Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
THE JUBILEE PARADE
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MESSED BY MILLIONS.
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IN OccasiOn-E Eight Millions View the
Spectacle without Disturbance.
The Jubilee Parade.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, June ~: The
last Of the great procession has come
and gone. The roar and cheers
that marked its course up Constitution
Hill told the benignant story OF
the queen among her people, while the
artillery in side park, by a royal salute
Of sixty guns, Numbered the fact to the
waiting thousands elsewhere. The pro-
cession moved practically in three Sec
tons as far as st. Paul's, though the
last two, en- route to the cathedral,
consolidated as it moved into Picca-
diliy. The first to take up its position
was the colonial procession. 1t moved via
the Mall, thence past the palace, where
her majesty viewed it over the route to st.
pauPs. The procession was headed by
the Royal guards; then came a portion of
the queens Northwest territory mounted
police; the South Wales mounted rifles
succeeded them; Victorian mounted troops
followed, succeeded by the New Zealand
mounted contingent; the Cape of Good
Hope mounted rifles then came;
next rode the South Australian mounted
troops, followed by the Natal mounted
troops; then succeeded the most attract
iv6 display, the mounted troops of the
crown. Following them came the real
oddities, OF which the people from Cyprus
divided Aon0rs with the dyaks of Borneo.
These and athers emphasized the fact how
widely scattered are the races the
queen rules. The second procession
passed the palace fifty minutes after
the cOlOnials. 1t more than eIo-
qtfently filed the picture of Brit
aims war strength; more than magniii-
Gently completed the carnival OF gorgeous
court and color. The empire had passed
In review. At the head Of it came her
majesty. The royal procession proper was
interviewer with crowd OF dignitaries OF
all sorts. First came the aides-de-cam to
the queen, headed by the Prince Of Wales.
Then the first part of the sOvereign's
escort, the Second life guards. was sue
ceeded by an escort of foreign princes.
Many faces were recognized and cheered.
This brilliant escort was composed of the
flower of Europe's thrones. Following
the princes came guard Of honor Of
twenty-five Officerg of native Inlian
cavalry. Behind them rode the COM
mAnder-in-chief. Then came the queens
horse. A cheer broke forth that seemed to
shake the ground, and was renewed again
and again rs her majesty's carriage APP
preached. drawn by the famous eight
HanOverian cream cOlOred horses, with
names richly woven with ribbons OF royal
blue. The liveres Of the Positions was
in keeping with the harness. The car
rage in which her majesty rode had body
OF dark claret, lined with vermillion, with
mountings outlined with beads of brass.
Beside her majesty rode the Princess
Of Wales, and opposite her the
Princess Christian. On the left of
her majesty rode the Duke of
Cambridge, ON her right the Prince of
Wales, followed by the Duke of Con-
naught. general officer commanding. The
whole affair passed Oft without hitch.
There were no serious accidents.
The parade was witnessed by eight
millions of people. Eight thousand police
were distributed over the route Of process
sion.