The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-23
THE GREAT PAGEANT.
Notable Procession of Princes, States
men md SOLDIERS from Mary Chimes.


men and Soldiers from Mary Chimes.
LONDON, June 22.-To-day's jubilee pro-
cession was practically in three sections
as far as St Paurs, though the two last,
en- route to the cathedral, were CONSOLE
dated as they moved into Picadilly. The
first to take up position was the colonial
procession which formed on the embank-
ment and moved via the Mall, thence past
the palace where her Majesty viewed 1t
from window over the route to st. Paul s
The march began at S45 and the great cor
tege proved a welcome relief to the waiting
multitude. The procession was headed by
an advance part of the Royal Horse
Guards. Then followed the band of the
same corps playing the inspiring wash
ington Post March,. Close on the band
came a portion of the picturesque North
west mounted police as escort to the hrst
colonial premier, the Hon. Wilfred Laurier.
The Northwest police, men to whom evil
IDENTIFY a saddle has never been novelty.
made a striking appearance; quite as brave
and serviceable looking as the New South
Wales Mounted Rifles, with their gray
semi-sombreros and black cock plumes,
who succeeded them, escorting the premier
of New South Wales, the Hon. s. H. Reid.
The Victorian mounted troops followed,
smart, weather beaten fellows in attractive
British uniforms, succeeded by the New
Zealand mounted contingent fine-looking
sunburned lot drawn from almost every
town of any Importance in the colony, dis
playing uniforms intended for the conflict
rather than the parade ground. Then came
New Zealand's premier, the Hon. Richard
j. Seldom. For the moment Australia gave
way, Africa was allowed a chance, and the
al
set-up men-wearing the scarlet with white
helmets, rode by to herald the coming of
the cape premier, the Hon. Sir j. Gordon
Sprigg, K. c. NJ. G. Hardly had he been
noticed, by the majority unknown, when
attention was claimed for the yellowish-
brown Kharkee lit with bright scarlet from
the blazing puggaree on the spiked helmets
to the double stripes down the seams of
tightly-ftting corduroy trousers, with
large channels leather patches where the
knee gripped the saddle, which proclaimed
the South Australia mounted troops. Lean
long specimens of wiry manhood, they won
applause like the rest, and passed on 10
give place to the premier of Newfoundland,
Hon. Sir w. V. Whiteway. From New
foundland one was transported to Natal by
the Natal mounted troops, contingent
similar in model and equipment to their
Nelson, K. c. NJ. g.. rode after them, the
official personihcation of a Western Aus
tralian.
AN ATTRACTIVE FEATURE,
The premiers being disposed Of then sue
ceeded really most attractive display
mounted troops of the crown colonies, the
Rhodesians on horse, the colonial infantry
broken by three bands, typical Of the
United Kingdom, those of st. Georges, the
London Scottish and the London Irish Rifle
volunteer corps and others. Then there
l., 4 fro, do
of infantry, It's strong, uniformed somewhat
like the regular service infantry, with Col
Alymer leading. Much applause was be-
slowed on the fine marching of these men
who in every way kept the Dominion TO
the front
Following came the real oddities in the
eyes of the LondonerS, in which the Zap
tiehs from Cyprus divided the honors with
the Dyaks of Borneo. Both are military po-
lice. The ZaptiehS were mounted on island
ponies and naturally wore the Turkish fez,
with a.jacket somewhat suggestive of Con-
stantirbple and the minarets of StambOul
The Borneo Dyaks were smalish yellow
colored chaps, were eagerly expected by
the crowd, owing to their head hunting
proclivities of which no trace could be no.
ticed in their dress. These, and others COM
ing after, emphasized the fact how widely
scattered are the races the Queen rules.
The Trinidad Field Artillery, the Sierra
Leone militia, with their strange small blue
turbanS and depending taSSeiS and nicker-
bockers; the British Guinea police, with
their white curtained caps; the Haussas in
the familiar Zouave costume of long ago,
and the Royal Niger Haussas-men who
fought at Ilorin and Bida-in uniforms Of
Karkill cloth, trousers, exposing the leg,
and shaved heads, were all blacks The
Haussas, the blacklist of the black, wearing
1.-The FURNISHED livery of the sum-, were
most enthusiastically greeted.
The second procession passed the palace
fifteen minutes after the colonials mad
climbed up Constitution Hill. 1t more than
eloquently filled in the picture OF britain S
war strength: more than magnificently
completed the carnival of gorgeous costume
of scarlet and blue and gold white and
yellow shining curasses and polished he'll
NETS plumes and tassels, furs and gold and
silver spanged cloths; bullion embroideries
horses and more splendid trappings for men.
sashes and stars, crosses and medals
medals FOR the Crimea. Indian. Seringa-
patam, the Nile. .Ashantee, Afghanistan.
Serital 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 revolv
ers carbines and cutlaSses, batteries of ar
tillerymen of splendid physique and horses
with rare action, fully entered in the spirit
and meaning of 1t all, the fondly carried
colors for which these men would die and
over all the rich strains of that music they
stir the blood as only soldiers have stirred
it since the dawn of time. But the scores
of troops and companies were literally too
numerous to mention except as brilliant
whole 1t seemed like nothing SO much
as some stream of FURNISHED gold flowing
between dark banks of human beings gath
cred to witness its passage to land OF
light u
The empire had passed in review and the
head of it all was now to come, her Maj
esty The royal procession proper was in
terwoven with the crowd of waiting digni-
taries of all sorts. First came the aids
de-camp to the Queen, those being headed
by the prince of Wales ard the Dukes of
of Weymss. Then followed alone lord
lieutenant of London, his Grace. the Duke
of Westminster, X. c., in a lord lieutenant
dress. The duke was followed by gilt
tering cavalcade of officers the headquar-
ters staff.
Next came three officers of the auxiliary
forces in attendance on the Prince of
Wales, equerries, gentlemen in waiting and
military attaches, foreign, naval and mill
tary attaches, brilliant lot of gentlemen
with a glittering array of titles. uniformed
in the dresses of all the courts of Europe
and half it's crack regiments and wearing
all it's stars. Then a compliment from the
Kaiser. q deputation from the first Prus-
sian Dragon Guards, Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland's Own
After the Germans came the most brill
liant group of all the soldiery, the officers
of the imperial service troops from India.
Their uniforms, a mixture of the English
regular army and native dress, were brill
liant to a degree, not TO pc witnessed out
side of countries where barbaric splendor
and ingenuity in embroidery is the rule.
SWarthy featured fellows suggestive, in nn-
moved countenances, of all the dark mys-
| terry ofthe East. Many also wore massive
| gold ear rings with enormous stones, while
| some wore in addition gold anklets ablaze
with sapphires and emeralds.
! The special ENJOYS, not numbered among