Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-23
THE PROCESSION.

ton. Ga the emperor mounting other
Halutes we're fred. The order of pre-.
cesslon was as follows:
Chief othcsr Of police and twelve gen
d'armes.
Private escort of the emperor.
First squadron of Cossacks of the guard
and n slusdr n of dragons.
Mounted Asiatic deputstions.
Represent tives Of the nobility.
Court Servants, ~couriers and huutsmen.
Masters of cere monies, ia carriages drawn
by six horses, and followed by a
large number of court
off tials and suites.
Foreign princes.
Members of tt, council Of the empire.
Grand marshal of the court.
Squadron of chevslier guards.
The emperor on horseback, followed by
Count Alexander Adlerburg.
Minister of war and aid de camp.
Michael, Alexis, Paul and Con.
stsntlnefs.Ihe son of Constan.
ts5 and others.
After all the mate members of the
imperial fami'v who wore on horse
back came thu enS5res', accompanied
by Grand Duchess Xsnla Alexan-
drovna, In state carriage drawn by six
horses, a grcEta leadicg each horse,
equerries on either side of the car
risge, and mounted pages and grooms.
Following them came the state Cal.
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 Elm
burgh; the third, Grand Duchess Vera
Constsntinovna, duchess of War z n
berg and grand duchess of Wurtzen.
burg, aud Gsaad DachesssO stharine
Michaelovra: and the fourth, Princess
Marie, of Bsaeo, Princess Eugenie,
of Oldenburg, and Grand Duchess
Helen, of M~ecklenburg Strolitz.
Next came sEquadron of cuirrassiers,
a regiment Ct guards, ladies of honor
In carriages, a squadron of lsncers of
the guard. The mayor and deputa-
tions of tradesmen Joined the process
sion at the Old 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 fl ,ers received the empe-
ror at the Gaze of Resurrection, where
his..impsliI majesty, the grand dukes
and the empress alighted and knelt In
prayer before the picture of the Vir.
gin. The archbishop 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 cheering of the people was per-
fectly deafeniug. The procession then
entered the Kremlin.
The Gear left Petro 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
c~ession, but other wise the affair was a
complete SUCCESS. The enthusiasm of
the people all along the route was IN.
bounded. The Emperor wore the
uniform of a general and was mounted
or 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 necessarily from the densely
packed multitude on the streets, and
from thousands of people in balconies
and windows. The empress was
greeted with every markof 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 splendidly decorated,
and the whole effect most gorgeous.
The entire route was lined with
troops, At tho moment the cortegs
entered the city a salute of II guns
was fired from Tssrlkaia 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 e linburgh rode Ia the rear
and on the left of the car. The
Duchess Of Edinburgh sat In the sec.
ond coach from that In which WAS the
empress. In the red square 600 chill.