Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-22


LONDON, England, June 22.-The
croBning feature of the official cele-
braiion Of tie sixtis,h anniversary oi
the coronation CIV .ctoria as queen OIL
the united kingdom of Great Britain
and ireland, has come and gone, and
all London is congratulating itself. this
afternoon, upon the complete success
OF one OF the greatest popular demon
strations of modern times. A religious
service of brevity and simplicity, a
royal pageant of unprecedented bril-.
liascy, mighty outburst OF patriotism
and evidence of personal Iove--these
wele the principal characteristics of
the greatest day that London has ever
seen. For the few hours between day
break this morning and sundown to-
Dight, political, religious and all other
differences are by common consent
forgotten. Legislators and const,tu-
en,s have sunk their toryisni and their
radicslism, archblshops and bishops of
the stale church have, for the first
time on record, sat side by side with
the accredited representatives of the
much denounced and oftentmes des-
pissed, dissenting denominations. The
chosen delegates OF organized labor,
sbme OF them radicals OF the deepest
dye, rubbed shoulders with princelipgs
ami mobiles as they circled their way 10
the location assigned them in the tiers
Of seats surrounding st. Paul's. Pride
of coun ry and OF race was the one
animating thought Of the millions OF
British men AMI women that crowded
London to-day, and the cheering that
went to the skies from Buckingham
palace to Ludgate hill and back again,
echoed the loyalty and deviation of an
empirc upon which the sun never sets,
for the venerable woman who for six
decsdss has ruled 30 wisely aud 30
we'll
The state passage through the city
was carried out according to program
ahd without hitch All night long
there were big crowds in the principal
streets west of ST. Paul's, and as early
as six o'clock tens of thousands of
people were on hand to claim their
reserved seats on the stands erected
along Ludgate Hill, Fleet Street, the
Strand and thence on to Constitution
Hill. An hour later the detachments
Of military began to make their appear
ance, and in less time than it takes to
writa ~ the entire route was lined with
red coats. At the same hour all car
Fiage traits aIong the route was stopped
and all the bridges communicating
north and south within the area of the
route were closed to prevent rushes and
danger. Meanwhile the populace
poured into The favored area in a
steady stream, seizsd upon every posi- i
ton Of vantage on pavements, window
sills and steps back OF the line OF troops |
until between the innumerable stands, |
the windows and housetops and the
mssses below, the route resembled a
lane cut through mountain OF human
beinoe. Experts on crowds who fol
loved il the wake OF the pegeant from
The qneen's departure from Bucking-
ham palace 10 her return, variously es-
timatsd Tho throng at from five to soven
millions.
AZ eIevsn clock to the minute the
booming Of cannon announced the de-
parturo Of the colonial premiers and
troops procession from Constitution
hill, and Gfteen minutes later another
booming Of artillery made it known
that lhe royal procession proper, and
whtch formed the second division, was
on the move from Buckingham palace.
The military contingent, infantry aud
cavalry, numbered nearly twenty
five thousand msn including detach-
ments from all branches OF the home
service, companies Of marines and
blue jackets and oontingsnts of the
military service in IndIa, South Africa,
Nsw z salAnd, Australia aud other Of
the qneen's dominions. The quaen's
procession was headed BY regiments Of
the r ,yal horse guards, the first and
SECOND life guards, ihs Scots Grays,
eontlngsnts Of the colonial representa-.
tive troops to total OF seven hundrei,
aud special escort Of native off ,ers
from every crack regiment in India
Mex in line was the headquarters
staff OF the army, including the com. {
mandor,in-chiei, Lord WoIsely. AMI