The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09

increased. red IRE was burned and the
whole coneourse took up God save the
Queen Then came blue light ana the
strains OF "Rule Britannia" making the
park ring. This was kept up until
balcony window was opened and one of
the royal party, believed to be the Prince
OF Wales, appeared. After vocifeToEs
out5urst he disappeared and then the
crowd broke up. and demonstrations such
as have not been seen in London in many
years came 70 an end
The royal party's departure from Wind
sor this morning was marked by more
than usua Interest. For hours before the
queen started for London crowds gather
ed in the streets which had been an
nounced as her route through the
metropolis and which were decorated
with flags. II was foggy AMI fpld but no
one seemed to care. AT PaddinEton the
station had been cleared OF the general
public but outside thousands OF people
waited patiently. When the train from
Windsor arrived at 1879 D. m a ire
mendOus cheer went up. Her majesty
came down the sloping platform leaning
on the arm of a turbaned Indian atten-
which also sat Princess Henry of Batten-
berg and Princess Victoria Of Schleswig-
Holstein. They all wore black and round
her neck the queen had a sable collarette
From the packed sidewalks and from
every available window came a continu-
Gus round OF cheers, while hundreds OF
little flags were waved all the way to
buckingham Palace. The side streets
were packed, ten, twenty and sometimes
hundred deep. But it was around the
palace itself that the chief throng gath
cred. By in the morning carriages,
cabs and vehicles of every sort, people
from the city and the West End and dis
tant parts of the county cOngregated in
St James Park. which the palace fronts.
BY noon it was estimated that 5o.0o5 peo-
pie were gathered about the queens town
residence, waiting patiently There were
hundreds Of police on hand, but they had
little difficulty in keeping the crowd IN
order and opening passages for peers.
members of the house OF commons and
members of the household. who were
alone privileged to pass the great rail-
ings that shut of the palace. In the
spacious court yard OF the palace q rep
resentative gathering Of Great Britain's
best blood and brains walked up and
down, chatting about the war and poll
ties, jealousy watched by the crowd out
side the ratings Those who were not
fortunate enough TO get near the palace
itself, climbed up trees or stood on top Of
cabs, Frightening the bare park with
flags The women's dresses, which were
unusually 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.. Cham
berlain, the secretary of state fer the
colonies, joined the distinguished throng
in the court yard unn0ticed. Later the
Duke and Duchess of York appeared on
balcony / nfront 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 10 receive the queen.
Then. from Cons, tution Hill came the
dull roar of distant cheers and the cry
"She is coming" was passed from mouth
to mouth. stand back there" ordered
the police, and peeresses and ragged
women edged away as well as they could,
ladies not being admitted into the court
yard. Among those who sat and shiverei
lon the stone base outside the ratings
was the Countess Brownlow. a daughter
of one of EngIands buest-blooded peers.
and beside her was a frayed old woman,
her wlzzened face almost through the
iron bars.
s-Tro ~ Shs~g
within the precincts Of the palace Back
on their creaking hinges few the great
gates and up went the royal standard. A
patrol Of police went by, there was a
flash fsteeI as the Life Guardsmen and
outriders trotted thorugh the gates, and
then ali hats flew in the air. a mighty
cheer arose. and slowly there passed
carriage, on the back seat Of which sat
a little, black figure heavily yelled and
nodding right and left
Suddenly, for the first time in the day.
the sun came out from behind the clouds
and shone over the shouting thousands.
and. piercing the veil It showed happy
smiles lighting I'D the aged monarch's
face II was repetition Of the scene Of
the jubllee-queen's weather. in the truest
sense Of the word sdll noddinZ yigor-
ously her majesty passed out OF sight
into the quadrangle. There the peers and
sang God Save the Queen
and her majesty entered the palace
out side there was pandennonium- over
the roadway which had been kept clear
for the carriages, the crowds swarrned
until It was impossible for those near the |
railing 10 move an inch. Somebody +
started singing God Save the Queen /
and A half mile of people took mp the /
strains In response 70 this The Princess !
Of Wales and the Duke and Duchess ~ I
York re-apDeared on the baic9nE. which j
caused more enthusiasm. For "A quarter I
OF an hour the royal duke remslped bare /
headed before This great yelling mass. /
The people. however. wanted another 4
sight Of their queen. and - was over hslf 4
an hour before the crowd. realizing that 4
her majesty was not coming out broke 4
Up.
Those who saw the queen unveiled saia 1
she looked remarkably vel The foaruey I
from Windsor and the long ri8s through 4
the deafenlug dir. exposed 20 the keen.
East wind. vas a rry.ng experience fcr
anyone. yet In spite II her great age. ths j
queen apparently did rot suffer any W.
usual fatizue
The queen visited ths city IRIS AFTER
noon. reaching SO confines ID thc Er1-
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