The daily gazette., 1883-05-23
THE CORONATION.
Incidents OF the Grand Procession to the
Kremlin.

Incidents of the Grand Procession to tn.
Kremlin.
Moscow, May 22.-Alexander III mad,
his final entry into Moscow to-day and wal
received with unbounded enthusiasm by the
multitudes. For the past twenty -four hour
the city has been one blaze of glory, many
| of the houses being lit up during the entire
night and profusely decorated with flags
and bunting. At every point imperial
standards are displayed and balconies are
| hung with gaily colorsd material and the
| Russian cOlors. The only foreign flags
| allowed to be displayed are those over
the various embassies, from which float the
colors of the representative countries.
| Along the road which the procession ira
versed there are hundred Venetian masts
from which banners are flying. The whole
route of the Imperial procession from the
Petrotfsky Palace to the Kremlin, distance
OF four and one-half miles, was crowded
with people during the entire night, anx-
ious to secure good places to witness the
ceremonies, while multitudes of others
thronged the churches praying for the safety
Of the Emperor.
THE MARCH TO THE KREMLIN.
The Gear took his place at the head of the
column at noon amidst the firing of cannon
salutes anil the ringing of bells from the
church towers. The order of the procession
was as follows:
The Chief Ofhcer Of Police and twelve Gems
d'armes
The Private Escort Of the Emperor;
and one squadron Of dragons.
Mounted Asiatic deputations.
Representatives Of the Nobility.
Court servants, couriers and huntsmen.
Masters Of Ceremonies In carriages drawn by
horses and followed by large numbers Of
court officials and their suites.
Foreign Princes.
The members OF the Council Of the Empire.
The Grand Marshal of the Court.
A squadron OF the CheValer Guards.
The Emperor on horseback, followed by Count
Alexander Adlerberg, the minister Of war,
and an atd-de-camp general
The CZarOvitch and the Grand Dukes George,
Michael, Alexis, Paul and Constantine, and
the latters son, Constantine, and Others
After all the male members of the imperial
family, who were on horseback, the officers be-
longing to the military suites and the foreign
princes, came the Empress, accompanied by
the Grand Duchess Xena Alevandrovna, in
state carriage drawn by eight horses q
groom leading each horse. Equerries rode
on either side Of the carriage, and mounted
pages and grooms followed 1t. Then came
state carriages, the first containing the Grand
Duchesses Marie Paulovna and Alexandra
JosephOvna; the second the Grand Duchesses
Olga Feod"rovna and Marie Alexandra and
the Duchess of Edinburgh; the third the
Grand Duchess Vera Constantinova, the
Duchess Of WurtemberR and the Grand
Duchess Catherine Michaelovna; and the
fourth, Princess Marie, of Baden; Princess
Eugenie, of Oldenburg, and the Grand
Duchess Helen, of Mecklenburg- -Strelltz.
A squadron OF the Cuirassier Regiment of the
Guard ladies Of honor in carriages.
A squadron of the lancers of the old guard.
The Mayor and deputatlon of tradesmen
Joined the procession at the old triumphal
arch. The marshals of the nobility of War
saw and several other districts did homage
to the Emperor at the Tverskaia Place, and
the civil governor of Moscow, the Judges
and other city officers received him at the
gate of the resurrection, where his Imperial
Majesty and the Grand Dukes and the EN-
press alighted and knelt In prayer before
the picture of the Virgin. The Archbishop
of Warsaw received their maiesties at the
steps of the Cathedral of the Assumption
with a cross and holy water. At this point
the ch, ering of the people was perfectly
deafening. The procession then entered
the Kremlin.
THE EMPEROR CALM AND DIGNIFIED.
The Emperor wore the uniform of gen
eral, and was mounted on a splendid
charger. He rode little In advance of the
four generals who were directly attending
him. He maintained a calm demeanor,
although he often smiled graciously in
response to the wild enthusiasm which
greeted him at every point. Cheer upon
cheer followed each other necessarily from
the densely packed multitude on the streets
and from the thousands Of people in the bal
comics and windows.
The Empress was greeted with every
mark of enthusiasm and loyalty. Her
daughter, the Grand Dutchess Xenia, threw
kisses to the people. The mounted Grand
Dukes formed very brilliant group. The
Asiatic deputations were also magniAcently
attired. The state carriages were splendidly
decorated, and the whole effect was most
gorgeous. There was slight fall of rain
during the march, but otherwise the affair
was brilliant success. t,a5
RUMoRED EXPLOSION.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 22.-There ie
rumor that previous to the departure Of the
Emperor for Moscow an explosion occurred
under the wash-stand and in the fire place in
his dressing room, but that nobody was in
jured, the Emperor and Empress being In
the dininR-rOOm at the time.