The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-05


surpassed those of the jubilee in London
was not without foundation
A most interesting ceremony took place
at the city limits, where an ancient gate
and tower had been reproduced for the
occasion. On the city side of the gate
were the lord mayor and council in their
| scarlet robes, the mace-bearers in blue
and silver, and several hundreds of the
best known Irish, who were provided
with seats on stands. The Royal Inris-
killing Fusiliers lined the road as guard
| of honor, while behind them were cordons
| Of police, lancers and militia Thousands
Of spectators eagerly awaited the coming
Of the queen Shortly before her arrival
the observation-disclosures, wearing a gor-
geous cape of royal heraldry, golloped UP
to the lord mayor and asked permission
| for the entrance of the queen. Gravely.
and in quantity worded terms of cour-
! tesy, the lord mayor granted the request.
Back galloped the observation-disclosures,
| the gate banging behind him. Although
! the aged Beef-eaters, rugged out for oe-
! CASTOR with costumes from the Gafety
| theater, could scarcely totter around, the
! whole scene was a counterpart of a six
IeenIh century play.
| Then from the ramparts of the ates
! came a fanfare of trumpets. The queen
was in sight. Out upon a scarlet cloth.
| laid "Raleigh-like'' upon the muddy road.
! stepped the lord mayor and the corpora
I ton, their robes glowing in the bright
sunshine and their wands and maces
flashing brilliantly. The gate creaked
/ open. The Earl of Denbeigh rode through
and then came the Life Guards ireland
had not seen Lige Guards for over thirty
years, and many were the curious COM
ments made as they galloped past Be
hind them were carriages containing the
home secretary, Sir Matthew White-Rid-
ley, the Duchess of Connaught and her
daughters, accompanied by members OF
the court and attended by mounted
equerries. and then more Life Guards
Finally amid almost perfect silence. save
! for the echo of cheers and cries Of God
save the queen" from outside the city
limits, came the queen herself Opposite
her in the carriage sat Princess Chris
tan and Princess Henry of Battenburg
The moment her majesty passed the
/ gate enthusiasm broke loose. Bands
/ struck up men cheered and sang bare
/ headed, and the women waved their
handkerchefs and struggled to get a
| better view, many of them even weeping
Beside the queens carriage rode the Duke
of Connaught, commander of the forces
in Ireland.
During the five minutes when the queen
was receiving and delivering her reply to
the address of welcome there was scarce
/ ly a lull of the frantic cheer Of the crowd
| The queen nodded. In fact. she scarcely
ceased nodding during the entire nine
| miles drive Princess Christian also took
| a prominent part in the ceremony, help
ing the queen to take the sword, keys
! and casket containing the address. for,
despite her ability to go through these
functions, it was evident that this tiny
old lady of 50 was really very frail and
/ weak
After the lady mayoress had presented
bouquet to the queen the procession
j moved on Behind her majesty came a
dazzling escort of staff officers. more Life
Guards and Dragons, and finally the
Inniskillings, who were loudly oheered as
! they moved into line. It was a pageant
such as had never been seen in Ireland
before.
Compared with the queens recent visit
! to London, when she was practically I'M
attended. the scene offered a vivid con-
trast Deafening and continuous cheers
marked every stage of the route and es-
! pecia1ly at the historic College Green,
where the crowds were thicker than al
any other point. Trinity college was al
( most hidden by stands, which were black
with people and flaming with flags and
festoons Amid the thunderous welcome
of the populace, the bells of the Catholic
! cathedral rang out a greeting. AT ths
vice-regaI lodge the Earl and Countess
! Cadogan, who had met the royal party
at Kingstown, but had taken special
train back not joining IN the procession
! welcomed the sovereign to her Irish resi-
, dence-
The crowds refused to melt and walked
leisurelv in the middle Of the principal
street, blocking traffic and defying the
efforts of the police with the utmost good
humor and jollity