Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-23
GREETING TO NEW KING.
London Enthusiastic-Access Cere-
mony at St. James Palace.


mony at St. James Palace.
LONDON, January 23.-Dense crowds,
beginning at st. James street, lined the en-
tire route to Victoria station from an early
hour. The Mall and the front of Bucking
ham Palace were especially thronged. All
along the former, from the palace to Marl-
borough House, carriages filled with ladies
stood as If for a drawing room. excepting
that the coachmen, footmen and occupants
were all dressed in mourning. The police
precautions were unusual. Men on foot
and mounted guarded almost every yard of
the way.
The crowds waited patiently for hours 10
greet their king. Finally, preceded by half
a dozen mounted policemen, the new SOW
ereign arrived in a plain brougham, which
was driven very rapidly, with the coach
man and footman in their usual gray fiv-
cries, with mourning bands on their arms.
An equerry was seated beside him. The
king was dressed in the deepest and most
simple mourning. and carefully raised his
hat In acknowledgment of the silent uncov-
ering OF heads, which was more impressive
than the most enthusiastic cheers. The
king looked tired and very sad. but very
we'll. Following him came the Duke Of
York. the Duke of Connaught and others
pathetically up at buckingham Palace as
they passed and acknowledged the salute
OF the guard Of honor drawn up inside the
palace grounds. The troops there and else
where showed no signs of mourning except
that the bands We're not present but all the
officers had crepe on their left sleeves
Visit to st. James Palace.
The king drove 10 ST. James Palace from
Marlborough House to preside at the first
privy council, by way of Marlborough
House yard, the Mall and the garden en-
trance of the palace. He was attended by
Lord Suffield who has been lord of the bed
chamber TO the Prince of Wales since 1872,
and was escorted by a captains escort of
the Horse Guards. The procedure was ex.
actly as on levee days.
BY the time the king arrived a great
gathering OF privy councillors. in levee
dress. with crepe on their left arms had
taken up position in the throne room
cabinet ministers. peers. commoners. bish-
ops. Judges, the lord mayor, ETC., includ-
ing the Duke of York, the Duke Of Con-
naught and lesser members of the royal
family. Lord Salisbury, Lord Rosebery A.
j. Balfour, the Duke of Devonshire Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royal and a host of
the most prominent personages in the land
were there to receive the kings formal
oath. binding him to govern the kingdom
according TO It's laws and customs and hear
him assume the title OF King Edward VII
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
ard Ireland and Emperor Of India. The
ceremony was interesting and according to
precedent. The king was IN a separate
apartment from the privy councillors. To
the latter the Duke of Devonshire, lord
president Of the council. formally communi-
Gated the death of Queen Victoria and the
succession to the throne Of her son, the
Prince of Wales.
The King IL Notified.
The royal dukes with certain lords of the
council, we're then directed to repair to the
kings presence to acquaint him with the
terms of the lord presidents statement.
Shortly afterward his majesty entered the
room in which the councillors were assem-
bled. and addressed them in a brief speech
The lord chancellor Uord Halsbury) then ad-
ministerei the oath of the king. After
ward the various. members of the council,
commencing with lords in council. took the
oath of allegiance. and then passed in turn
before his majesty, as at levee. except
that each paused and kissed the kings
hand before passing out of the chamber.
This brought the ceremony to close.
The king. at the accession ceremony.
wore a military uniform. His brief speech
was delivered with great earnestness and
quite extemporaneous. 1t is expected
II will be published later in official form.
At the last moment the king decided not
TO attend the house of lords today.
The proclama ton of the accession of his
majesty was signed by the princes present
the Duke of York first. then the Duke of
Connaught, the Duke of Cambridge. Prince
Christian. the Archbishop of Canterbury
other representatives of the city of London
AT 430 p.m the artillery began firing sa-
lutes in James Park to signalize King Ed
wards accession to the throne.
Imposing Civic Procession.
Among the incidents OF the day was an