The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-02
At THE MOalS' CAPITAL.
State Entry, Amid Barbaric Spleen
dor, of the viceroy Of India
Into the City Of Delhi.
OPENING or THE GREAT INDIAN DURBAa
The Duk~ Of Connaurbt. Represent-
In King Edward, h Duchr-" oil
Connnupht and All the Great
, East Indian Dignitarics PARTIES
mated In the Function.


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Delhi. Dee. 30.-The yiceroy. Lord
Curlon Of Kedleston, made his state
entry into the capital of the moguls
| Monday. This constituted the official
opening Of the durbar, held To ccle-
bratc the accession Of King Edward
as emperor Of India.
Unparalleled Mnpniacence.
II was 9 splendid pageant. probably
unparalleled in It's magnihccnce. Vt
the head of the elephant procession
rode Lord and Lady Curzon on the
| state grand tuskcr." Il feet high.
the largest elephant In India. Their
howdnh was dcckcd with gold and
silver, and the elephant itself was al.
most hidden beneath II gold-worked
saddle cloth. Surrounding them were
footmcn In scarlet and gold l%iycrics,
and bearing massive silver slaves. The
duke Of ~Connaught. who represent.
ed King Edward. and the duchess Of
Connaught followed. Their elephant
was equally gorgcously caparisoned'
Then, In order Of precedence. came
the nizam " Hydcrabad. the malaria
iah of ~Trayancorc. and other ruling
chiefs, 20 In all. their huge elephants
forming n line II quarter Of a mile in
length.
4 differing Procession.
This gliitering procession started
from the railroad station. preceded
by dragon guards and artillery, the
,iccroy's escort. and by hcralds and
trumpcters. The route was entirely
lined by British and native troops
From the snluting battery. posted M
the fort commanding the Lahore gate.
guns Numbered out a royal salute n
the yiccroy passed with the hrrnld-
and irumpctcrs sounding nj Intervals
spirited fanfarcs. The cortcgc passed
In front Of u line ~ $50 elephants
carrying the brillian,ly-dresscd re-
tnincrs of the ruling chiefs. The 90.
lossnl beasts all snlutcd by trumpet.
ing aud throwing their trunks In III,
mir. presenting u truly imposing
sight, and nficrward fell In line he
hind the official procession. Hug,
crowds Of onlookers Witnessed III,
spectacle. which, II IL asserted, hns
never been surpassed In mngnilccncr
even In this country Of oriental
%splcndor.
Features ct the Parade.
The hrralds, pursuiynnts aud irum'
peters who followed the escort AMI
Immediately preceded the Nicr-rcgal
procession were conspicuous by the
splcndor Of their attire. They were
followed by the ncwly-cons,itutcd
I .nsnuVfuI ausI.N aaE4aa a..VnartatnUr "a"
maharaiuhs. The excitement was az
II fever hcut ns the first elephant.
with gold and silver howdnls OF the
stan officers. came In view and com
mcnccd Ia circle around the mosque
The finest elephants In Asia passed
In front Of the great Jumma Musiid,
the steps Of which were throngcl
with distinguished pcrsonngrs. in
Guiding the ylccroys. American aud
British guests, and the delegates from
the colonies aud from other parts
Of the empire.
The Gail, Cepnrnisoncd Elephants.
Tie enormous animals shufncl
slowly by. many Of the massive how.
dahs Of quaint and rich design being
|surmonnted by magnificent %canoplcs
of guld-cmbroidcred aud brlrwclcl
tapestry. The bodies Of the animals
were almost hidden by their trap.
pings Of crimson. purple and gold
bands of gold cncirclcd their tusl.,.
golden bracelets were on their an.
klcs, gold md silver bells were hang
ing from their neck chains, and their
heads were painted and decorated IN
every conceivable color. The muhouts
were claid In the brightest attire. rs
were the attendant spearmcn, who
marched 10y each elephants side.
Lard Kitchener Was There.
In the rear Of the procession rudr
Gen, Lord Kitchener. the commander.
in-chicf Of India. surrounded by n
brilliant stan. and followed by th.
heads Of provinces. with escorts of
Indian cavalry and tribal lenders
from beyond the border line. Down
the main street moved the cortegr
through lines of ~saluting soldiers and
ecited. surging snlnaming throngs Of
natives; through the ancient city.
with the balconies and housetops
tceming with life, and through the
Morec gate into the open park he.
yond. There, utter u four-mile march,
the elephants Of the yiccr0y aud the
duke Of Connaught halted side by
side, and the pageant was concluded
with the great princes filing by, their
elephants trumpeting n salute.
The RcprcsS natives OF Royalty,