The Washington times., 1911-06-22
MILLION PERSONS
LINE THE ROUTE
OF HUGE PARADE
Humanity Massed Into One
Solid Body Along the
Line of March.


The magnificent professional road
known as the Mall, stretching from
Buckingham Palace to the new Admir-
atty arch. alone contained throng that
defied enumera alton, and une great ex-
with the thousands who had braved
weary hours of waiting in order to miss
nothing of the spectacle.
The people came in all classes, ma
tionalities. and crecds, and enormous
Members of them had taken UP posi-
tfons before dawn. Traffic. of course,
was stopped until late afternoon. The
earliest arrivals put IN an appearance
before midnight, provided with camp
stools, packages Of sandwiches and
other refreshments, and the majority OF
these made for the immediate vicinity
of Buckingham Palace. Here they had
nothing mora interesting to watch than
the periodical changing Of the sentries
and the royal standard tapping above
the roof
Big details Of police were on duty all
night and prevented the hourly in
creasing throng from encroaching upon
the royaI domain.
Crowds Pushed Back.
Later in the morning. when the troops
began to arrive. the patient thousands
were gently but firmly shepherded into
the positions thew would be allowed to
OCCUPY. or pushed back into the Mall
and Constitution hill.
Soon afterward the activity of the army
signalers on the palace roof and the
roof of the neighboring Queen Anne s
mansions. proclaimed that the process
sion was starting.
The procession was really divided into
three parts-first, the foreign repre-
sentatives and ENJOYS; second, the Brit
ish royal family; third, the Kings in
dividual procession"
The first division started from Buck
ingham Palace at $3.50. 1t was headed
by Col. F.. Kerr, of the headquarters
stat. who preceded an escort from the
Royal Horse Guards. Then came the
ENJOYS in eight carriages drawn by two
horses each, and six drawn by four
horses each.
John Hays Hammond Next.
The representative of the United
States, John Hays Hammond; Frances
envoy, NJ. De Jonquieres; Duke Albert,
of Wurenburg, and Prince Rupert, Of
Bavaria, occupied the seventh carriage.
The carriages drawn by the four
horses were on the left of the
line. They were occupied by such visit
ing royalties as the German crown
prince and princess. and others Of SINH
lar station.
The second division left the palace
promptly at 10 o'clock. 1t consisted of
an escort of the Royal Horse Guards
and five carriage loads Of members of
the British royal family. In the last
Of these were the Prince of Wales and
his sister and brother. with the excep-
ton of Prince John.
The rear guard Of the escort was fol-
lowed. from Marlborough gate. by the
Duke of Connaught and his family and
stan, also escorted by horse guards.
Just as the second division turned into
the mall, at 1890, the thunder of guns
from Hyde Park announced that their
majesties were leaving the palace.
Officer Leads the Way.
An officer OF the headquarters STAFF Of
the army led the way, and behind came
trumpeters and the advance guard Of
the sovereigns escort Of Royal Horse
Guards, nodding with plumes and
cleaning in steel. Then came a dozen
Of the Kings watermen, headed by
Royal Bargemaster W. G. East
quaint group OF sturdy boatmen in
medieval uniforms of scarlet and purple
and with broad gold badges.
Behind the cleaning cuirasses and
waving plumes of the blues there
rumbled an enormous, deliberately deco
rated, picturesque old state coach.
through the windows of which the spec
tators in the foreground could occa-
sionaIy catch just a glimpse Of the
profile of the King or of the Queen.
Eight white horses drew the vehicle
their gold-spangled harnesses glittering
In the light. liveried and bewigged
coachman sat proudly on the box, a
Iiveried and bewigged postillion bestrode
the back Of each horse, a scarlet
coated groom walked at the head Of
each and from the rear of the coach
there chung a half dozen footmen, also
naSnifcently liveried and bewigged.
Majesties in Fine Spirits.
Their Majesties seemed in excellent
health AMI spirits and bowed constant
ly, to right and left, in acknowledge
ment of their subjects cheers. They
wore full state robes but were without
their crowns until the return journey
from Westminster Abbey.
A few yeomen-of-the-guard and the
gentlcmen-at-arms marched on either
side of the coach, and on the right,
close to and only slightly behind the
door, rode Lord Kitchener. The COM
mander of the coach's escort was al
the left.
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meant to the others who participated
in it, it was clear that to the famous
field marshal and TO the colonel of the
blues" it was strictly a matter Of bust
ness. They were responsible for their
sovereigns' lives and neither took any
chances. Lord Kitchener held his
marshars baton in his right hand, but
the drawn sword of the second in COM
mand Of the escort was close behind.
and the coloners sword guarded the
Queen.
The decorations along the route were
many and elaborate The Mall Is too
wide to lend Itself too much adornment,
but big Venetian Inasts, gayly festoon-
ed and decorated with arr1orial shields,
the royal cipher and the imperial crown,
showed among The trees In the park
and formed the supports for arches OF
green stun, flowers, and bunting.
at James Palace and Marlborough