The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-23

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queen among her people. while the ar
tlllery In Hyde park. by royal salute
OF sixty guns. are laundering the fac;
TO waiting thousands elsewhere. The
queen had actually started and the
hearts OF thousands OF insurance people
and members OF Lloyds beat morO
placldly as they remembered the pre-
mlums OF 1--WE millions OF dollars that
had been wagered with them whether
or not her majesty would start,
Tho procession was practically In
three sections as far az st. Paul's,
though the last twu en- route to the ca
| thedral were consolidated as they moved
| into Piccadilly. The first 10 take up
| position was the Colonial procession,
| formed on the embankmont and moved
| via the Mall, thence past the palace.
where here majesty viewed Il from a
window over the route 10 St Paul's, The
march began at $40 and the great coz
| tege proved a welcome relief 10 the wait
| Ing multitude. Close upon the band
came portion OF the picturesque north
west mounted police az escort to the hrst
colonial premier, the Hon. Wiltred Lau-
/ Tier.
The Victorian mounted troops fol-
| lowed, smart, weathcr-beaten fellows. in
unAttractlve brown uniforms. succeeded
by the New Zealand mounted cJntln-
| gent, fine-looking sun burned lot,
drawn from almost every town OF any
Importance in the colony. displaying uni
| forms intended for the conflict rather
than the parade ground. Then came
other colonial contingents.
Tho premiers being disposed OF. then
succeeded a really most attractive dis
| play, mounted troops OF the Crown Col
onics. the Rhodeslan Horse, the Colonial
Infantry. broken by three bands, typ
zeal Of the United Kingdom. those OF st.
Georges. the London Scottish and the
London Irish rifle volunteer corps and
Others. Then there passed the splendid
contingent from, Canada, infantry llb
strong. uniformed somewhat Ike the
l-Fegtilar service infantry. with Col. Aly-
mer leading. Much applause was be-
slowed on the fine marching OF these
men. who In every way kept the domin-
ion 10 the front.
The second procession passed the pail
ace ff;y minutes after the colonials had
climbed Constitution hill. II more than
eloquently flled In the picture OF Brit
aims war strength; more than magnih-
Gently completed the carnival OF gor.
geous costume end color. Scarlet and
blue and guild; white and yellow; shin
ing culrasses and polished helmets:
plunes and tassels; furs and gold and
silver spangled clOths; bullion embroi-
dcries and accoutreTuents; splendid trap
pings aud more splendid trappIngs Tor
men, sasheg and stars, crosses and med
nls-medals for the Crimea, Indian,
SerinEapatam, the Nile, Ashanti, AZ
Chan!stan. Chitral, South Africa, China
and dozens OF others, and here and there
the finest OF them all. the finest and
most highly priced the world can show.
the Victoria Cross-death dealing
weapons. swords and revolvers; car
blnes and CutIasscs: batteries OF drtil-
leTy: men OF splendid physique nnd
horses OF rare action fully entered In the
splrit and meaning OF It all. the fondly
carried col1Ts for which these men would
die, and over all the rich strains OF that
music they best loved 20 hear-thc sight
y,ps ono 20 stir the blood as only old SOL
diers have stirred It since the dawn of
time. But tho scores Of troops and
companies were literally too numerous
10 mention except as O brilliant whole.
II seemed like nothing 50 much as some
stream OF FURNISHED gold flowing be-
tween dark banks Of human beings gath.
cred To witness It's passage TO a land or
light.
The empire had passed In review. and
the head OF Il all was now to come. her
majesty, The royal procession proper
was interviewer with the crowd OF walt
ing dlgnatnries OF all sorts.
The specla! envoys not numbered
among the princes. followed the Indians,
In eleven twO-horse landaus from the
royal news,
The crowd now began to show more
eager Interest In the approaching Yehl-
clos. they were nearer and nearer to
the queen. Five road landau5, painted
like those which had just vanished, only
horsed by four horses, four with pays
and the NTH with the Dutch blacks or
the royal news, appeared hrst. Ihe
occupants OF these landnus were princes
and princesscs OF the blood, the closest
attnb,Inrts upon her royal majesty, to
Tay nauEht or her scores Of mnrc or loss
nfiectIonate cOualnS from neighboring
princlpalltles.
Then the first part OF the sovercigns
escort rode into view, the second NE
guards. As their well known brilliant
uniforms appeared the whisper ran
ciectrlcally. "Sho IL coming" The
guards were soon succeeded by the es-
oort Of British and foreign princes Many
faces were known. recognized and
choerrd Thla brilliant escort wac com
posed Of the flower Of Europe's thrones
Following the princes came guards OF
hnnor-twenty-two officers or native In
dian cavalry corps-ncn OK n line phys-
iauc picturesque uniform and strange
faiths But FOR these the crowd had Few
eyrs for the commonder-ln-ch who
followed behind them none. They cuuld
see tho queens hOrses-twas the queen
at last q,
shake the ground, renewed again nhd
again as her maIesty's carriage np-
preached The famous eight Hanover
ian creams, cream IN color win long
fails. almost nsh-lIko eyes ana PINK
noses. their names richly woven win
ribbons " royal blue. were nov passing
Gorgeous they looked In their new state
haru.sss-slddlc cloths Uf royal blue yei-
vet. with rich fringrs OF bullion, the
leather work red morocco above and blue
morocco beneath, gllttcrlng everywhere
vim the royal arms. The llvcrIcg NJ the
DarfIllIors were In keeping with the hnr-
1s4a and had cyist $500 apiece, For once
slncs tho prince couFJrys death the
1uarn permitted the mourning bands TO
bc removed from the mems arms there
was no note OF sorrow.
The cnrrlnEt IN which her majesty
rode now came lbrcuSt. u proved 20 h'
T,rrl1gc with q light running body
h,,u, ,t,,ttt "A quarter Of n century ago,