The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-06-20
RAINFALL ON
CORONATION
JUPITER PLuvIus PLAYS HAVOC
WITH LoNooN's FINE DECOR.
ATOMS.
John Hays Hammond and Party and
Royal Suites Arrive in Special
Trains During the Entire
Day.

London, June 10. "A score of King
Georges coronation guests accom-
panied by their suites reached Lon.
don this morning and with as many
more from foreign courts and states
due to arrive this evening will COM
plete practically the assemblage OF
foreign missions.
John Hays Hammond, special Unit
ed States envoy and his suite. will be
included in the later arrivals coming
from Dover on a special train.
Throughout the day special after
special train rolled into different
London railway terminals bringing
princes and special ambassadors and
their suites from all points OF the
globe. The streets presented lively
appearance with a constant coming
and going OF the royal carriages with
their escorts, conveying the guests
to Buckingham palace and other pal
aces and the private residences given
over for the entertainment of the en-
voys.
The night long work of the army of
decorators served to enliven most of
the streets in the center of London.
Flags gave gala appearance which
the Intermittent rainstorm could not
otherwise spoil.
The decorations and illuminations
are on scale never before attempted
In England and the demand for cleo
trio lighting is so great that the ell
ectrical companies have served pub
lie notice that their capacity to sup
ply the current direct and alternating
had been reached and they could not
undertake further contracts.
The German crown prince and his
party, Prince Henry of Prussia, and
Prince Henry OF the Netherlands were
among the mornings arrivals.
The Duke Of Connaught and other
members OF the royal family fitted
from station to station to meet each |
newcomer undeterred by the showers |
Of mud that their swiftly moving We
sicles tossed up.
: The public appeared smitten with |
the coronation fever. They throng
he streets in such multitudes as to
make progress anywhere in the CEN
ter of fashionable London matter of
John Hays Hammond, "the special
representative of the president OF the
United Safes" accompanied by Mrs.
Hammond and the special embassy
staff made it's official entry into
London this afternoon.
Mr.. Hammond was met at the rail-.
road station by the Duke OF Con-
Crown Prince Christian oil
Denmark, Prince Alexander of Teck
and others. The American party trav-
eled to London in the royal saloon at
tached to a special train from Dover,
where Baron Sandhurst welcomed |
them to England.
Whitelaw Reid, the American am
bassador, and Mrs. Reid and John l..
Griffiths, the American consul gen.
eral. we're at the station to meet Mr..
party.
The Hammond party then drove IN
a royal carriage to Stratton house.
The special train brought to Lon
don a number of representatives OF
the continental powers and the papal
legate.
Thousands of Londoners are fleeing
the city to escape he hords from ne
provinces and abroad whose capacity
for .eeronatingv is boundless. Fears
NJ manic following an accident within
the walls and barriers erected BY the
notice also have influenced thousands
OF the more nervous to get away from
the crash.
No less than $4,000 has been ex-
pended on the construction of gates
shutting off the main approaches to