The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-10
REVIEWED BY THE CAR
PARADE or FRENCH TROOPS IN
HONOR OF THE RUSSIAN RULER.
Seventy Thousand Soldiers Inspected
ut Camp de Chaicns and Marched
Past His Majesty.

CHALONS-S UR-NAR NE. Oct. 9.-Lones
before the imperial and presidential trains
arrived here from Versailles this morning
the vicinity of this immense camp, cover
ing $4,000 acres. was crowded by people
anxious to see the Gar and CzariE1 and
witness the grand military review organ
lied in his AIajesty's honor. BY } clock
nearly zoo. 09G people na1 assembled AID
they We're pouring in from the direction Of
Rheims, Chaions-Sur -Marne. etc. rs fast rs
trains could bring them. On the Cars ar
rival al military headquarters here a sa-
lutte of 101 guns was fired, after which he
reviewed the 10000 troops in camp, repre-
senting all branches of the service.
Previous to leaving Versailles the Car
expressed his thanks TO President Faure for
the reception accorded him at Paris and at
Versailles. saying that he was much pleased
to notice that in spite of the enormous
crowds along the routes, there have not
been any disturbances. This. the Car
added, did the greatest honor to the people
of Paris, whose acclamations, he explained,
had touched him greatly.
The review was decided success, and
some of the finest troops in the French
army participated in it. The scene from
the reviewing stand presented most i'm
posing picture. All points of the horizon
were outlined by masses OF troops, horses
and guns, and it was noticed that the
crowds present bestowed the most liberal
applause upon the zouaves, rifiemen and
Alpine battalions. The Czarina wore blue
costume trimmed with Russian sables, ana
the Gar was dressed in the uniform of
colonel of the Red CosSackS, with the Ia
miiar astrakhan cape. and he also oIs-
played on his breast the insignia OIL the
Grand Gordon of the Legion of Honor
After each detachment had been inspected
and the customary saIutes exchanged, the
Gar and Czarina and President >Faure en-
tered the grand stand and the march past
began at l O'Clock. General SauSS1er, COM
of War, were the first to ride past the re-
viewing stand. and after saluting the Car
and Czarina they took up a position OPP
posite the grand stand and the Second
Army Corps, in which the Alpine troops and
Algerian sharp shooters, leading a seem
the other corps followed. All the army
corps marched by divisions in double col
umnS, and with an interval of thirty PAGES
between them.
The marching and dressing were mag
nifcent, and the splendid appearance and
outburst of cries from tens of thousands
sf threats ''Viye fArmen The review
ended with magnificent charge OF cavalry,
ley by General BilIot. tile Minister of War,
who drew up the squadron within five yards
of the reviewing stand and grand stand,
and almost at the feet of the Car and
Czarina and President Faure, whereupon
the Gar touched his cap, in a military Sa-
lutte. eliciting another outburst of enthu-
Siasm- His Majesty afterwards summoned
General Billot and warmly praised the
troops.
At the banquet which followed the review
President Faure toatsted the Gar, and the
latter made a feeling reply.