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Show RUSSIANS WELCOME THE BIG HHPS Second Division of United States Atlantic Fleet Pays Visit to Cronstadt. MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN v Vessels to Remain a Week in the Northern Port; Minister of Marine Gives Dinner. CRONSTADT. June 11. The second division of the "United States Atlantic fleet under command of Rear Admiral Badger arrived here today from Stockholm Stock-holm for a week's slay. The American squadron was escorted from Reval by eighteen torpedo boats. A fleet of excursion ex-cursion steamers, tug boats and yachts, including the yacht of M. Kokovsoff, tho Russian minister of finance, assembled off Tolbuklno lighthouse and joined the procession. The cruisers Gromovol and Pnllada, stationed in tho other roadstoad, were the sole Russian units to greet the squadron, as Russia's navy is much depleted. de-pleted. The battleship Emperor Paul and Saint Aiylrew lay at anchor behind the sea-wall, as they have not yet passed their trials. Tho American embassador, Mr, Rock-hill, Rock-hill, the military and naval attaches and Secretary Wheeler of the embassy, were the guests of the minister of marina aboard tho yacht Neva which, with tho second group of vessels, was stationed alongside the Gromovol. The squadron, the Louisiana leading, entered the harbor and proceeded slowly to tho anchorage, exchanging salutes with the fortress and the Gromovol. When the battleships reached their stations, a fleet of excursion boats, displaying the American Ameri-can flag, Immediately swarmed about the flagship and cheered officers and crew. The customary exchange of official calls dragged ,oui for an hour and a half, and tho steady rain finally drove tho excursionists excur-sionists home. The featuro of the evening was the dinner given on board the Neva by Rear Admiral Grlgorovltch, the minister of marine, ma-rine, at which covers were laid' for twenty-six. |