Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
Wild NIGHT N LONDON
Celebration Of the Home Coming Of
Volunteers Marked BY Mob
License.
Drunken RoWdies Take Advantage
Of the Noisy Welcome Given
the Soldiers.
Women Abused and Children Tramp.
led Under Foot-folics and Sol.
diers Powerlesa

& :
London, Oct. 80 Seldom if ever in.
the history of London has there been
such a demonstration as that which
greeted the return of the London inn
sperial volunteers from South Africa
yesterday and last night the city.
seemed given over to drunken mob.
so fierce and unbridled were the orgies
of the CROWDS. The troops suffered al.
most as many casualties as they did in
all the campaign against the Beers. II
+ Is estimated that eight or ten were
killed and as many as 200 injured.
& Early in the day Queen Victoria sent
a message 10 the returning troops.
welcoming them ana inquiring as to
their health. The prince of Wales
viewed the procession from the MARI
borough noussa.
y d along the line Of march there We're
esstaons of f,ass and other such de-
Woes. presenting a brilliant scene. IN
addition 10 the city IMPERIAL volunteer
Themselves there We're in the procession
Inc bands of twelve volunteer regi
ments and g4,0oo regulars and volun-
tears lined the route. Among the most
tnffresting features of the display MAS
The f,s senee IN he procession of the in
sal!ilsd city Imperial volunteers IN car
Iiages flying the red cross flag and the
assemblage at a conspicuous point on
Fleat street of thu few remaining sur
Yivors Of the Baia klaya charge.
The eNuberant throngs proved UNI
manageable and the police and soldiers
ySare quite unable 10 stem hesugly
rushes. The crush Of the populace be-
came SO terrible al the marble arch
that the people broke thru the Gordon
and when he field was again cleared
forty persons requiring the aid Of an-s
bnlance surgeons were eftgiying on the
ground. several OF them suffering from
serious injuries. In Fleet street thh
crowds broke all barriers and sight
seers. police and city imperial volun-
teers We're mixed up in ar indiscrimi-
nate mas from which the volunteers
had to be finally extricated in single
tfile.
4 Along the whole length of Fleet street
The scenes could only be likened 10 i
continual foot bali serimmage. but ii
Mas even more exciting. Shrieks and
groans filled the air women and men
Swere thrown u the ground and tram
pied on. Life guards on horseback
We're swept oft and lost in the strug-
cling mass of humanity after inn
potent struggles TO stem the pressure
l2of the semi panic stricken mob. Some
izof the injuries sustained were SO SEE
were that it is feared they Viii prove
fatal
After an eight hours march broken
| by a sermon al ST Paui,s cathedral BY
ithe Bishop Of Steprev and a speech by
| Lord Mayer Newton al THE Guild hall
the volunteers sat Gown 10 course
jsdinner al the headquarters of he An
lseient and Honorable Artillery of Lon
t5aon, where Lord Wellesley and many
l#ather notable persons received and adj
dressed them
Affer the usual loyal foasts. Lord
| Woiseiey. responding For the Imper-
iial Forces read the following tele-
gram he had received from Queen Vic
| taria.
4 Please assure the city Of London ill-
sperial volunteers that heartily share
sin those feelings Of JOY and thankful.
ness which have been eyinced in ths
/ enthusiastic welcome accorded them to!
day. Tell them with what pride ane
satisfaction have received the nn-
II varying reports Of their soldierliks con.
i5duet during the dangers. and hardship!
4 of a trying campaign.
4 White joining In the happiness o
alsnany relatives and friends who cele
brate tils home coming of their dea
homes. i deeply sNmpathi2e with thos
I Who look in vain fos them. who, alas
4 no longer stand in the ranks OF thei
4 eomradas also myself have to griev,
j over the loss of dear and mos gal
4 liant grandson, who. Ike go many 0
4 Your companions. has served and die,
\ for his queen and country
The members of the corps hen sepa
rated.
The list If casualties among til
Troops was longer than that of III
Whoie. corps in its twenty-six engage
a n,ents in South Africa. Partial re
turns from the hospitals and polio
Il stations indicate that more than 20
We're partly hurt, eight and possiblyte
8Ibeing killed outright There We're 400
81 police and $1,000 troops on duty alon
a the line of march, but they We're unabl
!! to handle the crowds. Women an
lfpirfs fa r1itad q MI we're tr<a npleft ,,nde