The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-03
Her MAJESTY
LEAVES HOME
FOR IRELAND.
No Greater Precautions Ever Taken
to Protect the Precious Load
of the Royal Train.
WILL TRAVEL BY NIGHT
Every oacial of the Line REQUIRED to
be on Duty-"star spungled
Banner" Prominent.

LONDON, April 3.-Queen Victoria
left Windsor at half-past nine o'clock
last evening, en- route for ireland. Her
Majesty is accompanied by Princess
Christian and Princess Henry of Bat
tenberg, and is attended by the coun-
tess of Antrim, Hon. Harriet Phfpps,
Sir Arthur Blggs, private secretary to
the queen, Sir Fleetwood Edwards.
keeper of her majesty's prlvy purse, and
Captain Ponsonby.
Not in the history OF the Great West
ern and London and Northwest rail-
ways have greater precautions ever
been observed to protect the royal train
than those which had been perfected
when Her Majesty started northward
to-nighs. These officials who have
superintendent the transportation of
czars. kuisers and the princes of all
nations in and out OF Windsor have ex-
erted themselves beyond precedent TO
insure the safety OF the royal train be-
tween Windsor and Holyhead.
Seldom Run at Night.
Royal trains seldom run at night, but
the queen, who is especially ayerse to
fast travel. stipulated that the trip
should occupy eleven hours, although it
is usually covered in six. This slow
ness at a time when traffic is lightest
was one of the reasons for deciding up
on night run.
The officials of the line will have lit
tie sleep tonight. Station masters,
operators and track inspectors at every
station along the route, no matter how
small. are Imperatively required to be
on duty half an hour before the royal
train was due, to examine personally
as to signals and switches, and to see
that all was in proper working order.
The pilot engine named prince of
Wales" ran quarter Of an hour ahead
of the royal train. and after its passage
all tracks were kept absolutely clear.
All ireland on the eui Vive.
All Dublin, and In truth all Ireland,
is on the dul vive In anticipation of the
queens coming. Crowds are pouring
in from all points. and 1t is estimated
that the normal population Of Dublin,
about 100000, will, by Wednesday, have
swollen to 100000. Rooms are now at
a premium.
BY the exercise OF the greatest pos
sible tact the government has practtc-
ally destroyed sectional feeling, and
there is no longer any doubt that Her
Majesty WIFI be welcomed with an en-
thuslasm equal to If not greater than
that which was displayed during her
recent visit to London.
"star spnngled Banner" Prominent
Representative Nationniists Here,
when questioned to-day by Il cores
pondent of the Associated Press regard
ing the placard inviting citizens to Join
a procession Of Nationalist societies on
the night of the queens arrival as a
protest against it, disowned all knowl-
edge of this attempt at a countor-at-
traction, and alleged that such a pro-
cession would amount to nothing,
The attitude of all the prominent Ma
tionallsts whom the Associated Press
has interviewed is that Earl CadOgan,
the lord lieutenant, will be taken at his
word. and the royal visit will be made
national occasion, although it will
be and must be utterly non-political.
The star spangled Banner" is very
prominent among the war flags cover
ing the houses along the route.