New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23

the people from their seats having ar
porariIy Al last. the guests .s ard
r,ved tho ,roons were drawn IN US. =,
= anal ,r.n.c,,on made by the Dun'
\orfoIl The commanding generals anu -.
chief o. Police. and before s''o 80
tho time set for the first pr IL.
leave the palace, all was III
the reception at the ABBEY than the
| There WAS n short wait anu nc. =,
so,nd NJ music announced the app,oa'" =,
the first procession, WHICH .,,v.s All
the rova, and other representatives a..
drove in closed carriages p"' ~. nro.
recognized from their place III '"o
gramme and the represeh'a .nrd.d
better known countries "e''
hearty receptions. John hays ~
the American envoy. was III 'ne
carriage with Vice-Admirai oe 'o"I
the French representative, 'ne
brecht OF Wurtemburg and Prince i'up
precht Of Bavaria, drawn by a pair Oh
| bays In the last carriage weIe ~. pr,ncoss
s srS" Tho Aus. and Turkish delegates
drawn by four blacks Il ,h.r. ~
The second procession: the e heiS az
the British royal family, y Wales. in his
Garter robes accompanied his sister mn
brnthers I'm the last carriage. He received
an enthusiastic greeting. when ne seem t',
TO enjoy greatly. smiling ana po"i"s HIS
Acknowledgements.
Wave of Cheers for King and Queen.
At 1890 o'clock a royal salute announced
the departure OF the King and Queen from
the palace, and as the most gorgeous OF
tho professions. the one In which naturally
the greatest interest lay, made Its way
through the troop-lined streets, which
were backed by great crowds I'm the stands
and afoot, wave Of cheering spread from
one end OF the route to the other. The sun
made an attempt to break through the
clouds. and partially succeeded, so that the
people were able TO watch the progress Oh
the King without the discomfort that had
| marred the earlier proceedings.
Following staff officer was the adj
vance guard, a sovereign's escort OF the
First Life Guards, in their famiiiar stee'
| hreastplates and helmets with plumes ana
white breeches. on their black chargers
The Kings barge master and twelve
watermen, In quaint costume, renlnded
the s;ghtseers that there was time when
the King travelled by water when he
went TO Westminster to be crowned
Aides-de camp 10 the King, naval and MILL
tary. and oi,cers OF the headquarters STAFF
followed in their modern uniforms, and then
came another quaint touch when the leo-
men OF the Guard, "beefeaters" as they
are nicknamed walked soemnly by carry
ing long STATS.
A wonderful display OF uniforms pre-
coded the royal coach. After the guard
of honor around the carriages OF their
maiesties and suites came the King
Indian orderlies, mounted, in silken robes
covered with decorations; the volunteer,
regular and naval aide-de-camps To field
marshals and generals. Yeomen OF the
Guard, equerries and honorary Indian aide
de-camps in n variety OF uniforms, pict-
uresque and brilliant.
Immediately behind the royal coach Lord
Kitchener, In a field marshals uniform
rode beside the standard. and then came
the Duke of Connaught, Prince Arthur OF
| Connaught. the Duke OF Teck Prince Louis
OF Battenbers. Prince Alexander OF Teck
| Prince Christian and Prince Albert oil
Schleswig- Holstein. all on chargers.
Shout Of Greeting at Abbey.
The long awaited moment when their
their subjects and their subjects upon their
King and Queen had arrived. There was a
momentary hush, broken only by the
trumpeters and the crash OF brass, and
then, as with one voice. the multitude ac-
| claimed the sovereigns with roar oi
cheers that preceded and followed them
| from the gates OF the palace yard to the
very doors of Westminster Abbey.
Smiling and bowling. their majesties ac-
| knowledged the greetings. The King wore
a long purple robe and velvet cap trimmed
with ermine.
The Queen made a beautiful picture in
! her robe OF cloth Of gold.
The arrival Of the sovereigns at the Abb
| hey was proclaimed by the ringing OF the
| Church. the firing Of gun and another
| outburst OF cheering from the throng or
he official stands In Parliament square:
At the entrance to the cathedral theif
ma ,csties were received by the Earl Mar.
| shall, the Duke of Norfolk and the pages
| in-wating.
| General Kitchener. who was in command
Of the troops and 1900 police, hurried mere
! and there and was everywhere cheered: IL
| was u great day for Tommy Atkins sixty
| thousand of the empires picked men lineo
the professional route, and as they swung
| along 10 their assigned places with cock
| sure stride they wrung a cheer from every
| spectator who had a cheer in him.
| There were mounted men from the Guard
| regiments, with their glstening breast
| plates and waving plumes: mounted and
| ,inmounted artillery infantrymen in every
uniform known to the British army; here
| and there a group Of the ever popular blue
Jackets, ard scattered along the route
| Colonial troops in their workmanlike khaki
white and ooored troops from north. south
| cast a.d west, along with veterans from
| Chelsea Hospital and other homes Tor men