The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

ENTHRONEMENT EXERCISES.
Great Dutch Demonstration When
the Young Queen Took the Oath.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 6.--The events of
yesterday were but the overture of far more
| important ceremonies to-day upon the oc-
| casion of the long-awaited enthroning of
| Queen Wilhelmina. who came of age on
Aug. 81. The day began with a salute of 101
| guns and majestic chorale performed by
| trumpeters from the towers of the five great
| churches of Amsterdam. Crowds of people
assembled early in the morning and took
| up positions from which to view the royal
procession to the Nieukirk an edifice, that
| in spite Of Its name, is four hundred years
| old. BY 10 o'clock the Damplatz presented
| magnificent spectacle. The center was
| cleared and the sides were densey thronged,
| the front places being reserved for the chill
dren of the orphanages. The multitude was
| kept back by lines of troops of all arms.
| From the principal gate of the palace to
the church, between lines of naval cadets.
was stretched a gay awning decorated with
| streamers and velvet carpeting was laid over
the short distance which the Queen had to
| traverse.
At 1875 o'clock the princely families of
Saxe-W -Weimar and wied drove to the church
escorted by cavalry, with bands playing,
| drums beating and the troops presenting
| arms Almost Immediately afterwards the
| queen mother appeared in a state coach,
| which was surmounted by gilt royal crown
on crimson cushion. She received an ova-
| ton and was greeted with endless cheering
and cries of Long live the queen mother"
| About ten minutes later the beating of
| drums and the blare of trumpets signaled
| the fact that Queen Wilhelmina had left the
| palace. Tie procession was headed by the
| king-at-arms, with the heralds in their
gorgeous antique costumes and bearing long
trumpets adorned with pendant flags. But
! all the splendor of the royal retinue was
overlooked by the vast crowds of people,
whose eyes were turned upon the central
! figure of this imposing function-the young
/ Queen, on foot amidst the people, decked
with all the emblems of royalty. On her
| head was a diadem of diamonds, crown
/ shaped. Her robe was Of while silk with a
long trail, under mantle of rich red velvet.
on which the lions of Nassau were displayed
| in gold embroidery. The mantle was bor-
| dered with erInine. The sword of state was
carried before the young Queen by gen.
eral. The jewels worn by the young Queen
| were part of those stolen in Brussels on
| Sept. 8, 1929. Some of them were recovered
| by the police of New York a year later,
! through information which Frenchman
| named Roumage gave to the Dutch minister
| at Washington. 1t is impossible to accurate
| ly describe the acclamations which greeted
| the Queen. The roars of loyal cheers grew
| louder and more sustained as her Majesty
| proceeded to the church, which, in the
meanwhile had been filled with brilliantly
| robed ladies and uniformed civil and mill
| tary authorities, naval officers and members
of the diplomatic corps. The interior of the
| church disclosed a magnificent wealth of
| drapery banners, palms and flowers. In
| front of the chancel was the throne of
| gorgeous crimson and gold velvet. with the
| crown orb, sceptre and sword occupying
| stools.
| On the right of the throne were the MEM
bers of the royal families and on the left
were the Indian princes from the Dutch
| possessions.
| AS the procession of the queen mother en-
tered the church the assembly rose and re-
| mained standing. Suddenly the king-at-
/ arms, from the portal of the church, her.
aided the arrival of Queen Wilhelmina, who
| entered the building escorted by a train of
generals, each bearing an emblazoned BAN
ner.
The choir, which included the greatest
artists of Holland, sang "Wilhelmis van
| Nassauwe." The Queen bowed from side to
| side as she passed on to the throne, and
reaching it, she turned and again bowed and
took her seat. A moment later ner Majesty
arose, and in a clear and perfectly calm
voice, made brief speech. After the adj
dress the Queen sat for few moments and
| again rose and recited, in the same clear
tones, the usual oath to uphold the consti-
| foxy of cfl
great shout of Long live the Queen" broke
out and was three times repeated
Then the heralds proclaimed her Majes-
| ty's investiture and soon afterwards the
| Queen left the church, her mother follow
| ing her, and returned to the palace. AS the
| Queen and the queen mother passed on
| their way to the palace there were renewed
acclamations from the people and when
| their Majesties entered the palace four
heralds stepped out on the balcony. Their
appearance stilled the concourse into a dead
| silence, which was broken by silvery
trumpet peal, followed by the voice of the
senior herald. announcing that Queen Will
| hemina had been invested Queen of the
Netherlands. While the saluting guns. which
greeted the proclamation were still BOOM
| ing, the young Queen. wearing the regalia
appeared and was welcomed by a mighty
roar of delight. She made beautiful. his
| toric picture. When her mother followed,
| the two stood hand in hand. bowling to the
upturned faces of their hosts of subjects
Later in the day the Queen drove around
the city and viewed the decorations. The
carriage was drawn by six horses and was
attended by guard of honor. The carriage
containing the Prince and Princess Van
Wied and the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar
followed.
HOW HOWARD DIED.