The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-23
DIAMOND JUBILEE'S BIG DAY,
LONDON DECKED IN COLORS FOR
THE BIG PARADE.

and Was Over in Sixty Minutes
Ride of the Queen From Bucking-
ham Palace to st. PauI's Cathedral.
All England, Scotland nnd Wales
AgIOv With Beacon Fires at Night.
Inside Buckingham Palace, London
June 22-The queen breakfasted this
morning at o'clock and informed her ply
sician that she was not fatigued by yes
terday's ceremonies.
Already at this hour in the great quad
rangle of the palace there was many signs
of the coming ceremonial Gorgeously at
tired servants gathered near the scarlet
carpeted staircase, which was lined by rare
flowers, while the strains of the national
anthem as a band passed the palace, an
nounced that the colonial procession had
started.
AT the same time the special ENJOYS who
were to take 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 accom-
panied by one of the royal equerries, the
latetr being all gold and scarlet and feath-
ers, while Mr.. Reid was quietly attired,
and white tie. He drove up to the great
door of the palace, where he was saluted in
passing by dozen men in gold and was
escorted to the waiting room by the master
of the ceremonies, Col. Hon. Sir William
James Colville.
A minute 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 a moment
there without any one attending to him,
and then rode out.
After leaving the quadrangle Gen. Miles
took his place in the procession with the
naval and military attaches in alphabet
ical order, beginning with Austria and
ending with the United States. Gen. Miles,
representing the United States army, rode
with Gen. Lagren representing the pres.
ident of France, M. Faure. these two Of
ficers bringing up the rear of the pro-
cession formed by the military attaches.
BY 1920 o'clock the ENJOYS carriages
were loaded, and took up their position in
the center of the quadrangle. Shortly aft
erwards the queens superb coach arrived
and 1t had hardly come to a standstill
in waiting and the princesses were in
their allotted positions. All the ladies
wore light toilets of blue, green, lilac and
pink of the latest Partisan dainties. Then
the ENJOYS landaus started.
The princes next mounted their horses
and ranged themselves in groups of three.
At 1110 o'clock a hustle on the main
staircase announced the coming of her
majesty.
Queen Victoria slowly descended the
stairs, assisted by a scarlet-clad and
white turbanned Indian attendant. She
was dressed in black, wore a black bon
net, trimmed with white and carried
white sunshade.
At the foot of the stairway her majesty
paused for a minute and touched an cleo
trio button connected with all the tele-
graphic systems throughout the British
empire and 1t flashed around the world the
message: From my heart 1 thank my
beloved people, May God bless them"
Her majesty then slowly seated herself
in her carriage, the royal trumpeters
sounded fanfare. the Princess of Wales
Joined the queen and then the Princess
party.
The procession was the most brilliant af-
fair of its kind ever witnessed In London.
and represented all the nations over which
her majesty rules. Everywhere the queen
was received with the widest enthusiasm.
At Temple Bar, the lord mayor and Of
ficials received her majesty. Approaching
her carriage, his lordship, with all due
obeisance. presented the hilt of the city's
pearl sword, which was undrawn. This
was the ancient ceremony of dutiful sub
mission. The queen lightly touched 1t,
thus returning II to the lord mayor in
token that his submission was graciously
accepted by his sovereign. Her majesty
then commanded the lord mayor and sher-
tffs TO proceed
The sheriffs took their places with the
aldermen and commoners Immediately
after the field marshals; the lord mayor
rode bare-headed Immediately before the
first part OF the sovereign's escort OF
Life Guards. and the procession moved
towards st. Paul's, amid roars OF cheers
that seemed In the narrow streets to be
echoed and re-echoed
After the services at ST. Paul's IN which
the Archbishop of Canterbury and other
leading clergy participated. the queen re-
pleased and smiling and not over fatigued
The whole affair passed off without a
hitch.
Tonight London was Illuminated on a
grand scale with iliuminatons which are
universal IN every city. town and hamlet
OF England Wales and Scotland and in
some parts OF Ireland. There yet remains
20 be mentioned the final touch-the light
Ing OF the empires torch-the ancient form
OF governing warning or sending 10y. the
beacon fires. As 10 O'clock struck az the
Greenwich observatory, a tongue OF flame
shot upward from Great Malvern, "the
backbone OF the Mdlands." II was the
backbone Of the Mldlands." II
was the Jubilee beacon fire
hardly had the spectator time TO look
upon Il before another narcd In the dis
lance on the right then again on the
ieft on the north, south, east and west.
Feak answered 70 peak until from Ber-
wick-on-Tweed Tor and Brown Willie IN
cornwall from the cathedral towers OF
Lichheld, Worcester, Ripon. Lincoln and
durham, from skldaw 20 81. Heliers. from