The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-15

hNeNitNtu ny ffeSlucnt (lnOt In IL
Presence Of Tens of Thousands of Jubi-
liant Frenchmcn WHO Greet the Bril-.
liant Spectacle With One Tremendous
Sound That Seemed to Spill. the Dome.
PARIS, July 1i.-[Special The fail
OF the bastile was celebra ted here TODAY
with more than usual ceremony and en-
thnsiasm. Before O'Clock this morn.
ing tho great thoroughfaros Of the city
became almost impassable, so crowded
were they with people.
Tho official and popular programme
OF the days events is long one A few
OF its features are the Inauguration Of
the monument to tho memory of Dancon
in the boulevard, ST. Gomay and num-
erous and varied entertainments for tho
children OF the community.
Hy 800 o'clock the scene which tho
CORES pondcnt OF the United Press
looked upon from tho Office windows of
La lntrarsgcant was remarkable one.
Tho holiday tide of the city was in fun
motion, and was being constantly swol-
len by streams of people arriving from
the provinces by every incoming train.
On the pavements below there moved n
dense procession of humanity kept in
order and out of danger by the watchful
guards.
In windows and on balconies made
brilliant with tasteful decorations count.
less thousands of gaily dressed ladies'
sat or stood, eager observers of the min-
ute changes occurring III the animated
scenes everywhere being enacted 1t
was safe even at that early hour to as
sert that but rarely has Paris seen such
an outpouring of its citizens as that of
to-day. II was the coming forth Of
millions OF those children to offer up an
oblation 10 France. whether triumphant.
defeated or eXpcctant
On the great plateau ut l.ongchamps
was reviewed the pride of tho capitai
and the hope of Franco, the army OF
Paris. Hours before red trouscred
soldier was to be seen anywhere about
the great hippodrome,a living wall made
up OF hundreds of thousands of human
beings, had closed in and around the
Promptly at o'clock. as though by
magic. infantry. cavalry and artillery
poured into the immense circles.
just beyond tho dense masses Of In
fantry and emerging from cloud OF
dust came the French cavalry at a trot,
squadron upon squadron of cuirasaicrs
and lancers. They in turn promptly
took up the ground assigned them
Their waving plumes, brilliant uniforms
and magnificent chargers followed by
the admiring gaze OF the fair danes OF
Paris. There was 4 rush Of horses u
sweep of mighty caissons. flare OF red
upon uniforms, and Of light upon gun
metal, and then there asccndcd n wild
triumphal cheer.
The cheering subsidized as n carriage
drawn by six horses and attended by an
escort OF cavalry men dashed up to tho
reviewing stand, The general staff
rides out toward tho massed thousands
OF all arms. gun was fired. Tho
president OF Franco stood bare headed
on the raised platform and then 10000
sabcrs flashed in tho air, the barrel of
$4,000 muskcts dazzled the eye, and far
as sight can follow the tricolors dipped
in Salutation.
FIFTY bands struck up Marscllise y
Thrice $4,000 voices took up tho cry of
Vivc Carnot," Vivc La Arm" and
Vive La France" but gradually their
voices merged into one tremendous
sound, which seemed to split the dome.
The French people were greeting tho
Republic, "Vivc La Republic"
The Longchamps review was over
and Paris FASTENED homeward for the
night fetes.
THE nIcGESr SHOW on RECORD.
LONDON, July 14-LSpecial Tho
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