The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-10
QUEEN. LONDON.
Most Enthusiastic Demonstration by
City on Her Arrival at Blu.
-ingham Pal.
GEN. ROBERTS CAPTURES 4 kRupp GUN.
Continued saeccss of Ills For~r. with
small Ca~"aItics-DepIorRbIe Con-
dttions said to ENtst at MRIrkInG
sickness, sh0rt HRtion~ aud naer
huIIetA Make Life Miserable.

Siehness. snort hRttons aud n0er
huIIets Make Life Miserable,
London, March 9.-rhc queens ar.
rival in London aud the commence
ment of her visit to the metropolis
were marked 10y scenes of enthusiasm
unparalleled since the jubilee ecle-
bration. Throughout the demonStrn.
tions there predominated note of
triumph and the cheers that made the
mnrkN streets ring were almost as
much In honor of the British victories
in South Africa AS they were voeiter-
ons tributes of n loyal people to "a
monarch whose wumanly sympathy
has Nfen so strtkiugly shown since
the war began.
The royal party's departure from
Windsor was marked by more than
usual interest. For hours before the
queen started for London crowds
gathered in the streets, which had
been announced AS her route through
| the metropolis, aud which were deco
rated with flags. 1t was foggS aud
cold, but no one seemed Ia care.
| At raddington the railroad sta
tion had been cleared of the general
public, but outside thousands of pco-
pie waited patiently. When the train
from Windsor arrived at 2;3o D. m a
tremendous cheer went up, Her majes
ty came down the sloping platform
| leaning on the arm of turbhned In
dian attendant, aud entered nu open
! landau, in which also sat Princess
Henry of nattenberE and Princess
| Victoria of SehlcsWig Holstrin They
all wore blnck. and round her neck
the queen had sable collarette,
From the packed sidewalks aud
from every available window came a
continuous roHr of cheers, while hun
dreds of little flags were waved all
the way to buckingham palace. The
side streets were pue<cd ten. 20 aud
sometimes 100 deep. hut 1t was around
the palace itself that the chief throng
gathered by nine In the morning
carriages. cabs and vehicles of every
sort, people from the city and the
west end and distant parts OF the
country congregatcd IN ST. James
park. which the palace fronts. Iy
noon II wns estimated that 80. 600 pco-
pie were gathered about the queens
town residence, waiting patiently
shortly after noon the duke and
duchess of York drove into the court
ward and received an ovation. MIR.
chamberlain, the secretary Of state
Co. a.. ..I.ntas t,it,uI tIa Itgt{u-
guishcd throng in the courtyard ur-
noticed.
Later the duke pnd duchess Of York
appeared on a balcony in front of the
palace.
Az time passed the crowds outside
grew more dense and the peers and
members of the house Of commons
trnopcd out Of sight into the inner
quadrangle, where they waited 10 re.
eeiye the queen.
Wild Denomination Rt Palace,
Then from Constitution hill came
the dull roar Of distant cheers and
the erys "shc In coming" was passed
from mouth To mouth.
Now the roar was taken mp by those
within the precincts of the palace
Back on their crcakinR hinges flew tht
great gates and up went the royal
standard. A patrol of police went by
there was IA fash of steel ns the life
Runrdsmen and outridsrs trotted
through the gates, and then all hats
flew In the air, a mighty cheer arose
and slowly there passed "a csrriage on
the back seat Of which sat "A little
black figure, heavily yelled and nod
ding right and left.
Suddenly. for the first time In thr
day, the sun came out from behind the
clouds and shone over the shouting
thousands. and, piercing The veil. u
showed happy smiles lighting up the
aged monareh's face. II WAS o repeti.
tion of the scene of the Jubilee queens
weather in the truest sense Of the
words.
stiIl Bosiding vigorously. her ms iesty
passed out Of sight into ths quadrnn
gle. There the peers and commonerh
assembled. sang God Gave the Qneen"
and her ma irsty entered the palace.
Those who saw the queen unveiled
said she looked remarkably we'll. The
journey from Windsor aud the long
ride through the deafeninR din en-
posed to the keen east wind WIS
trying experience for anyone. yet in
spite Of her great age the queen mp.
parsutly did not suffer any unusual
fatigue.