The Dickinson press., 1896-09-26
CAR IN SCOTLAND
RGSSIA'S RULER Is NOW VISITING
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
He and the Cxarina Arrive Mt Leith
ON Board the Russian Royal
Yacht. and Are Enthusiastically
Welcomed - unprecedented Pre-
cautions Taken for the l'rOtec-
While AhOnt.

Copyright. 1S:M. Associated Press.
Leitll. Scotland, Sept. 2t.-'rhe Rus
sian yachts. Standard and i-oie Star,
We're sighted at tine entrance of the
Firth of Forth ut 1880 this morning,
and the news was Immediately tele-
graphed to the Prince of Wales. who
was in charge of the arrangements for
the reception OF the cZar and cZarina,
and who will accompany the Russian
visitors to Balmoral.
The Prince of Wales. the Duke Of
Connaught. NJ. lie Stael. the Russian
ambassador to the court of st. James,
Lord Rosehcrry and number of high
military officials. arrived Mt the cjtty
from Dalmeny at IL O'clock, and We're
received by an escort of the Enskillen
dragoons. Rain was falling heavily.
and the sky and general surroundings
We're most forbitltling; but. in spite of
this, enormous crowds of people lined
the way to the docks aid greeted the
royal party with the greatest enth,lsi-
asm.
The steamer Tantallon Castle. with
the royal party, proceeded down the
firth. The channel fleet. which lined
the firth of Forth. salutcd as the party
travcrsed the lines.
The Russian imperial yachts oh their
arrival were saluted by the fleet and
Immediately dropped anchor The
TuntallOn Castle soon afterward rain
alongside the Standard. The prince of
Wales, the duke of 0onnaught and NJ.
lie Stael went on board and welcomed
the cZar and czarina to Leith. The
tlonGte.
The people of Leith and it's vicinity
had turned out in great numbers. de-
termined to give the imperial travellers
hearty welcome to the shores Of
Scotland. The whole harbor was full
of merchant vessels from all parts Of
the world. and they were all decked
from stem to stern with bunting and
placed in the ncatest possible trim, so
that after passing through the lines
of powerful warsllips the progress Of
the Standard up the Firth of Forth
was like a parade.
Extraordinary Precautions.
The precautions taken ntloat for the
protection of their majcstiCs were UNI
Drecedentcd, it is believed, III naval
annals. Picket boats, steam launches
aud torpedo boats of tho smaller class
from the warships Majestic, Magniti-
cent Rcpulse and resolution, each de-
tachlncnt commanded by lieutenant,
formed Il complete net around the
Russian imperial yacht in order. os-
tensibly. to prevent the shore boats
from crowding about the Standard,
but in reality to prevent any possibili-
ty of an attempt to commit dyna-
mite or other outrage. The shore
boats were in such vast numbers on
the water that there is 10 doubt that
the precautions taken by the British
naval authorities were warranted.
The precautions adopted ashore were
equally thorough. although few reo-
pie give more than a passing thought
now to the alleged dynamite conspir-
acy supposed to have been discovered
by Scotland Yard On the Tantallon
Castle. ashore, on the train which was
to take their majcsties to Balmoal,
at different places along the route. ut
Rcllatar and about l5almOml itself,
were picked members Of the Russian
secret service and the most trusted
members of the cars nihilist de-
tectives. Other Russian detectives
were OH board the Standard and they
were reinforced on landing by picked
squad of the very best Scotland Yard
detectives, who will remain attached
to tho car and czarina's party until
they leave Great Britain.
After luncheon their imperial maj.
estes boarded the Tantallon Castle
accompanied by the British princes
and that steamship proceeded slowly
up the Firth of Forth closely guarded
by a swarm of picket boats. through
the lines of the British fleet, all the
warships flying the Russian ensign
AS the standard passed, each warshir
fired a royal salute and the sailors
manned their sides or the yards, as
the case might be. with marines on pa
rade and the bands playing the nation
al anthem.
The train In waiting at the jetty is
what is known as the Queens Spe.
cial." train especially built for the
use of her majesty, and containing
every convenience. AT Balmoral the
visiting rulers were welcomed by
Queen Victoria.