The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-10
ONE GRAND FIZZLE
Was the Lord Mayors Pageant in
London Yesterday.
ALL ITS SPECTACULAR EFFECT
Spoiled by tho Raln...Thc Brazilian
Situation Growing Very scrIous-..A
Furry In Berlin Caused by tho Two
Bank Fallures...The Prince ofWales
Quietly Celebrates His FInicth
Birthday...ot'lcr Interesting For.
eign News.

LONDON, Noy. 0.--Tho lord mayors
show was spoiled to-day by q coaselcss
downfall OF rain.
The new lord mayor, David Evans, n
Welshman, who represented the Castle
Baynard Ward in tho board Of alder
men, n, nina managed to enjoy himself con on
weather. Lord Mayor Evans succeeds
Lord Mayor Sir Joseph savory. He was
elected an alderman in 1854, and was
sheriff OF London in 1883.
This wet day being also the ami
versary OF the birth OF the Prince OF
Wales, and the occasion for the cclc-
bration OF the silver wedding OF the
Gar and Czarina OF Russia, patriotic
Londonors had full opportunities to
read OF great festivities, even if thoy
are unable to take part In them.
The Welsh nationality OF the new
lord mayor, received duo attention in
the fact that three out OF five Of tho
rain.soaked triumphal cars were illus
tratlve Of the history or industries Of
Wales. One car gave vivid represcn-
tation OF Edward l. presenting the first
Prince OF Wales 10 TINT principality,
whilo second trophy showed q group
Of Welshmen arrayed in their ancient
costumes. A third car was emblcmat-
ical OF Welsh industries, the coal fields
OF Wales being represented by q contin-
gent OF very wet Welsh miners armed
with pick axes, safety lamps, etc. The
fourth car was really q fine pioce, OF
work. It represented ship, such as
those used years ago for the conveyance
OF cereals and other produce to the LON
don wharves. The fifth car was design
ed by Sheriff Foster, and was supposed
to illustrate tho progress OF technical
education.
The usual "beef eatcrs," foresters,
tiremen, life-boatmen, ETC., were there
in all their glory, but the rain spoiled
everything, dampened the most vigor-
GUS enthusiasm and practically broke
up the great annual free show in which
the cockney SO much delights.
The route was about rs follows, the
rain, however, preventing many Of the
features" from following it: On leav-
ing Guild Hall yard the pageant passed
lltu 0IcSllalu StTect, ana tlencc
through Coleman, Forest and NIargate
streets to Princess and Queen streets.
On reaching the junction of Queen
street it made detour to the left, enter
ing Upper Thames street, where it was
in the ward OF the senior sheriff. 1t
then passed along Upper Thames street
until st. Paul station was reached,
when itagain entered Queen Victoria
street, thence proceeding through Cam
non street, St. Paul's Church Yard,
Ludgate Hill and Fleet street to the
Law courts, where his lordship was re-
ceived by the lord chancellor. The re-
turn was made along the strand, Char
ing Cross, northumberland avenue,
Victoria embankment and Queen Vic
toria street to Queen street and the
Guild hall.
All the principal thoroughfares
through which the procession passed
we're decorated, but the rain washed
out nearly everything in that line, and,
so far as the procession was concerned,
the "lord mayors show" was fizzle.