Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-22
KING HAAKOK
AND QUEEN MAUD
ARE CROWNED
New Rulers of Norway Are
Given the Scepter of High
Office Today
GALA DAY IN OLD TRoNDHJEM
King Making Ceremony Witnessed by
s,a Great Crowd in the Great cathe-
dral-Many Noted People Present
Crowds Cheer the King and Queen
A-somethins About Trondhjem,

CroWdS Cheer the king and Queen
4-Something About Trondhjem,
Trendhjem, June 22.--King Haakon
and Queen Maud today We're crowned
respectively king and queen of Nor
way, in the cathedral here. The royal
party left the palace at 11:05 and en-
tered the cathedral six minutes later.
The coronation ceremony began imme-
diately after their arrival. AT 12:55
their majesties left the cathedral and
arrived at the palace five minutes la
ter.
The coronation day opened with u
glowing but cold sunshine. In the early
morning rain fell and chill wind came
off the fjord, making it necessary to
wear overcoats and winter clothing.
The normal temperature in the cathe-
dral previous to the ceremony was un-
der fifty degrees and it was feared
many of those present would carry
away a painful and lasting reminder of
the coronation Of the king and queen
altho the Norwegian court wisely re-
laxed the rules governing dress.
The city was alive at an early hour
and by eight O'clock the avenues reach
ing to the cathedral We're filled with
struggling lines OF people, making for
the choicest points of vantage from
which to see the royal family and DIS
tinguished guests enter the, cethededl.
When the doors of the latter We're OPP
ened, three bishops, robed in black and
white, drove up in basket-like phas-
ton and entered the sanctuary. The
cathedral filed rapidly and by 1925
the majority of the spectators We're
seated, women in evening costumes
and many men in bright uniforms ana
wearing orders. The effect was i'm
posing, in spite of the half light in the
interior Of the old cathedral. Arrival
I Of the bishops was followed by the ap-
pearance of number Of priests, all
robed in white.
In the meantime lines of soldiers and
sailors from a specially constructed
landing place formed a lane to the
cathedral entrance.
The royal and special embassies soon
afterwards began arriving. Among the
first was the special American envoy,
Charles H. Graves, minister to Sweden,
and Mrs. Graves, Lieutenant Comman-
der John II. Gibbons, Major William
W. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bryan.
The visiting princes and princesses
were cheered as they drove along the
lane of troops and bands stationed OPP
posite the canopied portal Of the cathe-
dral played the national anthem re-
spectively of each country represented
by the arriving embassy, and at the
same time the troops presented arms.
The Prince aud Princess of Wales en-
tered last, and their party was still
in the street when the peals of the bells
from the city churches announced
King Haakon was starting for the pal
ace. BY this time dense crowds walled
behind line troops extended from be-
low the palace into the bisecting
streets. The king and queen, after a
brief delay in arranging the carriages
and cavalry escort started for the
cathedral, preceded by their suites. A
great cheer announced the departure
Ne the royal party. The king and queen
who rode in q closed state coach, both
wore ermine robes and were bare head
ed. They seemed grave as they drove
toward the cathedral The king, how
ever. smiled and saluted in reply to the
salutations Of the people. The process
sion moved slowly. Handkerchiefs and
flags were waived, but the crowd gen.
orally were silent. Occasionally, how
ever, there was an outbreak of cheers.
The royal coach, drawn by four hand
some bays, led by footman, reached
the cathedral at 1110, where the king
and queen were received by the clergy.
When the royal party entered, all pres
sent in the cathedral arose and the
ceremonial began innm ediately. Com
pletion Of the crowning Of King Haa-
kon was communicated by two army
signallers, wig -wagging across the
city, from the cathedral to the hill bat
teries Immediately there was a roar
of guns from ships and land batter
les. and the bells of all the city
churches began ringing. The crown
ing of Queen Maud commenced. Her
majesty, who is naturally of a timid,
retiring disposition, bravely faced the
ceremony. She looked dainty and ats
tractive.
The coronation ceremonies which |
were very elaborate, were conducted
by the bishop of Trondhje1n, assisted !
by leading cabinet ministers and the |
chief justice of the supreme court. At
ter the amounting of the king by the
bishop. the latter and Prime Minister
Nicholson conjointly placed the crown
on his head. after which Foreign Min |
lister Lovland and the bishop conjoint-
ly handed him the scepter. After pray
er offered by the bishop, the latter and |
Interior Minister Arctander conjointly I
handed the king the orb. and later
War Minister OlssorV and the bishop |
handed the sword of state to his ma
jesty. These ceremonies were followed
by the benediction. The king having
taken his seat on the throne the queen