The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-30
Hundreds of People Were Injured and
Several Killed During the
Day and Night.
RECEPTION OF THE TROOPS
MESSAGE OF COMMENTATOR FROM
HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY.
Special Order Issued by Lord WO1seley
Prafsing the Men for Their
Work I'm south Africa.

LONDON. Oct. 2.-The City Imperial
Volunteers, who arrived at Southampton
from South Africa on Saturday on the
British transport Aurania, reached here py
train this morning, marched through Lon
don, along streets packed by thousands,
and received tumultuous greeting. Such
a demonstration was probably never before
evoked for such small body of volunteers.
The locomotives which drew the volun-
teers' train from Southampton were re-
spectively named Victoria" Roberts,
Powerful and 1.-The Maine"
The postponement OF London's welcome
until to-day diminished the number OF
spectators, but the enthusiasm could
scarcely have been more general or
genuine. Early in the day Queen Victoria
sent a message to the returning troops,
welcoming them and inquiring as to their
health The Prince of Wales came to town
and viewed the procession from Marlbor-
ough house. The other royal personages
watching the little bands of men in Khaki
uniforms were Princess Louise. the
Duchess OF Argyle and Prince Edward of
Saxe-Weimar, VINO, with many other dis
tinguished people, had taken up positions
of vantage early in the morning. The clubs
In Piccadilly presented an unusual spec
tacle. Hundreds of women were at the
windows, these sacred precincts having
thrown open their doors in honor of the
great occasion. All along the line of march
there were festoons of flags and other such
devices, presenting brilliant spectacle,
though, as a matter of fact, the decora-
lions had been up since Saturday and had
been drenched with Sundays rains, which
had not improved the colors.
In addition to the City Imperial Volun-
teers themselves, there were in the process
sion the bands of the twelve volunteer
regiments and $4,000 regulars and volun-
teers lined the route. Among the most
interesting features of the display was the
presence in the procession of the invaded
City Imperial Volunteers in carriages fly
ing the Red Cross flag. and the :lssemblage
at conspicuous point in Fleet street of
the remaining survivors of the Balaklava
charge.
IN NEW UNIFORMS.
with the exception that the volunteers
were rather Drowned, there was little in
their appearance to indicate that they were
new khaki kits, served out at South
ampton, gave the men a disappointingly
spick and span look, though the lack Of
alignment, irregularity of marching, and the
frequent substitution of canes for lost rifles.
suf1ced to distinguish them from the volun-
teers fresh from the training camps. A
captured Boer flag carried in the center of
the column elected great enthusiasm, thun-
derous applause going up as this first real
trophy of victory was borne triumphantly
through the crowds.
A slight drizzling rain which fell as the
procession started by no means detracted
from the warmth of the welcome extended
to the troops. The march was broken by
stoppages at the sites of Temple Bar, where
the lord mayor. Sir Alfred Newton, well
coined the return of the regiment he origin
ated; at st. Pauls Cathedral where there
was a short thanksgiving service. and at
the Guild Hail. for the civic reception.
The exuberant throngs proved unmanage-
able and the police and soldiers were quite
unable to stem the ugly rushes. The crush
of the populace became so terrible at the
Marble Arch that the people broke through
the Gordon and when the field was again
cleared forty persons requiring the aid OF
ambulance surgeons were lying on the
ground, several of them suffering from
serious injuries.
In narrow Fleet street the crowds broke
down all the barriers, and sight-seers,
soldiers, police and City Imperial volun-
teers were mixed up in a confused mass
from which the volunteers had to be fin
ally extricated in single file. A fractions
cavalry horse stampeded the crowd at
Ludgate circus and fifty persons who were
injured had to be attended to by the am
bulance corps.
Along the whole length of Fleet street
the scenes could only be likened to a
continual football scrimmage. but il was
filed the air, people were hurled to the
ground and trampled upon. Life guards.
on horseback, were swept of and lost In
the struggling mass of humanity after i'm
potent struggles to stem the pressure of
the semi-panic stricken mob. Some of the
injuries sustained were so severe that ii
is feared they will prove fatal.
Field Marshal Lord Wolseley. comman-
der-in-chief of the forces, issued a special
army order this afternoon. expressing the
high appreciation which the patriotic serv-
ices of the City Imperial Volunteers and
the gallantry and soldierly qualities Of all
ranks had AFFORDED him and offered the
volunteers In behalf Of the British army.
q cordial welcome home.
THANKS FROM VICTORIA
After an eight hours march. broken
by a sermon at st. Paul's Cathedral by the
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Mayor Newton at the Guild Hall. the
volunteers sat down to . course dinner
It the headquarters Of the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Of London. where
Lord Wolseley and many other netlblo