The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-03
Royal Train Running on Slow
Schedule and Every Safe
guard Taken.
DUBLIN DECKED IN BUNTING.
Orangemen From Belfast TO AT
tend Observation-Disclosures Dis
turhances Not Expected by
the Authorities.

tora lief. Windsor at half past last even
ing. on route for Ireland. Her Majesty IL
accompanied by Princess Christian and
Princess Henry of Battenberg and Is at
tended by the Countess of Antrim. Honor
able Harriet Phipps. Sir Arthur Pigs. pri-
vate secretary TO the Queen; Sir Fleetwood
Edwards. keeper OF her Majesty's privy
purse. and Captain Ponsonhy.
The Queen had driven out to F'rogmore
during the afternoon amid considerable en-
thusiasm on the part of the townspeop!e
and her departure from the station was
comparatively quiet although quite a crowd
llaG assembled ia cheer the outgoing train.
Not in the history OF the Great Western
and London ana Northwestern railways
have greater precautions ever been OBJ
served 10 protect the royal train than those
which had been perfected when her Ma
iesty started northward tonight. These
officials who have supe,intended the trans
portation Of Cars. Kaisers and the Princes
Of all nations In and out of Windsor. have
eNerted themselves beyond precedent to in
sure the safety of the royal train between
Windsor and Holyhead.
Royal trains seldom run at night, but the
Queen. who is especially adverse TO fast
travel. stipulated that the trip should occu-
Ply eleven hours. although 1t is usually COW
cred in six. This slowness. at a time when
traffic is lightest. was one of the reasons
for deciding upon a night RIM.
The preparations for the trip had been
IN hand for weeks. and the train had al
ready run every foot of the route. and
every particle of the apparatus of the
train and the track had been subjected to
the most careful inspection.
Leaving Windsor. the royal train was In
the hands of the Great Western Companys
officials TO BUshberry, where the London
and Northwestern Company's officials as
sumed responsibility at midnight, when the
journey by way of Crewe and Chester to
tioiyhead WAS begun.
The officials of the latter line will have
little sleep tonight. Stationmasters. op-
| orators and track inspectors at every sta
tion along the route. no matter how small.
are imperatiyely required to be on duty half
an hour before the royal train is due, TO
anime personally as TO signals and switches
and 10 that all is in proper working
order
The pilot engine, named "Prince of
Wales is running quarter Of an hour
ahead of the royal train. and. after its
passage. all tracks are kept absolutely
clear.
tives. with expert engineers and COM
piete staff of railway experts, and cleo
iricians accompany the train for immediate
action in anything should go wrong.
DUBLIN MAKES READY.
BY AUBREY STANHOPE.
| SPECIAL. By CABLE.
| Dublin. Monday. April 2.-tCopyright, 1900
| by the New York Herald Company.)-I;
| was. to Use the expression Of Lord Justice
| Fitz-Gibbon, well known in the United
States. with whom 1 talking to-day.
hammer and tack day in Dublin
| When 1 arose and opened my window the
ring of the hammer sounded like hundreds
upon hundreds of horses crossing a wooden
bridge. II lasted as long as there was light
| out of doors.
| Dublin is an old town and every balcony
| TO be occupied Wednesday has to pass
the Board Of Works. In three out of four
| cases propping has been ordered.
! II looked yesterday though Dublin had
| begun her decorations prematurely. but that
| was only because no one could have imag-
| ined that much more could be added. But
| to-day any amount of fresh bunting has
/ been hung out. which shows up with rich
ness scarcely credible.
Huge flags strung across the streets are
| being hoisted everywhere and apparently
| are unlimited in number. The twelve miles
| of road over which the Queen passes now
| hold flags small and great by the million.
Where car it come from?' people ask.
Well this stupendous display of bunting
| being crowded on by might and main by
thousands of men working for all they are
| worth is that vast supply which figured in
4 the Queens London Jubilee and the grand
naval parade at Portsmouth.
| 1 do not suppose there is flag left in
| London to-day. AS for Portsmouth, when.
| a few days ago. it was thought proper to
| fete the return of a certain ship. the an
/ he
| Dublin" II looks to as though all the
bunting in Great Britain might be here.
| / have to-day seen a standard floating
| over the famous Kildare Street Club which
! cost 5000 and is eight yards by four. l
have seen stand for spectators nearly a
! quarter of 4 mile long and another which
| can hold 5000 persons. and Pat, my cab
! man. who affirms that Dublin has never
! seen the like remarks sententionsly:
| Faith. and / hope the old lady will be
pleased with Dubin's show"
My reply is that, having seen many
! grand displays IN my career, have never
seen anything equal In richness what Dub
| lin is doing 1t is all fags-the jubilee
crammed into half the space that there
| was on that occasion.
| Besides. as 1 look out OF my window in
| College Green. that heart of Dublin, each
| few minutes there appears TO be something
! new in a decorative way. Evergreen gar
| lands for instance. from the top of neigh
hor's house to the ground. garlands bright
| with flowers and. besides. illuminations
which have come over from London every
| where. 1t is all wondrous.
Influx of Troops.
Orderlies on horseback to-day rushed and
/ crashed down the middle of the street as
| though pursued by demons. The tramp of
| soldiers being drafted into the town is con-
| stant-grenadiers and iancers and Irish
| onstabulary-spiendid men.
! The electric tramways, which now run
every minute instead Of every three, as
| formerly, vans. carts and Irish cars. are
all twisting their way about. their owners
all making money fast. and. consequently,
| working up an enthusiasm for the Queen
| which will be at fever heat on Wednesday,
| There has been an awful howl against
! Commissioner Jones. the able Chief of Po-
| lice because of his order issued closing
| communication across the royal route nn
| Wednesday. which order has since been re-
Taxed TO quarter past eleven. When
called upon him he said:
al has nothing to do with me. The Duke
of Connaught sent word that he wished TO
bring his troops down the line of road at
1880 and il WIS little enough time to stop
the circulation al 10. The traffic of Our
inu,,nerable tramways, had We made i:
later, would have gathered by hundreds and
would have stopped everything, even the
Queens procession itself. l know then,
| we'll"
Asked as to whether he thought there
would be trouble. he said:
| NO; certainly not The Irishman likes to
| make a noise now and then. though
How many police have you?"
Twelve hundred. and l have thirty-twt
miles TO protect, including the Castle ans
| Phoenix Park.