The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-14
BALTIC FLEET
At LAST GOES
HOW FAR WILL IT GO?
Started Off With Lots Of
Noise.
CANNONS BOOMED, AND
THE MULTITUDE SHOUT
ED AND THREW
UP HATS.


the Czarewitch, Whatever That Is,
and Everybody Had a Great Time.
A Greater Time for the Russians
Than When Admiral Togo Gets A.
ter Them.
Reval, Oct. II. - The Baltic fleet
has at last made what is declared by
the authorities to be its actual start
for the Far East. Led by the flagship
"Souvaroff" the imposing squadron
wound its way slowly out of the har-
Dor yesterday afternoon and amid the
booming of cannon, the playing Of
bands and the shouting of the multi
tude assembled on the piers and in
pleasure boats, the great ships turned
their course in the direction of Libau
where they are scheduled to arrive on
October Ia.
AS the czar accompanied his eldest
daughter, Olga, and the nurse carry
ing the czarewitch. left the pier to en-
ter his carriage, shout went forth
from thousands of lips. the mighty vol
ume of which went far to convince
those present that not everything told
and printed about the sullen indiffer-
ence of the people toward the cause
of the country in the far east Is true.
Nor can it be said that the enthusi-
asm was Of official making The
crowds which filled the streets near
the shore came from all classes and
strict as the police regulations were,
it would have been an impossible task
to control all those who had come In
sia's future ruler. For the past two
days every train brought carloads Of
patriots and humble peasants in their
ancient rigs, drawn by emaciated
horses, had travelled hundreds of miles
by day and night to be there when the
Little father" and his little son would
give the blessing Of their presence to
the ships that are to save the coun:
try's honor and scatter her enemies.
1t was indeed a well-calculated coup
to subject the infant heir to the throne
to the strain of the dangers of the
trip from Peterhof to Reval This
tender sprig of the old tree OF the
Romanoffs has the peoples love and
from what one could hear and see to-
day. every loyal Russian believes him
self chosen special guardian of the
great land that 1t may come wholly
and undivided into the hands of the
baby Alexis.
1t was only with difficulty that the
police and soldiers could keep the
crowd from breaking through the lines
In order to catch one glance of the
sleepy blue eyes Of the infant. Wom-
en- in fashionable dress pressed for
ward and refused to be denied and
the soldiers had their hands full to
prevent dangerous crush. AS 1t was
the space kept free for the imperial
suite, which originally measured fully
200 yards In width, was narrowed
down to a slender pathway. But for
once the police were lenient. No fore
ible measures Of consequence were re.
sorted to to keep the throng in check,
for it was evident that whatever dem
onstration there might be would be Of
good natured character.
On either side of the czar and in
front and behind him, walked high
army and civil officials, literally in.
termingled with secret service men.
But close to his right, and surrounded
by the protecting officials so as almost
to exclude her from View walked the
proud nurse, with the infant held close
ter her breast. The distance covered
on foot was very small, hardly twenty
feet, but every one of the many thou
sands who covered the territory near
| by in one compact mass Of humanity,
seemed to cherish the hope that in
that minute space of time opportuni.
ty would offer to approach near enough
to see the infant.
II the Russian press can be allowed
to tell the truth, there seems to be no
doubt that the feet will now actually
start for the far east, stopping at
Libau only to take in more coal and to
be Joined by number of transports
and destroyers. Still, many who do
not succeed in getting their opinions
in the press, maintain that the fleet
will not go to the seat of war and that
1t will be sent back to a home port
after several weeks of cruising under
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