New-York tribune., 1902-05-28
RECEPTION AT THE BA T7ERH.
CROWDS CHEER AS THE FRENCHMEN
MOVE UP BROADWAY.

Rain was falling, and there were heavy clouds
over the bay at $3.50 p. m. yesterday when
the United States dispatch boat Dolphin an
chored off the Battery and began firing salutes
as the distinguished French visitors disem-
barked. Three launches were used in carrying
the visitors to the stone pier near the Barge
Office
For half an hour a large crowd had been
standing in the Battery Park, held in check by
police lines. James B. Reynolds. the Mayors
secretary, waiting on the pier with Major
Greer. OF General Roe's staff. and Alderman
Willett chairman OF the aldermens committee.
Drawn up in double lines in front Of the Barge
Office were one hundred seamen from the Gau
lois and two hundred seamen from the Kear-
sarge and the Alabama. The had been sent
from the warships on tugboats earlier in the
afternoon A line of fifteen carriages waited TO
the west of the sailors. A troop Of Squadron
appeared and took up a station east Of the
United States sailors. waiting to lead the parade
up Broadway.
1t was nearly p. m. when the launches
reached the Barge Office and landed the visitors.
Mr.. Reynolds shook hands with I. Cambon. the
French Ambassador: Vice-Admiral Fournier.
General Brugere and Count de Rochambeau.
who were among the first TO leave the launches
at the landing steps. and directed them to their
carriages. He took Ambassador Cambon into
the first carriage, with Herbert II. d. Peirce,
arrangement was made to have the other Wis
| itors and their escorts seated in carriages as
| follows:
| Admiral Fournier, Commander Rodgers.
Lieutenant Sauvaire-Jourdan and Lieutenant
| lie Jay.
General Brugere Colonel Bingham Major
Berthelot and Captain Filloneau
| Professor Croiset, General Chalendar. Captain
Vignal.
Count de Rochambeau. Count Sahune de La
fayette
| Captain de Surgy, Lieutenant Colonel Meaux
| Saint-Marc, Lieutenant Count de FaramOnd,
Lieutenant Baron Macmillan de Reinach de
Werth
NJ Lagrave NJ Guillemin. Louis Hermite.
Lieutenant Colonel Hermite.
NJ. Renouard NJ. de Billy, Captain Lasson,
Captain de Saint-Mars.
Viscount de Chambrun, NJ. BHufve.
| The carriages which not needed followed
empty in the procession. The Countess de
Rochambeau to ride with her husband but
she did not leave the Dolphin with him. Word
was given to start the procession about ten
minutes after 4 o'clock. AS soon the first
carriage passed the end of the line of sailors, the
men stood a attention and the standard bear
ers lowered their flags. The French officers sa-
luted, and Mr.. Peirce and Mr.. Reynolds touched
their hats. The men OF squadron wheeled
into column Of fOurs in front OF the carriage. and
the march up Broadway began. All along the
/ line the sidewalks were fringed with men and
women who cheered clapDed their hands
| Miles Of ticker tape from countless windows
huttered a welcome. and the flags. that retained
buoyancy despite the soaking rain of the earlier
| afternoon waved greeting.
The band of the American sailors started the
music as IL marched behind the visiting blue
Jackets but at Bowling Green the bugles and
drums of the Frenchmen struck up quickstep.
which held for a block or two, when the full
| band began to play.
/ The police arrangements were excellent. All
along the line the trucks had been sent into the
side streets. and the cars stood still while the
! carriages passed.