Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-14
ROYAL GRATITUDE.
Dedication Of a Church to Commemorate
The Cars Escape.
AN EDIFICE OF RARE BEAUTY
nacor,ted with a Number OF Marvellous
Paintings on Religious subjects
by vladimir Mako1sky.
New York Herald1

All that is best In the architectural END
decorative art OF the empire will be called
into play 10 render this odihce worthy OF
its purpose-namcly. the perpetuatlon OK
the memory OF tho miraculous escape Ok
car Alexander III. from cruel dea'h.
That event dales back TO october % lsss'
when the imperial train on the kursk-
KarkofY-Azov railroad was derailed near
the station at Borkl. in the government
OF Kursk, great loss OF NE ensuing.
The Emperor, accompanied b. tho
Czarina, was on his way from ST. Peters
burg. intending TO pay visit OF rome
duration In the Caucasus II Is a curious
fact that, upon the day preceding the ac-
cident Just five minutes before the car
train arrived at Kutals en- route
Kouban Cossack disguised as en- officer
was arrested at the station on suspicion
and when searched was found 10 have
n quantity OF handy explosives ana sew
raj capsules containing poison concealed
upon his person It transpired that ne
had been expelled from university early
I'm life for an alleged political oHthcf.
His career thus ruined, h. became one or
tho founders OF the South Russian heNolu-
tionary Society. No competition, ho"-F T.
could DO established at the time OF hts
arrest with the political plot which ~as
afterwarl discovered TO have nsubat'i
the railroad accident"
A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
The imperial party had left Taranorka
on October 18th. Ii was Monday and un-
al na
upon u o'clock noon the tran disappeared
into the deep and gloomy gorge near
Borkl. through which the track winds rs
elrcultou5 course.
Drawn by two locomotives and con-
sis.ing OF several ordinary cars. the train
also contained 4 n-agnihcent saloon carr
Tlage expressly constructed Tor the car.
This was OF massive proportions. a tact
which largely accounted Tor tae escape
OF its occupants.
At the moment the accident occurred
its ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dining compart-
ment was gay with the sound Of conyer-
sation, laughter. and the other usual en-
lvtning accomplishments 81 a feast. But
tho gaunt figure OF impending disaster vIB
/ lowering IN the background. without an
instants warning the crash came While
proceeding at q speed OF about sixty-flye
Vcrsts the leading engine left the track.
pltUghng up the roadbnd with gtunt, vet
impC tent fury, It's companion lcaping for
ward upon IL. q crushed and hopeless
wreck. The first and second cars. CO.
cUp!ed by attaches OF the court and rail-
. rad officials, were reduced - sh1paiess
mass Of splinters. Horror struck. the TN
injured members OF thc party rushed 20
the imperial carriage expecting % nni
their beloved master writing IN the throes
a.. q
that. though the saloon was badly shut
telcl and the roof had fallen In. the
sturdy walls Of the car remained partially
intact, thus preventing ile top from de-
scci ding on the occup-ut7.
surely" they exclaimed. at is llvius
interpositlon. God has saved the car
Then tn search began for others who
had been less fortunate. none being moro
active than the llUstriOuS monarch him
/ self
/ THE CARS GREAT GOODNESS
Soon after tho accident occurred. the
/ weather, as II I'm sympathy with the dis
nal scene enacted, entirely changed. sunny
/ skies gave place to dark, lowering clouds.
which soon descended in heavy torrents
/ Ihe thunder rolled omi1lusly while amid
/ pAals the glare o. vivid lightning iucr,os II
3 the prevailing ghlstl'Ecs. Under these
1 conditions. &c was a remarkable Sight 90
watch the car. his towering form wrap
ped I'm a military cloak. his handsome t'tt-
3 nres wearing a. steer look of DEVOTED ies)iu-
+ lion. his movements quick, AMI his touch
gertle az those OK the trained ambnlancier
labor silently and sympath"'inaly with
/ the rest 20 remove the injured 10 place
/ o. safety.
! Nor were his efforts relaxed until the
/ last victim had been laid safely IN the
D .,,buf,-a, soraraf GfeffrQflferpt Frr-
sons We're seriously injured among them
the Baron St Jernval. chief Inspector OF
/ Railways and Generals Naunovsky and
/ Tcherevin who were IN the saloon-car
( ne worse case of injury was thar OF
! General Scherenoueff. the cars aide
| de-camp Captain Bresch STAFF courier
/ three couriers and eight soldiers OF the
/ Railroad Battalion were Killed outright
Eighteen other members Ok the same
corps were hurt.
Toward evening the Car and Czarlna
returned 10 ZosOWoj.e, the last station
they had left before the disaster, AMI AZ
/ about the same tine on the following
/ day. October 30th. the imperial pair took
I train. via tho Charkon-NlcOlaieI railroad,
/ FOR Catschlna.
/ before leaving Zosowofe the Car COM
I manded tie clergy 20 celebrate requiem
/ services for those who had been killed,
after which h. invited all the survivors
10 a dinner served IN the railroad station.
4 stop was made at Moscow, whore i'm
! presslva services were held, the Emperor
| visiting the Kromlln, where he remained
I some time bowed IN solitary silent prayer
/ before the iconOstass OF Che Blessed Viz
! gin.
Great were the rejolclngs al over the
( Empire az tho news Of the cars dely-
/ GRANGE. grand Thanksgiving services were
held in the churches, and congratulations
! from abroad poured I'm day by day.
Having recalled the tragic Crcum-
stances shortly TO be COMMUNICATED in
I so fitting a manner. ! w!ll proceed 90 de-
scribe the distinguished personality OF the
/ painter whose everlasting fame is as
sured by reason OF the Imperial order
delegating 70 him the task OF executing
tho great works OF art fhat are 20 deco
rate the interior Of the memorial church
ut BorlA.
MAKOFFSKY'S PAINTINGS.
That feature which renders his person
ality Of special interest 10 Americans lies
IN the fact OF his being the brother OF
the famous Russian artist. Constantin
/ Nakoffsky recently introduced 70 them
by the efforts Of Mr.. c. W. Schuman. OF
this city.
Constantin Makofsky visited this coun-
try last May and was much lionlzed dur
ing his stay. He received commissions 70
paint the portraits OF several pr0mlnen,
I Americans. snd five OF his canyasses were
placed upon public exhibition. These IN
cluded the famous Wedding Feast" TIE
Judgment OF Paris" and Choosing the
! Bride"
Vladimir Greyorlcvitch MalIofsky Ia,
achieved even greater fame than his broth
er. Constantln. With Replne. he may b.
said TO stand in the forefront OF the Rus
san art-worid. The entire MakonskJ
family present an interesting study, Tn.
father, Yegor Iyanoyitch Makoffsky, ha.
long been known as one OF the most llbe
raj and discriminating patrons OF IN
fine arts in Russia. HIS collection Of
paintings is valued at fabulous sum
There were three Sc ns-Coastantln, Nicho.
las and Vladimir, the subject Of the pres
ent sketch.
Accustomed from infancy 70 breathe ar
atmosphere OF art. surrounded by ever,
art ard association calculated 20 fostel
and develop an inherent love for the ne
fined and aesthetic. constantly In the SO
c.ety OF men OF genius. and encourages
by their father 10 adopt an artistic ca
rcer. IL Is hardly 70 be- wcrdered at tina
these three gifted youths should have ut
tain ed their present fame. Not only hav