The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-28
Spent the Day at West Point, Re-
viewed Cadets and Then Sailed
to the Big City.
WELCOMED BY MAYOR LOW
REPLY TO THE GREETING MADE BY
AMBASSADOR CAMBON.
Parade of Militia, and American and
French Sailors, Which Was Re-
viewed by the Visitors.

NEW YORK, May 27.-Count De Roch-
ambeau and the other members of the par
ty of French delegates, after passing most
of the day in journeying to West Point and
reviewing the cadets there, arrived in this
city shortly before 4 o'clock in the after
noon. They came down the Hudson in the
United States dispatch boat Dolphin. AS
the Dolphin steamed up to the Battery
three salutes were fired, two of thirteen
guns each for Vice Admiral Fournier and
Assistant Secretary of State Periere and
one of seventeen guns for Ambassador
Cambon.
Mayor Lows secretary, with Major Greer.
Of General Roe's staff, and Alderman Will
lett chairman of the aldermanic reception
committee, were waiting at the barge Of
fice Lined UP on the dock were hundred
bluejackets from the Gaulois with their
band, and about double that number of
United States sailors from the Kearsarge
and Alabama. All carried rifles and bay
onets. A large crowd stood in a pouring
rain and witnessed the debarkation. cheer
ing the visitors as they proceeded to car
riages, and, escorted by the military and
platoon of mounted police, were driven to
the City Hall. From the sidewalks on
Broadway the party was welcomed with
the cheers and acclamations OF thousands,
while the big buildings which line the
thoroughfare furnished share of the ap-
plause from hundreds stationed at the WIN
dows Countess De Rochambeau absented
herself from the procession.
Arriving at the City Han the Frenchmen
were formally welcomed to the city by
Mayor Low and President Fornes, of the
Board of Aldermen. Besides the French
men there were the presidential delegates
Col. T. A Bingham, Commander Raymond
F. Rogers and their aids. Among those in
the mayors room were Ambassador Porter
former Secretary OF the Interior Cornelius
n. Bliss, former Mayor Van Wyck, Philip
Rhinelander, Commissioners Volks Wilcox
Lederie, Hawkes., Controller Grout and
number of other city officials.
Mayor Low pointed out TO the visitors the
writing table that Washington used when
he was first President OF the United
States and the Frenchmen looked at it with
great interest. Mayor Low and President
Fornes, of the Board of Aldermen, made
brief addresses of welcome. Mayor Low, in
concluding his address, said I'VE of
America do not owe more to France in the
domain of political liberty than we owe to
her in the fine example she sets of freedom
in the domain of art. Science to-day in all
lands is happily free, but the whole world
goes to the French school for the beautiful
arts because under the free sky of liberty
in the realm of art, the art of France has
become the teacher OF the nations. For all
these reasons, and many others that might
be told, L have the honor TO welcome you
in the name of the city of New York, to our
beloved CITY.
Ambassador Cambon replied to the may
or's address, saying in part: II am sure
that my countrymen, when they get back
to France, will say to their countrymen
that the Americans are the finest people
they know of. This ceremony of unwilling
the statue of Rochambeau is a remem-
brance of the two nations and of the friend
ship which always existed between Wash
ington. Lafayette and Rochambeau, and
the ceremonies also will act as a remem-
brance to the sons of France and America,
that the sons of Rochambeau and Wash
ington, the citizens of the United States
and France are as Rochambeau and Wash
ington were, the finest and best friends in
The ceremony concluded with the address
of Ambassador Cambon. Carriages were
then taken and the visitors and government
and city officials were driven TO the review
ing stand on the Fifth-avenue side of Mad
ison-square Park where they were to wit
Guard and the American and French sail
ors from the warships. An immense throng
gathered in the park. After Count Rocham-
beau, Vice Admiral Fourier, Generals
Brugere and De Chalendar and Arnbassa-
dor Cambon had taken positions on each
side of Mayor Low, under the canopy at
the front of the stand, the parade began.
1t was an hour and a half in passing the
stand, and 5000 men took part in it.
The French delegates were the guests
of honor tonight at banquet given at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel by members of
the Order of the Cincinnati in commemo-
ration of the victories of the American
and French forces in the war of independ-
ence and of the institution of the order
The banquet was held in the Astor gall
lery, covers being laid for 100 at a single
gigantic oval table laid out in the man
ner of a garden, with great beds OF deep
cherry and apple blossoms and tall stand
ards of American Beauty roses.