Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-09

LONDON, March S.-The queens
arrival in London and the commence
ment of her visit to the metropolis
were marked by scenes of enthusiasm
unparalleled since the jubilee cele-
hration. Throughout the demonstra-
tons there predominated note of
triumph, and the cheers that made
the murky streets ring were almost
as much in honor. of the British VIC
tories in South Africa as they were
vociferous tributes of loyal people
to monarch whose womanly .sympa-
thy has been SO strikingly 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, and which were dec
Grated with flags. 1t was foggy and
cold, but no one seemed to care.
At Padington, the railroad station
had been cleared of the general pub
lie, but outside thousands of people
waited patiently. When the train
from Windsor arrived at 1890 p. N.
a tremendous cheer went up. Her
majesty came down on the sloping
platform, leaning on the arm of tur-
baned Indian attendant, and entered
an open landau, in which also sat
Princess Henry of Battenberg and
Princess Victoria of Schleswig-
stein. They all wore black, and
round her neck the queen had sable
collarette.
From the Packed Sidewalks
and from every available window
came continuous roar of cheers,
while hundreds of little flags were
waved all the way to the Buckingham
palace. The side streets were pack
ed, ten, twenty and sometimes one
hundred deep. But it was around the
palace itself that the chief throng cen
tered. BY 9 o'clock in the morning
cabs, carriages and vehicles of every
sort, people from the city and the
West End and different parts of the
country congregated in st. James
Park, which the palace fronts. By
neon it was estimated that $4,000 peo
pie were gathered about the queens
own residence, waiting patiently.
There were hundreds of police on
band, but they had no difficulty in
keeping the crowd in order and OPEN
ing passages for peers, members of
the house Of commons and members
of the household, who were alone priv
ileged to pass the great railing that
shut off the palace. In the spacious
courtyard of the palace a representa-
tive gathering of Great Britain's best
blood and brains walked up and
down, chatting about the war and
politics, jealousy watched by the
crowd outside the ratings. Those
who were not fortunate enough to get
near the palace itself, climbed up in
the trees or stood on top of cabs,
Frightening the bare park with flags.
The women's dresses, which were UNI
usually gay, also served to enliven the
scenes.
Shortly after noon the Duke and
Duchess of York drove into the court
yard and received an ovation. Mr..
Chamberlain, the secretary of State
for the colonies, joined the distin-
guished throng in the court yard un-
noticed. Later the Duke and Duchess
of York appeared on the balcony in
front of the palace.
AS time passed the crowds outside
grew more dense and the peers and
members of the House of Commons
trooped out of sight into the inner
quadrangle, where they
Waited to Receive the Queen.
Then from Constitution hill came
the dull roar of distant cannons and
the cry ''She is coming" was passed
from mouth to mouth. Stand back,
there" ordered the police, and peer
esses and ragged women edged away
as well as they could, ladies not being
admitted into the court yard. Among
those who sat and shivered on the
stone base outside the ratings was
the Countess Brownlow, daughter of
one of England's bluest blooded peers,
and beside her was frayed old wo-
man, her wizened face almost through
the iron bars.