Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-13
ID EDITION.
THE CZAR'S SAIlO RS.
Cordial Reception of the Russians at
Toulon.
A GRAND SIGHT IN FHE HhRBOR.
Appearance Of the Fleet as 1t Ar
rived.
A GRAND SIGHT IN TEE HARBOl
FOREIGNERS FRATERNIZE.

TOULON, Oct. ia finer day for the re-
ception OF the Russian feet could not he
imagined. The sky is cloudless and the air
Is warm. An hour after daybreak the whole
town was awake and stirring. Yesterday
excursion trains brought $1,000 persons.
Before s o'clock two trains from Marseilles
had landed 400 more at the station, and
there are dozens Of special trains scheduled
to follow within the next forty-eight hours.
Sixty thousand strangers slept In the town
last night. By o'clock all were out in
holiday attire.
Every stitch of bunting has been spread.
Bands Were playing and the crowds were
cheering. The open space near the town
hall and the streets leading to II were
packed SO densely that carriages could not
pass through them. Every tenth man was
vending souvenirs Of the day. Sprays of
artincial forget-me-nots were sold by thou
sanos. Hardly a man, woman, or child was
without a knot Of French and Russian
colors In the hat or on the breast
Coming Of the Visitors.
At 1870 gun shots from the arsenal at
the Quai de La Darse vielle announced that
the Russians were coming. AS soon as the
visiting warships were sighted q light divi-
sion Of the French feet under Commander
Marechal, weighed anchor and put out to
meet them.
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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. cheering
sightseers.
At l1:3O the Russian warships Empero,
Nicholas I. Admiral Nakhimoff, Pamiai
Azova and Rynda were in plain view from
the shore. The Frenchmen saluted and th'
Russians answered. Commander Marecha
then boarded the Emperor Nicholas l. flag
ship of the squadron. and welcomed thu
Russian admiral, Avelan. and his oficeri
to French waters. The naval tug Hercules
as pilot Of the Russian fleet, led the wa,
back up the harbor.
The Russians proceeded at quarter speed
Innumerable coasting vessels and pleasure
craft lay thick from shore to shore. Al
were loaded with excursionists and wer'
decorated with Russian colors.
Greeted with Cheers.
As the big warships moved toward TIT
cheer after cheer. Handkerchiefs and flag,
were waved from every deck to the Rus
slams. The forts and guardships were firint
salutes and all the bands on shipboard ant
along the shore were playing the Russian
anthem The fifty or more French war
ships in the harbor had all their decora
tons out, their yards manned and thei
bands playing.
AS the Russians passed each French war
ship. her mariners gave a long cheer In uni
son and the marines of the visiting squad
ron cheere1 in return.
Admiral Avelan stood uncovered on tn,
bridge OF the Emperor Nicholas I, waytnj
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. A
noon the chief officers Of the French fee
and land forts embarked for the flagship
They were received most cordially.
After embracing and speaking O. few
words of welcome the French officers lief,
the flagship. With Commander Marechal
Admiral Avelan and his staff then took q
launch for the DUAL de rHorloge. They
landed at o'clock.
The crowd at the quay and far back int
the town was packed closely In every avail
able bit Of space. Windows 100 yards from
the quay were filled with heads, 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 stan. to pay a visi,
to the French naval authorities. The fiee'
of small pleasure craft in the harbor in.
creased rapidly after noon. Steamers
yachts and row boats crowded around the
Russians. The parties aboard them shouted
almost constantly for Russia, the car and
the friendship OF the French and Russian
governments Bands on the steamers
played the Russian anthem.