The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-23
ROYAL REMAINS.
FURTHER ACCOUNT OF TIE CZARs
FUNERAL CORTEGI.
GhastIy Appearance OF the MangIed
Fragment OF the head Emperor
An Appalling sight which
Art Could Not Disguise
Nor SPIendOF BeauIIEy.


continuation Of Geo. Augustus Sala's de-
scription Of the removal OF the Cars body
from the Winter Palace to the Cathedral
Of St. Peter and Paul, was delayed yes.
terday owing to disarrangement Of the
cable:
In the procession after the Grand
Dukes and Princes, walked generals and
aides.de'camp, the Emperor with aIdes.de.
camp and suites, their emperial High.
nesses and Foreign Princes and then, pre-.
ceded by company OF grenadisrs of the
Palace, approached q stately mourning
coach with
TRE EMPREss AND HER CHILDREN,
accompanied BY Princess Mary Paulona,
wife Of the Grand Duke Vlademar. The
windows OF the carriage were aAnked by
esquires.at.arms, aud the rear was guarded
by couple Of Cossacks. Almost similarly
escorted drove in one OF the mourning
CArriages the Grand DuChesses Alexandria
Josephine, daughter OF the late Duke SAKE
Altenberg and wtie OF the Grand Duke
Constantine, Olga Feedoroyana, Princess
Of Baden, and wife Of the Grand Duke
Michael, with the Duchess OF EdinbuFg.
In another carriage was Princess Mary
Maximilianovna, Princess Romauoisky,
Duchess Leutenberg, Theresa Petrenova,
Prince Eugene Maximilianovna, OF OIL.
denberg, and Duchess Helena Georgian.
ova, Of Mecklsnberg Strelitz. Following
these came the
LADIES or HONOR
attending on the PrlnCesses, then the great
court officials, with chambsrlains, gentle.
men'in.waiting, his late msiesty's physi.
clans, body servants, etc. Five companies
from as many regiments Of guards, one
battery Of artillery, two squadrons OF cav.
airy, another battery Of horse artillery, and
finally squadron from the School ot
Cavalry Meanwhile black flag bearing the
cipher OF :the deceased Czar, embroidered
In white, had been hoisted 10 the tall aged
spire on the Cathedral, within the fortress
The centre Of the nave OF the Cathedral
was filed with a huge catafalque, with It's
CLOTH OF GOLD LINED WITH RRMlNE,
rising to the very roof OF the edlfce. Be.
meath this was a dais with three grades
covered with crimson velvet, while sur.
rounding the pillars Of the cataialque
shroud alternately were drapery Of cloth
OF gold and cloth OF silver bearing the
monogram Of the lamented Czar. In &C.
onFIa n m tutIh khn QOastan nualno, ,looI,
draperies are but scautily employed In the
interior OF churches. At length the head
Of the cortege, consisting Of the personal
escort OF his late Majesty, brilliant band
Of cuirassers, with white tuniCs and silver
helmets, mounted on superb black Charg.
ers, appeared at Ivanarskivs Gate. The
foreign ambassadors, ambAssadresses,
ministers plenipotentiary and consorts,
with members OF the respective legations,
ladies In waiting, Maids oi Honor, the
late Empress, senators and such high
Russian officials whose rank entities
them to a place In the church, ranged
themselves around the steps Of the Gaia.
ialque, enxiously watching for the bring.
Ing In OF
THE iLLUsTRioUs DEAD.
Bishops, Priests and Dsacons In capes Of
sable velvet stiff with silver embroidery,
choristers and acolytes in cossaCks ol black
serge stood in readiness, expeCtant and
immobile, in dead silence. Then mutely
filed into the Church great body Of off.
GERS otsuperior rank, bearing on cushions
decorations, crosses, crowns, scepters, and
diadems, all intermingled In such glisten.
Ing confusion that the scene could only be
likened 10 some swollen river filled with
gold and silver flowing into sea Of lapis
lazui and diamonds. These stood around
the hesd OF the coffin In aeni.circle. The
rpgalia was arranged on either side Of the
Imperial standard, to the left Law shield
and sword, and on the right lay an orb
and Bceptre clustered with briliauts and
surmounted one by matChless sapphire
and the other by the celebrated OrlolT
diamond; adjoining these were the crowns
OF all the kingdoms and principalities,
which together make up the
EMPIRE or ALL THE RvssIAs.
Ia delicate Oriental work and uncut
precious stones greater than all these was
the Imperial Grown itself, matChless in
beauty aud shining resplendant in jew.
eled lustre. Then followed the body Of
the deceased Czar In sumptuous gilt Coi
fin, horne by the Grand Dukes Constan.
tine, Nicholas, Vladimir, Paul, Sergius
and the Duke OF Edinburgh. II was rev.
erently placed exactly beneath the dome
Of the catatalque. The Emperor aud his
brother removed the lid from the bier,
and the upper part Of the body Of the
dead CZar. attired In the uniform OF the
Preorb Rajahski Guard Regiment, was ex.
posed to view. The Emperor Alexander
III placed himself with the Empress and
the Imperial children at the head OF the
coffin. The priest and chorlBters intoned
the dlrges Of the Russian funeral services,
while the Metropolitan handed each per.
son present a lighted taper, and the dea.
cons aspergsd the church with holy
water. The scene was one Of great splen.
dor. AT the lecturn stood black robed
priests, reading words OF the Gospel. A,
the four corners OF the CatalialQue stood az
many aidesde.Canp Generals mo.
tionlesr. On the steps oi the dais were
a guard Of military cadets. In the midsI
Of all this splehdor lay the murdered sovI
eteign, with
CHASTITY UPrURNED FACE AND FJLDRr
HANDs.
The lower part Of the body was com
pletely hidden Under heap Of fresh flow
era deposited by loving hands. when tht