Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-23

Visitors Were tYSCS1"O1 -
Prince of Wales, the Duke OF
Connaurht and Ambassador D.
S,aal-AI Harbor Vessels Were
FIab9rate-v Decorated and Thou
sands Of People Turned Out 10
Greet the Visitors.
cco,vriehted. 1870 Associated Press)
Leith. scotland, September -2.-l'4e
Russian Yachts. Standard and Pole STAR
uers sighted at the entrance Of the Firth
\, ro--1 ~ 1850 this morning, and the
,aUs WAS Immediately telegraphed 10
t5e Prince OF Wales. who was in charge
,stbs s-rneements for the reception OF
~. Gar and Czarine, and who Will ac-
.orp9uv The Russian visitors 10 Ba--
me Prince OF Wales, the Duke OF Con
rsuqa- NJ o. S.8al. The Russian amDa7-
yaF9r 20 me Court OF s. James, LORD
Pgseberrv and number OF nigh mill
tarv officials arrived a. ,1e Jet1y' rom
Dalmeuy at IL O'Clock, and were I1oe-'
Cd by an escort Of the EnnlsAi.eH uI'-
c0ons. Rain was falling hea'A! anu
fbe sky and general surroundings were
most f0rbddug. but il spite OF 'l-s
enormous crowds oil people lne0 the
Wv to the docks and greeted ,le aIF-N7'
Of The rova. party with grea, en-nus-
i1sm. qhe Prince of W2.es were 'le
uniform OF the Eleff dragons, anu the
T-,ls of Con0aught was in the Uniform
OF the Scots guards.
After inspecting the reception room,
fra roval party Joined the Duchess OF
Rrucleuch and the Countess of Lyt,on.
and embarked on board the steamer
4hn-alOl Castle. The steamer theN
proceeded down the Firth 10 meet tle
Car an- Czar.na. The chln1eL rect,
which lined the Firth OF Forth, saluJeC
as the Prince Of Wales ana the royal
party trayersed the lines.
The Russian imperial yachts, on their
arrival. were sl.utej by the 1eeJ ana I'M
melia-c.v dropped anchor. The Tan
TALON Castle soon af-erwarl ran along
SIDE the Standard. Jhe latter having the
Russian m8i-s-ies on beard. The Prince
Of Wales. The Duke OF C0uuaught and ~.
&c Saal went on board and welcomed
tle Car and CZ3rila 10 Lei,l. IAe
party af-erwari luuched together on
board the S.anL3r1.
The weather was far from being al
THAI could De wished for the reception,
but there was no installing the TACT
that the people or LeICh and It's V.c-nl,y
had urnej ont in great numbers, ca,er-
mined @. give ,Le imperial travellers
hearty and genuine welcome 10 the
shores of Scotland. The whole ha1b0r
WAS full OF merchant vessels uom all
PARTS OF the world. and lhey were ali
daCkcd from stem 10 stern with bunting,
and placed i'm the nsatesc possible rim
on both sides OF the water, so that, after
passing through the lines OF powerful
warships. the progress of the Standard
up the Firth Was p3raie-.he in the eX-
Ucme
yTae precautions taken afOaJ FOR the
protection Oi their majel--es were uh-
preceden,ed, il is believed, III nava. an
mas Picket boats. seam launches and
torpedo boats of the smaller class. nom
the warslips Majestic, Magnificent. Re
pulse and Resolution, each deJ3camen-
commanded by lieutenant, formed
comu.e.a net around The Russian imper-
iaIyGcht. Osteuslbiy 90 proven, the shore
h0a.S from crOWiiug about the stand
ard. but in reality 20 prevent any pos
sfbflitv of an attempt 10 commit dyna-
mita or 0-her outrage The shore boats
were FRI such vast numbers on the water
that there Is no doubt that the precau-
lions taken by the British naval aunor-
tiles were warranted.
The precautions adopted ashore were
equally thorough, although few people
give more than O passing thought now
10 The alleged dynamite conspiracy sup
posed to have en- discovered by Scot
land Yard. On the TanJallon Castle,
ashore, on The train which was 10 take
their Naies-i5s 20 B2lm0r3l, at different
places along The route at Bal,at5r, and
about BolmOral itself were picked men,
bers of the Russian secret police and
the most trusted members of he Cars
Nihilisl detectives. Other Russian de-
tect.ves were on board Inc Standard, and
cley were p .ui0rced On landing by a
picked squad OF the very best Scotland
Yard detectives. who viii remain al
tached To the Car and Czarina's party
until they leave Great Britain.
After luncheon their imperial majes-
Eies boarded -ae TanjalIon. accompanied
by the British princes, and that steam
ship pr1ce -ed slowly up the Firth or
forth, closely guarded by The swarm of
picket boats. through the lines Of the
British leeJ. all the warslips flying the
Russian ensign. As the Standard PASS
ed each warsh.p fired q royal salute.
and The sailors manned the sides or the
yards, as the case might be, with ma
rines ON guard and the bands playing
the Russian national anthem.
While The Ta0-a,lOu Castle was ap-
prOachiur ne ie--y she passed between
guard lines formed of two cutters from
each OF The w3rships fin The Firth Of
Forth. After the T1u3ilon Castle had
passed through The lines Of cutters the
cars We're, aJ another signal dropped
simultaneously and ,1en the men-of-war
cutters formed mp in column as, IN Of
the steamship and followed her to the
je-y.
The Car and Cz3riCa landed q, the
je-y at eNacly 1.4J ,. m. As they
stepped asher, Che troops presented arms
and the mGSSed bands played the Russ
sian anthem. The Czar ana Czlriua
were escorted ashore by the Prince Of
Wales and Jb- Duke o.. CouDaugl.. and
wcr. me, by large number Of field off,
GERS i'm fam uniform. The guard Of hon.
or was composed of picked blue Jackets
from Che f5-s. While ,he Cars escort
consisted of q detachment of the ROYAL
Scots Grays Second Dr1gCC1S) of which