The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-23
Eight Million Subjects Cheer Soy
ereigns as Royal Procession
Winds through London'S
Streets
ALMOST EQUALS CORONATION
Americans and Canadlans Take Prom
inent Psrt-oueen Mary is Much
Pleased by Demonstration
Of Loyalty.
of Loyalty.

London. June 23-Upwards of eight
million men, women and children arc
iestimated to have witnessed the Royal
Progress through London today. To
the great majority of Londoners and
visitors as wen the procession was of
greater interest than the coronation
Itself. for comparatively very few
had an opportunity to view yesterday s
pageantry.
1t was shortly after fl o'clock this
morning when the booming of cannon
from the artillery detachment sta .
toned in St. James Park. immediate
ly at the rear of Buckingham Palace,
announced to the hundreds of thous-
ands who had taken their places along
the route that the King and Queen
had entered their carriage and that
the royal procession was prepared TO
move.
Magnificent Procession.
The state carriage in which their
Majesties rode, and which was a veri-
table dream in artistic gold and blue
enameling, was drawn by eight white
horses, with outriders in uniforms
of scarlet and gold
Two hundred Life Guards In their
magnificent uniforms and mounted
upon black chargers cleared the way
for the procession. Immediately be-
fore the carriage gallopcd a squad of
Indian Cavalry. Immediately behind
marched the Colonial dctachments
All branches of the two services were
represented i'm the line.
$4,000 Troops Line Route.
The route of the procession was
from Buckingham Palace up Constitu-
tion Hin and thence by way of Picca-
dily, ST. James's street. Pail Mall,
Trafalgar Square. The Strand. Fleet
Street. Ludgate hin, st. Paul's Church
yard. queen Victoria street and King
William Street To London Bridge,
where the procession passed over into
Fifty thousand troops lined the route
and at every important street inter
section there was stationed a mill
tary band, which played the national
anthem as the royal carriage passed.
Back of the troops were the spectators.
a veritable sea of faces, men, women
and children. enthusiastic almost To
wildness Never before. probably. had
q British sovereign received a more
cordial greeting at the hands of his or
her subjects. The roar started at the
that the King and queen de
scended the steps of the palace toI
their carriage. and it lasted until their
return.
Queen Much Pleased.
II was a popular reception in every
sense of the word. Myriads of dainty
white handkerchiefs huttered i'm the
air on either side of the fashionable
avenue through which the procession
passed i'm it's early stages and seemed
10 keep time with the hoarse cheering
If the masculine element. while chill
iren tossed out nosegays and baskets
full of loose flowers. only to be tram
pied under the feet Of the horses or
crushed under the wheels of the car
.iagcs.
When the carriage turned into Pic
,adilly large number of members of
he stock Exchange who occupied a
special stand sang Rule Brittania with
elling effect. A little farther on was
, large stand occupied exclusively by
Americans. other stands and win !
lows were filled with hundreds of Ca
iadians. who cheered enthusiastically |
md waved their flags as their Majes-
les came into view The Queen
ecmed especially pleased with the
oval demonstration by the representa-
ives of the great overseas dominion
md acknowledged the greeting by a |
,raceful inclination of her head.