The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
FRENCH ENJOYS
VISIT NEW YORK
RoChambeau Party Royalty Wei
coined.
FRENcHmENvSlTWEST POINT
NATIONAL GUARDsMEN IN PA
RADE CoMPLIMENTED.

nj EW YORK. May 27.--Count de Ro-
IN chambeau and others of the
party of French delegates, aft
CT passing most of the day in
lourneying to West Point and re-
viewing the cadets there, arrived
in this city shortly before 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon. The came down
the Hudson on the United States
dispatch boat Dolphin. AS the Dolphin
steamed up to the battery salutes were
fired and a reception committee await
ed the party at the. barge Office. Lined
up at Dupont dock were 100 blue jack
cts from the Gaulois with their band,
and about double that number OF
United States sailors from the Kear-
sarge and Alabama. All carried rifles
and bayonets. A large crowd stood in
pouring rain and witnessed the de-
oarkation, cheering the visitors as they
proceeded TO carriages, escorted by
militia and platoon Of mounted police,
and were driven to the city hall
From the sidewalks on Broadway the
party was welcomed with the cheers
and acclamations of thousands. Count
ess de Rochambeau absented herself
from the procession
Arriving at the city hall, the French
men were formally welcomed 10 the
city by Mayor Low and President
Fornes Of the board of aldermen.
Among those in the mayors room were
Ambassador Porter, former Secretary
OF the Interior Cornelius n. Bliss, for
mer Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck and
a number Of city officials.
As the aldermanic committee came
in the visitors were presented to the
members of lie and all adjourned to the
council chamber, which was crowded
with city officials. The Frenchmen
were presented to President Fornes
who welcomed them in behalf of the
board of aldermen.
The visitors were then shown Ia
seats, and Mayor Low made the well
coming address.
The clerk Of the board then read the
resolutions adopted by the aldermen
April 20, in which they requested the
mayor to extend the courtesies of the
city to the French visitors. Following
this, Ambassador Cambon replied to
the mayors address of welcome
Carriages were then taken and the
visitors and government and city off,
Gals we're taken to view the town, fol-
lowed by the parade Of national
guarGsmen and the blue Jackets from
the warships. Reviewing stands had
been erected in Madison Square park
on the Fifth avenue side. They were
prettily decorated and surrounded. with
detaehments Of veteran artillery corps
of 1872 1sa
An immense throng had gathered in
I the mark q the n eofTovc
from the French -warship Gaulois and
the vessels composing the American
! squadron marched up Fifth avenue and
/ took positions facing the platform
/ Next came the members of the Ra-
| chambeau mission. Ambassador Cam
bon and his suite, the French nava
and army bfiiciafs, the representative
( Of the French consulate here, Mayor
! Low, Controller GrOus. the members
/ of the board Of aldermen and Other
/ city officials. l-s
/ After Count Roehambeau, Vice Adj
[ miral Fourier. Generals Brugere and
De Chalendar and Ambassador Cam
I bon had taken positions on either side
of Mayor Low, under the canopy at the
+ front Of the stand, Major General Roe
and his staff rode past at the head Of
! the parade of the citizen sOIdiery. Tht
4 brigade officers followed next with
! squadrons A snd.C close behind. 20 The
/ different regiments in the first brigade
/ led by the Twenty second. followed on,
after another in rapid marching order
Then came the second brigade and the
naval militia The parade was an houl
4 and a half in passing the stand, and
I $500 men took part in it.
Count ROchambeau expressed him
! self as highly pleased with the display
made by the citizen soldiery.