The age-herald., 1900-04-05
QUEEN VICTORIA
 VISITS IRELAND Such Enthusiasm Never Before
 Seen on Erin'S Isle. HER MAJESTY VERY HAPPY Ceremonies at the Gate Brought Back the Days of old-Crowds Packed the Streets and Cheered Them
 selves Hoarse
HER MAJESTY VERY HAPPY

Dublin, April 4-1145 a. m.-Queen Vic toria landed in Ireland this morning for the first time in thirty nine years.
 The characterization from the royal yacht was accomplished at 11:SO. Tue commander Of the forces in Ireland, the Duke of Con- naught; the lord lieutenant, Earl Dahoga, and their starfs greeted Her Majesty, and the ride from Kings stown to Dublin com menced in splendid weather and before large and good-natured crowds.
 At l[ne entrance to the city she received an address of welcome and handed the lord mayor a reply. The following is Her Maj esty's reply in full:
 'I thank you heartily for the loyal well come and good wishes which you have ten- dered me behalf of yourself and your felow citizens on my arrival in the ancient capital of my Irish dominion. I came to ,---s fair country ito seek change and rest and to revisit scenes which recall to my mind the warm welcome given to both myself and my beloved husband.
 "I am deeply sratified that I have been able at this time to see again the mother land of those brave sons who have recently u-SllIS ulSfleu lHtIHStlNtS III lne ueIeDSe ON my crown and empire with cheerful valor, as conspicuous now as ever in their glori- ous past l pray that the Almighty God may ever bless and direct you in the high functions which you exercise for the benefit Of your fellow citizens'
 The queen appeared to be much affected by the warmth of her welcome. MT Burke, "a son of the former city sword bearer, took the place of Mir James | tSan, the sword bearer, who had refused l to officiate, but the lord mayor himself | handed the sword and keys to her majesty,
 Who touched them
 Ceremonies Were Picturesque
 The ceremonies at the city gate were | most picturesque. Londons jubilee lord | mayor, Sir George Faudel Phillips de-
 clared that the reception and ceremonies | were the finest he had ever seen, far sur
 passing those of the great jubilee | In reply to the address of welcome of | the township commissioners of Kingstown,
 the queen handed the following to the
 chairman:
 | ''I thank you for your loyal and dutiful | address, and for the warm welcome where 1 with you have greeted me. On setting foot | again on Irish soil l received with heart | felt satisfaction your assurances of devo- l tion and affection towards me. l am look | ing forward with much pleasure to my | visit to this part of my dominion, and pray may God bless Ireland with increas-
 ing welfare and prosperity"
 | As the written reply was handed to the | chairman, her majesty said
 .I am very pleased to find myself in Ire | land again. '
 A slight shower mared for the moment
 the prospects of the day, but 1t was soon l over, and the weather remained splendid | No sooner had the queen arrived at the l vice regal lodge and unched than she drove | out again in Phoenix park, being much | cheered
 It is understood that she expressed herself
 as wonderfully pleased with the reception, l and as having suffered no fatigue Dublin ! went wild with delight over the excellence
 with which all the arrangements were car
 ried out Not one black flag or disloyal
 motto marked the line of march, and the | popular enthusiasm buried all political feel
 ing for the time.
 Before landing the queen, who looked re- | markedly 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, premier peer of | Ireland, who with the rest of the castle l party went to the vice regal lodge after
 the Royal arrival and wrote his name in
 the visiting book. said to the correspond | ent of the Associated Press:
 Chivairous Exhibition 'It Is the most wonderful, chivalrous and | spontaneous exhibition I have ever seen,
 and I am immensely proud of being an l Irishman. Neither the weather nor the l crowds could be more propitious. The dem- onstrations show, despite all present diff
 ficulties, Ireland is loyal portion of the | empre.''
 These sentiments are echoed by all the | Irish mobility, who are gathered in Dublin 1 in numbers never seen before. From the | pier at Kingstown to the royal residence l in Phoenix Park the distance is about nine miles. Crowds lined the entire distance, l but there was practically no disturbance. | Thanks to the brisk wind and sunshine, l the forests of bunting had regained fresh
 ness after yesterdays soaking, and then
 one could realize that the boast of the l Dublin people that their decorations sur | passed those of the jubilee in London was | not without foundation
 l most interesting ceremony took place | at the city limits, where an ancient gate | and castle tower had been reproduced from | the occasion. On the city side of the gate were the lord mayor and council in their l scarlet robes the mace-bearers in blue and l silver and several hundred of the best | known Irish, who were provided with seats on stands. The Royal Inniskilling Fus- 1 leers lined the road as a guard of honor, while behind them were cordons of police, 1 lancers and militia.
 Thousands of spectators eagerly awaited l the coming of the queen Saortly before I her arrival the pursuivant- -at-arms. year. l ing a gorgeous cape of royal heraidry gal l loped up to the lord mayor and asked per l mission for the entrance of the queen. l Gravely, and in quaintly worded terms of l courtesy, the lord mayor granted the re- l quest Back galloped the pursuivant-at- l arms, the gate banging behind rtzs. AL | though the aged beef-eaters, rfgged out l for the occasion with costumes from the gaiety theater, could scarcely totter l anound. the whole scene was a counterpart of a sixteenth century play. Fanfare of Trumpets
 Then from the ramparts of the gate came a fanfare of trumpets. The queen was in sight. Out upon a scarlet cloth, laid Raleigh-Iike upon the muddy road, stepped the lord mayor and the corporation, their robes glowing in the bright sunshine and their wands and maces flashing brilliantly.