The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-23

ana Cle wife Oh the GIdnu
Duke Michael, with the Ouch
ess of Edinburgh. In another
carriage were the Princess Marie
Maximilianovna, Princess Roman
skovki, the Duchess of Luchtenburg,
ThereSe PetrOYno, Princess Eugene
Maximilianovna of Oldenburg, and
the Duchess Helene Georgievna OF
Mecklenberg StreliZ. Following
thesel came the ladies of honor at
tending the princesses. Then the
great court officials with chamber
lain's gentlemen in waiting, his late
majesty'S physicians. body servants.
ETC., five companies from as many
regiments of guards, one battery Oh
artillery, two SquadronS of cavalry,
another battery of horse artillery,
and finally squadron from the
school of cavalry. Meanwhile, a
black flag bearing cipher of the
deceased Gar, embroidered in white,
had been hoisted TO the tall gilded
Spire on the cathedral within the
fortress. The centre of the nave OF
the cathedral was covered by huge
catafalque, with its cloth of gold,
lined with ermine, rising to the very
roof of the edifice. Beneath this
was the dais, with three grades,
covered with crimson velvet, while
the surrounding pillars of the cata-
| falque were Shrouded alternately
with draperies of cloth of gold and
cloth OF silver, bearing the mono
gram of the lamented Gar. In ac-
cordance with the Russian custom,
Olaek draperies are but scantily en-
ployed in the interior Of churches.
AT length the head of the cortege,
| consisting of a personal escort, his
late majeStyiS brilliant band, the
cuirasSiers, with white tunicS and
Silvered helmets, mounted ON SUI
perb black chargers, appeared at
IYanorskina gate. Foreign ambas-
sailors, ministers plenipotentiary,
and consortS, with members of the
respective legations, ladies in wait
ing, maids of honor to Lhe late EN-
press, senators, and such high Rus
sian officials, whose rank entities
them to places III the church, ranged
themselves around the steps of The
catafalque, anXiOuSly watching for
the bringing In of the illuStriouS
dead. Bishops, priests and deacons,
III sable velvet, stiff with silver en-
broidery, stood in readiness, expect
ant and immObile, and III dead
silence. Then filed into church a
great body of officers of superior
rank, bearing on cushions decora-
tions, crosses, badges, crowns and
diadems, all intermingled in such
glittering, glistening confusion, that
The scene could only be likened TO
some swollen river full of gold and
silver. These stood around The head
Of the coffin in a Seml-circle. The
regalia Was arranged on either side
Of the imperial standard. To the
left lay the shield and sword, and
on the right were the orb
and sceptre, cruSted with brilliants
and surmounted, one by a matchless
sapphire, and the other by the cele- |
bTaJed Orloff diamonds. Adjoining
these were the crowns of ali king-l
dOmS and principalitieS which, TO-
gether, make up the Empire OF all |
The Russias, in delicate Oriental /
metal work and uncut precious
stones. Greater than all these were
the imperial crown itself, matchless
IN beauty, shining Respondent III |
jeweled Iustre. Then followed the
body Of the deceased Gar in a
sumptuOus gilt coffin, borne by the
Grand Dukes Constantine, Nicholas,
Vladimir, Paul, Sergius, and the
Duke of Edinburgh. 1t was reyer-
emily placed exactly beneath the
centre of the dome of the cata-
falque. The Emperor and his
brother removed the lid from the
bier, and the upper part of the body
OF the dead Gar, attlred IN the uni
form of the Preobrajinski Guard
was exposed to view,
The Emperor, Alexander I'LL
placed himself, with the Empress h
and imperial family, at the
head OF the coffin. Priests
and choristers intoned the direes
of the Russian funeral services,
while a person handed each personi
present a lighted taper, and deacons
SpTinkled the church with holy
water. The scene was one of great
SplendOr. There stood the black
robed priests, reading words of the
gospel in the sonorous Slovenian
Russian liturgy. AT the four cor
nerS of the catafalque stood as many
ddeS-de-camp general. Motion
eSS on the steps of the dais were
guards of military cadets. In the
midst of all this splendor lay the
murdered sovereign, with a CHASTITY
Ipturned face and folded hands.
rhe lower part of the body was COM
)letely hidden under heap of fresh
lowers deposited by loving hands.
When the service was concluded,
Alexander LII, kneeling on one
nee, kissed the hand of his dead
ather. The Empress followed his
then bowling slightly
o persons in the vicinity, the
couple left the cathedral. o
The Duchess of Edinburg and S
rand ducheSseS present were sue +
conducted to the coffin, tol
ay the last tribute of love and
eYerence to the murdered soy
reign. Then followed all the i'm
erial royal mournerS, princes and
lemDerS or the corps diplomatic. r
hey gazed awhile at the features,
lhich, although altered, were vet
asily recognizable, then STOPPING.
hey kissed with reverence the hand
nat had signed the liberation of
100000 serfs, The corpse will be
l state until Saturday, in the
ladow of the clustered columns
nat stand about the plain topped
)mbs of. white marble. Beside the
)mb of the late Empress is
acant space, where, according to
is expressed wish, will repose the
emains of Alexander II. forever.
Sala sends a CHASTITY description r.
{ the late Cars appearance
fter embalming, as shown by
Y photographs offered for sale
l st. Petersburg. He says =
he features are seen In pro-
lie, the left side of the face being
Eposed. The sparse hair was care
lily brushed from the temples, the
rlZzled mustache and whiskers y
ere carefully trimmed and kempt. II