The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-26


where tie kins Made shor, Address
-Doer Generals Witnessed the Pro.
c..non and the Crowd Greeted Them.
s-,1a coss Dsspases 70 rHR Sun
LoNpoS. Oct rs The royal process n
through London from Buckingham PA 90
- the Guildhall. thence across Lonuo
Bragg, through the densely populatec
South SIDE, and back across Westminster
broge which procession was the pro-
sramme for the second day OF the Corona
ton festivities as originally arranged, be.
gar Al noon to-cay
I, va. 7rettv clearly demonstrated that
me s,',er class Of Londoner. dislike street
oaysa''-. even il the for n OF royal pro-
sessions l. would not be fai- or rea ona bic
however. 10 .f.r ina the lack Of Interest
saovn by al except the denizels OF cas-,
and south 10 iio1 signife ~ absence OF
lovary q the per soral popularity Of King
Tdva-i AID Que n Alexandra. On tNe
o,ler nani, no monarch, in Europe 10
more hearty support Of all classes OF
subeors,
sINo SHOWED HIS pIsA p ,ISrNyNr.
Il Vas only natural, perhaps. that the
Kings lace -houl indicate his diss ppoint.
me1' a. the contrast in numbers and en-
tHu.a n bs,weel to-davs reception and
tlat accorded the late Queen Veto 1, on her
last visit 70 the metropolis in 1897. His dis
appointment must have changei to salts
fartlnA. however. when no crossed London
Bridge South London put no stint on it,
e?tEu. asnn. Il was one great roar of popu-
lar acclaim from bridge 10 bridge until de-
corous Westminster was reached on the
honaWard route. The Kings demsanor
vsioly changed as he smilngly acknowl-
edged the homage Of his myriad of humber
admirers
II i not easy 10 explain the failure Of
to-day's functions TO arouse the interest Of
tie rest Of London. II was probably fel
20 be all silti-climax after the great prepare
tone Of June which the Kings illness rem
dered futile then. II cannot be doubted
also hat London is ashamed Of the rowdy
character which m a of the public demon
STATIONS have assumed within two or hree
year These features were happily absent
to-day, at least while daylight lasted II
s-ens 10 be the tai, underst anding also that
street parallels NAV be suitable entertain
ueut 10 give TO the masses, but that they
arr hardly dign,ied form of pleasure for
the classes in twentieth century tim
A. all evetts this IL not psychology zeal
moment 10 tempt the general public and
It Is safe 10 say that a considerable time
will elapse before London will witness
another ROYAL pageant Of this nature
WEATHER WAS FAVORABLE.
There w,," pIouauly nul.on and
half Of persons along the elk miles
over which the procession passed.
but The crowd was nowhere over
vhs Ginning or unmaI a geable. II VA
possible 10 move freely between the spec
tators and the buildings over large part
of the route. The staids and windows
Ve-c we'll filed. hut seats were cverywher,
available and could be had AZ or 3 shllings
e,cL
Inc royal pageant itself was impressive,
but not inf osing. II Vas. in fact, some
> Ia mcl o nous. consisting chiefly Of
Hei glns, Lie Guards, military chiefs.
court dgnltaries and members of the royal
family
The conditions for the parade were ideal
for this season Of the year II was unreas-
onai IL to expect sunshine, but there was
8 glimpse of II when the King halted at
Temple Bar 10 receive the welcome Of the
inrd Mayor. Tic air, however. was mild
aad dry and no discomfort was experienced
during the long wait which many thou.
ssnis endured with .tolid British patience
KING STARTS At NOON.
Like almost al O.u,iaI functions in this
country, the programme was carried out
promptly. The Kin a., left Buckingham r.
are precisely al noon, and the progress
AZ 10 81
except al three points along the route
which lad been STONED for halts
i was noticeable tina, a, the western end
o. lhc route the spectators were scarcely
demore,rative They greeted with Il cheer
the buejackets who were dragging guns
IN the van OF the procession, many evil
IDENTIFY being under the impression that these
men we're the crew OF the cruiser Terrible.
Who took part in the war in South Africa
AID who are Popular heroes OF the day in
tngand. but the Ierrible's men took no part
u lh" rarade, having seats a. spectators.
Iu"re iollowci batteries of X wal A.
til"rv. souadrons of Life Guards, Horse
Guards. Hussars and Lancers. all splendidly
mounted bu' with The r unifo m concealed
benefit long red or blue cloaks Next
can" Tho star ~ Earl Roberts. the Comman-
camp 70 the King. Eight carriages fol-
lowed, some containing Princess Victoria,
Princes, Louise. the Duke Of Cambridge,
Princess Christian the Duchess Of Con-
nanght and Princess Beatrice. All OF
These were warmly welcomed and re.
n'a'edly acknowledged the cheers Of the
crowd
An array OF mounted eauerries was next
w me- a i thei, came Lord Roberts at the
mead OF tho Sovercign's escort OF Life
Guards
QUEEN WAS PLEASED.
me spectators REAL woke up as they then
caught sight Of the famous cream -colorcd
horN"N drawing the Kings chariot, The
'ne'rug was prolonged and hearty as the
aug AID Queen drew Lear. The King
apparently, was in full health. but did hot
EN- 10 b" 1t the best Of spi its. He wore
mo 'u.i Uniform of a Field. Mars hal. which
Wa almost co. .cedled by a avayy gray
o'"icoat. The Queen was obviously pleased
~ The popular ovation which was accorded