The Scotsman - Tuesday, 4th March 1890, page 4

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JOUR^YiiroRTH (OE^THE ^ PRINCE ^OF ^; : . ^ „..< ;•^ './ ' J^; 'WALES;/' /; ^;; ' :.;:-: ; V;. , '^' ' THB " Prince of.Walesi/'.vho'i'isto, ppen'.tha 'Forth-Bridge to-day; left Kirig's-Cross . ' lJondon, yesterday^for . TDalmeny, the residence/ ' of/Lord Rosebery, wtiose guest he is to be- during'his short stay ' in Scotland. His Royal Highness was accompanied by the.Diike of Edinburg h/Prince George ofWales, ~ and the ^ Diike of Fife—Colonel Ellis, equerry . -to the Prince of Wales, and .other members ' of the Prince's suite being m attendance . The Royal party travelled- in a new Royal saloon carriage, specially built by the Great .Northern'Co mpany for this occasion. It contains a Insurious sitting-room, two bedrooms ,- a -smoking-room, ' lavatories, ; servants' apartment, / and a . kitchen with a cooking apparatus. It is heated with hot water, and lighted by electricity; The decorations and upholstery are . upon the most elaborate^ scale, and . the saloon/is -without doubt one ;pf the moat comfortable and most beautiful carriages that has. ever ' run in this country; The ten o'clock express(the FlyingScotsmari) was dispatched irftwo sections. The first section, to which'the'Royal; saloon was attached, consisted of eight; vehicles, arid .was drawn by one of the finest engines on the .line. The Royal party drove up to the station some minutes before ten o'clock, and the first section of the train started two ^ minutes before the 'hour. The Prince of Wale ' s, who seemed to . be in excellent health and spirits, wore a large fur-lined travelling'.'coat. The weather was propitious. Hard frost -prevailed during the night, and although" it was still intensely cold, the sun' shone out gloriously. ,; A more beautiful morning had not been seen, in London this /winter. A, considerable . crowd assembled ab the station to witness the Prince's departure, and a cheer was ; raised as the train steamed ' out ' of tlie .station. In a .separate saloon carriage were Monsieur.Eiffel, the famous engineer, ' and about thirty .'other French gentlemen; who have been invited "to be present at the inauguration'- of: the 'Forth Bridge.; There ; also travelled with the train Colonel Colville; brother of Lord Col-• ville; chairman of the Company; Sir Andrew Fairbairn and Mr Probyn, directors. Lord Hindlip, vice-chairman of the Company; joined the train at Grarifcham. The train; was timed to reach Granfcham at mid-day, York at 1.40, Ber-. wick at . 4.59, Edinburgh at 6.10, and Dalmeny at 0.55. For the first two hundred miles it travelled'at'the . 'rate of fifty miles an hour. Between York and'Berwick the average .rate of speed was fifty-two miles, and the stage .between Berwick arid Edinburgh was covered at the reduced rate of forty-six miles an hour. The train .was in" charge of Mr Cockshott, superintendent of the line, who, in conjunction with Mr' . yizer, superintendent pf King's Cross Station, made all the arrangements. for tha journey. ;; ' ' .,; ' . ' BEKWICS-ON-TWEED. Berwick wa3:reaehed at . five minutes past five o'clock, and, ' contrary, to expectation, the train stopped to permit of the party taking tea. A large crowd collected and-' heartily cheered the Prince, who acknowledged the greeting. Joybells in Berwick Town Hall were rung, and the ' station was decorated with bunting." Lord Cblville of Oulross, chairman of the Forth Bridge Railway Company ; Lord Tweeddale, chairman of the North British Company ; Mr Wieland, secretary ; Mr M'Laren, passenger - superintendent ; and Mr Bell, of the permanent way department, joined the train at Berwick. WAVEBLEY SIA'TIOT.. The Royal, train, which as alread y indicated, travelled' some .minutes in advance; of .the "Flying-Scotsman," was timed to reach the Waverley Station, Edinburgh, at eighteen minutes, past six o'clock, and'in evident expectation of obtaining a glimpse of the Royal party—- for no function of any kind was in contemplation—a crowd .of several hundred persona had assembled on the south arrival platform, for some- time previous to siy o'clock. A considerable number-of the onlookers were unaware that the train iri which His Royal Highness travelled was other .than the express .due: at half-;past six o'clock, and a look of agreeable surpr ise was depicted on the faces of' most people in the crowd when the looked-for train steamed into the station . almost exactly at ten minutes -past-six o'clock, or eight minutes before its time. .When it drew up directly opposite the large open space which had been preserved on the platform by/a contingent of police under Superintendent Bain, the Prince of Wales. was discovered in the far comer of the; Royal compartment . evidently intersstedjn'the .crowd/which, had. turned, out with' the'-desire-:pr?seeing-him;— The-Duka' of Fife occupied the corner opposite to him, while hia brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, sat; on. his left, in the seat nearest the platform, unconcernedly smoking a cigarette, and only occasionally exhibiting any interest in the assemblage. Meanwhile railway notables and - officials were busying themselves about the platform, either making arrangements for the resumption of the: journey,-or, .it might be.. presumed, engaged in ;:final consultation about .to-day's function. The train remained in the Waverley Station just about five minutes, 1 and resumed its jouraey to Haymarket amid a cordial, round' of cheering, which, Hia'Royal Highness courteously acknowledged by/raising his hat. . ' ,•- THE TOKPOBATIOIT AT THE HAYMAAKST STATIOy. ; Th» address of welcome .voted by the Corpbratioa .of Edinburg h to the . Prince ' .was presented at the Haymarkei. Station, to ..which the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and members of Council drove from the City Chambers about six. o'clock. To the nei ghbourhood of .the station, somewhat earlier in the evening,' a great crowd, .chiefly of young people, had been drawn by the arrival of a guard of honour, consisting of 100 men of the Oameron Highlanders and . the band of the regiment. Only a/very few . could.. even see the . rails from the.street, but they ^wa ited, palieritly all the same until the function was over which had taken.the.civic dignitaries and the military to the . -wesfc end of the city. The soldiers were drawn up in .line two deep at the west end of the.south platform. They .were under the command - of Captain .Urquhart, who. had with him Lieutenant Findlay (carrying the Queen's colours) and" Lieutenant M'Ewan. . ^ There were also on the platform Major-General Lyttelton-Annesley, commanding the forces in North. Britain, in full regimentals ; Colonel ' Bougbey, A.A.G.;. and .Lieutenant Cavaye, garrison adjutant. The members of the Corporation; who. wore their " official " .robes; were accompanied : by their chief- officials, ' - the sword and mace and halberd, bearers, and; ' _ as usual, made an imposing show as they filed, into the' station. Among, others present were; the Lord Provost, 7 who was accompanied by Mrs and ;Miss Boyd, ' Bailies Walcot, Russell, M'Lachlan, Steel, / and . Turnbull, /Treasurer Clapperton, Mr Skinner,Town-CTerk; . Mr . Adam, ' .City Chamberlain, ^ &c. Some , attempt - had . been made i, to-decorate the part of the platform opposite .which, it. had been arranged - the Royal ' saloon would draw , up. . The - floor " was laid ..with .crimson. cloth, ^ the. pillars. had. .been covered';, with. the.. same material, " . " and a degree of . lightsomeness had: been imparted to the;usually. dingy station by the introduction of a lineiof ornamental lamps: 'These shed a very pleasant.light over. the scene, which, .with the amount ' ; oi bright ' colour -in Corporation/robes arid /scarlet ; coats, had rather, a ^-picturesque appearance., , 'In the station were a--considerable number of .people, ' mostly ladies, who had been admitted ^ by ^ .ticket.' ' ; About twenty-'five minutes.; past - ' sis . .o'clock " , the': Bo^pl .train glided : almost; noiselessl y .up, to. tha . ' .platform . .and : stopped- to .foot at the: place .arranged. •^ - Th e - . guard; 'of ! honour. ; presented the ' band anna, ; played . the National " Anthem, arid' the'spectators' . raised 'a cheer. ..A . tall footman in long grey coal; 'was at lha' doorbf ' the Royal saloon almost' -before, the-train': stopped, and the .Prince of/.Wales , ' --looking hale arid hearfcy.-the Duke of Edinburgh , Prince' George and the Duke of Fife stepped' upon 'the ' platform , and bopfed . to ' the . Lord Provost, and the members ' of, the. Corporation. 'As the band was still playing the \ Anthem , the Prince . - and his , companions /-stood ' 'uncovered;-.on-. the platipnn ; ; but; half . ' .way; through / tha music . the'- '; Prince, recognising-. .Major-General ; . Lyttclton-Aiinesley; ;t>eside '/,'- him shook hands/with: him. Immediately the music had .ceased , the. Pririee. stepped/up. . . to ' .the'.Lord PrpvoBt and cordially shook haria.s ' witih him; scd after courtesies haa ' thus .b ' e 'eri "exchanged, '_the presentation ceremonial was proceed ed'with' 7 ..; ...Mr : Skinner , - ;Tuwn-Clerk, "arrayed; im'.legal wig. and/, gown, .stepped forward, and;/speaking well .put , -read the- address,,- which^was in:the following terms :—' ' : :... ., " • ^ - -:-"-~ .-:/-' : ;_Td^His/RoTal Hiehnesa Albert Edward; Prince of'" -: . / Wales: Prince or ScotlandK.G-, K.T.i'.EP; ; - May-it -Pleaae yoiir .Royal .Highness, "—T./-/- - ' .,•' " ;- " _ Wc, the/Lord Provost , &I»gistratesand Councii'dl Her. Majesty 's !>ncient;capital'of Scotiand; lieg to .offer your Eoyal Highness'a;sioeere and cordial welconie.ti} the city so i long -Eisaociated. with' thB .-historv bt your Rpyal^His-hness' i illustrious;'orice8tbr9;'?the7TKiriB3 'of Sccjtiarid; and'also at one. time' * tba//re9i3enea" 6f-ydut i KoyarHighheag;^^-:/; /:' x^f' ^;^•;/ i? :^- :^^ ; ;; ._ lh ? ? 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