The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-03
st. Petersburg,

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On u first view Of st. Petersburg n
stranger, looking upon the imposing edi.
fees and wide streets, asks where all the
ponr people live. He viii! find them in
the cellars or In wrctched buildings on
the outskirts. 1t H. city of palaces,
and stands on several islands, carved nut
ny streams that divcrgo from the river
Nova, and by artificial canuls. Bridges
are therefore numerous, spanning these
streams in every direction. The site of
st. Petersburg was originally swan,py
but lis founder, Peter the Great, in the
beginning Of the last century, seeing the
commercial and political advantages of
the location, ordered piles TO bo driven
for the stone foundations Of buildings
The country around il fiat and the soil
sandy.
ST. Petersburg is in latitude 90 degrees,
66 minutes. At the samc altitude ON
the American continent snow is almost
perpetual, but at st. Petersburg the
warm or mild days ;,f the year uvernge
l94. The thermometer during July and
the beginning of August often rises
eighty degrees above zero, and sometimes
ninety degrees. In winter 1t sometimes
falls thirty or forty degrees below Zero
averaging about twelve degrees below
Preparations for winter, by meana Of
double doors and windows, are made to.
Waru. ihe end OF September, although tile
double doors and windOws are only
casually needed before November The
gigantic stoves of stone or brick. coated
with porcelain, and rising In various ar.
chitectural devices nearly to the ceiling.
are also put in order in September. Fuel
Is cheap, and the dwellings have an in.
ternal temperature Of summer. Great
care Is taken in regard To winter clothing,
and the air being clear. and brncing,
colds are almost unknown. Consu n,p.
tion OF scrofulous nature is, however,
common.
Snow usually falls in the latter part of
October or early in November, and some.
times as late Ms the frat week in Nav
The Nevo and Its branches arc usually
frozen before she middle of November.
and the ice breaks up about the middle
of April. at this there TX d ceremony
The commnndant Of the fortress, rowing
+ in state across the river, under salvos Of
artillery, visits the Emperor In his pal.
ace, and .gives him cup of its water In
token of restored navigation. The Ice
disappears by the beginning Of May,
and the vegelction becomes rapid. Du.
ring June and July the days arc very
long, and the sun q only n short time
below the horizon. .T:hose wno can
afford 10, betake themselves 20 the islands
snG villages of tho aI:buEhs.
A feature of St. Petersburg Ia the
equestrian statue of Peter the Great,
erected in 1882. The horse, having
rushed up steep rock, is rearing at its
precipitous brink, with its fore .aet In
tha asr. his height is seventeen feet and
that of the Emperor eleven feet. Falco.
not, the artist, told the Empress Catha.
rine that he conld not properly model n
horse and its rider in that position with
out seeing models. General Melissino, q
bold and expert ElSaseF, then offered to
ride g aor8e npia steep laound prepared
for the purpose. he did so, aud aocus-
toned the horse 10 halt at the brink and
paw the cir. Altar the horse become
trained the General rode up tho mound
s-:aaatedly FOR the study of the artist.
The Winter Palace, when occupied BY
the Emperor, contains 5000 persons, in
different waya connected with either his
court or hie household. The interior is
tlled with pictures ald rare ornaments.
Connected with the palace Is ihe Her
mitage, built by Catharine H., which
s.e Sest..tsS-.t. ps~s~to be.Stics,, iuuScuM Oi
asnia, eta.nary and curiosities, and .
large theatre.
The principal street is in the Neyskt
prospekt, four miles long and 100 feet
broad. In it is the Cathedral of Our
Lady of Kazan. richly adorned in the
interiaE with gold end silver and gems.
I Its blue dcma fs atudded with stars. An.
other Greek church is aimilarly domed.
Tho great bazaar, with It's 10000 mer.
chants, 10 also in this street also the
military headquassafs, the palace of the
Archduke Michael, that OF the metro
politan or head OF tho Greek Church,
and the convent and church of ST. Alex.
andeg Neyskol, tho latter df which con-
tains n sarcoph9gus of pure silver, in
which tho body OF the saint Is preserved.
In Che citadel Is the church of st. Peter
and st. Paul, with ii tall, slender, richly
gilt spire, 205 feet high, which towers
ahnva its anrrnnndinnas and Ii aean from
every part Of che city. 1t contains the
bodies of nil the Russian nonarchs since
Peter the Great inclusive. The popula.
tion Of st. Petersburg is about 750 900.
In Peters Inl.seum in the Academy of
ScieBees 10 the Hfllgy OF Peter the Great
an "a, ssssls ~ ~ -. Z. :. dec, ssa.
worn by him end shoes made by bis cwn
bands. Tho Wig Is from his own dark
hair, clipped after death. His eyes were
black and his stature about ak feet
three, according 70 rod shown, which is
ssid TO bave been exactly of his height.
The studied skin of his hoFse, ridden. By
hiRa IS The battle of Fnltowa,is Is elso e1-
hibited.
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