The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-19
RECEIVED AT DUNKIRK.
Naval Pageant Reviewed from
 Royal Russian Yacht.

Dunkirk. France, Sept 1S-In honor of the visit of the CZar, before o'clock eeboeS wah tba sng tramp of n fantry marching to take up position in the cordon thrown around the section of the dock where the presidential vessel and along the line of the route from the Prefecture, in which President Loubet J stayed over night. to the side Of the dock. e fS
 The weather cleared considerably this morning and by 2 o'clock, the hour for the Presidents en1barkation, the sun was and the temperature decidedly cool. There was profuse display of bunting at the harborway. Docks were closely packed with fishing smacks. which pre- scented a perfect forest of maSts all be- decked with flags. A stream of specta- tors wended their way in the direction of the piers and WharveS from which a glimpse of the Cassini might be gained as she threaded passage through the docks to the open sea-
 The portion of the docks, on which is situated the Chamber of Commerce. building at which the official lunch took place today and near which the Cassini was moored. was completely cut off by troops and admission was denied except to members of the press and to those persons accompanying President Loubet. The Cassini was a distance of 100 yards from the landing stage and small crowd was allowed to assemble behind 
 President Loubet and the landing of the CZar and the main body of the visitors. The inhabitants of Dunkirk saw abso- lutely nothing of the Czar as the cere- monies took place behind an impenetra- ble wall of soldiery and the Czar in company with President Loubet entered the train at the dock side.
 After lunching at the Chamber of Com merce they left for Compiegne without traversing the streets of Dunkirk These arrangements were a source or Keen who. having lav!shly 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 inside the docks
 At 10 o'clock the Cassini, which had proceeded to the three mile limit to es- cort the Standart, the Czars yacht. into accompanied hy the CZar's yacht and the Russian cruiser. Enormous crowds invaded Dunkirk by train and road. street cars to the promenade on the sea- shore of Malo Les Balns, a suburb a couple of miles from Dunkirk, from whence was obtained magnificent View of the fleet riding at anchor in two lines. The number of ships was small. but with grim. black hulls, dirty yellow up- per works and low free boards, they looked very formidable.
 The following Is a list of the French ships which took part in the review:
 First-class battleships-Masena, Form idable. Courbet, Charles Martell, Bouvel,
 Armored cruisers-Dupuy D'Lome
 Protected crulscrs-D'Assas, surcouf
 H Cast defense battleshirs-Bouvines Admiral Trehouart, Jemmanes, Valmy.
 Destroyers-Iatacan, Durandal, Eau
 Torpedo dispatch boat-Cassini.
 Seagoing topedo boat-Grenadier.
 Submarines-Narval, Morse, F,rancals.
 In addition twelve torpedo boats at tached to the ports of Cherbourg anc Dunkirk were present at the naval dis. play. ,- .. ,.-..., inc excursion steamers from encroachins IInon the prohibited area. The entirC sduadron was dressed in bunting.
 A slight mishap to the tow boat of the ntes in the outer basin but finally thu white hull of the Cassint could be per ceived by the concourse assembled [" inc sands at St. Malo Les Rains, emerg' ing from behind the long pier which juts oui to sea from the docks.
 Immediately afterward was heard tn sound of cannon: as the nrst Dattiesnil fore the smoke had arisen from thu mouth of the cannon the heavy guns O the other vessels took up the salute ant and shook the windows of the Casino ana hotels. .,-- .-
 owing to the rough sea and the fac that the Cassini Is an extremely bad set boat it was decided that President Lou bet and his party should embark on thu imperial Russian yacht Standart ant thence review the squadron. instead O the Czar and CZarina boarding the Gas sini.
 So soon as the Standart was sighted th' Cassini steamed out to meet her. TheI Admiral Menrad's flagship Massena, gav' a signal and the heavy cannon of the flee homed a salute of l0l guns, When tht Standart and the Cassini were about 30 wards apart "a boat was lowered from thu Cassini and President Loubet and other took their places therein. The boat wal
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