Show HOLDS k A 1 WILD ORGY OKI I Ir r f Return I of o Volunteers V Made lIale Excuse Ex use For Foi a Debauch D bauch HUNDREDS KILLED OR Oil HURT I L IN RUSHES GUSHES Women Are Insulted Kissed and amI Thrown to Ground Gro m London Londo Oct 29 The city imperial volunteers who arrived at Southampton ton em South Africa Saturday on the transport reached reache here hereby hereby hereby by tram train this morning marched through London along streets packed by thousands thousands thousand ands and and received a greet greeting geet geeting greeting ing Such a demonstration was probably probably ably aby never before evoked evoke for for such a asmal small smal body of volunteers The sight witnessed a a scene sene of disgraceful de debauchery debaucher debauchery baucher The list of casualties among the wel welcoming welcoming welcoming coming multitude was longer longor than that of the whole corps cors n its Its twentysix en engagements engagements in Sooth I Africa Arca Partial re ra returns returns turns from the hospitals h and polices police sta stations stations tons indicate that more than were badly hurt hurt three and possibly four be being beIng ing lug killed More ore than a thousand persons were treated by the amb corps corp al aI although althou though thou h in most cases the injuries were not serious There were however many cases cus where the injuries were serious serl us usand and It Is not unlikely that there will wi be other deaths Two men fell fel from a scaffold in a building in Finsbury cir clr circus circus cus and both were killed After midnight a heavy rain began to tofaU fall fail which rapidly cleared the streets and prevented a continuation of the scenes sene of debauchery here There were police and troops on duty lity along the line lne of march but they were unable to manage the crowds Women and girls fainted tainted and ant were svere trampled under foot Stands that were overloaded with wih sightseers fell in Twelve persons out of thirty who were riding on top of a u mail mai wagon whose wheels heels gave way had their bones brok broken en A man who was leaning over the parapet of the roof of a building lost his balance and fell fel upon a group of women killing one and par partially partially taly hurting two others but walked av avo y himself apparently uninjured Many of the soldiers on the line lne of march were wc hurt In combats with wih the th crowd The only surprising feature is that the casualties were vere not twice as nu numerous numerous for when night fell fel the streets of London would have hae done credit to the commune It was a scene of un unchecked unchecked checked hecke saturnalia that met the eye Fighting and swearing throngs throng fought vainly among themselves for or the right of way waJo Half an hour was needed to tomake tomake tomake make a hundred yards progress along the Strand and the feat could only be accomplished at the risk of life and limb The few isolated policemen in evidence were borne orne helpless on the tide of patriotic enthusiasm whose Invariable Invariable ble characteristic was drunkenness partial or complete Women Are Insulted In The Te night was wa a repetition of of Mafe Mafeking Mafeking king night without the redeeming ex cx excuses e cases CUBS of ot that celebrated orgie London was turned over to the worst elements element of its us It population ton Women were insult insulted Insul ed kissed or thrown down with impunity impunity Impunity in the street fights fi Pursued at atthe atthe atthe the sweet will vIll wi of inebriate brawlers brawler front from frOu the sidewalks they streamed along historic thoroughfares shouting sobbing and brandishing peacock feath feathers feathera ers era with wih insane depravity Many lany of them offered no exception to the rule of or drunkenness Countless Counte different uniforms of sol aol soldiers soldiers diers diets of the empire regulars volunteers mud nd colonials added adde vivid color to an I extraordinary spectacle the like of which W never witnessed in any American city In justice to the heroes of the demon demonstration demonstration straton it should be said Bald that few of or them participated in the nights cele celebration bration Indeed Inde they seemed seme to t be b al almost almost almost most forgotten in the gene geneal al a desire to take advantage of the opportunity of unbridled unbridle debauch and the defiance of ofalla alt all alla law order and decency Royalty Takes Part Pa Early Karly Erl In the day duJ Queen Quee Victoria sent senta a message to the returning troops wel nel welcoming welcoming coming them and inquiring as to their health The Prince of Wales Vale came to town and viewed the procession pr pro from Marlborough Marlbrough house The other royal personages personage watching the th little band of men in khaki uniforms were Princess Prince Louise Luise the Duchess Duches of Argyle Argle and Prince Edward of Saxe Velmar who with many other distinguished people had taken up positions of vantage early earl earlIn in the morning Among Amol the most interesting features of the display was the presence prence In the profession of the invalided City Im Imperial portal prial volunteers in carriages carriage flying Hying the there red re cross crews l flag fag and ami the assembling 8 at a conspicuous point tintin in Fleet street of the remaining survivors of the Balaklava charge The locomotives which drew the City Pity Imperial volunteers train from South Southampton Southampton Southampton ampton were wre respectively named Vie Vic Victoria Vi Vietoria toria tora Roberts Robert Powerful and The Maine To the last lt the invalids were nera entrusted After an eight hours march m rh broken by b a sermon rmon at St Pauls Paul cathedral by byth bythe th the bishop of Stepney Sl and a speech by byLn Lord Ln Mayor Mayo May Newton etol at the hall hal the volunteers eI sat St down to a course cour dinner at the headquarters of th th the An Ancient dent cent and amI Honorable Artillery Artiery of Lon ln London London don where her Lord Wolseley and many miny man other notable persons persona received receive and anI nd ad add addressed dressed d them After the usual loyal toasts Lord Wolseley Vol lY responding 19 ty the Imperial Forces For read rd the following telegram he had received from Queen Quen Victoria Victora Please PIse assure aure the City of London Imperial volunteers that I heartily share shar in those tho feelings of joy and thankfulness which have Ilae been I in the enthusiastic welcome ac ae accorded accorded corded lorde them today Tell Tel them with what pride and joy I have receiver received the th reports ef ot their conduct during the dangers and of f a trying campaign While Joining In the tIre of jining the many relatives re thc and friends who ho celebrate the lome home oming of their den dear de I t baRb sympathize with ith thos rho wito look lk in vain for those thos who alas als no 10 longer stand in the ranks rank of oC 1 T also myself ha to er the tle lots of a dear and most gallant glant grandson who vho ho like lk so man many of your companions las tas served sere and and died for his queen quen quen and his country The members of the thc corps then sep sp arte They had to muffle themselves in overcoats and to use other lie dis disguises guises gut tel 9 in order to avoid recognition by bythe bythe bythe the crowds As s It was several were ere vere nearly pulled to pieces by the rough and handshaking of drunk drunken en seen men |