Semi-weekly herald., 1911-06-22
The crown prince of Denmark was

The crown prince of Denmark was
the first guest to be accommodated
at Buckingham palace. He was cheer
ed by a great crowd at Liverpool
street station as he drove away with
Prince Arthur of Connaught. They
reached the palace in time to join the
king and queen at dinner.
The crown prince and princess of
Germany arrived at Sheerness last ev-
ening on board the armored cruiser
Won der Tanna.
The grand duke of Mecklenburg
Strelitz arrived at Dover and the
grand duke and duchess of Mecklen-
burg Schewerin have reached South
ampton.
Special trains are bringing many
other royalties to London and by
morning the list Of royal guests will
be complete.
Much dissatisfaction is being ex-
pressed at the extraordinary severity
Of the police regulations for securing
the safety Of the royal procession to
and from Westminster abbey on
Thursday and through London on Fri
day. The heart of London is like
besieged city. Fifty barricaded mas
sive gates have been erected at all
the streets leading to the line of the
route. All vehicle traffic will be stop
ped after a o'clock in the morning ex-
cept carriages taking guests to the
stands and to the abbey.
LONDON, June 19.-All London is
now in curl papers, awaiting the gor-
geous spectacles of the coronation.
The present aspect of the town is
rather topsy-turvy, but day or two
more of work on the decorations is
expected to transform everything. At
present the sight and smell of many
miles of new timber flung against a
normal gray background make the
metropolis strange place even to its
own inhabitants. AS rapidly as the
huge grand stands are completed they
are brightly draped and befagged
Most of the private decorations, es-
pecially the costly and elaborate set
pieces, have been covered with water
proof cloth to protect them from rain,
and until these coverings are removed
it is impossible to divest the town Of
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 the babel of for
eign tongues give unmistakable evil
dence of the public interest in the
event. Every day this week has seen
crowds traversing the routes of the
professions to view the decorations
Aristocratic equipages of the wealthy,
the humble market cart of the coster
and his family, breaks carrying tour
lists Of every nationality, are driven
over the routes, while on the side
walks are dense masses of slowly
moving pedestrians. There are many
provincial folk in town and every ar
irving train is added to the crowds.
In Trafalgar Square and in some of
the thoroughfares leading from that
point the congestion was so great to-
day that the omnibusses sometimes
found it almost impossible to proceed.
Visiting Americans are largely in
evidence at some of the leading hoels,
but the talk of an unprecedented num-
ber of visitors from the other side of
the water is all bosh. Londoners |
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 year ago.
This statement is borne out by the
opinions of the steamship officials,
who declare that ample Accommodations |
could be found on any liner leaving |
New York, Boston or Philadelphia so
far this summer. The preliminary |
scare about the danger of overcrowd-
ing may have kept some of the Amer
leans away. All the best hotels COM
plain that their regular American
guests did not come this year. The
proprietors do not appreciate the Of
ficial and other guests of all nation
slities who have taken their places.
The statements regarding the alb
sence of American visitors do not ap-
ply, however, to the Canadians. It'll