The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-06
ASERQUITS ENGLAND
Crowds Give Him an Enthusiast
tic. Send-Off.
KING BIDS FAREWELL
EXCHANGE EXPRESSIONS OF
NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP

London, Feb EMPEROR William
has returned on board the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern, at Port Victoria,
on his way home, after receiving from
/ London crowds demonstratve express
/ sions Of their appreciation of his pro-
! lCnged visit TO England.
1 The emperor's passage through Lon
/ don was somewhat marred by bad
/ weather. Unmistakable evidence of
/ the place he has won ia the hearts of
/ the English people was seen in the af-
lection with which he was hidden fare
well by King Edward. the Duke of
I COnnaught and other members of the
royal family
A naval parade greeted the emperor's
I arrival at Port Victoria, when all the
/ war vessels dressed ship this being
I further evidence Of the exceptional Of
I hcial cOrdiality existing between the
! two countries.
Emperor William was accompanied
I by the crown prince, Frederick Will
/ liams and the Duke of Sparta.
Ovation at ChaFing Cross.
/ 1t was at Charing Cross railroad sta
/ ton, subsequent TO a luncheon at
Marlborough house, that the chief ova-
l ton occurred.
The crowds. packed denseIy, cheered
[ Justify as each state carriage, contain
/ ing the members of the German suite
I passed. and shouted themselves hoarse
when, behind a brilliant escort of life
guards, Emperor William, King Ed
ward. Crown Prince Frederick William
and the Duke of COnnaught drove up
/ in the same carriage.
The Archbishop of York Field Mar
shall Earl Roberts, the lord mayor and
many distinguished people including
. the members Of the German embassy
and d number of officers, gathered on
the platform to bid farewell to EN-
peror William.
Laugh After the Funeral.
The latter was in the highest spirits.
he talked, laughed and shook hands
ali around
He appeared to be in better health than
for weeks past.
After an affectiOnate farewell be-
tween the two monarchs the train
started out, amid the playing of the
national anthem by the band of the
Coldstream guards and the cheers of
the people King Edward ran forward
to take a final grip Of Emperor VIII
liam's hand, which was held out of a
window It was evident that no one
was better pleased with the days pro-
ceedings than the emperor himself.
=
ceaselessly followed in the emperor's
footsteps and boarded the imperial
train before il started.
Emperor William wore a British field
marshaTs uniform and King Edward
and the Duke of COnnaUght wore the
German uniforms
For the first time in many days the
flags in the streets and on buildings
fiOated at the Flagstaff heads.
The German flag was prominently
displayed.
Rulers Exchange Compliments.
Emperor Williams speech at the
Marlborough house luncheon dealt in
the main with matters of purely fam
lily concern arising out of the death Of
Queen Victoria. There were only TWO
speaker
King Edward thanked the emperor in
behalf Of the British people and him
self and babe him a cordial farewell.
The kaiser replied in terms reciprocal
ing the good wishes of the king. He
is described Is having spoken eloquent
~. Both mOnaTChS alluded to the
good understanding between the two
peoples in furtheTing the cause of
peace and civilization.
King Edward complimented the kali
ser upon his speech.
Emperor William sat at he right of
King Edward and Crown Prince Fred
eTick William at his left. The Duke of
Connaught. Prince Christian. Sir Frank
LasceHes. British ambassador to Ger
many. Baron Won Eckhardstein, first
secretary of the Germany embassy, and
Count Won Metternich We're present
At Charing Cross King Edward in
PRODUCED the lord mayor. Frank Green,
to Emperor William The latter said
he much appreciated the fact that the
lord mayor the head OF the city of
London, had come to bid him farewell.
The lOrG mayor, in replying. declared
the citizens of London warmly appre-
ciated the visit OF the emperor to Eng
land at "a moments notice upon the
melancholy occasion of the queens
death, and would never forget his kind
ness.
The emperor then remarked that the
attachment between himself and the
late queen was a very close affection
and he could not do less than TO come
to England at such a time. His ma
iesty added that he had been deeply
moved by the marvellous spectacle
which he mad Witnessed Saturday. re-
marking that he had never seen any
thing which had 80 deeply impressed
him.
The HuhenzolIern anchored this even
ing in SneeTness harbor. She will sail
at o'clock tomorrow morning. escort
ed by the German cruiser Nymphe and
the British cruisers NiObe and Minerva.
Emperor William has conferred upon
Earl Roberts. tlre Order of the Black
Eagle, the highest German decoration.
Professor Sir Felix Semou, president
of the LaryngOlogical society Of Lon
don. asks the Associated Press to say
there is no word Of truth in the story
published in the United States that
King Edward is suffering from cancer
of she throat.
PAUNCFFoTE SENDS THANKS.