Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-12

Lord Kitchener landed at 9:15 a. m. He was accorded a magnificent wei come from a huge throng of people. After a brief, official reception at the docks the general was driven through the decorated and crowded streets to Hartley hall. where he received an ad- dress from the chamber of commerce, expressing admiration of the general ship, resource and skill which he had shown in South Africa and hoping that the peace which he had secured would be lasting and mark the beginning of a new epoch of prosperity and com mercial development throughout the empire.
 In reply, Lord Kitchener declared that whatever success had been achieved was due to the rank and file of the army He thanked those who had looked after the friends and rela- tives of those left behind in South Af- rica.
 In response for clamorous calls for General French and General Ian Ham, ilton, they also spoke, the former re- marking that they throughout had been inspired by the example of their chiefs.
 The freedom of the borough was
 
 party was then obliged to hurry away in order to meet their London engage ments. The progress of Lord Kitch- ener and his companions to the railway station was marked by scenes of re markable enthusiasm.
 London, July 12.-Lord Kitchener reached London at 12:4S D. m. and his progress through the metropolis after xnree years absence at the war was one of the most memorable of the many remarkable of the past three years. The small procession of car- riages containing the general and his staff, in simple, seryiceable yeldt dress. lacked spectacular features, but evidently the crowd was there in it's tens of thousands to see the man of the hour and not a pageant, and from fhe moment he set foot in London to the time of his disappearance beneath the portal of St James palace, Kitchener received such> an outburst of popular enthusiasm as quite overshadowed the demonstrations on previous and similar occasions. The platform at Paddington railroad station, when Kitchener arrived, looked more like a reception room of the war office or India office than railway station. 1t was covered with red carpets and dec orated with a profusion of flowers and { palms, while rows of decorated stands crowded with spectators, had been erected at all parts from which a view of the returning general could be ob- served. The platform itself was crowded with distinguished person ages, including Indian princes in re splendent costumes, generals and other officers in full uniform and many la dies in beautiful summer dresses. The Prince of Wales. the Duke of Con. naught, the Duke. of Cambridge, who is now very infirm, Lord Roberts, the commander in chief. Lord Lansdowne the foreign secretary, MT Brodrick, the war secretary, the Duchess of Somer set. Lady Roberts,. Lady French, Ma jor General Sir Francis R. Wingate who succeeded Kitchener as sirdar o the Egyptian army, and Governol General fo the Soudan and Major Gen eraI Slatin Pacha, British inspector general of the Soudan. were amons those who assembled to greet the gen eral.
 When Kitchener's train arrived punctual to the minute, tremendous cheer greeted the latest hero as h, emerged from his car and shook hand with the Prince of Wales. He stooC head and shoulders above nearly ever. one on the platform and his workman like khaki uniform. with the large brown sun helmet made familiar b. his pictures. was in striking contras to the glittering uniforms and rows o medals and orders worn by most o those in waiting. The reception last ed ten or fifteen minutes, when tn Prince of Wales and other member of the royal family drove off. Afte an interval Lord Kitchener and Gen erals French and Ian Hamilton too seats in one of the royal carriage and followed by the brilliant headquar