteer regiments in order to show the
emperor that they were not such
rear raukersn as some people
supposed, preferred to march
III full heavy marching order all the way to
Wimbledon instead of taking the cars, and
in not few cases, back again TO their regi-
mental districts, some Of these regiments
thus falling in for a good twenty to twenty
five miles tramp
CRACK ORGANIZATIONS.
Detachments of the Life Guards, Horse
Guards, dragons, lancer5, hussars and
artillery arrived early in the day, and these
picked cavalrymel were soon followed by
the regular infantry of the line and
after them came the Grenadier Guards
| Coldstream Guards and Scots Fusi
| leer Guards. Ii these really fine
4 troops were well received by che crowd
which had by that time gathered on Vim
| bledol's sward, it was as nothing to the sD
plause when the gallant Highland regi
ments. Englsud's b0nny Scots, marched Il
the front with their bagpipes playing.
$4,000 MEN OUT.
By 2;30 o'clock all the regulars, number
ing from c, 900 to Z, 200 men, were in the posi-
tions assigned to them, though the volun
teers were still pouring in living streams
| upon the common. The entire body of
troops was under the supreme command
of his royal highness, the Duke of
| Cambridge. Commander>ln-chief of the
British army, and the troops, estimated at
| about 5000 volunteers and about 1000
regulars. This force was divided into two
brigades of infantry, under command of
the Duke of Connaught and Of Sir Evelyn
Wood, K. C. B., respectively.
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPEROR.
At 4 O'Clock the artillery thundsrsd ont
salvo and the German imperial standard
was run up on the flag staff at the review
ing stand In place of the British standard,
and, almost Immediately aferward, the
| Emperor of Germany, accompanied by the
| Prince Of Wales and his staff in brilliant
uniforms. aud followed by an escort of the
Life Guards, dashed up to the salutiug point
| in gallant style, the horses laundering
over the sward, and the arms Of ths officers
and soldiers flashing and clashing with war
like harmony. Arriving at the saluting
| point, the emperor and his party drew rem
and the emperor saluted. He was receiv red
by the Duke OF Cambridge and staff, while
the royal salute was fired by the artillery.
THE EMPERoR's UNIFORM.
The emperor was mounted rpon a mag
nificeut black charger, and was dressed in
the uniform Of field marshal o the White
| Cuirassers The emperor, followed by
his staff and by that Of the Duke
of Cambridge, proceeded TO inspect
the British regulars and volunteers. After
this inspection, which seemed to i'm
press the emperor with favorable
opinion of the soldiers equipment, the ruler
of Germany rode back to the saluting point.
| AS soon as the emperor was seated in front
| of this point, with the Duke Of Cambridge
near MIN and with their two stats behind
them, the march past commenced and lasted
an hour and half Not only the emperor,
but the German military critics behind him
we're of the opinion that the march
past was performed in splendid style.
So much was the emperor impressed with
the soldierly behavior Of the volunteers
that upon several occasions he addressed
complimentary remarks to the officers IN
command Of the different corps which met
with his warmeso approval, referring il
warm terms to the smartness OF the mems
appearance and to the precision with which
| kbov yoacad fhe FaVia wing nOlQt.