Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-04-04
THE QUEEN
Arrives at Kingstown, lre, in
Midst of Pouring Rain.
City Defes Elements and is Putting
on a Gala Appearance.
Her Majesty Stands Journey WeIl-She will
Go 10 Dublin. Today.

| DubIii ipi II f--l---o - - ~ El4NN
Of the rain that was falling and the
huge puddles of water under foot, the
arrival of Queen Victoria, i'll the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert. off Kings
| town, was the occasion for much en-
| thusiasm. although this did not take
an organized form owing to the fact
that Her Majesty came several hours
ahead Of scheduled time
| The passage Of the channel was
smooth and the Queen suffered no
discomfort, although she expressed re-
gr,t that her premature departure
from Holyhead. owing to the threaten
ing weather conditions. should cause
her Irish subjects disappointment 1t
| had been officially announced that she
would reach Kingstown at so p. NJ
Tuesday instead Of : r. NJ. bul at the
| latter hour the Victoria and Albert
doomed up through the haze and rain
and was greeted with the thunder Of
II guns from each ship Of the British
channel squadron.
Thousands had poured into Kings
tut.n regardless ~ the prlting rain.
The T.. lrbrations were confined to an
illumination Of the war vessels and to
a few fire works here ana there. y
shining shamrock stood out against
the blacknass If Dublin bay and from
the JacAies clustered On the decks Of
the squadron came strains Of GOD
Saw. the Queen" which were taken up
with will by the patient crowd on
shore and when soldiers Of the
Queen flOateG a ross the quiet water.
| the spectators on KingztoWn Pier join
"a with equal fervor.
Although all political conditions are
represented in kingstuWn. there was
NJ attempt lt counter demonstration.
IN fact the evenings fireworks. sing
ing and cheering We're not marred by
any hostile mote ana the entry Of the
Queen into Dublin, Wednesday, will
probably be a repetition Of similar
friendly conditions.
IN Dublin itself. seven miles from
GingstoWn. the eqithet. Dear, Dirty
Dublin" was never before presumably
better justified than yesterday. Dub
lin was bed"asglel. its fnery, which
rivalled Londons jubilee decorations,
dropping sadly from the steady rain.
which. ace riding to the weather
prophets Will b. repeated, today.
However. last evening. when the show
ers ceased illuminations such as Ire
Hard had never seen lit up the streets
ana were viewed by crowds 50 dense
that III several thoroughfares traffic
was impossible.
The castle was gay with dinner
party, including the leading Irish no
bilitY, and a spirit of good natured
rivalry prevailed on every quarter Of
Irelands capital.
The Queen will disembark befora
noon. today. and will drive from
kingstown through the city reaching
the vice-regal lodg about > in the
afternoon Another sword bearer has
been secured in the place Of James
Egan. and. if the universal wish for
fair weather should be granted the
progress Of the Queen promises to be
one of the most remarkable occasions
in the history of Ireland.
BY the exercise Of tact, political con-
siderations have been either kept en-
tirely in the background or banished
entirely. or the Dublin evening pa
pers. yesterday the Telegraph. which
belongs to the Freeman Journal. alone
strikes note which approaches the
discordant. Ii says: Political con
siderations must chill tomorrow's re-
ception. The Nationalists have too
much respect for the rights Of minor
tiles to interfere with individual eX-
pressions of opinion. but anti-British
passion will never die out until the as
pirations Of ireland are satisfied by
reparation for the fraud and wrong
perpetratcd Il century ago"
John Redmonds Indepe0Ience says,
this morning: while depreciating
any manifestation Of disrespect. it
must be known that these who do
make a demonstration in honor of the
Queens visit are not in any way what
ever Irish Nationalists and do not rep
resent Irish Nationalist sentiment"
Coming from the organ Of the leader
Of the Nationalist party. this is rather
on the lord mayor of Dublin.
London. April 3.-Queen Victoria.
who left Windsor Castle. at go last
evening, en- route for ireland. arrived
at Holyhead. at $40 a. NJ. today.
The authorities of the place. the Of
ficers of the warships in the harbor and
a guard Of honor awaited the arrival
Of Her Majesty. The general public
We're excluded from the station. When
with the usual address of welcome
She gave her reply to Lord Denbigh
who handed it to the officials. 1t read.
Il thank YOU for your loyal ana duti-
full welcome and for N0ur expressions
Of devotion to my throne ana person.
The practical ana generous sympathy
for those who have suffered or who are
likely to suffer in consequence Of the
present war which has been shown by
all classes of my subjects has been i
great consolation to me during the
time Of suspense and anxiety through
which we are passing. | join in your
hearty prayer that peace may soon be
restored and that the other blessings
of heaven be long continued to my
empire, and | wish all prosperity to
the country you represent"
The Queen then walked across the
platform. leaning on the arnsof an In
dian attendant. and later went on
board the royal yacht Victoria and AL
bert. which. piloted by the Irene and
escorted by the royal yacht Osborne
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