The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-23
The Ruler of A ! the Ru ssias
Visits Queen Victoria.
ACCOMPANIED BY HIS BRIDE
The Royal Party Met by the
Prince of Wales.
CLOSELY GUARDED BY POLICE
Queen Victoria Accorded to Her Inn
perial Guests the Warmest
of Greetings.

Leith, Scotland, Sept. 22.-The Rus
sian yachts STANDARD" and ''Polestar"
we've sighted at the entrance of the
Firth of Forth at 1880 this morning
and the news was Immediately tele-
graphed to the Prince of Wales who is
in charge of the arrangements for the
reception of the Gar and Cazarina
and who will accompany the Russian
visitors to Balmoral.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke of
Connaught, NJ. de Staal, the Russian
Ambassador to the court of ST. James,
Lord Rosebery and number of high
military officials arrived at the Jetty
from Dalmony, at II o'clock and were
received by an escort of the EnniskilI-
en- Dragons. Rain was falling heavily
and the sky and general surroundings
were most forbidding, but in spite of
this, enormous crowds of people lined
the way to the docks and greeted the
arrival of the royal party with the
greatest enthusiasm. The Prince of
Wales wore the uniform of the Kieff
Dragons and the Duke of Connaught
was in the uniform of Scots Guards.
After inspecting the reception room,
the royal party joined the Duchess of
Buccleuch, and the Countess of Lyt-
ton, and embarked on board the steam
er "Tantallon Castle" The steamer
then proceeded down the Firth in or
der to meet the Car and Czarina. The
channel fleet. which lined the Firth of
Forth. saluted as the Prince of Wales
and the royal party traversed the lines.
The Russian imperial yachts on
their arrival were saluted by the feet
and Immediately dropped anchor. The
Tantallon Castle soon afterwards ran
alongside the Standard, the latter hav-
ing their Russian Majesties on board.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke of
Connaught and M. de Staal went on
board and welcomed the Car and
Czarina to Leith. The greetings ex-
changed between the Imperial travell-
ers and the British Princes was most
affectionate. The party afterwards
lunched together on board the Stand
ard.
The precautions taken for the safety
Of their NECESSITIES were unprecedented
in England, although few people give
more than passing thought now to
the alleged dynamite conspiracy sup
posed to have been discovered by Scot
land Yard. On the Tantallon Castle,
ashore on the train which was to take
their Maiesties to Balmoral, at differ
ent places along the route, at Ballater
and about Balmoral itself were picked
members of the Russian secret police
and the most trusted members of the
Cars Nihilist detectives. Other Rus
sian detectives were on board the
Standard and they were reinforced on
landing by a picked squad of the very
best Scotland Yard detectives who will
remain attached to the Gar and
Czarina's party until they leave Great
Britain.
After luncheon their Imperial Maies-
ties boarded the Tantallon Castle, ac-
companied by the British princes and
that steamship proceeded slowly up
the Firth of Forth. closely guarded by
the swarm of picket boats, through
the lines of the British feet, all the
warships flying the Russian ensign.
The Gar and Czarina landed at the
Jetty at exactly lao p. M. As they
stepped ashore, the troops presented
aTms and the massed bands played
the Russian anthem.
The Car and Czarina were escorted
ashore by the Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Connaught and were
met by large number of field officers
i'm full uniform. The guard of honor
was composed of picked blue jackets
from the fleets, while the Cars escort
consisted of detachment of Royal
Irish Guards, of which the Gar is col
onel-in-chief.
A detachment of 300 policemen and
a regiment of Highlanders lined the
street leading from the Jetty to the
railroad station, 400 yards distant The
reception room of the station was made
brilliant with flags and flowers, the
Russian ensign being entwined with
Great Britain's. The Jetty to the spot
where the state carriages from Buck
ingham Palace were in waiting to con-
vey the imperial and royal party to the
station was lined with blue jackets and
marines on either side. The train was
in waiting, with what is konwn as
the Queens Special, train specially
built for the use of Her Majesty and
containing every convenience it is
possible to place in railroad cars. The
extraordinary arrangements made to
provide for the safety of the Car and
Czarina, produced painful impression,
overshadowing as they did the demon
stration upon the part of the populace.
The municipality of Leith spent quite
sum of money on floral and other
decorations, but much more money
was spent in barrieading and other pre-
cautions taken to keep the people
away from the spot where their Majes-
ties landed
Soldiers were drafted to Leith from
York, Glasgow, Sterling and Edin-
burg and all the volunteer corps OF
this place and its vicinity were adjured
to turn out to their fullest strength.
Every foot Of the railroad from J.eith