New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23
LONDON ILLUMINATED
IN A DRILLING RAIN
Weather Has No Adverse Effect
on Enthusiasm Of Crowds
That Jam the Streets.
KINGS PALACE is BESIEGED
Sovereign Has to Show Aimseh
on Balcony to Acknowledge
Acclamations-Prince OF
Wales Also Responds.

rRv Gable 10 The Tribune
Iondon. lime 22.-The police arrange
re,ts which had been so strongly con-
demned beforehand worked auii'i, az
to-day. notwithstanding the myri"u' VI
neonle in the streets. Casual'ieS
banpily few. All vehicular traihc aione
Tho line NJ the royal route was suspend
cd before nightfall. and the crowds oen'
On viewing the Examinations were kept
,,,o,;rg in two constant streams.
Mo drizzling rain had no adverse er-
feet on the extraordinary priiidii' o'
NAV of electric devices. The princlpa,
buildings in the City and the west Emu
and the central space at the bahh VI
England shone with something IKE soar
,ad,ance. and the homes of unronah'io
onr,,r,erce seemed transformed into 1alry
.,ooos Within this small area were
evenly thousand electric lights. castihs
into the sky a reflection that must nave
been seen for many miles around oh
the Bank of England alone were hNe
thousand lights. White lights shaded pS
mink CUBS predominated, but there were
many magnificent devices, principally
huge gold laurel wreaths, containing the
royal monogram and surmounted oy
multi-colored crowns.
piccadlly Well Illuminated.
Piccadilly presented the finest spec
tacle Of a street illuminated in one har-
monious design, but throughout the re-
gion where the clubs, hotels and embas-
sizes most abound innumerable examples
OF costly, elaborate and sometimes high
" ingenious illumination and decoration
arrested attention and compelled the ad-
mlration Of the perambulating multitude.
One of the grandest displays in the
West End was at Dorchester House, the
home Of the American Ambassador, and
the Burdett- Coutts mansion, occupied by
Mr.. John Hays Hammond, was also eff
fectively lighted. Another striking feat
ure of the Examinations was the lighting
of the campanile of Westminster Cathe-
dral.
Not London only but the whole coun-
try Joined in the celebrations. Twenty
five hundred bonfires were lighted stimuli
t2neously throughout the kingdom. The
signal for lighting the chain of bonfires
was the firing of rocket at the Crystal
Palace. This was done by Anthony As
quith, the Iremiers nine-year-old son.
He said:
Il hope the rocket fired tonight will
not only light the coronation beacons
throughout the land. but will kinde
fresh fires of love and devotion to King
and empire IN the hearts of every one OF
YOU"
The people by common consent con
verged in the evening to the front Of
buckingham Palace until the throns
reached such dimensions that it was i'm
possible TO move. A group Of boys struck
up the national anthem. Instantly the
strains We're taken up by thousands sur
rounding them. AS the singing ceased
cheering again broke forth and, the
sound reaching the interior of the palace
his majesty came out on the balcony to
acknowledge the spontaneous tribute.
King on the Balcony.
The King stood for several minutes
while the people redoubled their cheers
The Prince of Wales also appeared at q
window and waved his hand at those as
sembled below. They responded by sing
ing Rule Britannia" TO England's sailor
prince.
Official announcement was made from
Buckingham Palace that their majesties
had easily withstood the physically try
ing ordeal and were but little fatigued
After luncheon, for which all the mem
bers of their suites remained. their ma.
3esties spent the hours quietly. In tbs
evening they dined zen famille," the only
guests being the royal representatives
residing in the palace.
AL the Examinations were extinguisheC
by order Of the police about midnight
and the tired crowds retired early Il
their homes In comparison with TIL
previous night the streets are quiet. To
rnorrows procession will begin to form
at 8 o'clock. and the royal procession
does not leave Buckingham Palace unit
II The public will have ample time ant
opportunity on the seven mile route Il
secure places. The police arrangement!
are on a still more extensive scale, f1fteer
thousand additional troops being en-
ployed along the route. Park camps anC
barracks will be early astr. and earl!
risers will witness interesting military
evolutions as the men march IN review
order TO their allotted quarters.
c. P. Taft's impressions.
Charles p. Taft. who had seat witt
his wife and daughter beside j. Pierpon
Morgan over the south choir. from which
he had a splendid view of the whole