The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-23
THE GAR IN SCOTLAND.
Rus8ia's Ruler the Guest Of Queen
Victoria at Balmoral.
PRECAUTIONS FOR HIS SAFETY,

The Entire Railway from Leith to BalIarct
Was Strongly Guarded, and the Unusual
Preparations Produced a Painful I'm
preston Upon the Populace.
BALLATERssSept. 23-The queens special
train bearing the car and czarina and the
members of the English royal family who
accompanied them arrived here at 7:Oj
o'clock last evening. After the formal re-
ception by the municipal authorities the
car and czarna entered an open state
carriage and, escorted by the Scotch
Greys, drove to Balmoral
As the imperial personages started on
their drive the first bonfire was lighted on
the mountain peak. Arriving at the en-
trance of the castle grounds of Balmoral
the servants Of the castle and the Ballater
and Crathie volunteers led the procession
of carriages with flaming torches Three
other boniires on the adjoining peaks il
Illuminated the mountain side with n glare
of light.
Balmoral castle was reached thus with
out any incident The queen and Princess
Beatrice received their imperial guests mt
the door Of the castle, and the warmest
greetings were exchanged, the bagpipes
meantime sounding shril1 welcome and
the torches carried by the servants being
thrust high in the air, accompanied with
loud cheering by all the attendants. Be
fore the Russian party disappeared within
doors the torch bearers marched past
them in single file.
The imperial train was run from Leith
to Ballater without any stop. The ex-
traordinary arrangements made to pro
| vide for the safety of the czar and
| czarina produced "A painful impress
! sion, overshadOwing as they did the
| demonstration upon the part of the
| populace. The municipality of Leith
! spent quite a sum of money on floral and
other decorations but much more money
was spent on barbados and other pre-
cautions taken to keep the people away
from the spot where their majesties landed.
The entire route from Leith to Ballater
was strongly guarded, and the approaches
leading TO the railroad were closed from 4
to p IN.
Soldiers were drafted to Leith from
York, Glasgow, Sterling and Edinburgh
and all the volunteer corps were adiured
to turn out to their fullest strength Every
foot of the railroad from Leith to Ballatei
was guarded, the bridges and arches be
ing specially watched, after having beer
inspected by the royal engineers and po
lice. At and about Aberdeen the trair
traverscda a series Of large arches which
are used as stables, fish stores, etc. Tn,
places were searched every few hours 10y
the military and police officials, acting in
dependently, but at the same time keep
ing in close touch with each other.
At Leith the czar and czarina were ush
cred into the reception room, where th
members of the municipal councils o
Leith and Edinburgh were present in thei
full robes Of office. There the provosts o
Leith and of Edinburgh welcomed tn
visitors TO Scotland. The car was cold ii
his demeanor, but the czarina won tn
heart of everyone by her spontaneou
geniality.
The car and czarina and the Prince ant
Princess of Wales will stay with tn
queen at Balmoral castle, but the othe
members of the royal family and thei
suites will put up at Abergeldie. TIL
servants, of which there are great mum
ber, accompanying the imperial and roya
parties will be accommodated at Br
. Hall