The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-26
Moscow and the KremlIn,


lists, preparations for tue coronation Of
the Gar Alexander III. are progress
ing at Moscow. and news comes daily
OF some new and more expensive olabo-
ration Of the machinery for the impe.
rial pageantry. The Kremlin, wherein
the principal ceremonies will be per-
formed, Is one of the most remarkable
structures in the world. It's usual
designation in the West, ''the palace of
the Kremlin," Is entirely misleading,
There is within its walls palace, it is
true, and most magnificent ono in
point OF both extent and decoration.
but that is only small portion of the
whole, which is combination of for
trese, arsenal, ecclesinstioal capital,
official headquarters and imperial resi-
dence all in one. Tho KremIin is really
the citadel Of Moscow, and undoubtedly
occupies the entire area of tho ancient
city. 1t is surrounded by an eurthen
rampant varying from 80 to 50 feet III
height, at whose base on ono side flow
the waters Of the river Moskwa. With
in lhe walls, overlooked by the tower
OF Ivan the Great, whose gilded cross
Is $50 feet from the ground, are cuthe-
drals, churches, palaces, inconsistencies
and monuments grouped together with
out any attempt ut symmetry of ar
rangcment and representative OF almost
every known variety of architectural
dcslgn and poriod. There are tho
Cathedral of. the Assumption, in which
every Car since Ivan the Terrible has
been crowned, and in which it is in
tended Alexandor's coronation shall
take place next May; the Cathedral of
the Archangel, where the bones of all
the Romanotf's up to the time OF Potter
the Great lie buried; the Cathedral Of
tho Annunciatiop, formerly the place cf
baptism and marriage OIL the imperial
family; the Church Of the Roleemer,
one OF the oldest buildings in Moscow,
ii not in Europe; the Miracle Monas.
terry, the Ascension Convent and the
Sacrlsty OF the Holy Synod. where the
robes and sacred vessels OF the pntri-
archs are preserved. These arc the
religious ediices. Next comes the pal
ace, built on the site OF the one de-
stroYod by Eostopehin's torches when
Napoleons army was driven out to
freeze III the dread winter of 1928.
This structure, large portion of it
erected by the Emperor Nicholas
whose heart broke when his armies
met defeat in the Crimea-c contains
many magnificent halls dedicated to
the various orders Of Russian knight
hood. In this, too, is tho treasury,
where, as in Il vast museum, are con-
tanned arms, armor, relics, regalia and
other treasures illustrative of tho his
tory OF the ancestors of the Czar. The
Arsenal, an imposing structure of inn
the 'KrentiYn, thu eaGGle],oS .tIa- -al2la-of
spot Of the Russias walks, he surveys
with pride q collection of captured tro.
phies OF war, among thom 635 cannon
taken from the enemies OF the Gar.
The great bazaar of Moscow is I'D enor.
nous structure, covering three squares,
three stories high and intersected by
numerous narrow streets and passage
ways Ii its stcrahc"ses It ia onIculn-
ted there arc stocks Of all sorts Of goods,
amounting in average value to between
$55, 100000 and $50, ,000, 900, and this
represents only q comparatively small
portion of the value of tho general
merchandise within tho city, there
being other baznars and market places
OF almost equal extent crammed with
valuable stocks of goods. Tho destruc-
tion of suoh CITY would he an incnl-
culable disaster to Kusslan wealth and
commerce. Whether the Nihilists pos
sess power sufficient to carry out their
threats remains 10 De seen. 1t is now
almost certain that the Emperor has
Abandoned, il he over entertained, the
idea OF making any concessions to their
demands