Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-26
Troops Were cIoaked.

Troops Were coaked.
The brilliancy of the latter was
greatly detracted from by the fact that
all the troops were cloaked. The only
touch of color was from the lance pen
nants of the Lancers, and the brass
helmets of the heavy cavalry Kha
ki painted guns of the artillery and
a naval gun of the same hue added
to the general note of somberness
The roofs of houses near the palace
and other points of vantage, giving a
view of the picturesque panorama, oil
the green park and the historic Mall
were we'll filed with spectators whose
cheering announced to the less privi
legged public the starting of the state
carriage with their majesties. The
procession formed up outside the gate
and had already moved off when the
first carriages containing royal per.
sonages of the household emerged
therefrom.
Few Cheers for "Bohs."
The grand duke Of Cambridge, wh1
was in the carriage with Princess Vic.
toria, came in for slight cheering,
but Lord Roberts and his staff passed
| almost unnoticed. There was a
| somewhat tedious interval before the
appearance of their majesties, who
drew forth the first real cheers of the
day as they passed through the rows
of blue jackets from the frst-class
cruiser Terrible lining either side Of
the main entrance to the palace The
king wore a field marshals uniform
with the cloak thrown back, showing
his decorations. The queen had on q
straw-colored toque and a fur collar.
cite and cloak. Both the king and
queen looked extremely well and con.
tinuously bowed their acknowledge.
ments of the warm welcome extended
to them. The kings escort of life
guards, equerries, etc, was about the
only detachment of the procession not
wearing cloaks, and these troops made
a brilliant display, in striking con
trast with the general lack of color
pervading the pageant.
King Presented with City Sword.
Partly in consequence of the length
of the route there was nowhere great
crush of people with the exception OF
open spaces like Trafalgar square.
where the city council presented the
king with an address Of welcome and
| where the Boer generals, Botha, Dewet
and Delarey were prominent among
| the spectators and at the city bound.
| ary, Temple Bar, where the lord may
or, the sheriffs and other city officials
welcomed his majesty and presented
him with the city sword.
At the Mansion house most of the
procession stopped, their majesties be.
ing accompanied from that place only
by the sovereigns' escort and the
Prince of Wales, the Duke of Con
neaught and other princes, equerries
and aids to the Guild hall, where they
arrived without any extraordinary in.
cident.
Owing to the kings carriage being
| the last some confusion occurred at
the entrance Of the Guild hall in an
endeavor to empty the carriages quick
ly and avoid keeping his majesty wait.
ing. Several Of the princes were
rather unceremoniously deposited On
the sidewalk. where they tried t,
throw their wraps in the carriages,
which were being hustled off down a
narrow street. and a confused mass of
policemen, princesses, ladiesin-waiting
and such generals as had time to dis
mount gathered under the canopied
entrance.