Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-23
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESSION
Colonial Troops ian the Van Followed by
Historic Regiments.

Colonial Troops in the Van Followed By
Historic Regiments.
The queens carriage was about the
center of the procession as il was the
center or interest to eight or ten million
people. The procession was headed by
an advance party of the Royal Horse
guards Then followed the band of the
same corps. playing the inspiriting
Washington Post March" Close upon
the band came a portion Of the pictur-
esque northwest mounted police. as es-
cort TO the first colonial premier, Hon.
Wilfred Laurier. The northwest po-
lice. men to whom evidently a saddle
has never been a novelty, made a strik-
ing appearance; quite as brave and
misunderstanding as the New South
Wales mounted rifles, with their gray
semi-sonibreros and black cock-plumes,
who followed them. escoFting the premier
of New South Wales. Hon. S. H. Reid.
The Victorian mounted troops followed,
smart. weather-beaten fellows, in I'M
attractive brownish uniforms. Then
came New Zealand's premier, Hon.
Richard j. Seddsn.
For the moment Australia gave way
and Africa was allowed a chance; the
Cape Of Good Hope mounted rifles
well Set up men-wearing scarlet, with
white helmets. rode by to herald the
coming of the Cape premier, the Hon.
Sir j. Gordon Sprigg. X. c. NJ. c.. Hardly
had he passed when attention was
claimed for the yellowish- brown Khar-
kee, lit with bright scarlet, which pro-
claimed the South Australian mounted
troops. Lean, long specimens of wiry
manhood. they won applause like the
rest, and passed on TO give place to the
premier of Newfoundland. Hon. Sir w.
w. Whiteway. From Newfoundland one
was transported to Natal by the Natal
mounted troops, a contingent similar in
model aud equipment to their Cape
brothers-in-arms. Hon. II. n. Nelson,
K. C. NJ. c., rode after them, the Of
fetal reconciliation of the western Aus
traiian. The Dremisrs being disposed
of. then succeeded most attractive dis
play, mounted troops of the crown
colonies, the Rhodesian horse. the
colonial infantry broken by three bands,
typical of the United Kingdom, those of
ST. Georges. the London Scottish and
the London Irish rifle volunteer corps
and OF hers.
Then there passed the splendid con-
tingeut from Canada, infantry 115
strong, uniformed somewhat like the
regular service infantry, with Colonel
Alymer leading. Following came the
read oddities, of which the Zaptiehs from
CYPRUS, divided tina honors with the
Dyais of Boraeo. Both are military
| police, the Zaptiehs were mounted on
ponies and naturally wore the Turkish
i fez. 1he Borneo ryaks. yellow colored.
snalHsh chaps, were eagerly expected
by the crowd, owing 60 their head
hunting proclivitieS The Trinidad field
| artillery. the Sierra Leone militia, the
British Guiana police, with their white
curtaiaed caps; the Hausas, in the
| familiar 3ouave costumes of long ago.
| and the Royal Niger Hausas-men who
| fought at Ilorln and Bida-were all
! blacks. The Hausas, the blacklist of the
\ blacks, were most enthusiastically
| greeted.
The second procession passed the pal
ace fifty minutes after the colonials had
climbed Constitution hill. It more than
| eloquently filed in the picture of Brit
aims war strength; more than magnifi-
Gently completed the carnival of gorge
4 Gus costume and color. Scarlet and
blue and gold, white and yellow. shining
! cuirasses and polished helmets, plumes
and tassels. furs and gold and silver
| spangled cloths, bullion embroideries
| and accouterments. splendid trappings
| for horses and more splendid for men
| sashes and stars. crosses and medals
| medals for the Crimea, Indian. Ser
| ingapatam. the Nile. Ashanti. Afghanis-
tan, Chitral. South Africa, China and
dozens Of others. and here and there
the finest of them all, the finest and most
highly priced the world can show, the
Victoria Cross; death dealing weapons
| swords and revolvers, carbines and cut
/. lasses, batteries of artillery; men OF
| splendid physique and horses with rare
action fully entered into the spirit and
! meaning Of il all; the fondly carried
| colors for which those men would die
| and over all the rich strains of that
| music they best loved to hear-the sight
| was one TO stir the blood as only SOL
diers have stirred 1t since the dawn OF
| time.
Then came her majesty! Wherever che
| appeared in the six miles of procession
! there the British cheer-which had beer
| keeping the air a-shake for those who
had preceded the royal carriage-swelled
| louder and louder until the very earth
| trembled. Her escort was composed OF
the flower of European and British no.
| bility. ard the military and civic official:
| of the British empire. At historic Tenn
! pie Bar the carriage stopped a moment
| for this is the gate of the City, and the
lord mayor in the ceremony of old gave
his obeisance to the queen. At st
Pau1s another stop was made and herr
a brief religious service was performed
the singing of a TIE Deum. the Offering
Of prayers and the benediction by ths
archbishop of Canterbury. The service
took place at a temporary altal bull
, outside of the church.
And then st. Paul's bells, which hat
beer ringing from the time the process
sion started until II stopped for the ser
vice, broke out again and Joined the roai
of cheers from the masses Of tens Of thou
sands of loyal Britishers-packed solidl,
as far as one could see. In street, IL
windows. on balconies, on housetops-in;
grand swelling cyclone OF sound tina
was enough to lift enc OF his feet
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