The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-01
ENCLAND'S JOY.
The United Kingdom Given
Over to Jubilation at
Ladysmith's Re-
lief.
CROWDS WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM
Stores. Schools and Offices
Closed, Streets Thronged
A General Holiday.
CROWDS WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, March l, 1900.-(6:55 P. ND
General Butler wires from Nelthorpe, un-
der today's date, that he has just returned
from Ladysmith. He adds that the whole
| country south of that place is cleared of
the Beers.
When the news of the relief of
Ladysmith became generally known
| London literally went mad with
| joy, and throughout England the
scenes witnessed have no parallel in the
memories of this generation. The pent up
| jubilation at the relief of Kimberley and
| the defeat of Cronje could no longer be
controlled and with today's crowning tri-
umph the National trait of self-restraint
| was thrown to the winds.
| This storm of jubilation centered around
! the Mansion House and by noon thou
sands of persons blocked the many APP
| proaches to that grim building. 1t was
| dense, black mass, composed chiefly OF
business men, the majority of them car
| rying little Union Jacks. Never before
was there such sale of flags as today.
! Through this cheering throng there was
only one avenue open to traffic and this
was utilized by the 'busses going from
| east to west. All traffic in other direc-
| tions 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
| a triumphal pageant. Stockholders, bank
ers, clerks and workingmen clambered on
top, and as the busses numbered past
the historic building, stood up waving
flags. hats and handkerchiefs and calling
for cheers for Butler and Roberts. A
mighty shout answered them from the
crowds through which they were pass
ing. The procession became continuous,
vet the crowd never tired of cheering
ever ytime the name of White, Butler or
Roberts was mentioned, and off came
hats and UP went the little flags. Grave
old financiers waved and yelled as franti-
cally an das often as the urchins who had
clambered the Mansion House steps, that
| ,England's honor had been saved.
The strain that for 11S days had kept
| the nation in terrible anxiety was re-
| moved. The Lord Mayor showed himself
at a window out of which hung huge
City Imperial Volunteer flag, and the
| crowd yelled itself hoarse. Staid magnates
grabbed fiaring posters from newsboys
| and brandished 'Ladysmith Relieved" to
| the roaring throng.
All thought of business was forgotten.
Nothing could be done on the Stock Ex-
change except sing "God Save the
Queen" and cheer. Business he Baltic
| (wheat market for cargoes) cloNed at one
O clock. No one wanted to trade on such
day as this. The stores put up their
shutters and gave their employees holi-
day. Great ensigns floated in the sun
light from hundreds of buildings and
little Union Jacks lit up the murky city
windows
The Lord Mayor wired Lady Butler as
follows:-''My sincerest congratulations
on your gallent husbands achievements.
He also ordered a holiday for the city
schools Later he answered the demands
of the crowd, that increased as the day
wore on, by a speech in which he said
s"rhis news makes our hearts leap for
joy. We now are satisfied that our sacri-
fee of blood and treasure is not in vain.
Orders were given to ring the great
bell in St. Paurs this evening The West
End is as enthusiastic, though not quite
so demonstrative, as the City. The state
ly Foreign Office so far forgot itself as
to display large Union Jacks from the
windows. A Cabinet meeting was held
and as the members met at the entrance
to the Foreign Office they exchanged the
warmest congratulations.
Crowds blocked the War Office lobbies,
struggling to see for themselves the an
nouncement of the glad tidings and cheer
ing for General Butler, Lord Dundonald
and other heroes of the hour
Outside the Marlborough House, the
London residence of the Prince Of Wales,
a large and jubilant crowd assembled
Briefly, from one end of the metropolis
to the other joy reigneth supreme and
bunting was flying everywhere in the
bright March morning, and scarcely an
omnibus passed through the happy
streets but had tied to the drivers whip,
a Union Jack or red, white and blue
streamers.
All over the United Kingdom these
scenes were duplicated. At Glasgow,
Liverpool, Birmingham, Edinburgh and,
in fact, in all the cities, big and little flags
flow everywhere, whistles footed, bells
chimed and crowds paraded the streets,
singing patriotic songs. Business was
given up for the day. the schools were
closed in the harbors all the vessels
dressed ship, and at the military and
naval depots scenes of the widest en-
thusiasm prevailed.
AT Liverpool, addressing a crowd of 20,-
900 people assembled around the Town
Hall, the Lord Mayor said
81 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 a very short time,
will be loyal citizens of the British en-
pre-
The afternoon newspapers voice the eA-
ultation of the nation.
The Globe says:-"The night is
passed! Since Havelock and outram
fought their way, inch by inch through
the crooked streets and alleys of Lucknow
no such thrill of excitement has gone
through the nation. The Empire has suf-
fered and sorrowed much during the last
few months but the tidings of Tuesday
and today have made 1t all seem like a
gloomy nightmare, the shadow of night
that is passed. The credit for our sue
cess rests with Lord Roberts, as fully as