The Greeley tribune., 1912-02-08
Account Of Great Dunbar

India. whose wife is spending this
winter in Greeley on account or her
health. has written an intereStng
description of the Dubar. the magni-
ficent celebration, which was recent
lv held there. The letter was sent
to his daughter, who Is in a board
ing school in the east and was for
warded to her mother. who lives at
S25 Fifth street. Mrs. HM is q
cousin of Prof A. B. Copeland.
The letter, in part, follows:
Now | suppose you are anxious to
hear about the visit of the king and
queen
Punctually at 10 O'Clock last Sat
urdav morning the Medena". es-
corted by four British men-of-war,
came into Bombay barbor. There
was great roar of guns from the
forts and the men-of-war.
You cannot imagine the decora-
tions of the city Dense crowds
lined the streets and the roads alons
which the procession was to pass.
Every quarter of mile there were
| triumphal arches and along the
seven and half miles of the process
siopal route there were Venetian
and Corinthian pillars from which
lestoons were suspended. and from
the middle of each festoon large
Christmas bells made of c0lored
paper. This route was lined by
soldiers, several thousand of whom
were brought into Bombay from
Poana and other places.
AS | had ticket to the reception
at the Apollo Bunder ! had to leave
Byculla early. about 3 O'Clock. in
order to get down to the Apollo
| Bunder, because no carriages or
trains were to pass after 12 O'Clock.
At the Apollo Bunder beautiful
miniature copy of the Tai Mahal
had been erected. while the "Me-
dina lay off about half mile.
There an amphitheater to accommo-
date 5000 people was built, where
people who had been invited had
seats, and in front of this amphi-
theater pretty canopy was built
with the thrones for the king and
queen.
1t was bright day and while
you were shivering in North
American winter we were literally
baking in the sun. or course had
to be dressed in my best black. and
had to wait for two hours In. the
amphitheater before the king 'and
queen arrived. But there was a
great deal to interest. A guard oil
honor, composed of blue Jackets,
was drawn up and great broad
carpet OF red stretched by the sailors
rom the amphitheater to the land
ing place. Two sweepers We're very
busy all the time keeping the carpet
clean of dust Then the sun shOne
on the thrones, and when a high
but nervous official went and ielt
whether the seats of the golden
thrones were hot the 5000 people
in the amphitheater were so amused
that they clapped their hands and
he looked so ashamed.
Presently an escort of the cover
nor's bodyguard drove up with
beautiful carriage and four horses
with English grooms and the red
tunics and gold turbans of the body
guard and their lances made a brave
sight. This was for their majesties.
Presently another escort of cavalry
with a carriage in which Sir George
| and Lady Clarke. governor of the
bombay presidency, were seated.
We cheered them. They Went down
to the landing stage, escorted hy the
judges OF the high court. clad in
their wigs and gowns.
Another roar from the great
crowd near the Sailors Home told
us somebody else was coming and
another escort OF cavalry brought n
carriage with Lord Hardinge, the
yiceroy of India. We cheered him.
foor fellow, it is the last time he
was viceroy, till the king leaves In
dia. While the king is in India. he
is only governor general. You see
vlceroy means INSTEAD of the
king, and when the king is present
there is no viceroy. Lord Hardinge
then went to the landing place,
Shortly after came an adyance
guard of the Royal Dragons an
English cavalry regiment from D.
cundrabud. The first horses did
not like to come across the rod car.
pet, but finally they leaped acro.s
: 1t, and the regiment went oyar -
nicely. After them came the rra,.n
cavalry. dressed in blue Tho I'll
lery. with their guns, STAYED on ~.
road leading away from Anciio
. bnnder, so as to be the head nj tho
procession Vi euo
IL was now time for the king and
queen or England to land tho at
!, time that India has had an n,iish
!, klnd and queen on her shoree a.
iol guns were fired by the varshtn
, ,hey stepped ashore and amid hr,1.
,i'ht company slowly walked rn -
. .he thrones. They were the 80,
SIMPLY dressed persons in that ""s. os
: sembiy. The king wore n n.ha..
= SUIT white helmet, white sboo" ~i'e
SWORD and had some decoratlon,
ms ms breast. He is shorter IL . tn ua
!, .hah .he queen. The queen 80.
h nar'e dress of coffee color g,I.s
1lue RIBBON across her bodv -.
t utr mh,a OF some kind and a pret,', "a" ~. o
). A., was mass OF pink 1ower.
q my seat was directly in "ss Jrnn. :.
t. tnem' toeh "a. about 80 feet away W ROM TheY OF
n Will while '"s,' WEE nea,,,, seats on the thrones,
y ran nen an address of welcoma 'hem. en-
'' eead to them, they stood le was