The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-07
RUSSIA'S CZAR IN PARIS.
Frenohmen Arrange a Magnificent
Reception fc1 Their Ally,
THE CITY LAVIsHLY DECORATED

At Night There Was Marvellous Display
of Fireworks, in Which the Einel Tower
Was Used to Add to the Glory of the
Scene.
PARIS, Oct The car and czarina ar-
rived here safely at Bauelagn station from
Cherbourg Mt 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The weather was fine, and the count
loss decorations showed up splendidly in
the sunlight. Their majesties were ac-
corded n 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 a m. the
whole route was thronged with enthusias-
tic people.
! A double line of troops held the route
from the railroad depot to the embassy
from shortly after o'clock, and the sol
ders were reinforced by lines of gen
darmes, sergeants-de-ville and detectives,
the latter including number of agents
of the Russian secret police and picked
men from the nihilist 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
conies 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 thicllly 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 czarna were
welcomed by the presidents of the senate
and the chamber of deputies all the cab
met ministers, General Saussier, the 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 a
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 the state entry
into Paris was begun. The scene outside
the depot was one of frenzied enthusiasm.
Shout after shout, roar after roar, ar ose
from the multitude gathered to welcome
the Russian travellers.
The trees were not alone in bearing ar
tfcial blossoms. On evcry lamppost or
similar point of vantage men and boys
were perched, hanging on for dear life
with hands and knees, while gesticulating
with patriotism or waving something con-
tinuously in the air. Even the playing
fountains We're utilized as spots from
which to view the procession, crowds
standing ON them and Others in them, ut
terly diregardng the wetting in their
anxiety to get good view of the idols OF
-I-Iaris.
The president, after reaching the Rus
sian embassy, remained with their nlajes-
ties for quarter of an hour, during which
the czar expressed to him how deeply he
and the czarina We're affected by the hearth
ness of the welcome accorded them by the
citizens of Paris and their representatives
After lunching at the embassy the czal
and czurina drove to the Russian church
! in the Rue Daru, where Tie Deum was
sung, They afterwards proceeded to the
Elysee Palace III order to call on the presi
dent of the republic. There was n state
dinner at the Elysee last night and the
day ceremonies ended with demi- -gal5
performance at the opera.
All the main arteries of Paris were
crammed with the populace last night, re
inforced by strangers TO number estt
mated as high as million, to witness the
llluminations of the city. Vehicular traffic
- was entirely suspended The center of at
traction was the boulevards, which, between
the opera and the Church of the Madeleine
were ablaze with variegated lights. At thu
Place de la Bourse and at nearly all thu
ACCOMPLISHMENTS open air balls and fete
were in progress.
The entire length of the Boulevard Sain
Germain cleaned with colored lanterns
hung in festoons from tree to tree, whil
the bridge and the Place de la Concord
and the Rue ROyale beyond opened into
vista of superb illuminations. Every
where to the right and left all the chic
buildings from the Cathedral of Notr
Dame to the Palais dy Trocadero We're out
lined in flame. The waters of the Sein
. reflected quiverlng lines of light from
D. Qotilla of Illuminated boats.
The scene on the bridges of the Sein
beggars description. There were revolv
ing wheels of fire, showers of rockets ant
stars. cascades of molten fire and an ap
parent conhagraton of turrets and tow
ers cast their reflection in the water
while powerful double projecting ligh
was moving in a conical shaft over the
whole scene from the distant top of tn
Eiffel tower.
The final and most striking display wa
semi-religious apparation above tn
second platform of the Eitfel tower, repre-
senting Russia's patron saint and protect
y ing genius. AS this gradually died AVA
I mighty streams of liquid flames appeare
to empty themselves from every platform
Of the tower and from the bridges into tn
dazzling waters of the Seine, Finally, tn
whole tower, from base to summit, wa
kindled into binding blaze, and 1906
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