The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-30

sonal risk and peril to let windows
and balconies to strangers. The
police had taken exceptional meas
ures 10 preserve order, in maintc-
nance OF which the public by hand
bills we're invited to cooperate.
All the houses and public buildings,
too, showed the same amount of
sable flags and drupery as when the
Empress, not year ago, was SINH
larry conveyed from the Palace to the
fortress.
THE ROUTE TAKEN
was from the great plain front Of
the Winter Palace By Admiralty
quay and English quay to Nicho-
laivsky bridge, crossing which the
procession took the street on the line
Of the Island of Vassileostrotf, across
lTootchakoif bridge and By Alexan-
der Park to the fortress, entering the
gate called lyaneskaii. AT the fu-
nerpal services of the Empress last
summer the route taken was by
Trinity bridge, a wooden structure
of garges, which is removed at the
approach OF ice, although the road
ways across the frozen Neva are
much used. The fortress is almost
Immediately opposite the palace.
There is q superstition among Rus
slams against transporting the dead
over frozen rivers, and the route by
which the eortege passed was some
fifteen miles in length. The pro-
cession consisted in all OF thirteen
sections, comprising one hundred
and seyenty-two groups, to de-
scribe which would occupy many
columns. Among tie noticeable
features of the procession was a
figure, which attracted much at
tcntion, of a knight Of the Golden
Amor, mounted upon q eorgeously
LaFnessed stead, carrying Il drawn
sword, and supposed to symbolic the
bright and spotless character Of
the departed sovereign. After him
walked a inan-at-arms in sable ar
NOR with a drawn sword. Perhaps
the most picturesque features in the
ceremonial were the deputations.
which figured for the first time in
Russian history, representing thcin-
siitutions created by the late Em-
peror, the Zemstars, tie justices Of
the Peace. and motiy group of
peasants, with one at least Of ven
cradle and patriarchal appearance,
all attircl IL their winter gar5, some
with colored scaFis, used 70 eirdle
their sheepskin, and rough cistn
ovcrcoats, following the priests came. /
THE GORGEOUS cArArALQUE.
on which rested the coffin under a /
rich canopy OF cloth OF gold. sur
mounted BY white ostrich plunes. |
y were asking What nextY and |
Next when the hearse come sud- |
denly ia view, and q prodigious /
mass Of humanity rapidly, so 20 !
speak, IS hash Of Lightning, ua- !
covered 1t WAS q most wopdrous /
sight to behold. That vast sen of
hats and caps transformed into an
Immense eApanse OF pale. upturncd /
laces. The funeral car was Il bier ol
ebony and silver on wneela, with 1
heavily carYeq silver spo!lns and
of BLACK end silver.
The whole was canopied by superb I
encircllEg the columns Of
the bier. The coffin OF the illustrious
{, d,ce1sed was almost hidden bv q
goldcn pail, lined with white satin,
and the vast car Itself wes drawn bv
eight black horses completely shroud
ed III sable drapencs. Four general I
aids-de-calnp stood one at each cor
ner OF TIE cataiaique, tie polished 4
metal wheels OF which glistened IN
lie sunlight. Sixteen general off
GERS held the sllken cords of the
Behind the bier Of his
sire walked Alexaader
III, IN MS imperial solitude, bear
ng alone his lilial sorrow and his
siate cares, and symboHzing in this
asst respect his unique position.
lhe Emperor was dressed in GEN
,ral'o uniform, wearing the ribbon /,
II the order OF st. Andrews, Fol-
owing the Emperor, at respectful 8
came the Ministers OF the !
household, Minister Of War. the &
hres officers On duty. Next in. :
rider followed The Grand Dukes and a
'rinces according TO precedence, !
With foreign princes. These inelad, {
d Grand Dukes Vladimir, Alexis, ]
.ergius, Paul, and Constantine Ser
ius, MiehaeloYisky. Demitri, three
,icholases, Peter, two M:chaels,
ieorge and Alexander, al IN foot,
Ike his Majesty, with innumeFablc i
rinees, Romanefsky, Luchtenberg, =
and George Maximirano- :
ich, Peter, Alcxandey, ana Con !
iaDtine, OF 0ldenbuEg, and Dukes !,
ieQTge 4n@ Michael Of MecFlinburg +
trelitz. !