Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-23
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I 81 which wiil represent France al Ia
c1ronsiio1 Of The Car has arrived here
Windows from which q view nav .
had of the principal ceremony of sh,
coronation are being rented at price.
I ranging from 100 TO 100 roatses each
/ he police require persons hiring then
to give satisfactory evidence as TO tilsii
character. and will permit 10 one to &c
| capy window until proof is furnished
that they have no suspicious articles O.,
their persons They have been forbid
den carrying glasses into the building,
from which views may be obtained. rs
/ they fear sham articles containing siy-
may be used against the Car.
Coronation Preparations.
Moscow. May aI.-The decorations
are nearly complete. Part of the Pet.
ersbarg rosd il almost concealed by
bunting ffoGo every window and hogse
top, and Coats of arms for every Ior
trait. Portraits aud moaogr ans OF the
Imperial family and devices of welcome
ara everywhere.
The house of the governor is covered
with gsrlands OF roses, plants and
lamps. The Grand Duke Nicolas Alex
andruyltch held congress on Monday
OF representatives, of the foreign press
at the Grand Hotel. wagonoff acts as a
kind Of censor. \ few press representa-
tivei awaited themselves of the hospital.
ity oil the government for free board
and lodging. Wagonof conducted the
press representatives 10 cathedrals. the
hremlin and the palace. passing by the
quadrangle in the arsenal between
piraitor and Nicola. where hundreds of
foeces q artillery taken from foreign
qes are arranged IN rows. The ban
quoting hall of the palace is ALREADY
decked with costly plate. chiefly gifts OF
foreign princes, and also presents sent
by Qdeeu Elizabeth and Charles III. in
former years.
Before the Coronation.
Moscow, May 1.-The weather this
morning for the entry into Moscow of
the Gar is splendid. The whole route
from Petrotfssy Palace to the kremlin,
four and hslt miles, is crowded with
people. AZ every point the Imperial
standards airs displayed. Balconies
are hung with gay colored materials
and the Russian cDlors. The only for
eign flags allowed - be displayed are
those over the various embassies. Along
the road which the procession traverssd
are hundred Nenitian raasts. from
which banners are tiying. All domes
and spires on buildings in the city are
decket with flags. Thousands of per
sons passed the night out of doors So
they might secure good places TO wit
ness the procession. A multitude of
Others througed the churches, praying
for the safety of the Emperor.
ON the Road 90 the Coronation.
Moscow, May o.-The Gar left the
Ritrofsky palace at noon and reached
the krenljn at 1870 o'clock. There
was q slight fall of rain during tho
march of the procession, but otherwise
the affair was complete success. The
enthusiasm of people along the route
was unbounded. The signal for start
ing the procession was the firing of ar
tillery, and mounting. Other salates
were fired. The order of the procession
was as follows: Chief Officer of Police
and twelve gems d'armes; private escort
of the Emperor: first squadron Cossaoks
of guard and squadron: dragoon mount
ed Asiatics: deputation of representa-
tives of the nobility; court servants:
couriers and huntsmen: Master of Cere-
monies in q carriage drawn bv six
horses and followed by n large number
of court officials: suites of foreign
princes; members of the Council of the
Empire; Grand Marshal of the court:
squadron Chevalier guards: Emperor on
horseback foil owed by Count Alexander
Adleberg. Minister of War, and alde-de-
camp; General Czarovich, and Grand
1fytE .nf, naf
and Constantine, Constantine, son
of the last named, and others.
After all tho male members of
the Imperial family, who were
on horseback. came the Empress
accompanied by Grand Duchess Xena
Alexandrovana in state carriage
drawn by eight horses, with a groom
leading each horse. On either side of
the carriage were mounted pages and
grosms ;.following them came the state
carriages, the first containing the Grand
Duchesses Marie Paulovna and Alexan-
dria Josephovna, second Grand Ouch
esses Olga Fodorovna aud Marie Alex
and Duchess of Edinburgh.
third Grand Duchess Vera Con-
tantina, Duchess Wurtemburg and
Grand Duchess Constantine Michael
ovna, and fourth Princess Marie of
Baden, Princess Eugenie of Olden-
burg, and Grand Duchess Iselin of
Gleuckenburg, Stralitz squadron of
curriassiers, regiment of guard, ladies
OF honor In carriages, squadron of lane
ers of guard. mayor and populations of
tradesmen joined the procession. At
the old triumphal arch marshals of the
of Warsaw and several other
districts did homage to the Emperor,
At Eyerskrya palace the Civil Governor
of Medium. Judges and other city off,
GERS received the Emperor Mt the Gate
of Resurrection, where his Imperial
Majesty and Grand Dukes and Empress
alighted and knelt in prayer before the
picture of the Virgin, and Archbishop
of Warsaw received their Majesties at
the steps of the Cathedral of Assump-
ton with cross and holy water. Atthis
point the ckee ing of ipeople was per-
fectly deafeaipg. The procession then
entered Kremlin. Tho Emperor wore
the uniform of a general, and was
mounted on splendid charger. He
rode little in advance of four gener.
ais, who were directly attending him.
He maintained a calm demeanor, al
though he often smiled graciously in re-
Spouse to the wild enthusiasm which
greeted him at every point.
Cheer upon cheer followed each other
instantly from its densely packed null
titude on the streets. and from thous-
ands of people on balconies and win
dows. The Empress was greeted with
every mark of enthusiasm and loyalty.
Her daughter, the Grand Duchess Xena.
threw kisses to the people. The mount
ed grand dukes formed a very brilliant
group. The Asiatic Populations were
also magniticently attired, the state car
riages splendidly decorated, and the
whole was most gorgeous. The entire
route was lined with troops. At the
the eorteQe entered the city a
salute OF seyenty-one guns were fired
from the Tsarikaia palace. The Cover
nor General was at the city boundary
and joined the cortege with his suite.
Ths streets through which the process
sion passed were badly paved. The
Duke of Edingnrgh sat in the second
coach from that in which was the En-
press. In Red Square GOO school
children in white robes sang Life for
the Gar" At this point the enthusi-
asm of the multitude and playing of
the bands produced great effect. The
general verdict is that this pageant was
a great success.
The Emperor wore broad blue rib
f,,r, NJ the rrr9ar ~ e An1ro~a x.vop