The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-11

out in force in order to witness the
progress in state OF Emperor William
from Buckingham Palace to Guild Hall
and back to the palace, after partaking
Of the hospitality of the lord mayor Of
London.
From the earliest hours of tho morn
ing crowds of people were literally
pouring toward buckingham Palace, St.
James Park, Strand, Fleet street, Lud-
gate Hill aud the city generally, in or
der to take up some position where they
could get as good sight of the imperial
procession as il was possible for them to
get by grim dctcrminatio and good
elbow walk. From the earliest hours
also, in addition to the crowds OF pedes-
TRANS blocking the cityward streets,
there were large bodies of regular
troops and volunteers to be met march
ing toward positions they had been as
signed to occupy along the route, and
besides the soldiers there were fully
5000 policemen in motion with some OBJ
ject in view.
The busy hustling state of tho streets
hours before the procession started may
be easily imagined. AT $3.50 u m. all,
traffic along the route, and through the
streets bordering it, had been not only
stopped, but still moro effectively
brought to standstill by the will OF
the people, who packed every foot of
space available, and who were not to be
moved under much less pressure than
that OF police charge. As the hour fer
starting the procession, midday, drew
soldiers and police in a most good
natured, though so forcib,e. 4 manner
that it required the utmost efforts of the
red coats and blue coats to keep them
from breaking through the red and blue
lines formed from the Palace to Guild
Hall.
While this early crowding was in pro-
gress the Emperor, as usual, had COM
menced this work at an early hour. At
about 2 o'clock the Emperor had lett
buckingham palace on horseback for
Rotten Row, Hyde Park. where he en-
joyed an .invigorating ride. At S o'clock
tho Emperor reviewed the Queens West
minister Volunteers on tho lawn of
buckingham Palace. For that occasion
the Emperor wore light blue Prussian
uniform. After this review the German
ruler enjoyed light breakfast and then
much interested il the models of new
war ships and big guns. Leaving the
naval exhibition the Emperor returned
to Buckingham Palace and retired to his
private apartments in order to transact
mass of business connected with the
German empire before preparing for his
progress to Guild Hall.
Just before starting on this Journey
the Emperor received brief tclegraphic
and courier reports, brought by mounted
policemen and caValrymcn to Bucking-
ham Place, upon the position of affairs
from the various points along the line
tho procession was to follow. All
these reports concurrcd in tho promise
that an orderly and magnificent reccp.
ton would he accorded to tho Emperor
by the loyal subjects OF the Queen of Eng
land. Precisely at noon the royal sta te'
carriage left Buckingham Palace, spark
ling with golden ornamentation and
drawn by eight superb postillion riders,
tho horses fiankcd by mounted Life
Gardsmcn and mounted police and con-
Quoted by white bewigged footmen and
coachmen of immense size.
The royal carriages upon leaving the
palace passed towards Marlborough
gate through the lines of tho Grenader
Guards and the palace, backed up by
huge, swaying. cheering crowds of peo-
pie. AS the procession left tho palace
from ever quarter within and without
the city boundaries peals OF bells rang
out from church stccplcs and announced
Joyfully to the eXpoctant masses that
the imperial pageant had commenced.
The route of the procession was by
way of the Strand, Fleet street and
Lugate hill. Enormous crowds filed
the streets, and every point OF vantage
was filled with the sightseers. The
German Kaiser and Kaiscrn had u most
brilliant staff. They rode amid the loud
plaudits OF the multitude. the Prince of
Wales, who acted as the Kaiscr's escort,
also being heartily applaudcd. The
reception of the Prince OF Wales was OF
a mixed character. AT points he was
received with unstinted cordality, ard
at others loud hissirgs quite, dominated
the cheers, though on the whole his re-
ccption was favorable.
Here and there was perfect hurri-
cane OF cheers and other Recommendations
The lord mayor received the guest at
the entrance to Guild Hall and a pro-
cession was formed and moved to the
library, where court of tho common
council was held, and the reco der o.
the city Of London read an address to
his majesty, declaring that the lord
mayor and the corporation desired to
offer him sincere welcome, declaring
his visit to the Queen to be for the con-
tinuancc OF the friendly aifectionatc re-
lations so long existing between the two
nations; also welcoming tho Empress,
declaring that they had appreciated her
presence, and praying that his majesty
might long be spared to reign.
The address was presented in a splcn-
did gold caskct richly enamelcd and
decked with precious stones. The En-
pcror replied, expressing heartfelt