The herald., 1897-06-23
With Grand Pageantry of
Jubilee Day
GREAT CROWDS GATHER
BUT NO ACCIDENTS MAR THE
FESTIVITIES
McKinley's Cordial Letter Leads to
a Cordial Reception Of United
States Representatives
Press Special Wire.

ASSOCldLeQ ITSSS 0peC1dl w ire
LONDON, June 22-All the perplexing
arrangements in connection with to-
days festivities worked to perfection.
The weather was also perfect. 1t was
cloudy in the morning, but there was
sunshine from the time the queer
emerged from the palace. The sky was
cloudless and the weather was just warm
enough to be pleasant. There were no
empty seats along the route followed
by the procession, but the spectators
sold the ten guinea seats for one guinea.
and in many cases spectators gave
their seats away. Evidently the crowd
people were frightened away by the
stories told of possible accidents, the
danger of fire and the startling stories
of the prices which would be charged
to enable people to reach seats. But as
a matter of fact there was no difficulty
in reaching the spots selected from
which to view the procession, although
the majority Of the seat holders had to
leave their homes before o'clock this
morning.
whitelaw Reid, United States spe-
cial envoy, when questioned on the SUBJ
1etc Of the jubilee said: "Etiquettee for
bids my discussing the jubilee ceremo-
MES, but you may say 1t was extraordi-
narily successful in every way"
At the lord chamberlain's office this
afternoon representative Of the Asso-
ciated Press was informed that on her
return to the palace after the procession
the queen and all the royal family ex-
pressed the greatest delight and sat-
isfaction at the fact that everything
has passed off so successfully.
| There were many expressions of sat-
| isfaction that the carriage of the United
States special envoy, Mr.. Reid, had been
so warmly received. 1t was considered
| largely due to President McKinley's 3
warm letter in congratulating her maj
esty upon the sixtieth anniversary Of her
accession to the throne. Every intention
to honor the United States special envoy
has been displayed. For this reason
Mr.. Reid took the Princess Victoria of
Wales in to dinner last evening, sitting
at the table opposite the, duke of Sake
Coburg.
In addition Queen Victoria received
Mrs. Reid most cordially, and at the re-
ception in the ball room she gave the
wife Of the United States special envoy
her hand to kiss. The Canadian premier.
Mr.. Wilfred Laurier, met with an es-
pecially warm welcome at the colonial
stand opposite the horse guards. He
afterwards said to the representative
| Of the Associated Press: IT was greatly
impressed by the splendor of the days
ceremonies and by the enthusiastic ova-
! tions from the crowds"
| The queen breakfasted at 9 o'clock,
| and informed her physician that she
was not fatigued by yesterdays cere-
monies. Already at the hour in the
great quadrangle of the palace there
were many signs of the coming ceremo-
NAL. Georgeously attired servants gath
cred near the scarlet carpeted staircase,
which was lined with rare flowers, while
the strains of the national anthem, as
band passed the palace, announced
that the colonial procession had started.
| At the same time the special envoys
who took part in the procession began
arriving in the great quadrangle.
| United States Special Envoy Hon.
Whitelaw Reid was the first to appear.
He drove in, accompanied by one of the
royal equerries, the latter being all gold
with scarlet feathers. Mr. Reid was qui-
city attired, wearing an Inverness coat,
white tie and an opera hat. He drove
up to the door of the palace, where he
was saluted in passing by a dozen men
in gold, and escorted to the waiting
room by the master of the ceremonies,
the Hon. Sir William Scoville. A mo-
ment or SO later Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
representing the United States army,
rode up on a splendid horse and in full
uniform. He fingered for moment there
without anyone attending to him, and
| then rode out.
| The Grand Duke Sergius of Russia, .
man of the heavy Romanoff type, was
| not uniformed and was completely
eclipsed in appearance by the gorgeous
Austrians and Hungarians in scarlet
and gold, with white hussar Jackets,
lined with pale blue and fastened to
their left shoulders, their striking attire
being completed by high fur caps ana
stiff plumes.
The brother Of the khedive of Egypt,
Mohammed Ali Kahn, was mounted on
| white Arabian charger, and was great~
ly admired.
The duke of Cambridge arrived early,
|
carrying his field marshaPs baton and
wearing the ribbon of the Garter across
his portly person. After him came the
lord chamberlain, the Earll of Latham.
and score of white wand ohamberlain@
They mingled with the crowd and then
passed up the staircase.
Eleven royal laildaus then arrived.
and were mustered in the center of the
quadrangle. Each carriage was show
in itself, forming, with it's brilliant as
sembly of esccrting horsemen and foot-
men most gorgeous display. A pre-
liminary CLEAN Of the sun pierced
through the clouds at this hour touching
everything with bright light. making
the scene as grand feast of color -
was ever witnessed.
| BY 1920 a. m. the carriages were loads
ed and took up their position in the cen-