The record-union., 1897-06-23
The Sixtieth Anniversary Of YlGtOrla'S
Rule Celebrated at London.
An Immense Crowd Witnesses the
Passing of the Pageant.
Was the rlost Impressive Spectacle
Which Has Ever Taken Place at
Great Britain's Capital City
Shouting Millions Greet the Ruler
of the British Isles.

of the British Isles.
LONDON, June 22.-The greatest
day of the jubilee in commemoratlon
of the sixtieth anniversary of the reign
of Queen Victoria has come and gone,
and not the slightest accident marred
the impressive beauty Of the occasion.
Never has a larger crowd been gath
cred in the world than greeted the pass
ing of the pageant through the streets
of the procession symbolic of the glory
of the Empire of Britain.
After passing through the streets
from buckingham Palace, precisely at
II 40 a. m the boundary of the faith
full city was crossed by her majesty,
who received the ancient and stately
homage from her chief magistrate.
The frame in which this picture was
set was picturesque. On one side OF
the broken gray piles of law courts rose
from portierres of legal luminarles,
most of her majesty's Judges in their
splendid robes and full bOttomed wigs
in somber silk and less voluminous
horsehair, and ladies in charming toll
cts, every window filled with eager
faces
The Lord Mayor and the city officials
on horseback arrived ten minutes be-
fore the Queen was due, and very Strlk-
ing was their appearance. Sir FaudeI-
Phillips wore the Earl's robe, to which
Lord Mayors are entitled when crown
ed heads visit the city, a cloak of ruby
silk velvet, lined with white silk and
ermine. Sheriffs Ritchie and Rogers
wore the Sheriff's velvet court dress,
scarlet gowns and chains.
The VERY good-by sword known
as Queen Elizabeth's pearl sword, pre-
sented to the corporation by the Maid
en- Queen at the opening of royal ex-
change A. D. 1910, was carried by the
Lord Mayor.
On the arrival of the Queen the Lord
Mayor uncovered. Approaching the
carriage of her majesty, his Lordship,
with all due obeisance, presented the
hilt of the citys pearl sword, which
was undraWn. This was the ceremony
of dutiful submission. The Queen quiet
ly touched it, thus returning it to the
Lord Mayor in token that his suhmis-
sion was graciously accepted by his
sovereign.
Her majesty then commanded the
Lord Mayor and Sheriffs to proceed,
and the procession moved toward ST.
Paul's amid roars and cheers that
seemed in the narrow streets to be
echoed and re-echoed. AS her majesty
entered the gates of the palace at 2
o'clock distant gun in Hyde Park an
nounced that the procession was over.
The events long prepared had passed
into history. The sound of the bells
was answered by cheering as the loyal
subjects who came to cheer had not
satisfied themselves. The Queen reach
ed the palace on her return from the
procession at 1:45 p. m. She was much
pleased and smiling and was not IA
tigued.
The whole affair passed off without
q hitch. There Were no serious acci-
dents, although a number of women
tainted and a man fell out of a tree on
the Mall. The Queen witnessed this,
and promptly sent one of her equerries
TO inquire as to the mans condition In
the surrounding dignitaries We're lead
ing representatives of all the faiths of
England.
With the stopping of the Queens
carriage the picture was complete and
the swelling hymn that had risen on
the summer air from five choristers of
her majesty's chapel Royal, Westmin-
ster Abbey and st. Paul ceased its
grand harmonies in one long drawn
soft" amen. The service was about to
begin. Nowhere on the route traversed
We're the slopes of faces carried to so
great a hight. All around like some
vast amphitheater walls of people
stretched upwards as if to climb the
sky
The ecclesiastics who had issued
from the great west door as the Queen
approached standing beside the i'm
provised altar now began the simple
service. a te deum by Mr. Martin. or
ganist of st. Paurs, composed for the
occasion, was sung. AS the sonorous
amen died away the sweet voices of
the Cathedral clergy We're heard chant
ing, 20, Lord, Save the Queen" to
which the great choir in wondrous
sound responded, And Mercifully Hear
Us When We cali upon Thee"
The Bishop of London in full canoni-
cal robes read a short collect, after
which her majesty sat with bowed
head. the Archbishop Of Canterbury
announced the benediction- Then
amidst the further ringing of bells the
national anthem was sung and the
Queen drove on to other scenes.
At the Law Courts the Queen was met
by the Lady Mayoress, who presented
her majesty with a basket of flowers.
The flowers We're gorgeous orchids in
a silver flagTee basket, the handles be-
ing surmOunted by a lovers knot on
which was engraved. ITO Her Majesty,
Queen Victoria Presented by Helen
Faudel-Phillips, Lady Mayoress.
In presenting the flowers, Lady Phil
lips, who was in mourning, said;
might 1 be permitted to present this
basket of flowers to your majesty"
The Queen twice replied, Il am deep
" grateful
Her majesty smiled, was evidently
greatly pleased and looked fresh and
bright She wore no spectacles, took
the flowers, passed them to the Prin-
cess of Wales and put out her hand to
the Lady Mayoress to kiss The latter,
undoubtedly agftated by the splendor
of the occasion, shook her majesty 8
hand instead of kissing it. In the
meanwhile a distant band struck up the
national anthem and the crowd Joined
an singing "God Save the Queen which
was sung by thousands of voices, sur