The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
CORONATION BAZAAR
WITH A FATALITY
Canadian Woman Killed and Others
Injured by Fall Of
Coping.

LONDON, July 1O.-Shortly after
Queen Alexandra passed on her way
to open the coronation bazaar, the
decorations across Langham place,
heavy and sodden with rain, were
caught in a squall of wind and fell,
dragging mass of coping from the
top of All Souls church. Miss
Streathy, believed to be a Canadian,
was killed, and several persons were
injured.
Mary Strathy, of Lachine, near Mon
treal, came to London with a party of
friends for the coronation festivities.
Miss Strathys friends visited the corona
ton bazaar today, and only heard of her
accident on returning to their hotel this
evening.
The bazaar, which is probably the
biggest affair of its kind ever held,
and an organization which was chiefly
due to the energies of Mrs. Cornelius
Adair, Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, wife Of
the United States ambassador, and
other prominent Americans, was open
ed by Queen Alexandra this afternoon.
The bazaar was held under tenn
porary structure covering 10000
square feet in the botanical gardens,
Regents park.
1t was in aid of the hospital for sick
children over 5000 tickets at a
guinea each were sold in advance.
bank had been established on the
grounds, dinners were arranged with
seats at two guineas each, without
wine, and other favilitieS were offered
to those desiring to spend money.
One of the features of the affair was to
have been the rafting of a number of mo-
tor cars, pianos and various articles .of
jewelry. For these tickets to the value
of thousands Of pounds had already been
sold here on the continent and in Ameri-
ca, but the police interviewed, as the
proposed raffles were a violation of the
law.
The queen in semi state, with an escort
of life guards and accompanied by sew
eral members of the royal family drove
afternoon. Her majesty was welcomed
by the Duke and Duchess of Fife, the
Duke and Duchess Of Teck and other
colonial premiers, almost all the men,
bers of the diplomatic corps, many of
the ministers and representatives Of the
nobility were assembled on daiS, from
which, amid a fanfare of trumpets, the
queen declared the bazaar opened.
An inspection of the stalls, of which
there were nearly forty, was then COM
menced. At each stall her majesty was
received by the ladies who organized it.
At the American court Mrs. Choate and
queen on her tour of inspection. The
American court consisted of eight elab-
crate stalls. Consuelo, Duchess of Man
chester, watched over the embroideries
and American books, Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin supervised American preserved fruits,
Mrs. Eaton had charge of the candies,
Mrs. Ronalds presided at the American
bar, the Countess of Oxford, who was
Miss Corbin, of New York, and Mrs.
Ralph Vivian sold parasols and fans;
Cora, Countess of STAFFORD had old sill
yer for sale, and Mrs. Arthur Paget dis
posed of jeWelry.
), The last named lady''s stall was one of
the chief features Of the show. It's
contents were valued at $4,000, 900. Many
splendid jewels. We're lent for exhibition
purposes, especially by ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, though purchases could be made
from Ell to 10000. The latter price
was asked for the De Beers 207-carat dia-
mond. shown at the Buffalo exhibition
and for the great Southern Cross pearl
In addition to these was the stall of
works of art and fancy articles, at which
Mrs. Choate and Mrs. Reid and the la
dies of the American embassies pre-
sided.
Among the saleswomen was the Ouch
ess of Marlborough, who in her stall had
$500 worth of china sent for sale by the
emperor Lady Strathcona, wife of the
Canadian high commissioner and Lady
Mcdonald presided over Canada's Sec
tions which were decorated with maple
leaves.
Among the features of the bazaar is
concert hall, in addition to all other
sorts of amusement. Wealthy supporters
of the bazaar provided motor cars to
take visitors free of charge from all
parts of London to this notable corona
ton function.