New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK TO
REACH DUBLIN TO-DAY.

A FEVER OF EXCITEMENT IN THE IRISH CAP
,r.1-TuE PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAIN
MENr-FoREIGN ROYAL VISITS.
Liverpool Aug 1.-THE Duke and Duchess
O. York and their suites started this afternoon
for Holyhead. on their way to Ireland
Dublin. Aug. 1.-THE Duke and Duchess OF
York Will arrive here tomorrow TO pay their
,ong-expected visit to ireland. They Will be the
guests Of Earl Cadogan. Lord Lieutenant OF Ire
land. and Countess Cadogan, and will be enter
tanned at the Vice Regal Lodge The whole
city Is in state of feverish expectancy, al
though the officials Of the municipality are in
clined TO hold aloof
The royal couple will leave Hoyhead early to-
morrow morning on the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert escorted by two warships. and will ar
rive off Kinsstown about II o'clock The yacht
will he boarded by Baron Ardaun, Nice-Leu-
tenant Of Dublin County. and by the High
sheriff of Dublin. with the Kngstown Commits
sioners The latter will present a dutifu ad-
dress 10 the Duke and Duchess. Promptly at
noon the Duke and Duchess of York will dis
embark while royal salute is being fired and
a royal anthem played The guard of honor at
the landing stage and to the railway station
will be the West Kent Regiment.
The railway station will be elaborately deco
rated with flowers. and a special train will bring
the Duke and Duchess TO this city, where they
will be received on arrival by Lord Frederick
Roberts of Candahar and Waterford. Command
or of the Forces in Ireland, and his staff, the
Yorkshire Light Infantry furnishing the guard
Of honor All the troops in Dublin will line the
route OF the procession from the railway station
10 Dublin Castle where the guard of honor will
be the Connaught Rangers. At the castle the
al will he received by Earl and
Countess Cadogan. and salute will be fired in
Phoenix Park after which the Earl and Countess
Cadogan with the staff of the Lord Lieutenant,
will join the procession and will escort the Duke
and Duchess 70 the Vice-Rega Lodge. where
The guard of honor will be furnished by the
Royal Irish Constabulary.
JI-RILEE DECORATIONS ARE HANDY.
The entire route will be lavishy decorated
much Of the fittings and trappings used in Lon
don during the Jubilee festivities being utilized
for this purpose.
The remaining days of the stay Of the royal
couple in Dublin will be devoted to visiting the
horse show at Ballsbridge where the Prince of
Wales is an exhibitor: Trinity Comege, public
ball banquet given by the Lord Lieutenant.
review Of the troops in Phoenix Park. and the
installation Of the Duke of York knight OF
ST. Patrick.
on the 2Sth their Royal Hghnesses will leave
Dublin for trip to the South of Ireland, visiting
the Curragh Camp. Kenmare House. and the
Lakes Of Killarney. At the Camp they VIII he
the guests Of Lord and Lady Frederick Roberts
Of Candahar and Waterford. They will also be
entertained 10y the Earl of Dunraven at Adare
Manor. and by Lord and Lady Iveagh.
They are due in the North of Ireland on Sep
,e,nher / at Mount Stewart, the beautiful
D,u h.po Oft he
after they have paid chort visit 10 8aronscourt
the home Of the Duke Of Abercorn. The round
81 festivities to follow will include seml-state
visit To Belfast. balls. banquets visit to castle
Wellan and several garden parties. on the
evening of September Their Royal Highnesses
will leave Ireland al larne for Balmoral.
TO SOOTHE IRISH SUSCEPTIBILITIES.
The visit is in a sense official. representing
the Queens concession to oft-repeated irish
cr,lsnbIing at royal sights TO. the Emerald
Isle" The Tories endeavOring to attach as
much political importance to it as possible, and
orerything is to be done that could give it eX-
copt,onal social briancy. Nowhere in the
United Kingdom does show" call forth more
enthusiasm than in Ireland. and in thu presence
Of royalty even the bitterness Of party politics
seems to vanish Recollectons of the memora-
hle visit Of the Prince and Princess of Wales
in lss:, are still fresh, and no one has forgotten
The universal and fervent expressions of loyalty
which ii called forth. in spite Of Mr.. Parnells
repeated demands that his followers should not
recognize the visit. and despite the injunNions
If the Archbishop of Cashel to preserve dig
nihcd reserve"
Many Irshmen still recall viVidly the most
memorable scene OF all in connection with royal
visits. the state visit to Punchestown. Kildare,
10y the Prince and Princess OF Wales i'm lN'lN.
Fifty thousand people assembled at Punches
town wild with enthusiasm. and the royal car
rages were escorted all the way from Sallins
Station by a running. shouting mob of genuine
bog -trOtters." who completely defeated the ell
forts Of the outriders and cavalry escort to keep
them back. Hundreds of hard hands were thrust
into the carriage and pleasantly grasped bY the
Princess while everywhere she met the unend-
Ing chorus Of "HarOO for the Countess OF Dub-
lin "Haroo for the Countess of Malahlde'
The Queen visited Ireland in lS49 with the
Prince Consort. again in lSJ3 and still later IN
1851 During the last visit she went TO the
beautiful domain OF Muckross. In Killarney,
which il was rumored the other day is II ba pur-
chased for a royal residence for the Duke and
Duchess Of York
The Prince Of Wales also visited Ireland in
1863 and in 1871 the Duke Of Connaught came
here in 1869 and the Dukes Of Clarence and
York IN 1887.