New Britain herald., 1915-11-06
EMPERO OR OFJAPANLEAVESTO
 ACCEDETOT THR ONE EOFENlPlRE
YoshihitO Departs from TokiO for Kioto to Make His State Entry Into the Capital of His Forefathe1s-
 Illness Prevents Empress from Participating.

ouin. which is called the Feathery I Wheels of Heaven, was brought to the | southern porch of the imperial Sane 1 tuary and the sacred mirror was
 placed therein. Then the palanquin
 was slowly borne to the station on the
 shoulders of villagers from a suburb
 of Kioto-a village to which his honor 1 has fallen from time immem orial. 1 They wore the ancient kimono cos- 1 tune of the sanctuary guards. Guns Fired Into.
 As the royal cortege left the pal ace the thunder of saluting guns from the public parks informed the multitudes of the metropolis, and that was the signal for silent prayer
 for the joyous departure of the Elm peror for his beatific accession and his safe return to the capital. For all to witness the royal departure was
 physically impossible. Thousands
 had arrived along the line of progress
 last night to await patiently through out the long hours. The great ma
 jority who were unable to find places will be able to witness the royal cor
 tege when the Emperor is officially greeted by the city of Tokio.
 The emperor rode to the railway station in coach of regal nagniti- cence through lines of picked troops from the Household Guard.
 Procession Moves Slowly.
 The procession from palace to sta tion moved slowly by somewhat circuitous route, so that it might be viewed by as many people and espe- cially by as many school children as possible. First rode mounted po- lice inspectors, then cavalry of the imperial guard in their new glitter ing coronation uniform. Next came the imperial ancestral shrine, which was borne on the shoulders of vil1ag- CTS from Kioto and which was guard ed by the imperial ritualists and high officers of the imperial guard.
 .- Imperial Coach.
 Then came the Emperor in his coach drawn by six horses with pos- tilions. Finally came a squadron of cavalry of the Imperial Guard and more mounted police officials. Like all other imperial carriages which formed the retinue, the regal coach had been especially built for use during the accession at Tokio and Kioto It is in the general form and lines of a ship. The color scheme was chestnut on the exterior while. the interior was lined with white brocade, upon which the i'm perial crest was woven. Both sides of the coach bore the imperial crest em bossed in gold. The Emperor was able to look from the carriage through thick glass panes from which white brocade curtains were artistical- y draped.. The coach was surmounted by a golden image of a phoenix, the mystical bird of ancient China, whose presence symbolizes a wise sovereign. It was drawn by six steeds which for months had been trained in the inn perial stables so that they might per form their historic service nobly and without accident. The axles, screws, feathers and other uppurtenances were especially made in Great Britain and France. "-
 The carriages for the court digni- taries numbered IS in all, and were each drawn by two horses. These coaches were similar in construction to the imperial coach, the chief diff ference being the absence of tne sym bolica1 phoenix, the imperial crest and the curtains of white bro-' cade. Other carriages in the court ly procession had also been espe- cially constructed and, while less gor- geous than the imperial coach, were> of beautiful workmanship and with the royal coach formed 8 rare and stately retinue.
 Mobiles At Station.
 The Grown Prince, the other im-