The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-07
RUSSIA'SCZAR IN PARIS.
Frenchmen Arrange Magnificent
Reception for Their Ally.
THE CITY LAVIsHLY DECORATED.

At Night There Was Marvellous Display
of Fireworks, in Which the EiffeI Tower
Was Used to Add to the Glory of the
Scene.
PARIS, Oct THE czar and czarina ar
rived here safely at Ranelagh station from
Cherbourg at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The weather was fine, and the count
less decorations showed up splendidly in
the sunlight. Their majesties were ac-
corded most rapturous reception, and
reached the Russian embassy, where they
will reside during their visit to this city,
at II o'clock. The crowds began gather
ing along the route of the procession
shortly after daylight, and by q. IN the
whole route was thronged with enthusias-
tic people.
A double line Of troops held tho route
from the railroad depot to the embassy
from shortly after clock, and the sol
diers were reinforced by lines of gem
darmes, sergeants-de-ville and detectives,
the latter including n number of agents
of the Russian secret police and picked
men from tho nihlist detective corps.
The decorations eclipsed anything ever
seen in the French capital. Russian and
French flags entwined or floating side by
side predominated, but the trees bal
comics, roofs, lampposts, statues, anything
and almost everything, were utilized in the
decorative effects planned to impress the
czar with the enthusiasm of France at the
visit of her friend and ally to Paris. The
trees, barred of their natural foliage by the
autumn blasts, were thickly covered with
artificial leaves and flowers. Rostral col
umns, forty feet high, painted to initiate
stone and surmounted by Russian double
headed eagles, each six feet high, and sup
porting imperial crowns, lined the Champs
Elysee.
AT Ranelagh the czar and czarina were
welcomed by the presidents of the senate
and the chamber Of deputies, all the cab
met ministers, General Saussier tho mill
tary governor of Paris; Cardinal Richard,
archbishop of Paris the civil and munich
pal authorities and other high officials
The formal presentations took place in .
magnificent salon constructed expressly
for that purpose.
When this ceremony was concluded
their majesties and President Faure and
their suites entered the gorgeous state
carriages in waiting, and tho state entry
the depot was one of frenzied enthusiasm.
Shout after shout, roar after roar, aros
from the multitude gathered to welcome
the Russian travellers.
The trees were not alone in bearing ar
tiilcial blossoms On every lamppost or
similar point of vantage men and boys
were perched, hanging on for dear life
with hands and knees, while gcsticulating
,trin n,rir ,nth
tinuously in the air. Even the playing
fountains were utilized as spots from
which to view the procession, crowds
standing on them and others in them, ut
terly diregarding the wetting in their
anxiety to get good view of the idols Of
Paris.
The president, after reaching tho Rus
sian embassy, remained with their Diajes
ties for quarter of an hour during which
the czar expressed to him how deeply he
and the czarina were affected by the hearth
ness of the welcome accorded them by the
citizens of Paris and their representatives.
After lunching at the embassy the czar
and czarina drove to the Russian church
in the Rue Daru, where "Ie Deum' was
sung. They afterwards proceeded to the
Elysee Palace IN order to call on the presi-
dinner at the Elysee last night, and tho
day S ceremonies ended with u demi-gala
performance at the opera
All tho main arteries of Paris were
crammed with the populace last night, ro-
inforced by strangers to number eSti-
mated as high as u million, to witness the
illuminatons of the city. Vehicular traffic
was entirely suspended The center of at
traction was the boulevards, which, between
the opera and the Church of tho Madeleine,
were ablaze with variegatod lights At tho
Place de 10 Bourse and ut nearly all the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS open air balls and tetes
were in progress.
The entire lcngth of the Boulevard Saint
Germain cleaned with colorcd lanterns
hung in festoons from tree to tree, while
the bridge and the Place de la Concorde
and the Rue Royale beyond opened into a
vista of superb illuminations. Every
where to the right and left all the chief
buildings from the Cathedral of Notre
Dame to the Palais dy Trocadero were out
lined in flame. The waters of the Seine
reflected quvoring lines of light from q
lotilla Of illuminated boats.
The scene on the bridges of the Seine
beggars description. There were revolv-
Ing wheels OF fire, showers of rockets and
stars cascades of molten fire and an ap-
parent conllagration of turrets and tow
ers cast their reflection in tho water,
while powerful double projecting light
was moving in conical shaft over the
whole scene from the distant top of the
Eiifel tower.
The final and most striking display was
semi-religious apparation above the
second platform of the Eitfol tower, repre-
senting Russia's patron saint and protect-
ing gonius. As this gradually died away
mighty streams of liquid flames appeared
to empty themselves from every platform
of the tower and from tho bridges into the
dazzling waters of the Seine. Finally, the
whole tower, from base to summit, was
kindled into u binding blaze, and 1000
flying fuses and innumerable roman
candles sprang forth with dazzlins splen-
dor,
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