Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17
UTAHNIANS AT THE JUBILEE.
The Diamond Jubilee in London Scenes Among the Cro"ds
476OO LlneThe Prince OF Wales and Ills Rat
Tailed Chareer-Brltons the Razzle Dazzle

the meantime carrying their umbrellas
and canes at most p.ri GUS angles. The
provincial Is the same u c world over.
He wears the same hunted look, also a
ffock coat and Derby hat From his
pockets, at stated intervals, he draws
hall an orange and invites his lady part
ner to lave a piece to iteshen her
up" The police were at their WIS
end to solve the problem OF handling
several million pr ople without any great
loss Of life. With this end in view they
published In the paptr' columns OF
edicts, whist every bin board Is decof-
ated with three sheet posters OF closely
printed regulations, that must gladdtn
the business Offices Of The news papers
and job printers. Sucng gates have
been erected across streets wbeie Hank
movements on the part Of The crowd
were anticipated, whist all bridges
across the Thames were closed o the
public, and further vehicular traffic on
on the principal thoioughiarci closed
at seven a. IN. Ambulance stations
we're stationed at stated intervals along
the route, the public told 10 Keep 10 the
right and admonishcd to 90 slowly,
especially when ptoct eIing on down
grade, for ii is not easy 10 handle a
crowd Of humanity some fifteen or
twenty times larger than the entire
population OF our Sta G.
Among the sightseets must not be
forgotten a delegation OF sixty-!our Of
the home coming, nt," rem creed by
Bishop Romney and wife, and Mrs.
McCune and daughter AS thirty 20
into three beds ten times and none over,
the majority Of the boys elec,ed to
stay up all night, and in the words OF
the playwright have a night out" To
be candid, the major portion INDUCED
in three nights out, with the ultimate
result that they have mo t successfully
cultivated haggard EXPIRE ssion and a
gait resembling that OF Western
youDgster when he Fl ST discards his
shoes with the advent Of spring, and
proceeds to step lightly over a rocky
place. Nevertheless the universal vei-
dict is, that it was worth it.
BY midnight OF the 2Ist, the streets
were thronged with hundreds OF thous-
ands, whose general department, when
in comparison to that of an election
night, would be as from a political eau.
Gus to that q well behaved Sunday
school. Loudcn was in It's glory. Three
songs were the sole repertoire OF the
mob: eGod save the Queen" winch
ultimately Exaggerated into God shave
thic.) thu squeam; SOLDIERS OF the
Queen" and "Only one girl in this
world ior me-" which were yelled out
by gangs hundreds strong, who paraded
the streets eight abreast, armed with
pea shooters, Tin horns and squifts
The East end girls and factory hauds
were out en- masse, and one and all in.
dulged in a most unique dance peculiar
10 themselves and the slums of London.
They formed in phalanxes six or eight
abreast, with their arms around each
others necks, and 10 the music OF a
concertina and their own dlscordant
howls, jumped irantlca ly forward two
bounds; their hats would almost touch
the pavement, then with TWO Jumps to
The rear they would throw Their bodies
back, elevate their ragged shoes, aud
display most unnecessary amount OF
holey hosiery. Down every side sire t,
especially oil the strand, impromptu
Tree fights, ballels and Scotch reels
were the order OF the night which were
gotten up especially Tor the benefit Ct
the pickpockets. The wi,er grabbed
one fellows wrist who, alter unbutlon-
ing his coat, was about 10 relieve him of
his valuable five-do.lar gun metal chron-
ometer; then he got mobbed by the cir $
whilst the would-be pickpCcket made a
hasty exit,
By $3.50 a. m. the crowds were pretty
well worn out and lay stretched out on
doorsteps and up alley ways; to para
phrase well-known poem: Like war
riors taking their rest and dirty horde
around them The public layatori. $
were absolutely mobbed; en,erprising
cosiers made mint Of money with a
bar OF soap and bucket oil water, at
" opence a wash. AT 5 a. m. people
began to take up position along the
curbstone aud commence their seven
hour wait until the Queen would pass.
What a merry crowd that was! Ans
tocracy began to drive BY in their equip.
ages en- route to take their seats. As
some stately dowager, who was striking.
ly like the original OF a well-knowr
theatrical poster, drove past, a street
Arab yell5d d, "rhree cheers for Charley Is
Aunt" which was taken up vita n vim
Anon coster's barrow, laden dowr
with six burly costeis and drawn by
pluckY tile jackas5, would trot by. As
one OF these passed, dear old lady
bursting with indignation, called out
GU ought u NC aSnatHSn OF your
selves, and prosecuted" Quick as
flash came the retort from tue barrow
PE don't mind, mum. e loikes hit
besides we've hall got whips"
THE PROCESSION.
AT $40 all traffic was stopped, anc
two poncemen drove the crowd bach
upon the sidewalks; and, will you be
| ieve II, allowed these who had taket
up position in front, to maintain tn,
same whilst the rest had to take bach
places. The police, about seven fee
apart, lined the whole route Then the
various regiments marched by and toos
m their position, some three feet apat
Immediately in front OF the policemen
In all. ~, 652 troopers were called tote
requsiton. Detachmeuts of dragons
lancefs and hussars, ten troopers and a
corporal at each cross street, took theii
places. the well trained horses standing
for hours like statues. The crowc
cheered everybody and everything The
county council wagons, laden with sane
10 sprinkle over the paved streets, lie
| ceived no end oil chat and hurTah; anc
the ambulance corps cane in foe theil
share; the appearance OF companies o
uniformed soldiers, with each two meI
bearing sIetchers, although horribly
! sugg esuve as to ca ullties in store, die
| NOT daunt the sightseers; and when tn
| sweet aced nurses in their white
starched linen and bearing red eros
1 sewed on their right arm. made thei
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