The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-23
Brilliant Growing Event at
London in the Diamond
Jubilee Celebration.
Her Majesty Everywhere Greeted With Mighty
Cheers-Evsning IIlumlnstIons Dazzling
In BriIllancy-D -Depew's Views.

London, June 23-The great day of
Queen victoria's diamond jubilee has
come and gone. As whole the cele-
bration was one Of the most nota BILE
events OF her reign. Millions viewed
the mighty pageant that passed through
London streets to do her honor. Those
same millions cheered themselves hoarse
when the familiar face OF the aged mon
arch appeared.
The oity was magnificiently decorated
and at night the glare Of innumerable
lights transformed the murky town into
fairyiand.
The touch Of . button flashed the
prayerful good wishes Of the queen for
her subjects welfare around the world
Beacon fires lit UP all the hilltops of
Britain. The colonies of the empire
al over the globe joined In the demon
strations Of loyalty. Only here and
there were the mutterings OF discomfort
audible.
Earl Howe. the gold stick, while rid
Ing behind the queen In the procession
was thrown from his horse and received
. nasty cut on the head. He was taken
homo In an ambulance and late last night
was reported as progressing favorably.
Lord Howe IL In hts 18th year. >.. N
I Chauncsy NJ Depew has written The
fouowtng imprescioqs Of. Queen VIC
torfa's diamond Jubilee. 90,
THE diamond Jubilee procession has
passed and has left a lasting impress
sion. Its preparation required 60 years,
and II was over In 90 minutes. Pride,
power and alteration were It's charac-
teristics. Pride In the imperial position
OF Great Britain in the world, and ex-
hibition OF power which inspires this
national exaltation and fervid loyalty
In action, expression and thought for
the queen.
"As to the pageantai Il was dramatic
and historic. The lord mayor, in his
robes Of office. meeting the sovereign
at the city gates, recalled the early sug-
gestions Of liberty. in the privileges won
from kings by free Cities and the sheriff,
In Mediaeval costume, escorting the
monarch within his bailiwick, gave a
glimpse Of the origin and recognition Of
civil rights by the throne.
THE monarch escorted by princes and
guarded by the military forces of the
ANoiihS, cOeh tS6di auu NOiuHtccT6,
national and colonial, evidenced the
strength and permanency Of the mon
archial system with this people.
I'VE Americans glory in our coun-
try and In Its marvellous developments
In 100 years, and duly assert ourselves
on the Fourth Of July.
1.-THE celebration by the Germans of
the 18th anniversary Of the battle Of
Sedan and the founding Of the German
empire, which I saw, was a wonderful
exhibition Of race and national feeling.
But the concentrated and irrepressible
Joy and pride which preceded, accom-
panied and followed the queen like a re-
sistless torrent, surpassed anything ever
witnessed before. Though many races
and many tongues participated. the
dominent and absorbing expression was
English and the glory was Englands
Peers and commoners, masters and
workmen, millionaires and the multi
tude, were welded by tremendous force
This concentration Of loyalty from the
remotest corners OF the earth into the
wild, frantic mass Of patriotic enthus-
iasm. had an effect upon observers which
can be likened to nothing so much as to
the North and South electrified by the
first gvn fired at Fort Sumter or by the
Seventh regiment marching down
Broadway to the defense OF the capital.