Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-16
THE DEAD EMPRESS.

PARIS, June IA st. Petersburg
correspondent telegraphs the following
this afternoon. The ceremony of the
translation of the remains of the En-
press from the Winter Palace to the
fortress took place to-day according to
the programme forwarded to you yes
terday. The rains, which fell in tor
rents all the morning, ceased at twelve
o'clock, just as the cortege began to
move All the bells of the city gave
out mournful peals and the cannon of
the fortress and of two war vessels
moored along the quays kept up O
continual fire while the funeral car
pursued its majestic course The EN-
peror, wearing a gray military cloak
and apparently very much affected,
followed on horseback, attended by all
the Russian and foreign Princes. Af-
ter crossing the Neva, the cortege en-
tered the fortress, the cannon ceased
and the religious service ceased.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
On arriving at the fortress all those
who were at the funeral car withdrew.
Two heralds guarded the door Of the
cathedral. The Ministers, Senators
and dignitaries entered and took their
places in the church, where the diplo-
matte corps were already assembled
with their wives and such of the men,
bers of the court as had not taken part
in the procession. The Archbishop
commenced chanting the mass When
the funeral car drew up at the entrance
of the church, four chamberlains re-
moved the mortuary cloth and took it
into the cathedral Then the Empe-
ror, the Grand Dukes, the Prince I'M
perial of Germany, the Archduke Will
liam, of Australia the Duke of Hesse
and the Duke of Mecklenburg raised
the coffin, carried it into the church
and placed it in the catafalque. They
were preceded by the Metropolitan,
who is the head of all the clergy, and
were aided in carrying the coffin by
six grenadiers Of the palace, six sub
officers of the curassiers, the regiment
of the Empress and five Cossacks.
ROYAL MoURNERs
The Queen of Greece, the Czareona,
the Duchess of Edinburg and all the
Grand Ducbesses descended from their
carriages and entered the chathedral.
Their long mourning trains were borne
each by four pages. They took seats
in the front Their four Chamberlains
removed the lid of the coffin and ex-
posed to view the body, which was
covered with the imperial mantal.
On the upper estrade Of the catafalque
six captains of the guard took their
places, and on the six steps IL pages,
cadents, sub-oflicers and simple SOL
diers surrounded the catafalque. All
this took place to the sound of relig-
ious music.
Then the Metropolitan, with the
whole of the higher clergy, sang the
Office for the dead This lasted about
an hour, after which the Emperor, the
Princes and the Princesses withdrew.
Every one of course followed them,
and their remained round the catafal-
que only the service of the guard.
THE VAULT
where the body is to be lowered on
Wednesday is already prepared. 1t
was constructed by a French architect
named Pommier, and is two yards
wide by two long. During the cere-
mony it was covered by boards, over
which carpet was spread. A coffin
of copper lies at the bottom: This
will receive the shell in which the
body now reposes, and will then be
closed. There will then be closed.
There will 30 two locks to it, the key
of one of which will be delivered to
the Minister Of the Imperial House.
hold, and the key of the second to the
head Of the clergy of the cathedral.
The superb nave of the building was
dazzling with light. The cal cdral is
of very small dimensions. Prayers
will be said there twice day, from
seven To eleven O'Clock in the morning.