The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-01-03
At THE N0G|JL' 3 CAPITAL.
State Entry, Amid BarbaTic spien-
dor, of the ViceToy Of India
Into the City of Delhi.
OPENING OF THE GREAT INDIAN DURBlR
The nnhe of ronaauEht, Represent-
4. tSIna Edward. the Duchess of
0onnauaht and All the treat
East indian DIgnitaries Partici-
mated In the Function.

Delhi. Dec 2o.-Thc viceroy. Lord
Curxon Of kcdlcstor. made his state
entry into the capital Of the mognls
Monday This constituted the official
opening Of the durbar, held to eele-
hrate the accession of King Edward
as emperor Of ludin.
Unparalleled MnRniiicepec.
II was splendid pageant. probably
unparalleled In its magnifeenee. At
the head Of the elephant progression
rode Lord and Lady Curzon On the
state "grand tnsker," u feet high,
the largest elephant In India. Their
howdah waa decked with gold and
silver aud tbe elephant itself was nj.
most hidden beneath a gold-worked
saddle cloth Surrounding them were
footmen IN scarlet and gold liyeriea.
nnd bearing massive silver stases. The
duke of Connnught, who represent.
ed King Edward, and the duchess OF
Connanghi followed. Their elephant
was equally gorgcousiy caparisenedi
Then. IN ORDER ~ precedence. came
the nixnm Of lIyderabad, the mahnra-
iah Of TfaYaneore. aud other ruling
chiefs. 20 In all. their huge elephants
forming n line quarter of mile IN
length.
A differing Procession.
This plittering procession started
from the railroad station. preceded
by dragon guards and artillery. the
yicerny's escort. and by hcralds and
trumpefers. The route was entirely
lined BY British and native troops.
From the saluting battery, posted at
thefort commanding the Lahore gate.
guns thundered ont q royal salute aa
the yiceroy passed with the heralds
and trumpeters aounding Of intervals
spirited fanfares. Tho cortege passed
in front of line Of $50 elephants
carrying the brillinnily-dressed re-
timers Of the ruling chiefs. The 60.
insanl beasta all sBluted bs trumpet
ing and throwing their trunks In the
mir. presenting truly imposing
sight, and afterward fell in line be.
hind the official procession. Huge
crowds of onlookers Witnessed the
spectacle, which. II Is asserted. has
never been raip sat',' it 'ii#gs..atefs.,...
even in this country Of oriental
splender
Features of the Parade.
The hcralds. pusuiynnts and trnm-
peters who followed the escort and
Immediately preceded the Yies-regal
procession were conspicuous By The
aplendor Of their attire. They we're
followed by The ncwly-constituted
imperial cadet corps, comprising 30
mahara iahs The excitement Tas at
a fever henf rs the first elephant.
with gold and silver howdah, of the
STAFF officers. came in view and COM
menced 10 circle around the mosque.
The finest elephants in Asia passed
IN front of the great Jumma Mns1id,
ihe steps of which were thronged
with distinguished pcrsonages, in
Guiding the uceroys, American aud
British guests, and the delegates from
the colonies and from other parts
of the empire.
The anIiy caparaIsoned Elephants.
Tbs enormous animala shuffed
slowly By. many Of the massive how
dahs of quaint and rich design being
smrmohnted by magnificent eanoples
Of Vold-embroidered and bejeweled
tapestry. The bodies Of the animals
were almost hidden by their trap
pings Of crimson, purple and gold,
Bands Of gold encircled their tnsks,
golden bracelets were on their an
kles. gold and silver bells were baug-
ing from their neck chains, and their
heads we're painted and decorated in
every conceivable color. The mahouts
were clald in the brightest attire, as
were the attendant spearmen, who
marched by each elephants side.
Lord Kitchener Was There.
In the rear of the procession rode
Gen. Lord Kitchener, the commander-
in-ehief of India. surrounded by
brilliant staff, and followed by the
heads of provinces, with escorts Of
Indian cavalry and tribal leaders
from beyond the border line. Do"h
the main street moved the eortess
through lines Of saIuting soldiers ana
ecifed. surgiug salaaming throngs OF
natives: through the ancient city
,,ftb The balconies and hpusetops
teeming with life, and through the
Moree pate into the open park be-
yond. There. after four-mile march,
the elephants Of the yiecroy and the
duke Of Connaughi halted side by
side. and the pageant was concluded
with the great princes fling by, their
elephants trumpeting a salute.
The Representatives OF Royalty.
The sieeroy was in state uniform.
Lady Cnrzon was dressedy in grey;
the duke Of Connaught had on field
marshaIs uniform. and the duchess
Of Connaught was attired in lJlme.
There was hattering welcome at all
points.
The yieeroy and the duke of Con-
naught subsequently drove 70 the
main camp.
4 Scene of Chaos Followed.
The roads, after the passage Of the
procession. presented scene Of chaos
rs the camel carriages. mule cai'ts,
Iandaus. bicycles and bullock carts
pressed onward ia strange ronfuslon.
There we're many breakdowns, and
many hours elapsed before the people
were able to return 10 their camps.