Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-15

after that time there was a rapid
increase in the number of specta-
tors. suburban trains and tram cars
emptying thousands of persons
every few minutes into the stations
adjacent to the procession's route.
East End London residents also
| fiocked westward in such numbers
| that the streets east of temple Bar
became oppressively silent and de-
serted.
Procession Moves Promptly.
AS the hour for the departure of
the royal procession approached the
excitement about Buckingham pal
ace was most marked. Purctual to-
time the advance guard of the royal
cavalcade issued from the archway,
the horses of the troopers curvet-
ting nervously as they faced the
wall OF humanity that cheered their
coming Shortly afterwards came
the prince and princess of Wales
procession. and, finally, within Il few
minutes. their ,najesties' state coach
appeared at the gateway and the
king and queen smiled and bowed in
response to the mighty roar of
cheers that dwarfed all previous
welcomes. The scene in the vicin.
ity was remarkable. On the roof of,
the palace We're perched number of,
fashionably dressed ladies, MEM
bers of the household, and their
cheers. with the tiuttering of their
handkerchiefs as the king and queen,
entered the royal coach gave the
signal for the deafening plaudits of
the populace which greeted their
majesties as they emerged from the
gates. The ovation was taken up by
the crowds which thronged the Mall
and was repeatedly acknowledged
by the occupants of the state coach.
Appearance of the King.
The king looked pale and rather fine
drawn and was by no means as brown
| and robust as previous reports had
| led one to expect, and while punctil-
iously bowling from side to side, he
| did so with a gravity very unusual to
| him. He seemed to sit rather far
back in the carriage, and moved his
body very little. His curious crimson
robes and cap, the maintenance of
which, simply a band of ermine with
| a crimson velvet top, doubtless gave
him the unusual appearance.
The Queen Is Radiant.
The queen. beside him, was radiant
| She never looked better. The cheers
| which greeted the pair We're loud and
| Enthusiastically genuine, and very diff
ferent from the perfunctory applause
which usually greets the appearance
| of members of the royal family.
The three professions 10 the abbey
were carried ont according to pro-
| aramme. and the only striking fea-
lures of the first two were the gol.-
geous state carriages and the beau
tiful trappings and horses.
All Eyes for the King.
The crowd paid Tut little attention
to the occupants of the vehicles. In
the last carriage of the first procc.-
sion sat Prince Henry of Prussia on
] the back sea;, but he was so occIl-
pied with talking to the duke of spar
ia that he seemed lot to notice the
crowd. The prince of Wales also
seemed very Indifferent and stolid, but
| the princess of Wales bowed and
smiled constantly. 1t was not till the
kings procession came that there was
any show of enthusiasm. Lord
Kitchener, Admiral Seymour and Gen.
Gaselee, as they rode together, of
course came in for much attention, but
| they all seemed TO look straight ahead
and pay little attention to the people
along the route. Lord Kitchener, in
the respondent full-dress uniform OF
a general, also looked unfamiliar, and
many persons did not recognize him.