Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-18
IN HONOR OF TIE GAR.
President Loubet Receives Vis-
 itor on Torpedo Boat.

Elaborate Preparations, Disappoint-
 ed-The Czar Did Not Even Co
 Through Their Streets, but Took
 Train for Compiegne at the Dock
 Dunkirk, France, Sept 1S-In honor of the visit of the czar, before o'clock this morning the streets of Dunkirk echoed with the measured tramp of infantry marching to take up q posi- ! tion ill the cordon thrown around the section of the docks where the presi- dential vessel, the torpedo boat Cas- sini was lying, and along the line of the route from the prefecture ill which President Loubet stayed over night to the side of the dock. The weather cleared considerably this morning, and by o'clock, the hoelr fixed for Presi- dent Loubet's authorization. the sun was shining. The wind, however. was high and the temperature decidedly cool There was a profuse display of | bunting at the harbor way. The docks were closely packed with fishing smacks, which presented perfect for est of masts, all bedecked with flags. A stream of spectators wended their way in the direction of piers and wharves from which a glimpse of the | CaSSini might be gained as she thread ed a passage through the docks to the open sea- The portion of the docks on which is situated the chamber of com merce building, at which the official lunch took place to-day, and where the Cassini was moored, was com pletely cut off by troops, and admis- sion was denied except to members of the press and to those persons accom- panying President Loubet. The Cas- sini was only a little one side, a dis tance of 100 yards from the landing stage, and a small crowd was allowed to assemble behind the cordon, and these persons formed the only portion of the ordinary public able to witness the departure of President Loubet and the landing of the car. as the cerenio- nies took place behind an impenetra- ble wall of soldfery, and the czar, in company with President Loubet, en- tered the train at the dockside. After lunching adjacent to the chamber of commerce, they left for Compiegne without even trayersing the streets of Dunkirk. These arrangements were a source of keen disappointment to the | Dunkirk citizens who, having lavish " decorated their town, hoped that the czar would drive through some of the main streets to the railroad depot instead of going on board the train fn- side the docks.
 At 10 o'clock the Cassini, which had proceeded to the three mile limit to escort the StandaIf the czar's yacht. into French waters, returned to the roadstead accompanied by the czar's yacht and the Russian cruiser. | Dunkirk, Sept IS. - Enormous crowds invaded Dunkirk by train and road. Thousands proceeded on foot and by street cars to the promenade on the SeaShore, couple of miles from Dunkirk, from which point was obtained a magnificent view of the fleet riding at anchor in two lines
 The following French ships took part in the review:
 First-c1ass battleships: Massona, Formidable, Courbet, Charles Marte1. Bouvet Jaureguiberry
 Armored cruisers: Dupuy de Lome, Bruix.
 Protected cruisers: D'Assas, Sur couf, Galilee.
 Coast defense battleships: Bouyines, Amiral Trehouart, Jemmanes, valmy.
 Destroyers = Yatagan, Durandal, Fauconneau.
 Torpedo dispatch boat-Cassini.
 Sea going torpedo -Grenadier.
 Submarines-Naryal, Morse, Fran cais
 Twelve torpedo boats attached to the ports of Cherbourg and Dunkirk also participated.
 The fotilla of torpedo boat destroy CTS patrolled the lines of warships and kept the excursion steamers from en- croaching on the prohibited area The entire squadron was dressed in bunt- ing.
 A slight mishap to the tugboat of the Cassini resulted in delay of for ty minutes in the outer basin, but finally the white hull of the Cassini was seen emerging from behind the long pier which juts out to sea from the docks. Immediately afterwards was heard the sound of cannon, as battleships begansa salute of twenty one guns.
 Owing to the rough sea and the fact that the assini is an extremely bad sea boat. it was decided that President Loubet and his party should embark on the imperial Russian yacht Standart and thence review the squad ron, instead of having the czar and czarina board the Cassini.
 So soon as the Standart was sight ed, the Cassini steamed to meet her. Then Admiral Menard's flagship Mas sena gave a signal and the heavy can non of the fleet boomed a salute of 21 guns.
 When the Standart and the Cassini were about 300 yards aprt boat was lowered from the Cassini and Presi- dent Loubet and his party were taken on board the royal yacht. After short interval the Standart steamed to the head of the line and the review of the French warships began.
 As the long. black hull of the Stand art. with yellow tunnels. proceeded slowly up the line. the crowds ashore , cried. ssVive 1e Car" and "Vive Ia Republique." But the distance was too great to allow the sound of the voices to reach those on board the imperial yacht.