The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-19

my camera said oh. "a bloody -- man,
mentioning ths name a a ypllOw news
PAPER in some disfavor hsre. Thers
Were some RESPONSE 70 this. NJ turned
and sad NO. I'm ouly q very friendly
American Instantly there we're ortsa
q Right. mate" -AIriEhi'- and frisndly
smiles in return for nine
The situation was Ertting more
and more untenable every momsnt
We had hem in the pres for an honI
and no relief in sight. for 'he natural
t-ndeucy n both the 81 James, street and
Pirradilly crowds Was 10 press 60 q CON-
mon CENTRE and ue we're The centFe. Stout
men Rroaned a. the pressure increased
Women tainted and we're horne ont.
ths ambulance a no0my vehicle some
thing like a charcoal wagon standing
handy
One vOman's arm vas broken. A
boy just behind me pleaded piteouRly
- h. let out. but no one could do any
thing for him. The police we're there %
ksep the street slsar and the houses
could not I've moved and there was no
place else
Az last a concerted effort n breGis
through 90 the from, vas made and ne
managed 70 make a ranEway for the poor
hoy. who stumbled cat more dead than
alive I followed. waving nv pan
On. how delicious II Was to breath
fresh air Oncs more Il " an absolute
fact that although the only roof above
~ was the clear blue sky the cir In that
crowd vas ~ close and foul a. In an UNI
ventilated room filed with people
! was dripping vet and weak A. q cat
/ I said - the constable who had lee me
/ ou' This 10 nv last procession 10 ~,
out - here and I together with half q
dozen other men and women who had been
7 LEI out % relieve the friEhtfh congestion
walked up Tor down. Piccadilly until
We came to Half Moon street. and then
W. we're let into the crowd again.
I saw q man taking a swig out Of bot
\. The bottle I'D not look inviting. but
.t contained a liquid. and that was al
wanted / said. SAY mate. 1T mo have
a drink. and he handed me the bottle.
II was Hfegving. I thanked him and
passed on.
Then I renembered that had an
orange IN nv pocket ! took Il o't. II
WIS already opened The crowd had
s,en N that rs monkey would eat
u ~ lid eat H. burroWing into Il for
GOODNESS.
tsl' better left my ooat In charge 81
a q, rtar ~ private hotel, a man I had
never -.an and turned nv back on the
Procession that Was o. 30 Not u
hundred kings RIDE nv on horseback
would enter that crowd again
The public houses were auppnssd 10 h.
rloacd during the Procession but ramn
IN a little pub Sled with custers and
,thars iu the lower rank. IN life
Thoy were d-nkiny' Actually cOol-
ng drink WIS 'raa'v SLIPPING down their
h-oats loin~d them ~ fast ~ could
mako nv way int rhe saloon and ordered
biscuits and gin Then friendly drink
ers made room for me- IN n bench sDd We
at her, and talked Il over One of them
Ind haar waiting sinCp , O'Clock. but had
bear 'Crc,-i out
-Dt v1r come ali the Wv over from
Au,aa.rr o. -, u. matt he asked
I assured him that dd not. that u !
bad would have STAYED IN dropped.
hn' 70 WIS not In the line Of nv dutv 10
~, rh. ~ lccs-iar but merely nv inclina-
tH.r
artar l.lt tho little pub felt very
r, .rh v.rra-hod end turned hack toward
t'a r1r y march found a street whare
mo nod -lorad down toward Piccadillv :
-rI there s'1ved until tho procession /
cam, I~ One man Skinned up a high
rlsr'-ir l,-h. r0ls and straddlsd the top
- 20 80 v0~ IN the level ~ the roof
~ 'Hr nearest house and could talk n
60 raurlr of guilty who were there:
bu' 'era WIS little converse between
Nam
A. the procession approached several
mon and women scrambled up the hare
sails - boarding and two of the women
isll over on the other side 10 tho manifest
delight u the crowd
Thare was not much solemnitv In II.
A. last tho hier came by. followed by
the sevan reigning monarchs. by ROoss-
Welt and many others
After that | followed H. The gin and
the orange and the swig from the
strangers bot'ls had restored my
strength and I walked making dstOursl
about four miles N 80 the procession
from various points
Many curious sights saw Old ladies'
blocks awav from any possible view NJ
anything sitting on bONes Tor which they
had paid; = cab driven into passage
way and the top rented 10 people who
cbuld 500 nothing COstsrs on stills
Offering them for sixpsnOs With no
takers Mothers With babies under
year Old In acme ~ the lesser crushea
4 bus with horses attached and On the !
hacks n the seats. where the slightest
nrch would have sent them into the
street stood women vie wing all that was
mortal Of Edward 90 by. Roofs black |
with people blocks from the line Of march.
A. Paddington I gave up. not having
had one satisfactory view n anything. !
and walked % Hyde Park which was being
given over to holiday makers and regular
troops enoamped there. their red uniforms
making gay the Errensry. There took
IN my shoes and stockings and cooled my
hot feet and made solemn vow tO give Nd
This business Of war corresponding. a. IL /
were.
I am not built for II. am tOo old for n /
like regular meals and hate crowds.
The younger men may have my pass
But mo- A. per agreement I send II
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