The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-04

road station he was greeted by the
! Prince of Wales, the Princess Of
! the Duke of Connaught and the Duke
| or Cambridge. The members of the
royal family shook hands heartily with
the field marshal, while the bands
/ played the national airs The Princess
/ of Wales engaged Lord Roberts in q
conversation OF some length
The scene was altogether brilliant.
I Everywhere were masses of bunting,
troops, women in bright costumes,
cabinet ministers and staff officers.
/ The people on the stand opposite the
carpeted platform could see little but
! cooked hats and women's bOnnets-
Little ''Bobs'' Hard to See.
The first captain of the empire. five
! feet two inches high, was invisible but
from the front of the circle. After
congratulations had been exchanged.
Lord Roberts walked with the Prince
of Wales. the Duke of York and the
adjUtant general Sir Evelin Wood, and
then reviewed the guard OF honor. The
veteran field marshal, woo appeared TO
be in perfect health. with pink cheeks,
bore himself jaUntily and with eVi-
dent enjoyment. he walked down each
rank, Saluting with his left hand, as
his right hand is still in sling as a
! result Of his fall from MS horse IN
South Africa, speaking to the SerSeants
and occasionally picking out a private
for a few words, recalling previous
service together.
After the inspection Lord Roberts
had a few minutes conversation with
his old comrades before he went out
into the station enclosure to meet Lon
do-'s multitudes.
The Prince of Wales, with Lord
I Roberts. left the railroad station IN 2
royal carriage drawn by six horses
and escorted by Life Guards. preceding
/ Lord Roberts to Buckingham palace
/ The returning field marshal was then
presented with an address from the
municipality of PaddingtOn. After
/ Lord Roberts had replied the process
sion was formed. the headquarters
staff, in six carriages. followed imme-
, diately behind the field marshal, who
! occupied a state carriage. escorted by
/ Indian cavalry. The secretary of state
/ for war, William St. John Frederick,
and the secretary of state for foreign
affairs, the Marquis of LansdOwne,
; We're seated in another carriage
detachment of cavalry brought up the
rear. The party proceeded to BuCking
ham palace by way of Hyde Park and
Ficcadilly. Deafening cheers greeted
the field marshal and new commander
in-chief of the forces along all parts
of the route. The women admitted TO
the club houses thrOnged the windows
and balconies. The hotels and other
buildings were all lavishly bedecked
and all crowded from top to bottom
( with cheering spectators.
Roar of Welcome Rolls.
The roar of welcome rolled on IN
/ cea singly until the veteran commander
! entered the gates of the palace a few
distinguished people were WAITING
/ YEARLY within the sOmbTe palace quad
Tangle in which the gas lamps vainly
/ tried to diSperse the fOggy gloom.
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their overcoats. were drawn UP within.
while without some $4,000 persons were
! packed together in an effort to get
view of the hero of the hour.
The royal party arrived half an hour
| before Lord Roberts, who was driven
into the quadrangle amid saIvo of
] cheering from the crowds and digni-
( fed waving of handkerchiefs on the
part of the bareheaded nobility
Within the Prince Of Wales again
warmly greeted the field marshal
! Everybody by that time. 2-30 p. m.
was hungry. but Lord Roberts would
not go to luncheon until he had in
/ spected the guards Accompanied by
I one or two officers, he walked between
! the lines of men towering over the
tiny chief, making him
/ appear smaller than ever-almOst over
/ weighted by the immense plumes of his
field maTshaTs hat.
When the inspection was over Lord
/ Roberts, the members Of the royal fam
lily and the generals went into the pal
ace and had a private luncheon, where
upon the crowds dispersed
Assumes Chief Reins.
Lord Roberts went from Buckingham
| palace to the war office, where he nor
maIly took over the work Of cOmman-
der-in-ehief of the forces. He will be
gin attending the war office at regular
hours tomorrow.
The war office. the west end CLUBS
and the public buildings We're illumi-
mated this evening The thoroughfares
were unusually crowded and the holi-
day spirit was evident, but there was
little of the disorder and drunkenness
of the previous war celebrations
Mr. William St. John BTOderick, sec
rotary of state for war, gave dinner
this evening in honor of Lord Roberts,
at which the Prince of Wales, the Duke
of Connaught. the Duke of Cambridge,
Prince Edward of SaXe-W eimar, Lord
WoIseley. Mr. Chamberlain and other
notable persons were present.
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