The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-22
QUEEN IN LONDON


EER MAJESTY REACHES BUOKIEG
HAM FROM WINDSOR.
Attendants the American Plan-Th
laveitable address" Awaits at Pad
dington, End She Swaps the Customary
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selves Red Faced Along the Route-Re-
captions to ENJOYS and Dipiomats-Ths
American Turkey GobbIers.
London, Jure 21.-Queen Victoria left
Windsor Castle at noon by the sover-
eign's entrance, facing the long walk.
and traversed part Of the High Thames
streets Of Windsor on her way to the
railroad station. Her Majesty's carriage
was drawn by a pair Of grays, with pos
tiIions and outriGers. The queen was az
rompanied by her eldest daughter, ex-
Empress Frederick of Germany, and by
princess Christian Of ScAleswig-Holstein
ard Princess Henry Of Bat:enburg, who
occupied the carriages preceding that Of
Her Majesty. The queen on arriving al
the railroad station Of Windsor, walked
through the private waiting room. can
Ing Or the arm Of an Indian attendant,
and by a sloping gangway entered her
carriage.
The early hours were enlivened by the
pealing of bells and in the morning
breeze everywhere foated the royal
standard. The first point of interest in
the days proceedings was Windsor,
Mhere by O'clock the short route lead
ing from the castle to the Great Western
railway station was lined mass of peo-
pie gathered TO sec the queen start. Flags
and flowers were everywhere. and the
order OF the day, God Save the Queen"
appeared on houses and banners without
eLd.' Tn. statue of the queen near the
castle was decorated and gorgeously can
opted in the renaissance style and tall
Venetian masts with their fiuttering pen
hors lined both sides of the route. At II
O'Clock the queen left the castle. The
railway station was beautifully decor
ated in scarlet and gold, flowers in bloom
ara tall. artistic palms. The queen was
received by the directors OF the railway.
''The Queens train" used for the first
time today, 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 emb.azoned in gold and col |
ors in front and heraldic devices over |
the splasnboardS OF the driving wheels. |
The train was composed of six carriages |
built or the American corridor system, |
and connected by the rubber covered /
passages so common in the states. The /
queens carriage, which is 81 feet long,
occupied the center OF the train. 1t |
weighs twenty-seven tors and is mount
ed on two boyle trucks swung under dou-
ble-huns suspension guides. Like all the
carriages, it is PARTED in Great Western
colors, chocolate with cream panels. The
headings are in gold and the door han
dies, with their moulded lions heads, are
gol1-p,ared. The doors are emblaZoned
with the royal arms. The running gear
IS encased in mahogany, with carved
Hons head at each corner, above which
s. gilded imperial crown. The interior
IL divided into three compartments, the
center, the queens room, and at one erd
an open saloon for Her Majesty's maids,
at the other end an open saloon for the
gentlemen in attendance. The queens
room has plate glass bow windows and
a domed roof, the ceiling OF which is
wnite enamel with hand painted borders.
THE curtains and upholstering are in
white silk rep. The door handles, cur
tain poles and incandescent lamps are
silvel Plated. The woodwork is mahog-
any and the outer doors are carved with
The royal arms. Near the windows is the
queens favorite swinging arm chair and
sofa. A small folding writing table, on
which is an ivory electric bell, completes
the furniture of the apartment Sliding
g.ass doors communicate with the two
saloons. That for the gentlemen is fur
s,ished in white morocco, that for the
dresser in white silk rep. Two other sa-
looms, each IS feet long, equally rich III :
decoration and furniture, for the suite, q
O corridor carriage for the officials OF the (
and two vans fitted with oil I
cooking stoves complete the train.
The start for London was made at 1910 :,
o. m, and for almost the entire distance
this train passed through groups of loyal [
people. Every station of the Great West a
ern between Windsor and Paddington q
had been decorated. The railway en- c
ployes everywhere stood al the salute, {
while The platforms were crowded with K
Cheering peope. Y
PADDINGTON REACHED. s
Paddington was reached at 1890 Here +
the immense terminus had been trans 4
formed on the up side into a hall of b
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