The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-22
ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND
ENTRY OF KING AND QUEEN
 INTO DUBLIN

Decorations surpass Anything Dublin
 Ever Aftempted-Densa Throngs Pa- rade the Streets Cheering sGod Save
 Their arajesties"-King Wants No
 Protection Except from she Irish.
 The entry of King Edward and Queen
 Alexandria in-o Dublin was made the
 occasion for general holiday. The dec-
 orations of the city. especially along the
 route of the procession to the vice regal lodge, in Phoenix Park. surpassed any
 thing attempted by Dublin, not except ing the occasion of Queen Victoria's last, visit. The grand stands erected at vari- ous places were crowded, while the peo-
 pie were massed on the sidewalks. The
 king and queen continuously bowed their acknowiedg of the warm
 greetings. especially at College Green.
 which was packed by a multitude of people.
 This city was again brilliantly illum- mated tonight and dense throngs were lparading and cheering God Save Their
 Majesties.'' who gave grand dinner
 party at the vice regal lodge. It Is un- derstood that when arrangements were
 being made for the Irish tour King Ed
 ward absolutely refused to sanction the
 proposal Of Scotland Yard to send a number oe detectives.
 T want no such protection" said
 the king. All the protection I want shall receive from the Irish people. On
 that point I am perfectly satisfied" The whole days proceedings were not marred by any unpleasant incident, be- yond the absence of the ceremony of handing the keys of the city to the king. The city hall alone. of all the public
 buildings, was not decorated. To-mor- row will be devoted to receiving ad-
 dresses from public bodies and to the, levee, which will be held in the castle at noon.
 Kingston, Ireland, July 21.-King Ed ward and Queen Alexandra. accompa- nied by Princess Victoria and their
 suites, arrived here at five minutes past
 nine o'clock this morning on board the
 royal yacht Victoria and Albert. I'm
 mediately after the yacht took its posi- ton in the harbor the royal salute was fired by thirteen vessels cf the homee fleet
 A heavy rain which had been falling since an early hour ceased at nine o'clock and the sky cleared, giving promise of fine weather for the royal entry into Dublin.
 The mornings rain had bedraggled
 the decorations. which had been effect l ively carried out everywhere. There were signs Of welcome on the public and private buildings and small craft and the great battleships in the harbor were gay with flowers, flags, and bunt- | ing. Thousands of people lined the streets and wharves. awaiting the ar rival of their king and queen. While l they were gathering the great bell of l the Roman Catholic church of St. Mich- aei was toiied soien1l1iy iIl memory of the pope.
 The king and queen were rowed from the Victoria and Albert in a royal barge to the Victoria dock, where they landed lat Il Q clock. They were received by the llord lieutenant of Ireland, the Earl of
 Dudley, and number of officials, and were conducted to a pavilion where an address of welcome was read in behalf l of the Kingstown municipal council. In replying to the address King Ed ward said he shared in the sadness of Irnultitudes of his subjects over the news | of the pope's cath. He said he remem bered the kindness with which the pope I had so recently received him, and the interest which he look in the welfare of the English people. The king added l that his visit came at a time when a I new era is opening for Ireland. l Immediately after the ceremony the; king and queen, accompanied by the lIord lieutenant and brilliant staff, and escorted by Horse Guards, drove off in3 I the direction of Dublin, amid great en- Ithusiasm on the part of the crowds lin ling the road between Kinsgtown and Bulls Bridge.
 The procession to Dublin consisted of four carriages The first was occupied 1 by the king and queen, the lord lieuten- ant and. the Princess Victoria. In the, l other three were the suites. The Duke of Connaught, commander of the forces l in Ireland and of the Third Army corps, ! land his staff, accompanied the royal Icarriage on horseback At Bulls bridge the procession halted and the king re- ceived addresses from the suburban councils of Blaekrock. Rathmines and
 Pembroke. to which he replied briefly. The procession then passed on and en- tered the city of Dublin, preceded by police detachment of Royal Horse
 Guards, a brilliant staff, the lord lieu | tenant, the headquarters staff of the
 Third Army corps and other military and court officials.
 | A special performance which had been planned for the Royal theater in Dublin July "A has been countermanded in con- sequence of Pope Leo's death.