Iron County register., 1900-03-08
|ENCLAND IN MYSTERIES.
Just Literally Gone Wild Over the
Welcome News of the Re-
lief of Ladysmith.
BUSINESS IN LONDON WAS SUSPENDED.
Schools Were Dismissed. Shops
Closed and the People Gave Them
selves Up to Patriotic JubilntiOn
Elsewhere Throughout the
Kingdom 1t Was the Same.

London, March 2.-When the news
of the relief of Ladysmith became gen.
! orally known, London literally went
mad with joy, and throughout En-
gland the scenes witnessed have 10
parallel in the memories of this gen
Grafton. The pent-up jubilation at the
relief of Kimberly and the defeat of
Cronje could no longer be controlled,
and with to-day's crowning triumph,
the national trait of self-restraint was
| thrown to the winds.
The lord mayor of London imme-
ditely telegraphed his congratuIa-
! tions to Generals White and Buler.
When the queen received the news at
Windsor, the bells on the curfew tow
er of the castle were rung in honor of
the event.
storm Center of JubiIatiOn.
This storm of jubilation centered
around the Mansion house, and by
/ noon thousands of persons blocked the
many approaches to that grim build
ing. 1t was a dense, black mass, COM
posed chiefly of business men, the ma
JOl1lN VI ChlIh
Jacks. Never before was there such a
sale of flags. 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 directions was stalled
for hours. The only way to get past
the Mansion house was by mounting
the busses, which soon began to re-
semble chariots in a triumphal pag-
cant.
Public joy LeveIer.
Stock brokers, bankers, clerks and
workingmen clambered on top, and as
the busses numbered past the historic
building, stood up waving flags, hats
and handkerchiefs, and calling fer
cheers for Butler and Roberts. A
mighty shout answered them from the
crowds through which they were pass
ing. The procession became continu-
Gus, yet the crowd never tired of
cheering every time the name of
White, Butler or Roberts was men,
toned, and off came hats and up went
the little flags. Grave old financiers
waved and yelled as frantically and as
bered the Mansion house steps, that
England's honor had been saved.
A Long Strain Ended.
The strain that for 113 days had
kept the nation in terrible 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 flaring
posters from newsboys and brand
ished, ''Ladysmith relieved to the
roaring throng. Al thought of busi-
nes was forgotten. Nothing could De
done or the stock exchange, except
sing "God Save the Queen" and cheer.
Business at the Baltic (wheat market
for cargoes) closed at 1 o'clock. No one
wanted to trade on such day as
this. The stores put up their shutters
and gave their employees a holiday
Great ensigns fioated in the sunlight
erom hundreds of buildings and little
Union Jacks lit up the murky city
windows.
Lady BuIIer Congratulated.
The lord mayor wired Lady Butler
as follows:
My sincere congratulations on your
gallant husbands achievements
He also ordered a holiday for the
city schools. Later he answered th4
demands of the crowd, that increased
as the day wore on, by speech, in
which he said:
This makes our hearts leap for JOY.
We now are satisfied that our sacrifice
Of blood and treasure is not in vain"
Outside Marlborough house, the
London residence of the prince of
Wales, large and jubilant crowd as
sembled.
Joy Reigned Supreme.
Briefly, from one end of the metrop-
oils to the other, joy reigDed supreme.
and bunting was flying everywhere in
the bright March morning, and scarce
lv an omnibus passed through the hap
DIV streets, but had tied to the drivers
whip a Union Jack, or red, white and
blue sire amers.
Same All Over the Kingdom.
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 pa
raded 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 enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
st. PauI's Great Bell to Ring.
Orders were given to ring the great
bell in St. Paul's in the evening. The
West End is as enthusiastic, though
not quite so demonstrative, as the city.
The stately foreign office, SO far for
got itself as to display large Union
Jacks from the windows. \ cabinet |
meeting was held and as the members |
met at the entrance to the foreign Of
fee. they exchanged the warmest con-
,~T-atuations.
wnr Office Lobbies Blocked.
Crowds blocked the war office lob |
bies, struggling to see for themselves
the announcement of the glad tidings |
At Cafes and Music Halls.
The West End clubs and cafes, the |
restaurants and the public buildings |
were ali brilliantly illuminated, and
their interiors, even to the tables, were |
beautifully decorated with flags, bunt-
ing and ingenious arrangements of |
electric lights.