The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-08
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
Pompous Preparations to Hail
Gar Nicholas and to
Bury Alexander.
BIZ Cable to the untted Pres.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. s. 1S94.-The
Municipal Council today voted an un-
limited credit for the purpose of defray-
ing the expenses of the reception here TO
Emperor Nicholas II and the funeral of
Emperor Alexander III, and also for the
erection of a monument to the dead
Gear.
The Council also adopted proposal
to open national subscription for a
monument to the late Emperor to be
erected in st. Petersburg.
An Imperial order was promulgated to-
day initiating with a gift of f7,O0O, a
subscription for the purpose of giving
a dinner to the poor OF Kharkoff the
day after the passing through that city
of the train bearing the late Cars
body.
The preparations for the funeral of
Alexander III, are proceeding rapidly.
The funeral services will be held in the
Cathedral of st. Peter and st. Paul. The
tomb selected as the. final resting place
of the Cars body adjoins that of Alex
ander II. The Cathedral contains the
bodies of all the Russian Emperors who
have reigned since Peter the Great.
The Municipal Council have passed a
vote of fifty thousand roubles to be
used in dlraping s1ppI the city;
The most solemn of religious services
were held at noon yesterday in the
church at Livadia, to which the body of
Alexander III was removed the previous
night. Masses were said in the presence
of the body. The services were attended
by Emperor Nicholas H., the Czarina,
the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
representatives of various foreign powers
and many others. The Czar was deeply
affected. At the conclusion of the SER
vices and after the royal visitors pres
ent and the troops had viewed the body
the populace were formed in line and
filed pasesd the coffin to take farewell
look at their dead ruler. Many of those
who looked upon the face of the dead
Gar were visibly affected and express
sions of sorrow were heard on all sides.
The weather this morning has improved
and arrangements are proceeding for the
removal of the dead Emperor to Sebas-
topol. The cortege will leave the church
at eight o'clock. The procession will be
headed by the Chief of the Palace Police
and the Master of Ceremonies, both
mounted, followed by numerous troop
vision, composed of Tartars, then will
follow long files of servants of the I'M
perial family-footmen and domestics.
Next in line will be representatives of
Municipal authorities, the public schools
and the public institutions of the Yalta
district. All of the dead Cars Russian
and foreign decorations will be carried
on cushion covered with silver cloth.
Immediately behind the bearers of this
pillow will come the clergy bearing
lighted candles, then will follow the cOf-
fin, borne by members of the Imperial
Body Guard and sailors from the Imper-
ial yachts. The procession will walk
from Livadia to Yalta, distance of
two miles, along the beautiful coast.
THE MOURNERS.
Following the coffin will come the
Czar and his suite. the Prince of Wales
and the Russian Grand Dukes, then the
Czarina and the Grandduchess in mourn
ing coaches.
The entire route of the procession will
be lined with troops.
Upon the arrival of the cortege
at Yalta, prayers will be offered
for the repose of the soul of the dead
Emperor and a salute will be fired both
from the shore and from the ships in
the harbor. The coffin will then be
placed on board the cruiser Pamiat Mer-
<ooria and the journey to Sebastopol will
begin. The Pamiat Merkooria will be es-
corted by the ironclad Twelve Apostles
and the cruiser Oriel