The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-28
NEW YORK GOES
TO PIECES OVER
De R0CHAMBEAU
Whole Town Turns Out on
Dress Parade.
LOW AND THE ALDERMAN
Make Speeches But are Out
pointed by the Frenchmen.
LOW AND THE ALDERMAN

New York. May 27.-count De Rocham-
beau and the others of the party OF
French delegates. after passing most Of
the day II journeyinS 10 West Point and
reviewing The cadets there, arrived in this
city shortly before clock in the after
noon- Then came down the Hudson on
the United States dispatch boat Dolphin.
AS the Dolphin steamed Up 10 the Bat
terry salutes were fired. y reception COM
nittee awaited the party at the barge Of
fee. Lined up al the Dupont dock were
100 blue-5ackets from the GaUlois, with
their band. and about double that num-
Der OF United States sailors from the
Kearsarge and Alabama All carried RI
fies and bayonets- \ large crowd stood
in pouring rain and witnessed the de-
barkation. cheering the visitors as they
proceeded to carriages, escorted By the
military and a platoon Of mounted police,
and were driven to the city haI. From
the sidewalks on Broadway the party was
welcomed with the cheers and acciama-
tions OF thousands. Countess De Rocham-
beau absented herself from the process
sion Arriving a I the city hall. the French
men were formally welcomed to the city
by Mayor Low aad President Fornes of
the board of aldermen. Among those in
the mayors room were Ambassador Por-
ter. Former Secretary Of the Interior Cor
nelius y. Bliss, Former Mayor Robert A
Van Wyck and a number OF city officials.
Ambassador Porter was standing direct
~ beside the mayor, and VIXEN Ambassa-
dor Cambon. General Brugere and Ad-
miral Fournier caught sight of him they
at once grasped his hand and talked TO-
gether for some moments. While the
party waited in the mayors Office for the
aIdsrmanic committee TO arrive the mayor
called the attention of the Frenchmen to
the writing table Of Washington by say
ing: This is the writing table that Wash
ington used when he was first president
of the United States"
The visitors looked at it with great in
terest. As the aldermanic committee came
in the visitors were presented 10 the men,
bers of it and all adjourned 10 the coun-
Gil chamber. which was crowded with city
officials. The Frenchmen were presented
to President Fernes. who welcomed them
in behalf Of the board Of aldermen. The
visitors were then shown TO seats. and
Mayor Low began the welcoming address,
in which he said:
THE mayor OF the city Of New York
carries on his official business in the !
presence Of the portrait of Lafayette. who |
to US Americans the generous /
ardor of the French people for the ideals /
Of political liberty. The representatives, /
Of New York are glad TO have the opPor |
4 dfesffr
ruished delegation to acknowledge the :
services TO this city Of the French nation /
through the cooperation Of the regular I
army and navy with the forces Of the |
American colonies.
The clerk Of the board then read the 1
resolutions adopted by the aldermen April I
.. in which they requested the mayor 10
extend the courtesies Of the city 70 the
French visitors. Following this Ambassa-
ior Cambon replied to the mayors ad-
iress, saying:
Il am sure that our cOantrymen, when
hey get back to France, viii say TO their
,ouatrymen in France that the Americans
IRE the finest people they know Of. This
CEREMONY OF unvoillng the statue of Ro-
,hanbeau is a remembrance Of the two
,ations and of the friendship which al
vavs existed between Washington. La
avette and Rochambeau. and these cere-
monies also viii act as a remembrance 20
he sons OF France and America. that the
lons Of Rocharabeau ard Washington,
he citizens OF the United states and
france are. as Rochambeau and wash
ngton were. the Gnest and best friends
n everything, every way and for al
inc"
Carriages were then taken. and the vis-
tors and government and city officials
we're driven to the reviewing stand. whers
hey witnessed the parade of the New
rorl national guard and the American
nd French sailors from the warships
he reversing stand had been erected IN
fadison Square park. on the Fifth avenue
ide II was prettily decorated and sur
oundinx II were detachnents Of the vet I
ran artillery corps Of fSi2 An immense
hrong had gathered IN the park IS TIE
e.achments of sailors from tie French
-arshin Gauiois and the vessels coupos- .
- the American squadron marched up ,
18th avenue and took positions facing .
ne platform Next came the members
2 the Rochsuheag mission. AushasssioT ;
snbon and hts suite. the French naval r
r.d army officials. the deputies q The /,
'rench consulate here. Mayor Low, Con ?
roller Grout the borough prraidtnfa. :
semhers a the board q alfesrnsn and g
,har city o1lclsls. After count Rocharn- /,
eau Vice Admiral Fourier. Geasrals :
ruxere zad Dc Chnlendsr and Ambss- y
ssor bad taken positions oa each SIDE q :
-syor Low. under the canopy at the front :
an rode past a. The bead - The parads =
, ;he citizen soidierv. Tie Brigade or ,
~ followed utxt. with squafrons a srs 2
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