The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-24
CAR MEETS
PRESIDENT,
Warm Embraces Between the
Great Rulers.
POPULACE WENT
WILD WITH DELIGHT.
D,,ee,o o~d Exo~oo,e Do~Xooo~4o
Russia and Frances Representa-
tiveS Have a Social Smoke.
Route to the Palace From the Steamer
Lined With Troops, Who Held
Back Thousands of People, Loudly
Cheering For the President of
France and the Car of All the
Russias-Imposing Ceremonies.

Russias-Imposing Ceremonies.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 23.-From early
this morning there has been a scene
Of great animation here. and a steady
flow of people towards the quay, where
they embarked on profusely decorated
steamers to meet President Faure at
Cronstadt
After a rainy night. splendid weather
prevailed.
The final preparations at Peterhoff
were completed this morning. The
magnificent park between the palace
and the sea was gloTiously decorated
with the flags OF Russia and France.
Contrary to Russian custom, the peo-
pie were allowed to enter the park, and
TO line the route followed by President
Faure and the other high personages.
The scene was rendered more ami
mated by the fact that among the
crowds were countless men and women
wearing tri-color, cockandes and thou
sands of children waving little French
and Russian flags.
THE CAR APPEARS.
AT 10 o'clock in the morning, when a
message from Cronstadt announced
that the French fleet was approaching
the car emerged from the Peterhof
palace. entered a carriage drawn by
two gray horses, and drove to the
landing stage His majesty wore the
uniform of a CAPTAIN in the Russian
navy. with the ribbon of the Legion of
Honor on his breast.
Grouped at the landing stage were
the high court dignitaries and the
Russian minister for foreign affairs
Count Muravieff: the French ambassa-
dor to Russia. Count Lannos de Mon
tebelle: General Boisdoffere, chief of
the French general staff. who is soon
to replace the Count Demontebelle at
st. Petersburg. and Baron Won Mchren-
heiru. the Russian ambassador to
France.
2 IS QUITE GENERAL
The car 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
Histrolo, proceeded ahead. The Grand
Duke Alexis went along side the Po-
thurna. ON board of which was the
French president. and welcomed the
latter to Russia in the name of the
car
A large fleet of pleasure steamers had
by that time assembled in the roads
and the most intense enthusiasm was
manifested when the Grand Duke
Alexis and President Faure left the
Po'tlhurna and proceeded to the Alex
andria. The car awaited the president
at the top of the Alexandria's gang
. u cot For
on the deck of the imperial yacht warm
embraces were exchanged between the
car and the president. which were the
signal for a storm of cheering, waving
of handl1erchiefs and other marks of
popular and enthusiastic delight. The
sailors manned ship at the same time
and gave the regulation cheers for the
car and his guest.
President Faure was dressed in frock
His majesty, when the exchange of
salutations had been ended, invited the
president to the aft deck of the Alex
andna and offered him cigars. There
upon they both lighted cigars and en-
gagged in cordial conversation. The
car questioned the president about his
voyage and the president replied that
he had an excellent passage. M. Faure,
added that at 10 O'Clock yesterday a
Russian squadron, under Admiral
Nazinoff, consisting of two cruisers,
four torpedo beats and three torpedo
catchers We're signalled and at sunrise
this morning the squadron saluted
President Faure with q guns, which
salute was returned by the Frencn
war ship, Dupuy de LONE
When President Faure had finished
telling the story of his voyage to the
ear. the Alexandria arrived at the
landing stage, where the high court
dignitaries were again grouped to re-
ceive the czar and his gusts.
Prsidnt Faure was dressed in frock
coat and wore the insignia of the
grand collar of the Order of ST.
Andrew, which decoration was pre-
sented to him by the car in june 1879
Out of compliment to his guest, tine
car also wore the same order. with
Count Muravieff, the Russian minister
fo,. foreign affairs and M. Hanotaux,
the French minister for foreign affairs,
standing near them the czar and the
president formed a striking group on
the aft deck of the Alexandria. When
the imperial yacht was safely moored
along side the jettv, the French presi-
dent was the first to land and the band
of the Imperial guard struck up La
Marseillaise."
MEETS THE DUKES.
The car followed NJ. Faure ashore,
ard Immediately presented the presi-
dent to the Grand Dukes Vladimir,
Cyril. Boris Andrew, Paul, Constance,
Nicholas, Peter, Michael, George and
Sergius.
A detachment of marines, with colors
fying. then marched past the car and
the president, who afterward reviewed
them, the marines cheering heartily as
they went by.
The procession of 70 victorias and
four landaus was then formed. The
car and President Faure were seated
in the first carriage and the four car
riages following were occupied by the
grand dukes.
M. Hanotaux and Count Muravieff
were seated in the sixth carriage, and
the remaining vehicles were occupied
by high personages, the ambassadors
and Others The guard of honor which
was furnished by the red cossacks, sa-
luted, and the procession then slowly
drove to The Peterhof palace, situated
about 800 yards distant.
FRANTIC IN THEIR ACCLAIMS.
The route to the palace was lined