New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-21
WITH FLOWERS AND KISSES
WELCOME TO THE RUSSIANS AS THEY
DRIVE THRUGH PARIS.
ADMIRAL AvELAN ANr HIS OFFICERS SPEND
THE DAY IN sIGHrEEING-F FRENCH EN-
THUsIAsM STILL EFERvEsCING-MANf
PEOPLE TEAMpLJD IN THE CROWDS.

PEOPLE TRAMPLID IN THE CROWDS
| Paris Oct oo-The :i,e OF the Russian omcers
has been so fully ocowed since 'heir "''''"
Paris that few Of them until to-day Tau d'' 0ppo.
tunity 10 see the sights Of the city in an uhoca'
way. This morning lnder the guidance u ~
Humbert Ponbelle the visited many P'a..' - 80
| terest They were everywhere greeted win cnee's
| and expressions Of fiendshp. 1hey visited 'he
Haes Centraes the great market OF PARIS anu
an address from the market women was pie'e"'e'
TO them. From the Ialles Centrales 'hey u'o'e !"
the Conservatoire de Arts ct Metiers' 'he i"""'
trial Museum OF Pars. In 'he Rue 81 MAJ ''' ""'
to the Buttes Chaunpnt. where bread and SAT- were
presented TO them After a short VISIT al 'ne VIZ
lette Abattors the officers returned along the eN-
terror boulevards passing the Place de la Cohco'oe
and the Champs rlysees. They ate mhcheo" d.
the Botanic GardH. military oand paseu oui
ing the meal. but there was no cheerhs o' 'o"s'
ing After Luncheon the party wen, to the Gooein
tapestry factory whose director presented spieh-
did piece of tapestry to Admiral Avean
The Russians passed ten hours In making their
tour Of the town and drove more t"an forty miles,
Cheering crowis mpeded their progress IN every
street. Flowes were thrown into the carriages
and before the horses, and men and women strug-
gled fer opportunities to grasp the hands oil 'he
visitors
At the Place vendome the horses attached to
Admiral Avian's landau became baky. Every
effort to stat them futile. and the Admiral
was obliged TO change carriages During the priei
stop the crowd grew frantic with enthusiasm ana
dreds broke through the lines and cambered up on
the wheels and steps of the carriages Men EN-
braced the officers or grasped their hands. Hahd-
somely dressed women turned their cheeks 10 pe
kissed and the younger Russians accepted these
offers with gusto. AT the Buttes Chaumont tne
trees were black with people and the crowd Droke
ragged chilren and mothers with babies climbed iaed
TO the steps Of the carriages. The Russians Kissed
children, babies and women. and the thronS cheered
without cetsing
Admiral Aveian was smiling and anable throu~h-
out the day. Before the tour was half over most
of the offers had exhausted their voices in an
swering salutes and were unable TO speak above
1t is estimated that 100000 persons were around
the Hotel de Vile last night while the banquet
given TO tAe visitors by the Municipal Council was
front Of he City Hall: the Place Lobau in the
rear: the Rue de Rivoli. Quai d Gesvres and DUAL
de rHote' de Vile packed and jammed with
wildly enthusiastic crowds Of men and women.
tended fer at least half mile north. east and west
from the City Hall. The Pont dArcoe: spanning
the Seine from the Place de rHotel de Vile TO the
lie de la cite. was impossible to vehicles. The Quai
de rHo-oge and the Quai Fleurs on the north
side of the lie de la cite. and the two bridges
east of the Pont dArcoe were equally crowded.
Gayly decorated and electrically lit boats filled
with happy. cheering crowds. passed up ana down
the river. The electric lights along the quay AIDED
the moon in making the night almost as bright as
TIE police returns this morning show that many
accidents occurred In the crowds last night. Many
cued from being trainpied upon. Others were tram:
plei upon or jammed against railinss and sustained
serious injuries
~he "Matin" to-day says that Cardinal Richard.
honor OF the visit Of the Russians to be sung In
al the Catholic churches in Paris on Sunday.