The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-18
The Cars Sailors Cheered by Enormous
Crowds and Rugged and Kissed by
Pretty MademoiselIes.
COUNTER DISPLAY IN ITALY
England's Mediterranean Fleet
Welcomed to laramie.
MARSHAL MacMah0n, Ex-President of
France, Dead, and Composer GOunOd
Dying-COunt Blucher Killed.

PARIS. Oct 1.-THE Parisians have ca
pitulated TO the Russians, not as they did
TO the German horde, over twenty years
ago. but with open arms. Nearly the whole
city turned out to-day to welcome the
Cars sailors, and President Carnot en-
phasized the friendly feeling between his
people and the visitors by creating Ad-
miral Avellan a grand officer of the Le-
gion Of Honor. Other Russian officers were
also decorated.
Shortly after sunrise this morning the
streets OF the city were alive with people
bent upon enjoying a holiday, and, at the
same time. giving welcome to the Rus
sian sailors, By o'clock the streets were
densely crowded with people, and work
throughout the city may be said to have
been at standstill. Among those who
packed the streets were thousands of work
people in their Sunday clothes, while every
train landed thousands of people from the
country districts, and this incoming was
kept up until the day was far advanced.
All along the streets where the Russians
were likely 10 be seen the windows bal
comics, housetops, and even the chimneys,
were black with people, who had deter
mined to shout themselves hoarse in honor
OF the Russian visitors. Below the streets
were nearly hidden beneath the decora-
lions, and the moving mass of people
passing through them conspicuously dis
prayed badges and other emblems of the
colors OF Russia and of France.
The Russians arrived at the Gate de
Lyons, which had been handsomely deco
rated Tor the occasion, at 900, and were
received by Cabinet Ministers and deputa-
tons from the various reception commit
tees thousands of people who crowded
around the station and packed the plat
''Vive la Russie." Admiral Ayellan and
the officers who accompanied him stood
up IN tne carriages awaiting TO escort
them TO the Military Club, and replied TO
the cheers of the French by crying .'Viye
Ia France" Some idea of the number of
ons can be gathered from the fact that
the police admit that at least 100000 were
at the railroad station mentioned, and
every large and small street leading to
the Military Club was black with men,
women and children shouting for Russia
and for the Car. The thoroughfares were
dazzling with flags flowers streamers
venetian masts, etc. 1t was only with the
greatest difficulty that the police could
thusiasm OF the French was worked up
TO such a pitch that the Russian officers
iooke1 positively alarmed as they contin-
ueu their triumphant progress to the Mil
ftary Club. So great was the excitement
caused by the arrival of the Russians
that II was found impossible to move
their carriages through the streets any
faster than at a slow walk, owing the
immense surging and cheering masses of
now and then burst through the lines of
police and military like human waves
washing away trifiing Instructions Ad-
miral Avellan, in replying to the address
or welcome, presented to him at the rail-
road road station upon the part of the Presi-
happy that he had been chosen to return
the visit of Admiral Gervais to ST Peters
burg. and closed with few compliment
airy remarks about France and Frenchmen.
A veteran police officer, who was on
duty at the Place de fOpera this morn
that point OF attraction were the greatest
ever known. One of the features of the
crowds assembled to-day was the extreme
good humor displayed on all sides. There
was absolutely no violence, while hun
dreds of thousands of men waved hats and
chiefs. sun shades and umbrellas i'm the air
all crying ''Vive la Russie," as the Rus
sian sailors slowly wended their way to the
Officers had no sooner entered the u CLUB ii5
than the tremendous cheering which swept
to reappear Gpon the bacoDy aS tb c1
where, In reply TO the greeting of the vast
nultitudes below. the Russian admiral and
cried "Vive la France This caused a eli
max In the excitement and if the people
were wildly enthusiastic before those words
fell from the admiral's lips, they were
fairly mad with excitement when they
A noteworthy feature of the reception was
the anxiety OF the women to subject them
selves to the embraces of the Russians,
the occasion. Handsome girls and women,
by means known only to themselves. got
through the line of guards, and with no fear
OF the display that might be made, sprang
upon the steps OF the carriages. the hubs OF
the wheels or any other place that would
afford foOthold, and held their faces up to
be kissed. 1t was really a wonder that
maEy of them were not run over by the
carriages or trampled upon by the horses,
but so far as known all escaped without ac-
cident- Once they reached the carriages the
gallant Russians saw to it that
they neither fell missed the kisses and
embraces they sought. With much laugh
ter and cheering from the crowd. the Rus
slams would lean over and heartily squeeze
ana kiss their fair visitants. who wonld
then, either biushing made red in the
face by their exertions, make way for 9TH
ers equally as anxious they had been to
greet the visitors.
The whole days proceedings may be
summed up In the statement that the re-
Seption was a repetition Of that siV
russians, at Toulon. The decorations,
however, were less profuse than those in the
mediterranean port, but were far more