The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-29
THE CAR CROWNED 1T LAST.
mosCov,s MAGNIFICENT PAGEANT OF
SUNDAY.
Alexander III. Ascends the Throne I'm Fact
The Procession 90 the Cathcdrai-Scencs
within and withous-Spicndor Sur
passing Descri?tion-The Reli-
cfous Ceremonies-The Mans
tic, the sccrtre. and
the OrS-After the
Coronation.

Sunday Alexander Ill. OF Russia was
crowned at Moscow. and a ceremony was
completed which in the eyes Of the Rus
sian peasants has deep significance. To
them a Car mcrowncd is ouly a half a
Car; a Car crowned is the Amounted Of
God, the defender Of the faith, and some
thing sacred. From the New York papers
we take the details OF the ceremony rs tele-
graphed 10y their special correspondents :
The scene have Just witnessed, says one
orrcsDondcnt. is ~ such extraordinary
impreSSivcncSS and brIlliancy that almost
despai. OF being able TO convey even faint
reflection 81 its glorieS. Perhaps the Ut
most that can be said i That II was fully
worthy OF The occasion OF the assumption
Of autocratic power by the absolute ruler
Of eighty millions OF people.
MORNING PREPARATIONS.
Moscow was active by daybreaS. and at a
very early hour every spot OF open public
space from which 4 ghmpSe could be OBJ
tanned WAS thickly packed with spectators.
Fortunately the line which the procession
was 10 follow was a long one, rs. although
the Emperor and Empress were in the pal
ace at IN, Krcmhn and had but 4 short dis
tancc 10 90 20 reach the Cathedral, the pro-
cesSion started from the cayalry-harrackS,
four miles distant. \ great body OF heraldic
officials mounted on CorgcouSly-trapped
horses rode ont 20 the barracks, and a loud
flourish of trumpcts then sounded. The
gates opened, and the officer in command
received from The heralds the Cars order
TO follow them With his regiment. This he
did. and the hcraldS then visited the bar
racks Of the lanccrS, and. going round the
town, were joined by the university, the
clergy. tie judges, the governors, the pre-
fleets. the officers ~ guilds, and various
Populations, the procession swelling gradu-
ally until It gained the vast proportions
which IL lad assumed when il reached the
Kremlin.
The route followed by the procession
traycrsed sUccessiycly the tree distinctive
stages of NOscOw's growth rs city. With
in the vast circle OF straight. wide streets
and many-colored houses and painted metal
roofs and lCafv boulCyardS, constituting
the modern city, lies the "GorodSkaya
Tchast," or town quarter. still encircled
bv the massive white wall. with antique
towers and hlttlcmentS. whence Moscow
took it, popular name Of "the white
stoned" Inside this. again, on a steep
ridge overlooking the Moskya river, stands
the actual "Krcml" or citadel corrupted
lev foreigners into Krcmlin) OF Mikhail
Tverskoi. the founder Of Moscow.
THE DECORATIONS OF THE CITY.
Everywhere throughout the city a pro-
fuse diSpl2S of flags. banners. drapery, de-
vices. and national cOlOrs met the eye, but
these were thickest along the line OF the
procession. where every window was
crowded and every inch OF standing-rOom
was occupied. The kremlin was, how
ever, the great point OF attraction. and
those who had been fortunate enough to
obtain tickets 70 the ceremony inside the
Cathedral began 10 arrive ut the doors at
$50. The tickets had necessarily been linn
tied in number, the space available for the
spectators being very small. Even the
invitations extended TO members OF the
diplomatic corps were restricted. and
the foreign princes were accompanied by
only a portion OF their suites. The diplo-
matte body arrived together, having pre-
viously assembled ut the German embassy
and having been taken thence i'm State car
riaees. \ filter spot could hardly have
been chosen Tor the Inauguration OF the
new Car than that which enshrines the
memorials OF so many OF his predecessors.
Within the huge red walls enclosing the
Cathedral and palace are the tall white
tower of Ivan the Great (the god-plated
fbe ..Tsar Kolokal" king BelD, over
100000 pounds in weight, cast By the En-
press Anne and set up here by Nicholas ;
the great funnel-shapcd cannon made for
FeOdor Ivanovitch in 1880; the lofty spire
surrounding tie "Gate Of Salvation.
through which LisovSki'S Poles marched
out rs prisoners Of war when ;he hremlin
was recaptured in 1912, and the lOl field
guns taken sIom Napoleon by the pursuing
Russians during the retreat from smolensk
toward the Beresina.
INTERIOR or THE CATHEDRAL.
By $50 the Cathedral was filed by all
the officials and mobiles Of the highest rank
and station in Russia. with the exception
Of those who formed part OF the imperial
procession. The appearance OF the IN
terror was magnificent. The EikonOstaSiS,
glittering with gold, formed background
10 the picture. In the centre, between the
four great columns, was scarlet canopy
with dOublc-headed eagle and cmbaZon-
ings and plumes in black, yellow, and white.
Under this stood the throne and before II a
table for the regalia. Every point Of space
on the floor Of the Cathedral save that oc-
cupicd by the imperial tOmbs was crowded
with the assembly in brilliant uniforms OF
every color, while the clergy, in gorgeous
robes. extending in double lines from the
dais 10 the entrance, presented the not least
striking feature Of the scene.
The ceremony began with the chanting
Of the TIE Deum by the choir. Then there
was movement on the part Of the clergy
toward the door. where they received the
Czarewjtcb. with whom came the grand
dukes and duchesses, the foreign princes,
and many ladies Of the court. The Care
witch. with the grand dukes, took up a
position TO the right Of the dais. After a
short time had elapsed the roaring OF can
non and tie deep cheering Of the mighty
crowd without the cdiice proclaimed that
the imperial procession was on It's way.
The clergy again moved out TO the door,
where the Emperor and the Empress on
their arrival were welcomed by the
Archbishop Of Moscow. The Archbishop
OF Kief presented the holy water and the
Archbishop OF NoygOrod held the cross to
be kissed. The Emperor and Empress,
followed by the imperial family, entered
the church in the wake Of the clergy,
while the choir intoned the psalm, Mercy
and Justice" and having bowed three
times before the imperial gates Of the
EikOnOsfasis. they kissed the holy Likons,
and. mounting the dais, took their seats ON
the thrones beneath the baldachine. The
Emperor's throne was that known as the
throne OF Alexis Fe0doroyitch. IL Il COM
posed Of carved ivory. The Empress oc-
cupied the throEc OF Alexis Mlkhailovitcn.
IL is Of silver and is gilded and iewelled.
ADDRESS OF THE METROPOLITAN.
The archbishOps aud the remainder OF
the clergy formed in two ranks on either
side OF the church, from the steps OF the
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