Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-22
EVE OF QUEENS DAY.
Eilht Millions Of People Attending Ylc-
tOria'S jubilee.
ROYAL ENTRY INTO LONDON.
Brilliant Scenes All Along the Way
10 Buckingham.
,ru MAJESTY LOOKS WELL.
49,. sccms sincerely Grateful for All
,he Good Wishes Formally Prc-
.o,ted 90 Her-Reccption OF En-
VoYs--sfatc Dinner.
ROYAL ENTRY INTO LONDON.
,rn MAJESTY LOOKS WELL.


roNpON. June a-The Queen is now
a., London. An immense crowd gathered
.- padlington Station in the carly
.. NJ this morning. and waited with
stol,d patience. The early hours were
,.,.,e-ej by the pealing Of bells. and
T. ,,o morning breeze everywhere noated
,t. poval standard The first point Of
interest I'm the days proceedings was
windsor where. by o'clock. the short
..,te leading from the Castle TO the
Great Western railway station was lined
with mass OF people gathered 10 see
ne Queen start. F0gs and flowers
were everywhere. and the order of the
5ay-"God save the Queen"-appeared
or houses and banners without cad. The
statue of the Queen near the castle was
decorated and gorgeously canopied in
the Renaissance style. and tall Venetian
roasts. with their nuttering pennons.
lined both sides OF the route.
At noon The queen left the castle by
the s5g.re.gns' entrance. facing the
lorg walk, and traversed part Of the
streets Of Windsor on her way to the
railroad station. Her Majestys carriage
vls drawn by pair Of grays, with pos
tU.ons and outriders. The queen was
ac-ompanied boy her eldest daughter. the
,x-Empress Frederick. Of Germany; by
princess Christian, of Scheswig-H Hol-
stein. and Princess Henry. of Batten-
Ilrg. who occupied another carriage,
preceding that Of her Majesty.
The Queen. on arriving at the railroad
station Of Windsor, walked through the
private wa.ting-room. leaning on the arm
Of AN Indian attendant, and, by sloping
eaueway entered her saloon carriage.
The railway station was beautifully
decorated I'm scarlet and gold, flowers
IN bloom and tall. artistic palms. The
Queen was received by the directors Of
the railway.
QUEENS TRAIN.
"The Queens train"-used for the first
tine to-day-was drawn up close to the
entrance door. The magnificent engine,
queen Empress" beautifully painted
and picked out with gold-leaf, carried
the Royal arms emblazoned In gold and
colors in front. and Royal heraldic de-
vices over the splashboards of the driving
wheels. The train was composed Of six
carriages. built on the American corTi-
dor system, and connected by the rub
ler-cOvered passages so common in the
states. The Queens carriage. which is
90 feet long, occupied the centre of the
train 1t weighs twenty-seven tons, and
is mounted on two bogic trucks, swung
under double-hung suspension guides.
Like all the carriages. it is painted in
Great Western colors-chocOlate. with
cream panels. The headings are in gold,
and the door handles with their mould
"a lions heads. are gold-plated. The
doors are emblazoned with the Royal
arms. The running-gear is encased in
mahogany, with a carved lions head at
each corner. above which is a gided
Imperial crown. The interior is divided
into three cOmpartments-the centre.
the Queens room, and at one end an
open saloon for her Majesty's maids, at
the other an open saloon for the gentle
men IN attendance.
The start for London was made at
i2lo p NJ. and for almost the entire
distance the train passed between scat
tered groups of loyal people Every
station Of the Great Western between
Windsor and Paddington had been deco
rated. The railway employees every
where stood at the salute. while the plat
forms were crowded with cheering
people.
THE ARRIVAL.
The Royal train arrived at Paddington
90 1880 p. NJ. The weather was fine and
warm. The immense terminus had been
transformed on the up side" into d hall
o. resplendent crimson. garlanded with
fringe gold. fragrant with the odors OF
countless blossoms. walled on either side
.asL ....f..s IL IL. f.r f..v-
rages from Buckingham Palace were at
the end Of the covered way. As soon as
the queen had taken her seat, the Life
Guards drew up in front and rear as a
roar of cheers proclaimed 10 waiting thou
sands beyond that she had arrived. Be
fore starting loyal address was pre-
scented by the Rev. Walter Abbott vicar
OF Paddington, and chairman Of the Pad
d.nst0n vestry. who was accompanied by
the TWO members Of Parliament for Pad
c.ugton.
The Queen graciously received the ad-
dress and handed back to the Vicar a
written reply, expressing qualification at
the generous instincts OF her people to-
wards the poor, aged, sick. and young,
watch had produced such remarkable re-
suls The late Prince Consort. like her
SELF. the reply Of her Majesty continued.
N'ftf+
Institutions and her children shared that
f.c"ne which formed not the weakest tie
between herself and her people
The passageway 10 Praed street was
lined bv the Eighteenth Middlesex Regi-
ment which also provided the guard or
honor The route 10 Buckingham Palace
was via oxford and Cambridge Terrace,
Grand Junction road. and Edgeware road
60 the Marble Arch. thence by Hyde Park
and Constitution Hill.
TRIUMPHAL ARCHES
over the distance. excepting the portion
o. Great Park. every house in the back
rrouad Of the picture was superbly deco
rated with flags banners and festoons.
aal endless mottos on the order Of the
day-"God save the Queen" At Edge
ware road was "A triumphal arch-a very
l.nlsOme. castellated structure-in imi-
tauon Of gray stone covered with ivy.
al bore the motto. "rhy hearts are our
,fronc"
a second triple arch was at the bottom
o. me Edgeware road. II was covre1
with crimson cloth. flowers, and hass.
and bore the motto. God bless our
Que n."
Next 10 PaGdington the crowds selected
buckingham Palace as the most interest
lng point 10 view the proceedings. a. the
gathering Of the enyoys and tner suites
an8 the Indian officers invited TO luncheon.
20 De afterwards presented, had already
begun az noon.
= number Of Americans. armed with
k0daks. had stationed themselves oppo-
site ne pal9ce gate and somebody IN the'
crowd phOutcd. Now. Yanks. three
cheers for your mother" raising roar
% good -hunnored laughter.
A few minutes before O'Clock hOarse
r..r Of 1hanrlnr In tho lilfancc an