The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-09

| fic with the exception of those vehicles,
the occupants of which are privileged
with tickets to Westminster abbey or
the official stands. The troops are
marching in from their camps on the
outskirts of the metropolis, or arriving
by train from more distant points, and
are taking up their positions.
With the coronation less than day
distant, London maintains its every
day appearance 1t is true that the short
route of the procession is decorated at
some points more brilliantly than be-
fore but the route is a mere speck in
the great area of the city and even on
the streets to be traversed by the pro-
! cession there are few sight-seers-
The main thorDughfares, miles OF
which We're gay with flags and bunting
in June, are now stripped except for
the illumination fixtures which were
allowed TO remain in place Cheapside,
Fleet street and the Strand, all told,
contain scarcely six decorated build
| ings.
Today the crowd was even smaller
than on the average weekday, owing
largely to the miserable weather,
which is. now denomiuated kings
weather" just as sunshine was always
connected with the name of Queen Vic
| toria.
| The weather outlook for tomorrow is
uncertain and the weather bureau is
| trying hard to find an excuse for
hopeful forecast.
Westminster is the center of what lit
| tie activity London displays The
| chief stands in the vicinity OF ST. Mar
| garet's have been redecorated and Pic
cadilly refurnished with crimson Vene-
| tan masts, supporting trophies and
| flags joined by streamers of gay bunt-
ing. The same general scheme prevails
| In Pail Mall.
Many club stands have disappeared.
The private stands recovered in Grim
son, are doing a fair business, prices
for seats running from $40 TO $50, with
the cheaper classes sold out
Automobile Clubs Display.
One of the most striking schemes of
! decora ton is on the big building of
1 the Automobile club in PiccadiIly, the
front of which is studded with 200 big
acetylene motor lamps. promising a
brilliant display at night.
| A number Of houses at Hyde Park
| corner and its vicinity are handsomely
| decorated with artificial flowers. The
| incandescent illumination promises the
| best effects of all the decorations. A
remarkable feature to American eyes
is the general use of gas in preference
| to electricity.
The Bank of England. Mansion house
1
cred with an unsightly maze of pipes
with hundreds of small burners, globes
and crystal 2 devices containing the
crown and the royal CIPHER.
| Westminster abbey today received
| the precious regalia, which was taken
under a strong guard from Bucking-
| ham palace, ali of which will be guard
| ed tonight by a strong detachment Of
1 life guards and yoeman guards.
Despite the announced departure of
all the special embassies, the govern
ment has been somewhat embarrassed
| to find few of these guests still on
| hand.
| While Whitelaw Reid, the special
/ AmeENan ambassador, announced the
| formal dissolution of his embassy, Cen
eral Wilson, E. L. Bayliss, and J. Pier
pont Morgan. jr.. are now in London,
| and the authorities who were decidedly
| doubtful as to whether they should
| recognize their presence, finally settled
| the matter by sending all of them tick
cts to the abbey, but emphasizing the
| fact that the courtesy was extended in
| a strictly personal capacity.
Abyssinian Envoy Honored.
/ Ras Makonnen, the envoy of Emperor
| Menelik of Abyssinia. also returned in
| barbaric splendor ready TO participate,
| and the government good naturally
| ing him good seat in the abbey, hut
| announcing that native cross of silver
| of Abyssinian Workmanship which Ras
/ presented at Westminster, when the
kings Illness was made known, would
| be carried in the abbey tomorrow in
| the coronation procession.
The American embassy received
| formal letter from the war Office ask
| ing it too loan American flag to
decorate a balcony at the war office.
| The flag was sent and today it flies at
1 the balcony.
Sir Thomas Upton received special
| invitation to the abbey as the guest
! of the king
/ A curious feature Of the coronation
/ preparations is the immense rush of
holiday seekers out of town, all rail-
! ways advertising excursions to the
country report slight increase in the
| incoming traffic.
| The restaurants and hotels are not
risking d repetition of the enormous
| losses in June. and insurance rates rule
| even higher now than on June Is,
brokers asking 4 per cent against
| three in June. LloydS reports few
| takers that raripp