The daily news., 1900-03-09
VICTORIA'S ARRIVAL
IN THE METROPOLIS
Smoky London Is Blazing
With Enthusiasm.
JUBILEE DAYS RECALLED

Loyal Britons Brave the Cold and
Fog 10 Cheer Her Maj is
Line the Streets TO Buckingham
Palace.
LONDON. March S.-The queens ar
rival IL London and the commencement
OF her vIsit TO the metropolis were
rlarEeG by scenes of enthusiasm IN.
parAl.e.ed since the jubilee celebration.
throughout the demonstration there
preGomlaa;ed note OF triumph and the
cheers that made tie murky streets
ring were almost as much in honor OF
the British victories Ia South Africa as
they Were vociteroUs tri ibuJes OF q loyal
people 10 a monarch whose wOmanIy
avn patEy has been 50 s;rIklngly RnOwn
since the war began.
The royal party's departure from
Windsor was marked by more than
usual interest For hours before the
queen started from Windsor crowds
gathered IL the streets, which had been
announced as her route through the
METROPOLIS and which were decorated
with nIgs Ii was foggy and cold, but
no one seemed TO care.
At PadGIngtoE the railroad station
had been c.eared of th5 general public,
but outside thousands % people waited
patiently. When the train from Wind
sor arrived at 1890 N. u tremendous
cheer went Up. Her majesty came
down the slopIng platform leaning on
Ihe arm OF turbaned Indian attendant
and entered an open landau, In which
also sat Princess Henry Of BAttsn berg
and Princess Victoria of Schleswlg.
Ho.S,ein. They all wore black and
round her neck the queen had q sable
cOllaretJe.
From the packed sidewalks and from
every available window came a contin.
uous roar Of cheers, while hundreds of
little flags were waved all the way to
buckingham palace. The side streets
were packed 10, 20 and sometimes 100
deep.
Sho tly after noon the Duke and
Duchess of York drove into the court.
yard and received an ovation. MIR.
Chamberlain, the secretary Of state for
the colonies. joined the distinguished
throng IN the courtyard unnoticed.
I.a-er the Duke and Duchess of \ NorK
appeared on a balcony III front Of the
palace.
- time passed the crowds outside
grew moce dense and the peers and
members of the bOuse of commons
;rooped OUT II sight into the inner
quadrangle. wnere they waited TO re-
ce.ve the queen.
Tnen fIom Constitution hill came the
dlll roar OF distant cheers and the cry
">He Is coming" was lassed from mouth
to mouth. stand back there" ordered
tie police ana peeresses and ragged
women edged away as well as they
Col.d, ladies' not being admitted into
the cOUrtv2Td.
Now me roar was taken MP by those
WITHIN tnp rTe'Incts of the uaiaCe. Back
on tueIc c:eakIng hinges few the great
gales and Up went the royal standard.
\ Va'r1. Of uOhCe went BY; there was
fash cs scte. as the life guIrdsmen and
on riders rIo,ted through the gates aud
tnen hats few in the air. a mighty
cheer arose and slowly there passed a
,arr.age, on the back seat of which sat
a httie back figure. heavily yelled and
nuddlnG right and lett.
Suddenly, Ior the first time in the
day the sun came ont from behind the
clouds and shone over the shouting
thousands, and piercing the veil, IL
showed happy smiles lighting up the
aged monarch's face. 1t was a repetl-
tion Of the scenes of the jubilee-queen's
weather in the truest sense Of the
words.
Sull nodding vigorously. her majesty
passed out of sight into the quadrangle.
There the peers and commoners assem-
4 IL :. a.. !
her majesty entered the palace.