Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-23
THE PROCESSION.

tion. Ga the emperor mounting other
salutes were fred. The order of pro.
cesslon was as followe:
Chief ottcsr OF police and twelve gen
d'armes.
Private escort of the emperor.
First squadron of Cossacks of the guard
and one slusdr of dragons.
Mounted Asiatic deputstions.
Represent tives Of the nobility.
Courtservsnys, couriers and huutsmen.
Masters of cere monies, ia carriages drawn
by six horses, and followed by
large number of court
off ials and suites.
Foreign princes.
Members of tt council Of the empire
Grand n arshal of the court.
Squadron of chevslier guards.
The emperor ou horseback, followed by
Count A sxsnder Adlerburg.
Minister OF war and aid de camp.
Michael, Alexis, Paul and Con.
stsntlneisIhe son of Constan.
ts5 and others.
After all the mate members of the
imperial fami,v who wore on horse
back came thu eS 5res', lccoiA panied
by Grand Duchess Xsnla Alexan-
drovna, In state carriage drawn by six
horses, a grcGta leadicg each horse,
equerrles on either side of the car.
risge, and mounted pages and grooms.
Following them came the state car.
rlsges, the first containing Grand
Duchesses M .rie Paulovna and Alex.
dra Josephovns; the second, Grand
Duchessss Olgo Fodorovns and Marie
Alexandrovns. and duchess of Elin-
burgh; the third, Grand Duchess V sra
Constsntinovna, duchess of War n
berg and grand duchess of Wurtzen.
burg, aud Gsaad Dachess A Ostharine
Michaelovpa: and the fourth, Princess
Marie, of BIdeo, Princess Eugenie,
of Oldenburg, and Grand Duchess
Helen, of Mecklenburg Strolitz.
Next came sEquadron of cuirrassiers,
regiment cf guards, ladies of honor
In carriages, squadron of lsncers of
the guard. The mayor and deputa-
tions of tradesmen joined the process
sion at the o!d triumphal arch. Mar.
shals of nobility of Warsaw and sew
eral pther districts, did homage to the
emperor at Toerskara place. The
civil governor of Moscow, judges and
other city I'll ,ers received the empe-
ror at the Gaze of Resurrection, where
his. imperial maj ssty, the grand dukes
and the empress alighted and knelt In
prayer before the picture of the Vir.
gin. The archblsbop of Warsaw re-
ceived their ma ,sties at the steps of
the Cathedral OF the Assumption with
a cross and holy water. At thi, point
the chserlng of the people was per-
fectly deafeniug. The procession then
entered the Kremlin.
The Gear left Petrc fl ky palace at
noon aud reached the Kremlin at 1:25
o'clock There was o slight fall of
rain during the march of the process.
cession, but otherwi the affair was
complete SUCCESS. The enthusiasm of
the people all along the route was un.
bounded. The Emperor wore the
uniform of general and was mounted
on a splendid charger. He rode a
little In advance of four generals who
were directly attending him. He
maintained a calm demesnor all
through. He often smiled graciously
In response to the wild enthusiasm
which greeted him at every point
Cheer upon cheer followed each
other incessantly from the densely
packed multitude ON the streets, and
from thousands of people in balconies
and windows. The empress was
greeted with every mark of enthusiasm
and loyalty. Her daughter, Grand
Duchess Xenia, threw kisses to the
people. The mounted grand dukes
formed a brilliant group, The state
carriages were splendidIy decorated,
and the whole effect most gorgeous.
The entire route was lined with
troops, At tho Ipoment the cortegs
entered the city a salute of II guns
was fired from Tssrikaia palace. The
governor general received the en-
psror at the city boundary and Joined
the cortege with his suite.
The streets through which the pro-
cession passed are badly paved. The
Dlke Of Z linburgh rode Ia the rear
and on the left of the czar. The
Duchess Of Edinburgh sat In the sec.
ond coach from that In which WAS the
empress. In the red square 600 chill.