The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
PROCESSION TO THE ABBEY.
Animated Scenes Presented Every Foot
of the Way.

Animated Scenes Presented Every Foot
of the Way.
AS the hour appointed for the de-
parture of the royal procession ap-
preached, the excitement about Buck
ingham palace was most marked.
Punctual to time the advance guard of
the royal cavalcade issued from the
archWay, the horses of the troopers
curvetting nervously as they faced the
wall of humanity that cheered their
coming. Shortly afterwards came the
Prince and Princess of Wales process
sion and finally within a few minutes
their majesties' 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 vicinity was re-
narkable. On the roof of the palace
were perched a number of fashionably
dressed ladies, members of the house
hold and their cheers, with the f1utter-
ing 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 mai
estes 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.
King BY No Means Robust.
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 punctiliously
bowling from side to side he did so
with 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
band of ermine with crimson vel
vet top, doubtless gave him the usual
appearance. The queen beside him was
radiant. She never looked better, The
cheers which greeted the pair were
loud and unmistakable genuine and
very different from the perfunctory
applause which usually greets the ap-
pearance of members of the royal fam
lily.
The three professions to the abbey
were carried out according to pro-
gramme, and the only striking fea-
lures Of the first two were the COR
geous state carriages and the beauti-
full trappings and horses.
The crowd paid but little attention to
the occupants of the vehicles In the
last carriage Of the first procession sat
Prince Henry of Prussia, on the back
seat. The Prince of Wales seemed very
Indifferent and stolid, but the Princess
OF Wales bowed and smiled constantly.
Enthusiasm Breaks Loose.
1t was not till the kings procession
came that there was any show of en-
thusiasm. 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 at
tent1on to the people along the route.
Lord Kitchener, in the respondent full
dress uniform of a general, looked I'M
familiar and many persons did not rec
ognize him. The Indians were undoubt-
edly the most picturesque feature of
the procession, while the state coach
of the king, drawn by the fat Hano-
verian horses which figured in all of
the late Queen Victoria's professions
| seemed much more like fairyland than
usual.
The progress of the royal cortege
was marked by no special incident.
with exception Of an accident to Lord
Edward Pelham Clinton, one of the
| grooms in waiting. 1t was a continued
triumph and reached it's climax on the
arrival at the abbey, where there was
| a scene of unparalleled enthusiasm
which did not cease until their majes-
ties disappeared in the annex.
The accident to Lord Pelham Clinton
created considerable excitement in the
Hall. The groom in waiting, in a clos
ed carriage, was passing York steps
when his conveyance collided with an
other royal carriage going at high
speed in an opposite direction. The
horses fell and there appeared to be
| bad mix up. The police extricated
the teams with some difficulty, and
Lord Pelham Clinton, who was only
slightly hurt, proceeded.