Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-23
Streets Of the City Are Thronged With
Mu|titudes Of Cheering People.
Proclaimed by Booming Of Guns and Ringing Of
Bells Vast Crowd Fills Cathedral.

like phaeton. The crowd uncovered
when the bishops entered the Cathe-
| oral
The Cathedral filed rapidly. BY
1925 O'Clock. the majority of the spec
tators had arrived and We're seated,
the women in evening costumes and
| many of the men in bright uniforms
and wearing orders. The effect was
imposing in spite Of the half light in
the interior of the old Cathedral. Long
rows of seats extended along the en-
tire sides Of the buildings, rising tier
upon tier. The nave was unoccupied
| except by the throne seats and Il few
| chairs back Of the columns. A red
| carpet was stretched down the aiScS
and the center Of both transepts.
| The arrival Of the bishops was fol-
| lowed by the appearance of Il number
of priests. all ROBBED i'll white. They
| entered the north sanctuary at 1890
ana formed a semi-circle about the
altar and with bent heads offered up
prayers for the King and Queen. Their
entrance sienced the crowd.
In the meantime lines of soldiers
! and sailors from Il specially construct
Cd landing place, past the palace to
the Cathedral entrance, formed a lane
to the Cathedral entrance.
The royal and special embassies
soon afterwards began arriving.
Among the first was the special Ameri-
can envoy. Charles II. Graves. minister
| to Sweden ana Mrs. Graves; Lieut..
Commander John II. Gibbons, the
| naval attache Of the United States at
London and Mrs. Gibbons; and Mai.
William w. Gibson. American military
| attac lie at st. Petersburg who was ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. William J.
Bryan. The crowd watched the party
with great interest. The visiting
| princes and princrSseS were hailed
| with as they drove along the lane of
troops and a band stationed opposite
| the canopied portal Of the Cathedral
played the national anthem respective
ly of each country represented by the
arriving embassy and at the same time
| the troops presented arms.
TIL" Prince and Princess of Wales
entered last ut 1855 o'clock and their
party was still i'll the street when
peals of bells from the city churches
| announced that King Haakon was pre-
pairing to leave the palace sy this
! the line of troops extended from below
| the palace into the bisecting streets
and to the Cathedral where near the
entrance stood the tribuncs which had
been erected for the luckicst Of the
public.
The King ana Queen after Il brief
delay in arranging the carriages and
cavalry escort started for the Cathe-
oral. preceded by their suites. A great
cheer announced their departure Their
Ma1eStl"S who rode in q closed state
coach. both wore crmine robes and
We're bare headed. They seemed to be
grave as they drove toward the Cathe-
dral. The King. however, smiled and
Ealuted in reply 10 the Salutations of
| the people
Wehn approaching the Cathedral
Their Majestics faced half a dozen
Photographic machines and Il score Of
| cameras. The procession moved slow
| ~. Hankcrchiefs and flags We're way
ed but the crowd seemingly was i'm
| pressed by the coming religious cerc-
| mony. and the people generally We're
| silent. Occasionally. however. there
| was an outbreak of cheers
The royal coach. drawn by four
handsome bays led by footmen, reach
ed the Cathedral at lilo o'clock.
where Their Maicstics were received
| hy the clergy.
| When the royal party entered all
| present in the Cathedral arose and
the ceremonial began immediately.
The coronation ceremonies were con-
| Quoted by the bishop of Trondhjem as
| sisted by the leading cabinet ministers
| and chief justices of the supreme
| court. After the annointment of His
| Majesty by the bishop. the latter ana
| Prime Minister Nicholson conformity
| placed the crown on his head. after
which the foreign minister and the
bishop conformity handed him the scep-
| tire. After prayer offered by the
| bishop. the latter and Interior Minis
| ter Arctander conformity handed the
| King the orb and later War Minister
Ohlsson. and the bishop handed the
sword of state to His Majesty. These
ceremonies We're followed by the benc-
diction.
The King having taken his seat on
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