The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
THE PAGEANT IN HONOR or THF:
MURDERED EMPEROR.

In The procession after the grand
dukes ami princes walked the
generals and aides de- camp !;
the emperor with aides de
camp and suites; their imperial
highness and foreign princes:
and then. preceded by n company of
grenadiers of the palace, approach
ed the stately mourning coaches
with the empress and her children.
accompanied by the Princess Marie
Paulovna, wife of Grand Duke Vlad-
imir. The windows of the carriages
were flanked by two esquires-al-
arms, and the..rear was guarded by IL
couple of Cossacks. Almost similar
" escorted rode i'll one of the
mourning carriages the Grand
Duchesses Alexandra JOsephevna,
daughter OF the late duke Of SAKE
Altenburg and wife of the Grand
Duke Constantine; Olga FeOdOrOv-
ma, princess of Baden. and wife of
he Grand Duke Michael, with the
duchess of Edinburgh. In another
carriage was the Princess Marie
Maximillianovna- Princess Roma
novsky, Duchess Leuchtenbcrg,
Therese Petrovna, Princess Eugenia
Maximillianovna of Oldenburg, and
the Duchess Helene Georgievna of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Following
these came the ladies of honor at
tending on the princess; then great
court officials with chamberlains,
gentlemen in waiting, his laie majes
ty's physicians, bndy-servants, etc.
Five companies from as many regi-
ments of guards, one battery of ar
tillery, two squadrons of cavalry,
another battery Of horse artillery,
and finally a squadron from the
school of cavalry. Meanwhile
THE BLACK FLAG,
bearing the cipher of the deceased
Gar. embroidered ia white, had
been hoisted to the tall gilded spire
in the Cathedral within the fortress,
the center of the nave of the Cathe-
dral was filed by huge catafalque,
with its ,cloth-of-gold lined with
ermine, nfsingSto the very roof OF
the edifice. Beneath this was a
dais. withthree grades covered with
crimson velvet, while surrounding
the pillarROfthe catafalque, shrouded
alternately, were draperies of cloth
of-.old and cloth-of-silver, bearing
| the monogram of the lamented Car.
In accordance with Russian custom,
black lraperies are but scantily EN-
nloNr,t in the interior of churches.
Al length the head Of the cortege,
consisting of the personal escort OF
his late majesty, brilliant band OF
cuirassiers, with white plumes and
| silvered helmets, mounted upon
sinerh black chargers, appeared 81
the Ivanovskina gate. The foreign
ambassadors, ambassadresses, min
listers plcnipOtentiaries and eOns0rts,
with members of the respective le-
cations, ladies in waiting, maids OF
honor OF the late Empress, Senators
aud such high Russian officers whose
rank entitled them 10 places in the
church, ranged themselves around
the steps ofthe catafalque anxiously
watching for the bringing in of the
-.g ILLUSTRIOUs DEAD.
| Bishops. priests aud deacops ia
capes of sable velvet. stiff with sill
yer embroidery; choristers and
acOlyIes III cdssOckS OF Dlack serge,
stood in readiness, expectant and
immovable, in dead silence; then
mntely lied INFO the church The
! great body os atscers CT superior
rank. bearing IN cushions the deco
rations, crosses, badges, crowns
sceptres and iiadems, all intermin-
| gled in, such glittering, glistenine
confusion that the scene could only
be likened to some swollen river full
of gold and silver, fresh flowing into
sea of lapis lazuli and diamonds
These stood around the; head of the
coffin in semi-eircle. The regalis
was arranged on either side the i'm.
perial standard. To the lett lay. a
Shield and sword, and on the right
were the orb7and sceptres, crusted
with brilliants and surmounted, one
| by a matchless sapphire, and the
loiher by the celebrated Orloff dia-
Emond. Adjoining these were the
lerowns of all the Kingdoms and
4 brincipalities, which together make
| up the empire Of ali the Russias, IN