Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-04
T0-DAY'S TELRGRaPHIC NEWS
The Queen on irish , oil.


Dublin. April 4.-Qlesn Victoria set
foot on Ireland today for the fret time
in almost forty year,. Fine weather
prevailed, yesterdays rain and ~. hay
ing been blown away. The royal yacht
Victor and Albert went along side Vic.
toria wharf, Kingstown, at the hour oil
$50 q. M, and preparations were al
once begun for landing Her majesty
came ashore a half hour later amid q
thuDder of salutes from the warsbips
and the shore batteries and the cheers
OF thousands on the quays. The Queen
was received by the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, Earl CAdOgan, the Duke of
| COnnaught, commander of the forces in
Ireland, Lord Mayor Tai on of Dublin,
and number of other nOtables, all in
official dress and ,ote, of State. Are
ception followed on the pier, at which
the city commissioners presented the
Qieen with an address of welcome.
In replying to the corporations ad.
dress, the Queen said: II have come
TO this fair country TO seek change and
rest. 1 am deeply grstified to be able
| 10 revisit the Wonderland OF those brave
SONS who have borne themselves in d.
Tense of my crown and empire with
! cheerful valor as conspicuous now as
ever 10 their glorious past" Shortly
afterwards. the Queen, accompanied
by the royal priDcesses and her suite,
started for Dublin.
The Queen drove the ten miles &c
| Dublin 10 a carriage drawn by four
horses with outriders and escorted by
| the Life Guards. The royal procession
passed through lane of thousands Of
| people who cheered her majesty cor
tinuously, waving flags, hats and hand :
Serchiefs, and made every manifesto
ton of enthusiasm which the most 10y
| al Britisher could have desired. The
Queen arrived at Lesson street bridge
early in the afternoon. Here a plat.
form had been erected for the GER =
moDy of presenting Victoria with the
| keys of the city. There was an i'm
| mense arena of stands about the plat
form from which thousands witnessed
the ceremony. The keys were present
ed to the Queen on the same cushion
that was used on the occasion of her
previous visit.
Dublin was resplendent. The deco
rations in the city end along the route
which the Queen took from KiDgstowb
were lavish and magnificent. Seldom
has such display OF flags and bunting
been seen at any demonstration. Red,
white and blue bunting swathed nea,
y every building, public and private.
lu many instances IL was relieved by
| wreaths OF evergreen. At the cornices
aud over the doors were lunches OF
flags, the green flag of Ireland mixed
with the Union Jack. The streets were
spanned 10 a hundred places by elabc-
rate arches bearing notices of welcome
aud expressions of loyalty. The er =
! trance to the city at Lesson street bridge
was marked by huge triumphsl arch
of flags, flowers and evergreen, on
which was emblszoned q welcome 10
Dublin in gold letters. Stands to ac-
commodste spectators of the royal pre- =
cession had been erected at every avail
able point.
In the city the route was lined by one
vast grandstaud. The streets we're
damned with people at al early hour
this morniug, the entire route from
Kingstown 10 Dublin being lined with
spectators at dawn. Hundreds of de-
tectives Were among the crowd and
the police had received orders to quell
the least sign of hostile demonstrs-
ton,