The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-01
PARIS GOES MAD.
Marchand and His Com
panions Welcomed With
Wild Enthusiasm.
CROWDS BREAK POLICE LINES
Returning Explorer Lunches
With Great Men at the
Ministry of Marine.
CROWDS BREAK POLICE LINES
[By Gable to The Associated Press.1


PARIS, June 1, 1S99.-The civil and mills
tary authorities and big crowd of people
went to the railroad station at Lyons, at
one o'clock this morning, in order to
welcome Major Marchand. the African
explorer, on his way to Paris from Tou-
Ion, and great coneourse began assem-
bling around the depot here of the Lyons
Paris Railroad at an early hour today.
Members of the League of Patriots ar
rived in wagonettes decorated with gar
lands and flags.
A tremendous shout of "Vive Mar
chand, announced the arrival of the pop-
ular IDOLS train at 9:10 A. NJ. A victoria
was sent by the Minister of Marine, M.
Lockroy, to convey the Major to the
Ministry of Marine, where lunch was
given in his honor.
The carriage was literally covered witH
flowers and had a tricolor flag at eac&
corner, while the coachmans whip waa
tied with tricolor ribbons.
Major Marchand and the Representatives
of the Minister of Marine, Lieutenant
Darriens, entered the vehicle, which, on
emerging from the railroad station, was
greeted with storms of cheering. All
present, with the exception of the officers
and non-commissioned officers on the
sidewalk uncovered their heads as the
explorer passed. The military men sal-
uted in military fashion.
Delirious enthusiasm marked every step
of Marchand's progress along the Bouie-
ward Diderot. to the Henri Quatre Bridge
On either step or4the carriage stood
policeman who kept the explorers frantic
admirers from entering the vehicle.
The Marchand procession, in which were
several carriages conveying his non-com-
missioned comrades and officers sent to
greet the explorer. proceeded along the
Quays to the Boulevard st. Germain.
headed by a detachment of Horse Guards.
There was frantic enthusiasm along the
entire route. The crowds, in spite of the
efforts of the police, broke into the process
sion, cut off Marchand's carriage from the
others and surrounded 1t, cheering and
waving hats and sticks.
Finally, the procession arrived at the
Place de la Concorde at walking pace
and stopped in front of the Ministry of
Marine, where Marchand entered. The
other carriages finally arrived with Cap-
tain Baratier, DIR. Emily Ensign Dye and
the other members of the expedition.
The crowd noticed there was no flag
hanging from the Ministry of Marine,
and shouted for one. whereupon the oecu-
pants of a house opposite threw a flag to
the crowd. The police, however, seized it
and prevented the flag from being at
tached to the Ministry building after some
hard scuffling.
The Minister of Marine and Major Mars
chand then appeared on the balcony ana
the other members of the expedition fol-
lowed, formed a group and repeatedly
| bowed to the spectators, who acclaimed
| them until they were hoarse. The Place
| de la Concorde was black with people
| and the houses on the Avenue de POperas
| at the corner of which the Military Club
| is situated and the adjacent streets were
| decorated with flags.
An enormous crowd gathered in FROM
| of the Military Club and cheered for tha
ARMY. The interior of the Club was dec
| grated with trophies of flags, flowers, etcS
| Squads of Municipal Guards, mounted
| and on foot eventually cleared the Avenua
| de rOpera and diverted all traffic from 1t.
| Marchand and his companions then
lunched at the Ministry of Marine. nuns
Der of Generals and Admirals being
among the guests.
The explorers will be received by Pres1t
| dent Loubet at the Elysee Palace at threa
| o'clock this afternoon.
NJ. Deroulde who, with NJ. Marcels
Habert, was acquitted yesterday by tha
! Assize Court of melting soldiers to int
! subordination in connection with the
| election of President Loubert, passed ths
Military Club this afternoon and osten'
tiously saluted the officers standing ON
the balcony. The crowd then recognized
| NJ. Deroulede and acclaimed him.
| sIike diamonds raindrops glisten." Dropf
/ ..s IIood,s Sarsanarilla precious jewels tal