The Reception of the Imperial Volunteers.
London's reception of the Imperial Volunteers was marked by extraordinary fervour and enthusiasm deafening acclamation, and splendid decorations. The Prince of Wales watched the procession from Marlborough House. From the Strand onwards the crowd was unmanageable and much confusion resulted, and the order of the march was broken. The Lord Mayor's proposed reception at Temple Bar had to be abandoned. A severe panic occurred at Ludgate Circus. There .were two fatalities, 18 seriously hurt, and 50 minor injuries The Ambu'ance Associations treated hundreds of other minor cases. There was an impressive service at St. Paul's Cathedral, the Rev. Ingram, Bishop of Stepney, preaching, and all singing the National Anthem A banquet followed in the Hon. Artillery grounds, Finsbury. Lord Wolseley read the Queen's Message rejoicing in the homecoming of the gallant Imperials, and sympathising with the relatives of those who had lost their lives in South Africa, adding — " I grieve at the loss of my dear and most gal ant grandson, Prince Christian Victor." Lord Wolse'ey's Army Order commended the regiment. Jubilant crowds paraded the streets j all night.
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Manawatu Herald, 1 November 1900, Page 3
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185The Reception of the Imperial Volunteers. Manawatu Herald, 1 November 1900, Page 3
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