The herald., 1897-08-24
Brings a Storm of Russian
Cheers
THE CAR HUGGED HIS GUEST
AND THE CROWDS SHRIEKED A
WELCOME
The Russo-French Entente Is Very
Cordial if the Cars Greeting
Is Genuine
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 23.-Fron
early this morning there has been E
scene of great animation here and c
steady flow of people toward the quay
where they embarked on profusely dec
GRATED steamers to meet President Faurt
at Cronstadt. The magnificent park be-
tween the palace and the sea was glori'
ously decorated with the flags of Russia
and France. The streets of PeteIho1
were crowded from early morning and
were gay with court equipages.
As the Pothuau steamed slowly into
the roadstead at Cronstadt, heading to-
wards the imperial yacht STANDARD, she
was saluted by the Russian artillery
The French warship eventually an
chored near the STANDARD President
Faure stood on the deck of the Pothuau
wearing a frock coat and the ribbon of
the order of St. Andrew. The Grand
Duke Alexis, the high admiral of Rus
sia and uncle of the czar. put off in the
Hisotrita, which was flying the czar's
standard, boarded the Pothuau and con-
Quoted the French president on board
the Alexandria, when the imperial
standard and the tricolor of France
were run up to the masthead. After the
most cordial greetings had been ex-
changed the Alexandria steamed to Pc
terhof. The weather was cloudy.
At 10 a. M, when a message from
Cronstadt announced that the French
fleet was approaching the czar emerged
ha Of oo1 N a
riage 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 Lee
gion of Honor on his breast.
A large fleet of pleasure steamers had
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 Pothuau and
proceeded to the Alexandria.
The czar awaited the president at the
AleXandria's gang, and the moment M.
Faure stood on the deck of the imperial
yacht warm embraces were exchanged
between the czar and the president,
which We're the signal for a storm OF
cheers waving of handkerchiefs and
other marks of popular and enthusiastic
delight. The sailors manned ship at the
same time and gave the regulation
cheers for the czar and his guest.
When the imperial yacht was safely
moored alongside the jetty the French
president was the first to land and the
band of the imperial guard struck up
La Marseillaise." The czar followed
M. Faure ashore and Immediately pre-
scented his guest to the grand dukes
present.
A detachment of marines with colors
flying then marched past the czar and
the president who afterwards reviewed
them, the marines cheering as they went
by. The czar and President Faure then
drove to the palace.
The route to the palace was lined with
troops and behind the soldiers were
massed enthusiastic crowds of people
who were frantic in their acclamations
Upon arriving at the Peterhof palace
the czar presented NJ Faure to the vari-
Gus court officials and then, re-entering
the victoria, his majesty drove along to
the Alexandria palace, the residence of
the czarina A few minutes later Presi
dent Faure emerged from the Peterhof
palace, accompanied by General Bilder-
ing and drove to the Alexandria pal
ace, in order to offer his homage to the
czarina.
A private luncheon at the Alexandria
palace followed. During the, afternoon
the French president visited the Rus
sian grand dukes.
FLEW FLAGS
PARIS, Aug. 23.-Much bunting was
displayed here today in honor of the
meeting in Russia of President Faure
and the czar.
The empress and emperor received NJ
Faure in the Louis XIV salon, which is
that part of the palace called the
farm"
The czarina, who wore a lovely cos
tune of pearly gray silk, asked NJ. Faure
about his voyage and referred to her own
pleasurable visit with the czar to Paris
last fall.
A private luncheon followed in the
white hall of the Peterhof palace. NJ.
Faure set on the right of the empress.
There were thirtyfour guests, the COM
pany including NJ. Hanotaux, the French
foreign minitser,
At a grand gala banquet given tonight
at the new Peterhof palace, Emperor
Nicholas toasted NJ. Faure.
M. Faure, replying, said: Respond
ing to the profound sentiment of the
whole French nation, the president of
the republic comes to the capital of your
majesty's empire to affirm and knit
closer the powerful ties that unite the
two countries. And as the president of
the republic touches for the moment the
soil of Russia, the hearts of both nations
are beating in unity with the same
thought-the thought of reciprocal fidel-
ity and peace. l raise my glass in honor
of your majesty, emperor of all the Rus
sias, in honor of the empress and the
whole Russian nation"
The palace is guarded tonight by a
regiment of the czarina's lancers.
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