Evening star., 1896-10-05
WELCOMED BY FRANCE
A Gale Blew at Cherkourg and the
Sea Was Heavy.

CHERBOURG, France, October 5-The
bad luck which seems to cling to the czar
showed itself again today. The most elab-
crate preparations had been made to To-
celve the Russian visitors. The way from
the landing stage TO the hall of the arsenal
had been covered with silk hangings
shieics, banners and flowers, the landing
stage itself was beautifully draped; We
hetian masts We're erected at many points
and floral, bunting, and other decorations
were displayed everywhere but when the
work vas complete, the weather became
threatening, and later, a terrific suuall
swept over the city ard port, telling the
Venetian masts TO the ground, scattering
lne decorations in all directions and in
filS ting great damage generally.
1hlS morning, however. hundreds of men
were set to work repairing the damage, and
every possible effort was directed toward
having the arsenal, the landing stage ana
TIE approaches made bright with fresh
decorations Tor the coming of the czar and
czarina.
The French northern squadron. consisting
OF twenty-one vessels, and including tho
1harles Maitel frst-class battle ship; the
Hoche, battle ship, with Vice Admiral Reg
nauet de Premesnil on board: the loan
Bart, Descartes, Jemmapes and nfteen
cruisers and torpedo boats, left the harnor
az O'Clock in single file, gale of wind
blowlng. Before the warshins uera o,,,
SIDE the harbor they were almost comnleta
ly hidden from view by a heavy rainstor,,,
whIch uid further damage to the decora-
tlons ashore The gale also inc reased IN
force, and heavy sea began Ia tbnndar
on the coast. Storm signals have hen
holsted here and along the coast. AccorJ-
ing TO the program, the French fi..a, ~ :,
meet me Pole Star at the three-mile umit
ne pattle ship Dupuy de LONE with Prest-
uent Faure on board, was however "a
push on ahead, meet the cars yacbt-
salute her, and then return 10 cber,o,ir,
to await the arrival of the Russian tra,.1i
erS. ci-
EscortfnE the Gar TO Port.
AL noon the news was signalcd that tna
Russian imperial yach, Pole Star ba,I ,nf,,
ed the French squadron and was nrocaas-
ing to this port, with the French warsbins
on each side of her
The imperial guests will. after re..obf,,
the landing and being formally yeIconad
py PRESIDENT Faure. proceed along a coy
cred way to the hall of the arsenal
me pahqueting room, whore the czar
ana czarina viii partake OF bread and
SAT-, Russian fashion, is hung with nals
green satin, has heavy velvet portieres and
is further embeliished with valuable tanes-
Try, more military and naval weapops
models OF torpeGoes and torpedo destroyers
great and small guns. etc
There are three tables within this room,
one raised higher than the other two. al
the hlehest table the car and czar.na
guished guests will be seated
The Trip 10 Paris
A line of rails has been laid in tho
arsenal grounds from the railroad pron.r
TO the door of the diplomatic hall. and II
is proposed that the ear and czarina shall
embark on board the imperial train at ;he
hail this evening at o'clock and proceed
TO Paris, where their majesties are booked
to arrive at o'clock tomorroty morning
at the La Muette station on the Auteil-
Celture line. From there their maiasr'.s
are to make their state entries into Paris
by way of Avenue du Bo.s de Baulogne
the Place de L'Etoile, the Avenue Des
Champs Elysees, the Place and Pont de la
Concorde, the Boulevard Saint German
and thence ny the Rue Saint Simon TO the
Russian embassy, where they will be
housed during their stay in Paris
The czar and cZarina have planned to re-
main five days in France, and will visit
Versailles and the Camp de ChaIons where
there will be most imposing review of
troops, numbering about 7o,HFD men.
At 1:f pm. the imperial yacht and the
French fleet escort was entering the road
stead here.