The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-05

those of the great Jubilee. In reply 10 the
address of welcome from the township
commissioners of Kingstown the Queen
handed the following TO the chairman:
81 thank you for your warm and beauti-
full address and for the warm welcome
wherewith you have greeted me- On set
ting foot again on Irish soil / receive with
heartfelt satisfaction your assurance OF
your devotion and affection towards me. L
am looking forward with mucn pieasuIe 70
my visit 10 this part of my dominion, ana 1
pray NAV God bless Ireland with increasing
welfare and prosperity.
AS the written reply was handed to the
chairman her Majesty said: Il am pleased
to find myself in Ireland again
QUEENS WEATHER.
A slight shower marred for the moment
the prospects of the day, but IL was sooh
over and the weather remained splendid
No sooner had the Queen arrived at the
vice regal lodge and lunched than she drove
out again in Phoenix Park. being much
cheered. 1t is understood she expressed
herself as wonderfully pleased with the re-
ception and as having suffered no fatigue.
Dublin went wild with delight over the ex-
cellence with which all the arrangements
were carried out. Not one blsck nag OF
disloyal motto marked the line o. march,
and the popular enthusiasm buried all po-
litical feeling for the time.
Before landing the Queen, who looked re-
markably well. asked for bunch of sham
rocks. They were secured and throughout
the day she wore them pinned upon her
breast.
The Duke of Abercorn, the premier peer
of Ireland, who, with the rest OF the castle
party, went TO the vice regal lodge after
the royal arrival and wrote his name on
the visiting book. said to the correspondent
of the Associated Press: 1T is the most
wonderful, chivalrous and spontaneous ex-
hibition / have ever seen, and L am i'm
menseiy proud of being an Irishman.
Neither the weather nor the crowds could
be more propitious. The demonstrations
showed, despite all political differences, Ire
land is loyal portion of the empire.
These sentiments are echoed by the Irish
nobility, who are gathered In Dublin In
numbers never seen before.
From the pier at Kingstown to the royal
residence in Phoenix Park the distance is
about nine miles. Crowds lined the entire
distance, but there were practically no dis
turbances the police and military preserv-
ing perfect order with less effort than
would have been necessary in London.
| Thanks to brisk wind and sunshine, the
| forests of bunting had regained freshness
after yesterdays soaking. and then one
| could realize that the boast of the Dublin
people that their decorations surpassed
| those of the jubilee in London was not
| without foundation.
INTERESTING CEREMONY.
| A most interesting ceremony took place at
| the city limits, where ancient gate and
castle towers had been reproduced for the
| occasion On the city side of the gate were
| the lord mayor and council i'm 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 Inniskilling Fusiliers
lined the road as the guard of honor, while
behind them were cordons of police. lam
| GERS and militia.
| Thousands of spectators eagerly awaited
the coming of the Queen. Shortly before
| her arrival the observation-disclosures, wear
| ing a gorgeous cape of royal heraldry. gal
| loped up to the lord mayor and asked per-
| mission for the entrance of the Queen.
| Gravely and in quantity worded terms of
! courtesy the lord mayor granted the re-
quest. Back galloped the pursuivant-at-
arms. the gate banging behind him. AL
| though the aged beef eaters. rugged out for
| the occasion with costumes from the Gaiety
| Theater, could scarcely totter around, the
whole scene was a counterpart of six
teenth century play.
| Then from the ramparts of the gate
| came a fanfare of trumpets. The Queen
| was i'm sight. Out upon a scarlet cloth
| laid Raleigh-like upon the muddy road
| stepped the lord mayor and the corpora
ton. their robes glowing i'm the bright sun
shine and their wands and maces flashing
brilliantly. The gate creaked open, the
| Earl of Denbigh rode through and then
came the life guard. ireland had not seen
| life guards for over thirty years, and many
| were the curious comments made they
galloped past. Behind them were carriages
containing the home secretary, Sir Matthew
| White Ridley, the Duchess of Connaughi
| and her daughters. accompanied by mem
| bers of the court and attended by mounted
eauerries, 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 Christian
and Princess Henry of Battenberg. The
moment her Majesty passed the gate en-
| thusiasm broke loose. Bands struck up
| men cheered and sang bareheaded. and the
| women waved their handkerchiefs and
struggled to get better view, many oi
them even weeping Beside the Queens
| carriage rode the Duke of Connaught
| commander of the forces in Ireland.
NODDED HER HEAD FOR MILES.
During the five minutes when the Queer
| was receiving and answering the address o
, welcome there was scarcely lul in th'
frantic cheering from the crowds. Ere
quently her Majesty nodded. In fact. sh,
scarcely ceased nodding during the entir'
| nine-mile drive.
Princess Christian also took prominen
part i'm the ceremony. helping the Queen (,
take the sword, keys and casket contain
ing the address. for, despite her abllt,
to go through these functions. IL was evi
dent that this tiny old lady of eighty wa
really very frail and weak.
After the lady mayoress had presente,
bouquet to the Queen the procession
moved on. Behind her Majesty came
dazzling escort of staff officers. more lif'
guards and dragons and finally the Innis
killings, who were loudly cheered as the,
moved into line. L. a pageant sucl
as had never been seen in ireland before.