The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-02
A BIG REVIEW AT ALDERSHoT.
THE QUEEN SALUTED BY $4,000
TROOPS.

The Duke of Connaught in SuDre,oe
COmmand-The Prince of Wales
Leads the Tenth Hussars Past the
SRIuting POint-Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Accompanies Lord WOIseIey
40 the Revicw-The Queen an In
terested Spectator Throughout the
March Past Her.
Aldershot, July 1.-THE great jubilee re-
weather prevailed.
The town of Aldershot was gaily decora-
ted with flags and festoons of flowers.
Crowds of people flocked toward the camp
from early morning.
Queen Victoria arrived at Marlborough
shortly before 4 O'clock and was received
by the commander-in-chef, Lord Wolse-
Ter, the quartermaster general Sir Evelyn
Wood, and a brilliant staff.
From the railroad station to the salut-
ing point on Laffan's Plain, three miles
distant, the route was gay with decora-
tions including arches with notices of
welcome at different points.
The Duke of Connaught commanding
the military district, was in supreme COM
mand of the troops, which numbered 5000,
including all the colonial forces, divis-
ion of cavalry, artillery and engineers and
four divisions of infantry.
In the march past the colonial troops
had the lead and were headed by Lord
- Of ha hnod Of fhn
Canadian mounted police.
The Prince of Wales led the Tenth Hus-
sars past the saiuting point accompanying
Queen Victoria, the Princess of Wales, the
Princess Victoria of Wales, the Duke and
Duchess of York, the Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark, ex-Empress of Ger
many; Prince and Princess Henry of
Prussia, Prince Albert of Prussia, Prince
and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Hol
stein, Princess Henry of Battenberg and
Princess Victoria of Schleswig-H -Holstein,
the Duke of Fife the Duke and Duchess
of Teck, the Duke of Cambridge, all the
colonial premiers, and brilliant throng of
titled spectators.
Lord Wolseley, before starting for AL
dershot, met Gen. Nelson A. Mics, United
States army, on the platform of the Water
loo railroad station, and they engaged in
animated conversation, ana the American
officer was conveyed to Aldershot on Lord
Wolseley's special train in order to witness
the review.
The march past was by squadrons, bat
teres and double companies. The firing
of royal salute closed the ceremony. The
colonial troops lined the route followed
by the queen after leaving the saluting
point. The heat was intense and the
crowd present was enormous.
The queen was greeted with the great
est enthusiasm. On arriving at the salut-
ing point, her majesty's carriage drew up
in front of those occupied by the Prince
of Wales and the Duchess of Connaught
The royal party was surrounded by gilt
tering crowd of attaches and the members
of the different royal families now in
England.
Prominent among the foreign officers
present were Gen. Nelson A. Miles, United
States army, and Commander ]. C. Col
well, United States navy. The Prince of
Wales wore the uniform of his regiment,
the Tenth Hnssars, to which the late Duke
of Clarence his son, belonged. The Duke
of Cambridge wore the uniform of field
marshal and the Duke of York wore
hussar uniform. The queen seemed much
interested i'm the march past and smiled as
the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and
the Duke OF Cambridge led their regiments
past her. Her majesty sat still till the
end and departed amid round of cheers.
The United States ambassador, Col. John
B. Hay and Mrs. Hay, the United States
special envoy, Whitelaw Reid, and j. c.
Carter, second secretary of the United
states embassy. and Mrs. Carter, sat on
the stand near the queen.