Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-28
THE CAR CROWNED.
An IMPosIna CORONATION OEREMONx
The Streets Filled with PoopIs-No Nihilists
lulerfere-The Oath Of OMco Taken
A Blazo OF JoWels.

At Z o'clock yesterday morning the in
of the magnificent ceremonies
attendant upon the coronation Of the
the emperor and empress OF the KussIas
was announced by the ringing of hundreds
of bells and by the thunder of artillery in
Moscow. Even at that early hour the
streets were animate with throDgs OF
people, both residents and visitors from
abroad and from other parts OF the empire
who were striving to secure eligible places
from which to view the procession ana
such portions of the ceremony itself as
those not particularly favored might be
able to witness. Even at far earlier
hour. and, in fact, during the entire night,
there was unusual activity in the streets
for not only the people wero there whose
anxiety and excitement in respect to the
event kept them awake, but strong guards
of soldiery patrolled all parts of the city,
aud gave the scene q semi-martial appear
ance. Great bodies of military began
shortly before 6 o'clock to deploy along
the route of tho procession, four miles in
length, and to occupy tho streets on
either side, keeping the people back On the
walks. All unreserved spaces in the
streets were speedily filled by eager sight
seers, while the windows, doorways and
house tops were let out at fabulous prices
to visitors. The guests at the Kremlin
were admitted by ticket and upon careful
scrutiny.
The Diplomatic Corps.
At the request of General Won Schwein.
its, ambassador from Germany, the eighty
members comprising the diplomatic corps
there assembled at his mansion and we're
conveyed thence to tho Kremlin in su-
perbly equipped coaches, richly gilded as
to their harness and coats of arms. The
remainder of the diplomatic body, con-
sistng of the attaches of the various lega-
tions, were assigned to positions in the
tribune, Just outside the cathedral proper.
but inside the enclosure of the kremlin.
When the whito walls of that wondrous
place enclosed all of the crowd that could
be admitted, the choir of boys chanted
the Is Deuna, and, amidst profound silence
outside the church as we'll as in it, the
clergy, accompanied by acolytes bearing
tho cross and a ever Of holy water, pro-
| ceeded to receive the Czarevitch. This
scion of royalty, who was in tho midst Of
| a brilliant cortege, took a place at the
right hand of the throne. When the i'm
perial procession started it was made
| known to those inside the cathedral by the
| renewed ringing of bells, by sonorons
music from scores of bands, and by the
! shouts of those outside. As the royal pair
appeared at the doors of the palace the
immense multitude Immediately uncov .
| cred their heads and burst into loud &C
CARNATIONS. Even the women were
bonnet bare, and the enthusiasm was as
| unaffected as it was spontaneous and
hearty.
Blazlng with Jewels.
At the head OF tho ropal procession,
| which now entered the Kremlin, was the
master of ceremonies fanked by heralds
richly clad and mounted urou pure white
horses 1t was of immense length and
comprised deputies from the Asastic
states of the empire, students from the
university. the clergy, judges, the nobility
| and projects from every section oil the
| empire. When it's front rank reached the
doors Of the palace it vas met by tho
emperor wearing the white uniform of a
colonel of the Imperial guards, and by the
empress dressed in the Russian national
costume of black velvet richly embroider.
ed with diamonds, her zone girdled with
a magnificent belt of precious stones. The
empress leaned on the arm of her royal
| cOnsort.
The pair placed themselves beneath a
canopy, richly wrought in silk and gold,
and borne by 80 generals OF high military
rank. They then TOOK their place near
the head of the procession being directly
after the regalia. At this moment the
entire body of the clergy emerged from
| the cathedral in order to meet the regalia,
which they sprinkled with holy water and
| perfumed with incense. Upon entering
/ 4. oc Al,
ard empress were received by the Metro
NOvgorod ind Kief presented to them the
| holy water, first the emperor and then the
| empress. Before the sacred images which
| flanked the doors of the cathedral they
kneit and bowed their heads, after which
| they were conducted to the ancient thrones
of ivory and silver.
| The Ceremonies In the Cathedral.
| Alexander occupied the historical throne
Of the Gear Vladimir Monomague, while
| the Empress Was seated in an arm chair
gilded and encrusted with jewels. The
thrones we're placed upon a dais erected
between the two middle columns of the
Cathedral. Over the dais was canopy of
scarlet velvet, suspended from the arched
roof, embroidered with gold aud lined with
silver brocade, which was worked with the
arms of Russia and all her dependencies in
| most ingenious manner. In front of the
thrones were two tables covered with gold
cloth, upon which were placed the crowns
| the orb and the sceptre
None but foreign princes were accom-
mOdated with seats. The Russian princes
aud dgnitaries stood during the entire
ceremony. according to the custom of tho
Greek. The dignitaries of the realm, who
were carrying the standard and seals of
the Empire, took their standard and seals
of the dais. After their majesties had
been seated, the Metropolitan of NOvo
gorod asked the Emperor, in loud dis
tinct voice : care you true believer ?'
The emperor, falling on his knees. read
in reply, in a clear voice, the Lords
Prayer, and the Apostles Greed of the
Greek church, the Metropolitan respond
ing: "May the grace of the Holy Ghost
remain with thee" descended from the
dais.
The following customary summons was
then three times repeated by tho bishop ::
"If there be any of you here present
knowing any impediment for which Alex.
ander, son of Alexander, should not be
crowned by the grace of God, emperor and
autocrat Of all the Russias, &c., let him
come forward now, in the name of the Holy
Trinity: and show what the impadiment is
or let him remain dumb forever" After
reading selections from the Gospel the
Metropolitans of Novogorod and Kieff
again assembled tho dais and invested the
emperor with the imperial mantle of er-
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