Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-23
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. MARKS GROWING OF
ENGLAND RULERS
Impressive Ceremony in West
minister Abbey eliminates in
Actual Coronation of George
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was today consecrated to the service of
the British empire and in turn received
the public homage of his worldwide
subjects.
With his consort. Queen Mary, bis
majesty was crowned in the abbey of
Westminster with all the wealth of re-
ligious rites and royal ceremonial pre-
scribed by historic custom.
The picture within the grey-walled
abbey was one of medieval splendor.
The coronation services. solemn and inn
posing, were these handed down from
the earlier centuries and the actors in
the principal and secondary roles of the
great function today were CARRIED in re-
productions of the multi-colored gold
embroidered trappings worn by thir an
cestors.
Outside. the usually dull streets had
been transformed into a mass of color
The king and queens progress to the
abbey and the return to buckingham pail
alec was one unbroken ovation. The
route was hedged with a vast polyglot
host with background of bravely deco
rated viewing stands and roofs, all Of
which were crammed to their capac-
ity.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators
shouted themselves hoarse at central
points. like the Mall and the entrance to
the Admiralty archway, where the gov
eminent stands held score Of thou
sands. Trafalgar square was so densely
hacked that 1t would have been posi-
BILE to traverse the square walking on
the heads of people Parliament square,
Clubland and Constitution hill held their
countless thousands.
DEEPENING WELCOME.
The tumult of thunderous welcome was
almost deafening as the king and queen
passed of the outward and homeward
journeys proceeded in the first instance
and followed on their return by state
ly superb cavalcade. of eminent princess,
many times heirs to thrones, statesmen,
diplomats, courtiers, soldiers. sailors and
men OF all nues races and creeds, from
the four quarters of the globe.
The ceremonial passed off unmarried by
untoward Incidents. When dawn broke
the skies were heavy and showers fell
during the progress of the professions Of
the royal guests and the Junior members
of the royal family to the abbey; but
as the king and queen left Buckingham
palace to be crowned the heavens smiled
and a flood of sunshine frightened the
splendid pageant.
At Sandringham palace Queen Mother
Alexandra, who, IS years ago this month
gave Britain a king. received the news
that her son had taken his place in the
long line of British monarchs.
A DRAB MORNING.
drab sky and smart showers early
this morning. though they dimmed the
freshness of the lavish decorations, did
not dull the enthusiasm of the multitude
who for months had been planning to
make the I'D of June a red letter day
In their lives.
Those who think the Britisher too cold
blooded to enthuse should have seen him
"coronate" today
He is Mt to stand beside the most
rampant American Fourth of Julyer''
OF Gallo celebrator of the anniversary
of the proclamation of the republic
Hundreds of thousands of Americans,
Germans. Frenchmen and natives of all
lands from China to Peru, Joined the
hustling throng and yielded themselves
up with magnificent enthusiasm to the
coronation CLAM
The weather was about the only thing
that had not been prearranged with ex-
actness and it was the one thing likely
to mar or to make supremely delightful
the day that was to give Britain new
king.
Fair weather had been promised and
when John. Bull looked from his window
upon leaden skies this morning he ex-
perienced q pang of disappointment, but
this did not dampen his spirits to no.
ticeable effect
Later his stolid optimism was reward
ed, for as the royal coach bearing the
king and queen to Westminster abbey
for their browning, emerged the yard at
Buckingham palace, the clouds gave
way ana the sun burst through in all
its glory, permitting what might have
been a edraggled procession to become
spectacle of splendor.
After the early morning rush OF en-
thusiasts, mainly of the humber classes
and great numbers of ticket-holders
eager to secure places of vantage from
which to witness the royal procession
before the expected crowds arrived on
the scene, there was some falling off
observed and as late as 5 O'Clock, when
the front gates at Buckingham palace
were closed there was little difficulty in
moving freely a.. any point between the
palace and Westminster abbey.
Thence forward the crowds rapidly in
creased and by the time the troops be-
gan to take up their positions along
the line of the professional route at 7:15
o'clock there were dense masses Of
spectators at every corner.
General Kitchener. who is in COM
mand of the troops and 10000 police
hurried here and there was everywhere
cheered. 1t was a great day for Tommy
Atkins. sixty thousand of the empires
picked men lined the professional route
and as they swung along to their as
signed places with a cocksure stride
they were cheered from all spectators.
Entertained by the bands, the sight
of the troops and the scurrying about
of officials, the crowds were we'll en-
gagged and before Ihey realized it the
professions from buckingham palace to
Westminster abbey were getting under
way.
Equerries to the king, escorts Of CO.
lonial and Indian cavalry, the colonial
in khaki and the Indians in bright col