The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
London Ablaze With Glory In Hon.
or Of Queen Victoria.
THE DIAMOND CELEBRATION.
Streets Chowdsd All slight with fso
pie 10 see the Great Procession.
brilliant scenes In the Route
Many Nations Take Part.

midnight air when from huu"i'"'
metropolitan steeples the iumultuous
peal OF bells announced the diamond
Jubilee day. Vast crowds that had
filled miles Of streets and square acres
answered the ringing with cheers and
here and there singing God Save the
Queen"
Crowds pcopled the streets and
squares an night In the hope Of get
ting a view Of the procession today.
waiting for y. "a and l6 hours. as
many Of these people dld iammed to-
gether. was a feat Of endurance that
could only be sustained by some over
mastering desire Quite half OF these
jubilee walters were women. Some
had campEte3ls some sat on proiec-
tlons on buildings. on curbstones or
leaned In doorways, and angles made
BY stands Refreshments we're In or
der everywhere and police had little
trouble az ehoery good humor being
the order Of the night
During the long hours snatches Of
song and occasional bursts Of cheer
ing showed the people we're determined
to enjoy the festival Of patriotism and
loyalty "a the utmost The clear star
NJ sky and cool air kept the spirits Of
the crowd at the topmost point
throughout the ylgil. With the dawn
o. hope OF the queens weather merged
IA certainty and the world here
prepared itself Ia fullest confidence for
a day OF pic sure. Police 10 the mum
Der OF 5000 we're distributed along The
llue Of route
The streets on the north side were
closed 10 o. binary vehicle tranic al
1900 south side az a. m. The
London hrifgo had been closed 10 all
trafIo at midnight and the Westmin.
ster bridge and other bridges al
O'Clock. ~ Nhlch hour all persons wer,
removed from the tive bridges.
Decorations were universal ant
without stint To describe the dec0ra
tions along the six and three quaEisri
miles of professional route wal
impossible While here and there
much thAi IL beautiful meets the eye
Il Il not potf ibie 10 escape the fact tha
ensemble had been ruined by q lacl
OF concerted Effort The means em
ployed had been a. varied a. the end
achieved While there we're plenty o
red. white and blue. the Ereatest re-
lance had been placed on royal crimson
trimmed with geld Mottos vere beau
tiful with scrolla. banners. flags, royA
arms. lmpeial monogram and por
traits Of ths queen in every p0ssibl
form oi reproduction and unllmltet
illusions 10 ls35-is91.
In richer streets were countless an
costly blossoms, but paper flowers weT
not disdalned. especially IN such decJ
rations a. we're IN the street proPe
and the green Of evergreen and hrs an
laurel Earnent or trinmphal archie,
Venetian mlstS with idly pennons
shields and standards OF hags. aove
and ferns lend more 10 the picture
oi the queen than perhaps anythln
else.
when the last OF the procession wa
out of sight. the roar OF cheers tha
mark its course up Constitution hil
told the beginning of the story tha
the queen vas among her people, Will
the artillery In Hyde park. by N
royal salue % so guns laundering. tol
the fact TO the waiting thousands else
where that the queen had actuall
started. Tie procession was practical
ly In three sections ~ far as 81 pauli
though the last two en- route 10 th
cathedral consolidated AZ they move
into Plcadllly.
The hrst 10 take up position was th
colonial procession formed on the EN-
bankment and moved via Mall. theme
past the palace where her maiest
viewed Il from a window, over th
route 10 81 Pauls The march bega
at s;45 and the great cortege prove
a welcome relief TO the waiting multi
tude The procession was headed b
a party % royal horse guards. The
followed the band Of the same corp
playing the inspiring "WsshinEtC
Post March Close upon the ban
came a portion OF the pictures OF th
queen. then mounted prlice as escoT
10 the hrst cel0nel premier. Hon. WI
fred laurier. New South Walei
mounted riies came next escorting "a
premier OF New South Wales. Ate
them came the Premlers OF New Zca
land. Cape ot Good Hope. New Found
land. With escorts OF their respectlv
troops In native uniform The pr,
mlers being disposed Of. then succeed
cd the most attractive display d
mounted troops OF the crown OF N
colonies. Rhodesian horse. colonial IN
fantry, ioadon Scottish and Londo
Irish rifles volunteer corps and other
Following zane the real oddities {
the eyes OF ilehdonears % which EaT
tiehs and Cyprus divided the honor
with Dyaks Of Borneo These an
Others coming after them emphasize
and repeaird the fact OF how widel
scattered are the races of which N
queen rules
The second procession passed "a
palace 80 minutes after the colonial
had climbed Constitution hill Il wa
filled IN with plcture Of the Britalnl
war strength, The eiapire had passe
In Tcvlsv and the bead Of Il all va
nov 70 cgrie. her majesty, the rOyi
pgocessioh TrOper was interviewer wit
- erawd awaiting the dlgnltsries {
torta First came the aides d
camp 70 he queen, these being heade
ht the Prince OF Wales and Dukes ,
Cambritge aud Connaught and n
Earl of W,Smas Then followed N
iaTt Lieutenant OF London. the Duh
Of Westminster. The duke was 70
lowed BY El'ttering eavalcade ofiicer
hcadquar,sis Of the stan. To thei
succeeded held marshais. Next can
the onAcers and aaxlilary forces In a
tendance. =. r. r. Prince Of vale