The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-14
FRENCH ENTHUSIASM.
1t Breaks Loose in Hearty We'll
comes to Russia's Sailors.
BANDS PLAYING RUssIA's ANTHEM

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Greet tho Ears of tho NIuscovites as They
Land on French Soil, While French
men Vie with Each Other in Doing
Honor to the Visitors.
ToULoN, Oct. 14-At 1880 yesterday
gun shots from the arsenal at the DUAL
DE La Darse Vieille announced that the
Russian warships were coming. As soon
as the visitors were sighted light division
of the French feet, under Commander
Marechal. weighed anchor md put out to
meet them. The shore of the roadstead
just beyond the arsenal De Mourillen,
about a mile from the town, had been
lined with persons eager to see the first
courtesies exchanged by the squadrons. As
soon as the guns spread the news of the
arrival Of the Russians thousands more
started out on the shore road.
Before noon the whole length of the
road was crowded with struggling, cheer
ing sightseers. At 11:30 the Russian
warships Emperor Nicholas l. Admiral
Nakhimoff, Pamiat Azovr, and Rynda
were in plain view from the shore. The
Frenchmen saluted and the Russians an
swered. Commander Marcchal then
boarded the Emperor Nicholas /. flagship
of the squadron, and welcomed the Rus
sian admiral. Avelan, and his officers to
French waters. The naval tug Hercules,
as pilot of the Russian fleet, led the way
back up the harbor.
The Russians proceed ed at quarter speed.
1nnumerable coasting vessels and pleasure
craft lay thick from shore to shore. All
were loaded with excursionists, and were
decorated with Russian colors.
As tho big warships moved toward the
arsenal docks the excursionists shouted
cheer after cheer Handkerchiefs and flags
were waved from every deck to the Rus
slams. The forts and guardships were fir
ing salutes, and all the bands on ship
board and along shore were playing the
Russian anthem. The fifty or more French
warships In the harbor had all their dec
orations out, their yards manned and their
bands playing.
AS the Russians passed each French war
ship her marines gave a long cheer in uni
son, and the marines of the visiting squad
ron cheered in return.
Admiral Avelan stood uncovered on the
bridge of the Emperor Nicholas I. waving
his cap constantly in response to the greet
ings from every side. When the Russian
warships had dropped anchor they all re-
turned the salutes of the Frenchmen.
At noon the chief officers of the French
feet and land forts embarked for the flag
ship. They were received most cordially.
After embracing and speaking few
words of welcome the French officers left
the flagship. With Commander Marechal,
Admiral Avelan and his staff then took a
launch for the Quai de rHorloge. They
landed at o'clock. The crowd at the
quay and far back into the town was
packed closely in every available bit of
space. Windows a hundred yards from
the quay were filled with leads, and the
roofs were white with waving handker-
chiefs. The Russian admiral was greeted
with incessant cheering He was received
with high military honors, and he pro-
ceeded at once with his staff to pay visit
to the French naval authorities.
Later In the afternoon the Russian Off
GERS visited Admiral De Boissudy aboard
the Formidable and Admiral De la Jaille
aboard the Riohelieu. Jaille commands
the Mediterranean reserve feet of France,
Is an old friend of Admiral Avelan and en-
braced him repeatedly when they met
At 9:15 Admiral AVIAN and his staff
landed at the quay opposite the town hall.
| Amid cheers and music they proceeded to
| the grand salon Of the town hall There
| all the municipal and district officials,
many deputies and senators and delegates
from the provinces awaited them. The
| hall was filed to suffocation, and room
could be made for the guests only with
| difficulty. The socialist mayor of Tonlon,
| M. Ferraro, made the first address of well
| come.
| After the mayor OF Marseilles had made
an address of similar tenor, Nine. Ju-
liette presented tho jewels bought for the
| Russian sailors wives with money sub
scribed by the women of France. Cham
pagne was served plentifully while the
| Russians talked with their hosts.
| Admiral Avelan and his aide-de- camp,
Lieutenant Tolstoi, appeared on the bal
cony Of the town hall at 8!45 They saw
a scene of frantic enthusiasm. A shout
ing singing multitude filled the square
from the steps of the building back to tho
quays, covered the decks of the steamers
and nearly swamped the small boats near
the shore. As Admiral Avelan bowed his
response to the cheers the military bands
began the "Marseillaise." and the thou
sands before the hall sang with them.
At o'clock the Russians hade goodby
to the officials in the large hall and re-
turned to the qsay. As they left the shore
the atr was filled with shouts OF Long
live Russia, Long live the czar"
Admiral Rieuniers official banquet to
the Russian officers was given last night
in the grand salon of the prefectore Ad-
miral Rieunier's toast to the czar whose
name signifies loyalty and power and ap-
pears to the world as u symbol of peace"
was drank standing.