The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-20
CORONATION
Activities Now Stir The City
OF London
American Visitors Are Not
So Numerous
Many Canadians On Hand At
Ceremonies

London. June 17--.All London is now
in curl papers, awaiting the gorgeous
spectacles of the coronation. The
present aspect of the town is rather
topsy-Clrvy, bu, a day or two more OF
work ON the decorations is expected
to transform everything. At present
of new timber flung against a normal
gray background make the metropo-
lis a strange place even to it's own
inhabitants. AS rapidly as the huge
grand stands are completed they are
brightly draped and befagged. Mos.
OF the private decorations, especially
the costly and elaborate set pieces,
have been covered with waterproof
cloth to protect them from rain, and
until these coverings are removed ii
is impossible to divert the town o.
| its curl paper appearance.
There is no longer any doubt as to
| the popular attitude toward the coro-
nation festivities. The enormous and
growing crowds and babel OF foreign
| tongues give unmistakable evidence
of the public interest in the event.
Every day this week has seen crowds
traversing the routes of the process
sions o view the decorations. Aris
tocratic equipages of the wealthy, the
| humble market cart of the coster and
| his family, breaks carrying tourists
of every nationality, are driven over
| the routes, while on the sidewalks
are dense masses of slowly moving
pedestrians. There are many provin-
cial folk in town and every arriving
trian Is added to the crowds. In Ira
falgar Square and in some of the
thoroughfares leading from that point
the congestion was so great today that
the omnlbusses sometimes found it
almost impossible 10 proceed.
Visiting Americans are largely in
evidence at some of the leading ho-
tells, but the talk of an unprecedent-
ed number of visitors from the other
side of the water is all bosh. London
ers whose business constantly brings
them in contact with the tourist
classes one and all declare that there
are not so many Americans in Eng
land now as at this time a year ago.
This statement is borne out by the
opinions of the steamship officials,
who declare that ample accommoda-
ton could be found on any liner leav-
ing New York, Boston or Philadel-
phia so far this summer. The prelimin-
airy scare ABOUT the danger of over
crowding may have kept some OF the
Americans away. All the best hotels
complain that their regular American
guests did not come this year. The
proprietors to not appreciate the ofli-
cial and other guests of all nation
alities who have taken their places.
The statements regarding the alb
sence Of American visitors to not ap-
ply, however, to the Canadians. 1t
does apt take a very observant eye
to detect the fact that visitors from
Canada are more numerous In London
today than ever before, Parties from
Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa
and from Winnipeg, Vancouver and
other cities OF the West are to be
found registered nt nearly every no.
tel The dominion premiers and par
liamentlrians, with the official guests
from the other colonies, are being
eaborately entertained. Today tho
parliamentary visitors, nearly all of
whom are accompanied by their wives
and families, became the guests of
the nation and during the ensuing
three weeks they will be entertained
as such. Tonight they dine at the
Waldorf Hote. and tomorrow evening
| they Will be the guests of the Royal
l'Automobile Club at supper and re-
ception. The formal luncheon OF wei,
come will take place in Westminster
Hall Monday.
The police are taking the most
elaborate precautions 70 prevent pan
les or other catastrophes on the days
of the pig parades. The possibility
OF fire IN some of the mammoth grand
stands along the route has been given
the utmost consideration. Almost.
everywhere are the grenades galore.
while Are extinguisners are freely dis.
tributed about. II is probable that,
the police will follow the same plan
adopted at the last enormous crush
of people, The entire route of the
professions win be lined with sol
diers The usual calculation for lin.
ing sheetS with soldiers is 10000
troops per mile, but this is only for
single rank on each side OF the street
and the figures have 10 be modified
whore as In the nraspDt cgea thara