The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-04
Thousands Visited the Town Later,
Watched the IlIuminatiOns and
Cheered Her Majesty.
DIRTY DUBLIN BEDRAGGLEI
DECORATIONS PARTLY RUINED BY
AN ALL-DAY RAIN.
Victoria to Enter the City To-day and
Receive q Royal WelcOme-Res-
ignatiOn of Sword Bearer.

DUBLIN, April T. 1920 a. m.--In spite of
the rain that was falling and the huge pud-
dies of water under foot the arrival of
Queen Victoria in the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert off Kingstown was the occa-
sion for much enthusiasm, although this
did not take an organized form owing to
the fact that her Majesty came several
hours ahead of schedule time.
The passage of the channel was smooth
and the Queen suffered no discomfort, al
though she expressed regret that the pre-
mature departure from Holyhead, owing to
the threatening weather conditions, should
cause her Irish subjects disappointment.
1t had been officially announced that she
would reach Kingstown at $50 p. m Tues
day instead of p. m, but at the latter
hour the Victoria and Albert loomed up
through the haze and rain and was greeted
with the thunder of twenty-one guns from
each ship of the British channel squadron.
Thousands had poured into Kingstown
regardless of the pelting rain. which luck
lily ceased about O'Clock, and they braved
the cold winds and mud until midnight.
The celebrations were confined to an illum-
ination of the war vessels and to few fire.
works hrS and there. shining shamrock
stood sut against the blackness of Dublin
bay, and from the jackies clustered on the
decks of the squadron came strains of God
Save the Queen" which were taken up
with will by the patient crowd on shore,
and when Soldiers of the Queen foated
across the quiet water the spectators on
Kinestown pier joined in with equal fervor.
There were no attempts at counter
OF In fac
works, singing and cheering were not
marred by any hostile note, and the entry
of the Queen into Dublin to-day (Wednes-
day. will probably be a repetition of SIM
liar friendly conditions.
In Dublin itself, seven miles from Kings
town, the epithet Dear, Dirty Dublin
was never before presumably better justi-
fed than yesterday Dublin was bedrag-
gled its finery, which rivalled London's
jubilee decorations, dropping sadly from the
steady rain. which, according to weather
prophets, will be repeated to-day. How
ever, last evening when the showers ceased
illuminations such as Ireland had never
seen lit up the streets and were viewed
by crowds so dense that in several
thoroughfares traffic was impossible. The
castle was gay with dinner party includ-
ing the leading Irish nobility, and spirit
of good-natured revelry prevailed over
every quarter of Ireland's capital
The Queen will disembark some time be-
fore noon to-day and will drive from
Kingstown through the city. reaching the
vice regal lodge about o'clock in the
afternoon. Another sword bearer has been
secured in the place of James Egan, and
| If the universal wish for fair weather
| should be granted the progress of the
| Queen promises to be one of the most re-
markable occasions in the history of Ire
| land.
BY the exercise of tact political con-
| in the background or banished entirely.
| OF the Dublin papers yesterday the Tele-
graph, which belongs to the Freeman's
| Journal, alone strikes a note which ap-
proaches the discordant. 1t says: "Po-
litical considerations must chill to-mor-
| rows reception. The Nationalists have too
much respect for the rights of minorities
to interfere with individual expressions of
| opinion, but anti-British passion will never
| die out until the aspirations of Ireland are
| satisfied by reparation for the fraud and
| wrong perpetrated century ago.
John Re6mond's Independence says this
| morning: while deprecating any mani
| festations of disrespect, IL must be known
that those who do make demonstration in
| honor of the Queens visit are not in any
| way whatever Irish Nationalists and do not
| represent Irish Nationalist sentiment"
| Coming from the organ of the leader of the
| National party, this is rather severe on the
| lord mayor of Dublin