The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

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military athchcs, foreign Dayel and
military attaches. brilliant lot Of gem
tlemen, with glittering array OF utlea'
uniformed and wearing all ~ stafh'
Then the complement from the kaiser.
deputatl0n from the nrat Pfusaian
dragons guards. queen OF Sreat
prItaln and Ireland's own" After the
Germans. came a most brilliant eToup
OF all the soldiers. onicers ana I'M
perlars cavalry troops from lndla In
their uniforms. = mixture OF the Eng
llsh regular army and native dress
brilliant 10 agree The special ENJOYS
not numbered among the princes fol-
lowed In eleven two-hOrse landaua.
The crowd nov began 10 show more
eager interest IN the approaching vehi-
cles. a. they were nearer and nearer 20
the queen. Five road landaus, each
drawn by four horses, appeared FIRST.
The occupants OF these landaus were
princes and princess OF blood. the
closest attendants upon her royal ma
iesty. Then the first part Of the SOW
erelgn's escort rode into view, the
second life guards. The guards were
soon succeeded by an escort OF British
and foreign princes. many faces were
known. recognized aud cheered This
brilliant escort was composed Of the
flower OF Europes thrones Follow
Ing the princes, came honor OF honor.
q officers OF native lrdian cavalry
corps: men Of fine physique. plctur-
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But for these the crowd had few eyes
They could see the queens horses,
they we're 10 zee the queent at last.
A cheer broke forth that seemed TO
shake the ground. renewed again and
again. AZ her maiefty's carriage ap-
preached. The fnmous eight HanO-
vorian creams, their manes richly
woven with ribbons of royal blue. now
passed. Liverlea' p0stlllions we're 4
keeping with The rich harness and D. !
cost $500 each. For once since tho
prince consort's death. the queen per-
mltted the mournlng band 20 be re-
moved from the mems arms; there was
no note Of sorrow. The carriage IN
which her majesty rode. tAen came
abreast Beside her majesty rode the
Princess Of Waiea, opposite her ma
iesty was H. r. H.. the Princess Of
Christian on The LETT rode H. r. H..
the Duke OF Cambridge; on the right
OF n. X. H., the Prince Of Wales,
who was followed BY the Duke OF Con-
naught. and general officers command
Ing.
The boundary Of the city having
been crossed BY her majesty, she was
received at Temple Bar with ancient
and stately homage from her chief
magistrate. the lord mayor. The queen
then proceeded toward ST. Pauls, the
great bells OF Which began 10 peal
forth and only ceased a. her carriage
stopped In front Of he steps of that
cathedral. Opposite the platform we're
the archbishop OF Canterbury. the
I archbishop of London. bishops Of
Marlborough and stepney. Very Rev.
Dean Gregory and the elergy OF -
paul's and leading representatives %
an the faiths Of England
With the stopping of the queens car
ringe The picture was complete and
the swelling hymn that had rlsen on
the summer air from i've choirs. her
mRjesty's chapel royal. Westminster
Abhey and 81 pauls cathedral. min
gled lts grand harmonies 10 one grand.
soft amen" The eoclesiastics. who
had Issued from the great west door
as the queen approached. standing
beside the improylsed altar. now began
the simple service. A "te deum" by
Doctor Martin the organist. composed
for the occasion. was sung A. the
sonorous amen" died away. the voices
OF the cathedral Clergy were heard
chanting %, lord Save the Queen.
20 which with great cheer was respond
Cd and mercliully hear us when va
can upon thee"
The bishop of London In full canon
icils thea read the short collect. after
which, a. her majesty sat with bowed
head. The archbishop of Canterbury an-
noupced the benedlction Then ami, (
further ringing Of bells the nation
anthem was sung and the queen drove
on into other scenes.
At the law courts the queen was mel
by Lady Mayoress who presented ha
majesty with a basket Of flowers. Hei
majesty smiled and was evidently
greatly pleased and looked fresh a.
bright she wore no spectaclcs. tool
the flowers. passed them 10 the Prla
cess Of Wales and put out her hand L
LADY Mayoress TO kiss
In the meanwhile the distant hant
struck up the national anthem ant
the crowd Joined In singing, C {
Save the Queen" which was sung ~
Thousands Of voices surrounding hcl
majesty. until she was out OF sight
As her msiesty entered the gates a
Buckingham palace AZ o'clock. a dis
tant gun IN Hyde park announced 10 81
much of the world ~ was not bel0r,
the safes. that the great procession
was over
The queen. very much pleased an,
smiling. was not over fatlgucd. Thl
whole afiair passed on without a hitch
, There were no serious accidents. a.
though q number of women falnttt
, aud a man fell out of a tree on Mall
The queen witnessed this and promptly
sent one of her enquerrles 10 enQulr,
as 10 the mans condition. The Can
dian premier, Wllfred i.aurler. Wi
warmly received throughout the pro
cessieu.
The queen sent the following mes
sage 10 The British colonies and 20 In
dla.
From my heart I thank my believe,
people. May God bless them"