The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-02

LOnQOn, March z. 1880 a. m--BritOnS
feel that they are living in the pres
ence Of momen.ous events. Tornadoes
Of patriotic excitement are whirling
through the country. Even the dullest
soul must have been stirred by the
emotions Of yesterday and London
e,1OO,oO0 were raised TO a hi~h pitch of
patriotic exultation.
II was wonderful sight. Old men
have nothing in memory with which TO
compare the day. Some likened it to
Lucknow. others talked of the fall of
Sebastapol. 1t was a time of singular
abandon. The usual conventions of So
ciety ceased to control, and everyone
knew everybody else, all joining in
smiles or bellOwings as their DISPOSE
tons moved them.
When the relief Of Ladysrrith
literally went mad with jOy
ana throughout England the scenes
witnessed have no parallel in the mem
cries of this generation. The pent-up
jubilatiOn at the relief Of Kimberley
and the defeat of Cronje could no Ion
ger be controlled and with the
crowning triumph the national trait of
self restraint was thrown to the winds
The lord mayor Of London immedi-
ately telegraphed his congratulation 10
Generals White and Butler When the
queen received the news at windsor the
bells on the curfew tower of the castle
We're ruGg in honor of the event. The
storm of jubilation centered around the
Mansion House and by noon thousands
Of people blocked the many approaches
to That grim building.
II was a dense. black mass. composed
chiefly OF business men, the majarity
carrying little urion jacks. Never be-
fore was there such sale Of
flags. Through this cheering thrOng
there WAS only one avenue open to traf-
fic and this was utilized by the buses
going from east to west. All traffic in
other directions was stalled for hours.
The only way TO get past the Mansion
House was by mounting the buses
which soon began to resemble chariots
in triunphal pageant.
Cheers Butler and Roberts.
Stock brokers. bankers. clerks and
workingmen clambered on top and as
the buses numbered past the historic
building. stood up waving flags, hats
and handkerchiefs and calling for
cheers for Butler and Roberts.
mighty shout answered them from
the crowcs through which they were
passing. The procession became con-
tinuous yet the crowd never tired of
cheering every time the name of White.
Butler or Roberts was mentioned and
off came lots Of hats and up went the
little flags. Grave old fuaneiers waved
and yelled as franticaily and as often
as the urchin5 who had clambered the
Mansion House steps, that England
honor had been saved. The strain that
for 1l3 days had kept the nation in ter
ribie anxiety was removed
The lord mayor showed himself at a
window, out Of which hung a huge City
Imperial volunteer flag. and the crowd
yelled itself hOarSe. Staid. magnates
grabbed fiaring posters from newspaper
boys and brandished "Ladysmith re-
Heved" to the roaring throng. All
thought of business was forgotten.
Nothing could be done on the stock
exchange except sing God Save the
Queen" and cheer. Business at the Bal
| tic (wheat market for cargOes) closed
at ! o'clock No one wanted to trade
on such a day as this. The stores put
up their shutters and gave their en-
ployees a holiday.
Lady Butler Congratulated.
Great ensigns foated in the sunlight
j
union jacks lit up the murky city win
dowS. The lord mayor wired Lady Bull
| Ter as follows:
MY sincere congratulations on your
J gallant husbands achievement"
He also ordered a holiday for the city
schools. Later he answered the de-
mands of the crowd that increased as
the day wore on by a speech in which
he said:
This news makes our hearts leap for
JOY We now are satisfied that our
! sacrifice of blood and treasure is not in
vain.
The west end is as enthusiastic
I though not quite so demonstrative as
the city. The stately foreign office SO
/ far forgot itself as to display large
union jacks from the windows. A cab
! met meeting was held and as the men,
! bers met at the entrance to the foreign
/ Office. they exchanged the warmest con-
! gratulations. Crowds blocked the wal
office Hobbies struggling TO see for them
( selves the announcement of the glad
( tidings and cheering for General Butler
/ Lord Dundonald and other heroes Of
the hour.
Joy Outside of London.
I Outside Marlborough house. the Lon
don residence of the Prince of Wales
a large and jubilant crowd assembled
AL over the United Kingdom These
scenes were dapE<ated. At Glasgow
Liverpool. Birmin nam. Edinburgh and
! in fact. in ali the cities, big and little
flags float everywhere, whistles footed
! bells chimed and crowds paraded the
streets, singing patriotic songs.
Business was given up for the day
the schools We're closed. in the harbors
all the vessels dressed ship and at tbs
military and naval depots scenes OF
+ the widest enthusiasm were presented.
At Liverpool, addressing a crowd of 20,
OOo people assembled around the town
hall, the lord mayor said.
Il thank the Almighty God for the
glorious news We have awaited it pa
tiently. We are satisfied that under the
humane laws and government of this
country the Beers in q very short time
will be loyal citizens of the British
empire"
AT Portsmouth the naval command
er-in-chief announced the relief OF
Ladysnlith by general signal, the
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