Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-06

slowly borne to thc station on the
shoulders of Villagers dom "a suburb
.of kloto-a Nilhee to which This hone
or haas fallen from time immcmo-
rlal They wore thc ancient kmoua
costume of the sanctuary guards
Thunder of Guns.
IS the royN gorJesc lcu the palace
the thunder ot s1lutng gums from the
public parks informed tine multitudcs
.ot tho metropolis ANA chat was the
sisnal Tor silent prayer for the ioy-
ous departure of the emperor for hls
Ncatltio accession Hnd bls safe return
to the capital For al to witness tho
'roNal departure was physically mpos-
sible Thousands had arrived along
thc lue ot progress East uleht to
await patiently throughout the Ions
hours The srttt majority who were
unable to flnd places Will hc able to
witness the royal cortcgc when the
emperor is officially greeted 10y th,
city of Toxic
Tho emperor rode up 90 the railway
station in a coach of regal msguu
ccuec through lines 81 picked troop.
from the household guard
THE procession from palay,-te Sea.
tuon moved slowly bt q somewhat
cweuitous route. So that it might o,
viewed by as many people and espc.
lci7lly by ass many school children "a.
possible First rode mounted pouc,
inspectors then cavalry of the Inn.
.pcrial guard lu their new glittcrur
coronation uniform Next came IN,
imperial ancestral shrine. which Nai
borne ON the shoulders of villagers
/ from Nioto and which was guarded d,
the Imperial rituallsts and high ofti
ccrs of the Imperial guard.
The Procession Moves.
Then came the emperor ben hh
coach drawn hy six horses with postll
lions Finally came squadron ol
cavalry OF the imperial guard an,
more mounted police officials. Lik,
am other imperial carriages whicl
formed the retinue the regal coact
had been especially built for use dur
ing tho accession at Toxic ANA Kioto
& II is in the general form and lines
of ship The color scheme wal
chestnut ON the exterior. while an,
interior was lined with white brocadc
upon which the imperial chrysanthe.
mum crest was woven Both sides oI
the coach bore the imperial crest en-.
bossed In gold. The emperor was all,
to look from the carriage through
thick glass panes from which whit,
hrocadc curtains were artisticalll
drapcd The coach was surmounte,
by "a golden image of phoenix, IN,
mystical bird Of ancient China. who's,
presence symbollzes wise sovereign
4 IL was drawn bv six steeds which fo
months had been trained In the i'm
perial stables SO that thoy might per
form their historic service nobly an,
i without accident The aXles screws
feathers and other appurtcnance
were especially made in Great Britan
and France
Carrlages for Dignitnries.
The carngcs for the court dign
tWts numbered tiftetu n all, m
were each drawn by two horses Thcs
{ coaches were similar 10 constructIo
10 the imperial coach the chief dii
! ference being the absence of the sym
bolical phoenix, the imperial cre'
and the curtains of white broead'
other carriages in the Courtly pro
cesson had also been especially con
sructed and, while less gorgeou
than the imperial coach, were o
beautiful workmanship and with th
royal coach formed Il rare and statet
retiuue.
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