The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-24
MARSEILLAISE"
ON RUSSIAN SOIL
The Familiar Air, Mingled With Shouts Of
Applause
GREET PRESIDENT FAURE
As He EmDarkS on the Quay, in the
Russian Capital.
CORDIAL GREETING OF THE CzAR
Bunting Of La Belle France in Every Hand, On
Every Building and Vessel-Man of
the People Welcomed by the
Slaves of Royalty.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2s-From early
this morning there has been a scene Of
greas animation here. and a teady flow of
people toward the quays, wh=re they en-
barlsed on profusely decorated steamers
to meet President Faure at Cronssadt
After a rainy night steady weather pre-
vailed. THE final preparations at Pc
terhof were completed this moraing. The
magnifcen park between the palace and
the sea was gloriously decora ted with the
flags of Russia and of France. The lat
ter were to be seen flying everywhere,
presenting fine picture from the sea,
with the cascades falling in front of the
palace. combined with ths beautiful mar
Bile terraces and ornamented guilt STAT
ues.
The Streets of Peterhof were crowded
from, early morning and were gay with
court cquipages which were constantly
dashing through them.
Contrary to Rus sian custom, the crowds
were allowed to enter the park and to line
the route followed by President Faure
and other personages. The scene was
rendered more animated by the fact that
among the crowd were countless men and
4 wonsen WEARING tri-colored cockades and
Thousands OF children waving little
French and Russian flags
AT o'clock in the morning semiphore
message announced that the French
squadron was thirteen miles distant, and
at gallop to convey the news to the czar
at the Petrhof palace. Another and sim
liar dispatch soon followed from Cron-
stadt, and the czar emerged from the pal
ace, entering a carriage drawn by two
gray horses and drove to the landing
STAGE His majesty wore the uniform of
a captain in the Russian cavalry, with the
,.i1 off f1,a T rfrt, Of y zfe,
breast.
Grouped at the leading stage were the
highest cour. dignitaries and the Russian
minister for foreign affairs. Count Mura-
vieff, Coups Louis de Monteballo, Gen.
Boresdoff, chief of the French generals
staff, who Is to replace the Count de Mont
cballo at st. Petersburg; Baron de Mo-
renh heim. the Russian ambassador to
France.
The czar conversed in French with
various personages for few minutes and
then the imperial party embarked on
board the Alexandria. The Grand Duke
Alexis the high admiral of Russia. and
uncle of the czar, on board the Histrolfa,
went ahead.
The Grand Duke Alexis went alongside
the Pollhuaua, on board of which was the
French president. and welcomed the lat
ter to Russia in the name Of the czar.
by that time assembled in the roads, and
the most intense enthusiasm was mani
tested when the Grand Duke Alexis and
President Faure left the Polhuaua and
went ON board the Alexandria. The czar
awaited the president at the top of the
Alexandrfa's gangway. and the moment
M. Faure set foot on the deck Of the i'm
pefial yacht warm embraces were ex-
changed between The czar and president.
which were the sigral for q storm of
cheers, waving of handkerchiefs and
other marks of popular and enthusiastic
delight. The sailors manned ship at the
game time and gave the regulation cheers
for the czar and his guest.
His majesty. when the exchange tf
salutations had been finished. invited the
president to the aft-deck Of dhe,: Alex