Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
The Cars Farewell To Emgl and.
Scenes Mt (;ravcsend.

The details Of the cmharkmcnt of tho
Car at (iravcscnl reach us by the
latest foreign mails. The London Tclc-
graph OF tlle&}d ult. says: "Tho barge
lmrgc with tho Emperor, his children.
the Prince nlll Princess of Wales, put
off first to the Russian corvette, which
flew ADMIRAL Popoirs flag ut the foro,
and the bluc-crOssc,l Russian ensign ut
the peak. Tho crews of the vessels
around burst into tremendous cheer
us the Imperial and Royal visitor went
up the Vltiaz's gangwcy. The river
was now i'll IL state Of great agitation
it was II most exciting spectacle. The
n"rthrast,,r rufllcd the water into white
wavclcts npon which the small boats
danced, and into which tho yacllts
pitched. Tho thousands Of flags 10y
which the ships and cutters were
dressed tluttcrrd impaticntly. The
| Lower Hope WAS full Of wind bound
vessels, some Of them fine merchant.
men OF different nations. On land and
water the yollow flag shook itself bold
~ out that wo might look once for ill
upon the black Imperial Eagle. Bargcs
| and tugs, too eager to finish their yOy-
ages to stop, were running up with the
tl@tc, and the excursion steamers from,
Lon.lun, laden i'll one or two instances
to the waters edge, plol.lcd on against
both wind and tide till they were
abreast Of the Impcri, i yachts and
upon all the sun sllonc most welcomcly.
There were moro salutcs when the
Emperor nnd his party, leaving tho
Vitiaz, inspected the Livadia, and when
leaving the Liy,lia they were rowcl to
tho Dcrjava. Tho Jack Tars of )mtl,
nations put Iantlsmen to shame in lung
power. The Imperial and Royal party
had found it cold OH tho water, and
servants i'll scarlet livery were running
hither and tlithcr for cloaks and coats.
The spectators OH shore and the excur-
sionists waited with praiscworthy pa
ticncc for more than m hour while the
English Princes and princcsscs partook
Of luncheon in tho Derjava's saloon.
at five minutes past 3 o'clock the field
glass revealed movement OH board
the Dcrjava, and stragglcrs from and'
on the pier hastily returned to their
places. Bugics from the .Triumph's
forecastle sounded, and order was
shouted. The yards OF the Vitiaz were
again manned.
The Duchess with her companions
had taken farewell Of her father, and
were being conducted down tho steps
into the barge. The Emperor leaned
over the rail looking intcntly ut the de-
sccnding party. They took their seats
in the boat, the guns Numbered, the
people cheercd, and the Emperor waved
his hat and kissed his hand us their
Royal Higlncsscs were swiftly pulled
to the Terrace landing steps. Without
stopping to see the departure Of the
Imperial yachts, the royal party drove
to the railway station and returned to
London. The excursion boats, not
burlcned with too much motlcsty,
snortcd and plunged close to the EN-
pcror's ship. At half past three. the
boatswain s whistle sounded shrill from
the Dcriava ; the little flags which had
looked so gay from stem to stern of the
Triumph disappeared us if by magic
the steam blew off dcfiantly. The
spring slackcncd ut the Dcrjav.'s
bow and fell into the water, and
the yacht was free Oh the Thames tide
way. Her paddles slowly rcvolvc.l, and
in i moment she had bcgunl her voyage.
Tho crews and passengers of all the
ships far and near, the spectators every.
where, even the shrimpcrs sorting ships
on the foreshorc, now joined in u long
cheer, and q strong cheer, and IL cheer
all together for the last. Very pretty,
too, it was to watch the Dcrjava max.
ing Roadway, the huge ironclatls gliding
silently after her, the Trinity yacht
Galatea following on the Dcrjava's quar-.
ter, and the Livadia, with the servants
and Luggage and part OF the suite, bring
ing up the rear. Upon the patlllc-box,
as the Der java steamed by the Terrace
Pier, stood 4 tall gentleman who had
just come up from below, in rough
ovcrcoat and the broad, flat cap pccll.
liar to the Russian army. This was
the final glimpse caught by the spccta.
tors ut Gravescnd of his Imperial Nh.
jcsty the Emperor of Russia.