Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-25
TIE GEAR AT MOSCOW,
a IS Imperial Procession 10 the Krei
lin,

Nj soOw, May 22.-Thc Gar made bis |
state entry into the city to-day. The whole
route of the Imperial procession from the
Petrotfsky palace to the Kremlin, distant A.
miles, was crowded with people. At every
point the Imperial standards WAS display cd
and balconies were hung with gaiy-colored
materials and Russian colors. The only
foreign flags allowed 10 lie displayed are those
over the various embassies, from which float
the cOlors Of the respective countries. Along
the road which the procession traversed there
are hundred Venetian masts from which
banners are flying. All the domes and
spires Of buildings in the city are decked
with flags. Thousands of persons pissed the
night cut of doors so that they might secure
good places TO witness the procession. Null
ttudes of others thronged the churches
praying for The safety of the emperor. Dip
| lomats and other diguitarits who did not
| take part in the procession, occupied seats IN
the irlbunes along the route. The signal for
starting the procession was the firing of ar
tillery aud ringing of the bells of the cathc-
dral of the Assumption. On the Emperor
mounting his horse other salutes were fired.
The order of the procession was as follows
The chief officer Of police and twelve gen.
darmcs private escort of the Emperor
first squadron, Cossacks of the guard, and
| squadron OF dragons; mounted Asiatlc
| Populations; representatives of the mo-
| bility. court servants cOuliers and
| huntsmen masters of ceremonies in
carriages, drawn by six horses and follow
cd by large numbers of court officials and
suites; foreign princes; members of
the council Of the empire: grand marshal OF
the court; squadron of Chcvalier guards
the Emperor ON horseback, followed by Count
Alexander Adlerberg, minister of war and
aide de camp, General CZarcvtch and the
Grand Dukes George, Michael, Alexis, Paul
and Constantine and the latter'5 son Constan-
tine, and others. After all the male members
Of the Imperial family, who were
on horseback, came the Empress accom-
panied by the Grand DutchUs5 Ncnia Alex.
androvna in a state carriage drawn by
eight horses, n grt ON leading each
horse. Equerries rode on either side and
mounted pages and grooms followed. Then
came state carriages containing the Grand
| Duchcsses Marie l'aulovna, Alexandra Joseph
ovna, Olga Feadorovna and Marie AlcXan-
drovna, and the Duchess Of Edinburgh
Grand Duchess Vera Constontinovna, the
Duchess of Wurtemburg and the Grand
Duchess Catherine Michacovna and Princess
Marie of Baden, Princess Eugene OF Oldcn-
burg and Grand Duchess Helen Of Mocklen-
burg Strelitz: a squadron of the cuirus sitr
regiment of the guards: ladies' CT honor in
carriages; a squadron of lanccrs of the
guard.
and roochrd the jI,emlin nj 1obO O'clock.
The enthusiasm of the people was unbound
general and was mounied ON n snlnndil char.
Gcr lie rode little in advance of four zen.
erals who were directly attending him lie
maintained a calm demcanor, although he Of
ion smiled rroci,Islv in r,snonse TO the
| W'iu 'p'husi's'h WHICH S'ee'cu nun aV eNe''
point.
io;nnJ ,ha "'u %, ,hn oIJ ,r;u,nni al
arch. The marshals of the nobility of War
saw and several other districts did homage to
Tue Emperor az lYt'shaa p'ace; , inc CYL ;,
'S Sisnrs rcc'.iycd The Emnsrnr nt tIr oa,c Of
t,c Resurrection. where he and the grand
dukes and Emnress oliThted and kpet in
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