The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-16
$ME 7-.N; REVIEW OF f n
asLlsH TROOPS BY THE
EROR OF GER
MANY.
EOHP AND ROYAL DISPLAY
E.us Prince of Wales Present an" u"
E,roops Commanded by the Duke
of Cambridge.

LONDON, July ll.-lue emperor i0
manned at the state ball, given at Buck
-vrgSsan Palace, until 3 o'clock this
Uea~ainp. At s o'clock the emperor
ag,se, breakfasted and attended 10
fgxys5Esess with his secretaries. Shortly
-assygse noon, accompanied by the
,eszsaress and the Dukes of Edinburgh
sgrl Connaught, the emperor enjoyed
qspood ride in Rotten Row, after which
les inspected the Yeomen of the Guard.
n soon as the inspection was at an
,gsysE. in company with the empress and
attended by a numerous and brilliant
azEe, the emperor drove to the resi-
Lance of the German ambassador,
Count Won Hatzfeldt, Wildenberg,
Carlton House Terrace, where the i'm
pssrial party were entertained at
lg1eheon There were also present at
..sszds luncheon a distinguished com
r,ss1y, which included Lord and Lady
.=1iisbury,
THE emperor and empress and their
mites at 3 o'clock left London by rail
far Wimbledon station. From that
~ at the route to the parade ground
7ERs lavishly decorated with flags and
81 overs, reaching in almost endless
rsf9fusion from the station to the flag
sfnE near the reviewing stand, from
size top of which the imperial stand
ard of Germany was waving.
EE about o'clock this afternoon
SEere were over 5000 volunteers on
r5lge ground and 5000 regulars, iDclud
iznE Life Guards and other crack cavalry
Regiments. This force was divided
3ns5s two brigades. The duke of Cam
lz-idge was in supreme command, as
~ sed by the duke of ConDaught. AT
. 30 o'clock the brigades were massed
and were inspected by the duke OF
a,,,;f II bridge and his staff, preparatory
,4l3 the arrival of the emperor.
AT o'clock the emperor and his
vsagty drew near and the artillery
8ileGndered out a salute. The German
iEz Derial standard was run up on the
3a4gstaff at the reviewing stand, in
,Ei&sce of the British standard, and al
vEost Immediately afterwards the EN-
rJSBWr of Germany, accompanied by
tsse prince of Wales and staff, attired
IR brilliant uniforms followed by an
SNsOrt of Life Guards, dashed up to the
sssluting point in gallant style, tue
E2rses laundering over the sward and
,l5d6cers' and soldiers arms flashing and
flashing with warlike harmony.
arrived at the saluting point the
emperor and his party drew rein and
as the emperor saluted he was received
tly the luke of Cambridge and staff,
while q royal salute was fired by the
aagtiliery. The emperor was mounted
tC.pon a magnificent black charger and
-Tfas dressed in the uniform of field
., grsnal of white cuirassers and when
tsG echoes of the last gun of the salute
S-.si died away among the distant hills
&hs emperor, followed by his staff
ana 10y that of the duke of
Cambridge, proceeded to inspect the
British regiment and volunteers. After
S8 Is inspection, which seemed TO i'm
.pyess the emperor with favorable
qpaaiOn of the soldiers equipments,
Ssse ruler of Germany rode back to the
shutting point. AS soon as the EN-
yJaror was seated in front of this point
with the duke of Cambridge near him.
81 with their two statfs behind them,
VI ses-march commenced and lasted an
hOur and half.
Not only the emperor, but the Ger
E4lnI military critics behind him, were
Qf the opinion that the march was
q srfOrmed in splendid style.
Senuch was the Emperor impressed
With the soldery bearing of the vol
s'Snteers that upon several occasions he
ddressed complimentary remarks to
line officers in command of the differ
eGlG corps, which met with his warmest
approval, referring in warm terms to
1ils Smartness of the mems appearance
End to the precision with which they
y Issed the reviewing point.
After the entire body of troops had
past the lines were reformed,
the soldiers presented arms, another
rsyal salute was fired and the review
vas at an end.
ann2nediately after the termination
st these military ceremonies the En-
peror started for the Crystal Palace
here to witness the parade OF the vol
yintser fire department and a grand |
.isplay of fire works in the evening. |
The crush, overcrowding, delay and
annoyance which many thousands of
people suffered in getting away from
Wimbledon Common after the review |
wSs probably never equaled in the
history of that place.