New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
KTROPfTKTN ST-fRTS.
Cro,rds Cbcrr Him as Hc Goes %
the Front.

e. rotertfurr. March 12-To General kuTo-
rafki, vas given "a F-ear reception tn the streets
and az thc railroad station when re ie'I -
r,e,~-~turc Ter she front a. . ?. m. to-day For
enc hours before The departure a the leiA ne
railroad station md the streets were crowded
with spectators The principal military aIlNo'l-
.ies f-rrHcrs 81 the Imperial Council foreign
,rr,rar. 4ttacbss. members - the French Enl-
bassy and persons prom inent IN society sa''eiV-
s. the imperial waiting room.
General Kuroratkin vas cheerea continuously
a. DE- drove through the streets and JUST before
sis arrival ~ the staricn Grand Duke Nicho!as
N.irolaieystch. Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievitch
rrd thp Duke az Mcckienburg-Str drove Up.
Tho imperial waiting rooms inside the station
were crowded with distinguished persons. ana
shc rtafrcase leading from The court yard was
nHed with "a mass % picturesque uniforms there
we're Cossack officers. generals with decorations
md prominent naval men. As General Kuro-
patkin reached the head OF the stairs. General
Egereston said:
Il have come 20 bid you godspeed. We all
wish YOU n safe journey, and with Gods bless
irr VI SHAH come here 20 greet your Victorious
return. Take this small image ~ Alexis, your
patron saint ana wear It around your neck
and may the Almighty hold you in His keeping"
General Kuropstkin bnelt reverently ard &C
cepte8 the talisnan. Then he spoke in response
Ills few words ~ thanks we're uttered In so low
o. tone that they were hardly heard ten feet
sway Cheers burst forth when the two war
,lor~ cla~ped each other in a strong embrace.
General Kuropatkin then STEPPED forward. Ills
strong personality was strikingly illustrated
IN the way he moved through the room. The
Cars aides-de-camp, in their handsome uni
forms helped 10 clear a space in front OF the
irte man. whose grizzled beard and piercing
ewes suggested a resemblance TO Grant lie
-vas entirely possessed amid the surround
fng excitement, nn6 he walked easily and I'M
nrectealy greeting al present, embracing ana
kissing ola comrades and shaking hands With
oncers re ala not forget the naval and mili-
.s-~ ATTACHES. and had a kind word for every
r.eubs- ~ the group, representing almost an the
great armies and navdes OF the world French,
German. British, italian ana Austrian attaches
were attired IN a picturesque variety Of uni
forms. Lieutenant Commander Roy Campbell
smith tho naval attache 20 the American En-
hssvv. wore the simple uniform OF the United
States
The Corean Minister 70 Russia, who was pres
on, vas rust as enthusiastic as any Russian
sud seemed 70 regard General Kuropatkin as
she savior OF his country. He pushed and strug-
elea hard 70 get near enough 20 shake the gen
ERALS hand and wish him every success
Several women who were present could not
refrain from kissing INC nero OF Aiie AoUl "a
u sttrrtion which he calamity reciprocated- one
gave him a large bouquet ~ roses. IS the bell
rang fo~ the departure Of the train General
Kufopatlin stepped out o. the platform. where
Inc crush was still worse. u seemed as II Il
would be- physically impossible for him TO reach
lis car. hut as n by magic tho crowd parted.
and when ne reached the car step every head
was barred. The general did not enter the car.
over which the Inscription Eastern Chinese
Railway in gilt letters told OF the Journey OF
seven thousand miles He remained standing at
the door. ana from there waved his last fare
well amid the cheers OF the multitude Behind
General Kuropatkin stood his sons. IN cadet
uniform. and through the door one caught
glimpse OF the salon. filed with flowers Amid
she flowers stood the generals wife. who. with
his sous viii accompany him as far as Moscow.
Earlier in the day a deputation Of the Handi-
craft Guilds gave General Kuropatkin gold
sud diamond mounted sword