The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-14
pEPARTURE "a voLUNTEERs.
Noisy and Enthusiastic Send-off
Given Them In london.

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Given Them In London.
London. jan Though many stir
urE sceues have marked the departure
of the British troops for the front dur-
ing recent months, tOday's Outburst of
patriotism on the occasion of the start
ing Of the London volunteers, was quite
unprecedented since the jubilee. II is
the first time in the history of the
movement that British volunteers have
been permitted to serve side by side
with the regulars in real warfare, ana
the people turned out in hundreds of
thousands TO fCtingly celebrate it,
The crowds began To throng the route
before dawn and increased in such
proportions that a deJachmt- of the
Lord Mayors own were engulfed at
various stages of the route. Ranks
were frequently broken and the men
were almost lost sight of in the cheer
Ing. shouting, singing mob. Every now
and then halt had TO be made in order
20 reform the ranks bur only to be
again broken as the police were unable
10 stem the excited. cheering. living
mass Of people. which again and again
broke through all distractions.
The hand shakings and embraCings
were 50 "a tAAstl'e tAtt tAAaA the Altl1L
Smartuess of the volunteers was
speedily impaired. many uniforms be
ing torn. But the troops finally man
aged Co struggle through TO the Madi-
son house
ON the balcony of that building the
lord mayor, Mr.. A. j. Newton the
lady mayoress. the councillors and
others awaited the arrival ~ the voIun-
taers and Witnessed them actually
n-hung their way through the dense
crowds, assisted by male friends and
m1edej by clingins women. When
The force was finally reformed the lore
myor attempted TO make a speech, bu
found 10 impossible.
The din was simply deafening and
The chief magistrate had To be content
% Indicate his good wishes by smiles
and gestures-while the volunteers
-'e-.sa him with cheers and waving
laair hats ON their raised rifles. There
was another hurculean effort on the
para NJ the police and the detachment
resumed its march to the accompani-
IeHl u- pushing, screaming. cheering
anu singing.
The column had hardly covered
-4-are1 Yards when il again inter
mingled with the surging crowds who
--- llasuuted sway along the route.
-a"E NC the volunteers escaped
,."lEE the side Streets. and others
sia--ef along i'm single file by tWos
q, sT..s. By the time they reached
Ut. Thames smbaukmeut the crowds
Gu. become C1nglumeratiOn. Women's
.s H- a- numerous in the mass as
'..-...-s Eeldge3r.
..-r tam hour was consumed in
-.u- The mile To Westminster.
.-- ID. police arrangements inn
..... an. The mUiUitudes were mar
s... --r some kind of order The
'...."s. -.ats and every other want
". were crowded with singing.
humanity waving banners.
-.-r a." .GuLkerchiefs.
. Ia column reached Nine
F station. bearing nJmberleSs
-s - .Ea difficulties Of the march
.-.. was excluded the final
..s being held outside and
.rs euTaiued and departed
. ..mmnglinE of band music.
.-- and the singing OF Aud
>r. Rule BriJtania" and
. >a.. the Queen"
-. . mayor. sherilfs and council
r state robes. accompanied
...es took another special
... ~.-lhampJ0u 90 bid farewell
..-ers on board the trans
The latter arrived soon
. .N mayors party. and were
ringing cheers srom
..Ege on the quays as they