The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-13
TOuLON IN GALA ATTIRE
TEN THOUSAND FRENCH SAILORS

Waiting to Welcome the Naval Fleet of
Their Country's Formidable AIly-Rich
and Poor Unite In Honoring the Cars
Representatives.
TouLoN, Oct 13-Many anxious eyes
are turned seaward to watch for the COM
ing Of the fleet Of Russian warships, prep
arations for the reception Of the officers of
which have boen made on scale of Law
ishness seldom, If ever, equaled by this
city. People from every principal city and
town In the country and from the villages
scattered between are pouring into the
city, and every arriving train adds to the
throngs In the streets.
The decorations were finished last even
ing. The finest spectacle Is to be seen at
the Place dArmes, the largest open space
in the town. The entrance to the Pre-
lecture Maritime on one side Of the square.
is draped In scarlet plush, edged with gold
fringe. The court of honor and the front
of the facade fronting tho Place d'Armes
are illuminated by electric lights. The
Rue Lafayette, the Rue st. Roch and some
ten other important streets are decksd
with double lines OF colored lanterns which
will be lighted this evening.
Tri-colors and Russian colors faunt from
all the buildings. are wound round tho
lamp posts and from the background In
every window. The poorer parts OF the
city are hardly less gorgeous than tho
fashionable streets. They all show bunt-
ing in profuslon. tri-colored lanterns, and
many portraits of the czar surrounded by
the combined colors of France and Russia
There is not an alley without its fiags and
lanterns.
The Place do la I.iberte, where the bat
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cent sight The double rows of palm trees
are hung with lanterns, streamers and tro-
phies In front of the statue, erected in
1889 to commemorate the centenary of the
republic, dais laid with gold plush has
been raised under canopy of flags and
standards and French and Russian coats
of arms. The canoped dais will be the
center of the flower carnival.
An immense triumphal arch has been
erected opposite the city hall and directly
in front of the quay where the Russian
officers will enter the town. The city hall
Is ablaze with light and colors. The deco
rations Of the interior have been made
without regard for expense. All the rooms
to be used In entertaining the Russians
have been furnished with royal splendor
and luxury
Many streets are so crowded that We
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quays near the city hall are impossible,
and the pedestrian must fight his way
across the open spaces. Propretors of ho-
tells and lodging houses are doing an enor-
nous business
The delegates from the Russian embassy
In Paris arrived bere yesterday afternoon,
among them NJ. De Giers, son Of the Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs They
were welcomed enthusiastically at the
station by the people, and were cheered
necessarily as they drove to the docks.
They went out on a steam yacht to visit
the French squadron already at anchor
here. They found more than fifty war
ships, besides torpedo boats, ready to re-
ceive the Russian fleet. More than 10, 900
marines are aboard these vessels
In the last three days presents for the
Russian marines have been received hourly
at the city hall. The mayor announces
that he has now ready for the crews of the
Russian fleet more than 1000 packages Of
cigarettes, innumsrable cheeses and bis
cults, and dozens of cases of brandy and
champagne
BRUSSELS, Oct ia deputation from
the French colony in this city visited the
Russian embassy this morning to express
their sympathy with the demonstration at
Toulon. In other Belgian cities the French
residents are showing similar courtesy to
the Russian nonsuls