The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
IN SpLENDOR.
Moscow Pays Tribute to the
Memory Of Alexander.
Whole City in Mourning Thousands
Proslrale Before the Coffin.

MOSCOW NOV l2--rhc streets OF Mos
cow were lined with thousands upon
thousands OF persons at dawn yesterday
awaiting the ayival of the body of Car
Alexander The city has almost disap
peared under its mantle of white ana
black draperics and wears mournful and
solemn aspect The leading streets and
thousands OF houses are covered with
Grape Even the lamp posts are covered.
Festoons Of Grape cover the sidewalks
Arches, obelsks and masts have been
erected and covered with elaborate and
somber designs. Everywhere can be seen
portraits and busts of the late car draped
with Grape.
f The train conveying the remains ar
rived Saturday evening at Boutowo,
short distance outside OF Moscow, where
it remained during the night The
Journey was resumed early yesterday
morning trains bringing to the city por-
tions of the suite, who arrived at O'Clock.
. The funeral train with Gar Nicholas, the
czarina, Princess Alix, numerous grand
dukes and grand duchesses, the Prince
and Princess OF Wales, high officials and
officers, arrived at l0:3O.
The party was met on the platform Of the
railway station by the governor of Moscow,
the high officials OF the city, Grand Duke
Michael, Grand Duke Scrgius and his
wife Grand Duchess Elizabeth, M. Dur
nova, minister of the interior, and most
brilliant sssemblage of military officers.
The clergy offered prayers as tho coffin
was lifted from the train on whic h 1t had
made the long journey from Sebastopol
A procession was then formed, and when
all was in readiness the pail was removed
from the coffin. Gar Nicholas and the
grand dukes then bore the collin TO the
hcArse that was in waiting.
In the meanwhile, cannon was booming
from the Kremlin fortress. At IL o'clock
the procession started for the Cathedral of
St. Michael the Archangel. The cortege
was of immense length. In IL imperial
Standards were borne by high function
aries, each OF them followed by one Of the
dead cars saddle horses. General officers
carried the late cars armorial badges.
state swords and insignia and decorations.
Then followed a long array OF clergy,
bearing emblems and images, populations,
corporations and trade societies.
Along the Route.
Tie funeral car was drawn by eight
horses and there was guard of honor
composed of 30 cadets. The cords of the
pail, which had been replaced, were held
by generals, then followed feet the
czar, the Prince of Wales, the grand
dukes, the imperial household, etc. Be-
hind Them came the czarina and other inn
pcrial and royal ladies in mourning
coaches.
The military escort was made up of five
companies from dfferent regiments.
battery OF artillery and five squadrons OF
cavalry. The route from the railway sta
ton 10 kreInlin was lined with troops. A
feature of the procession were the thou
sands OF wreaths carried by the dcputa-
tions. There were 50 many of these
wreaths that it was impossible to find
room for them in the cathedral.
The streets in the vicinity OF the Krem-
lin were black with humanity, and the
crowd extended as far as the eye could
reach. In the Cathedral of ST. Michael
ohere was an immense concourse of people.
stopped at -Four ChurcheA
The cortege stopped at four churches on
the way to the Krcmlin, within the trian-
K gular walls of which the Cathedral of st.
Michael Is situated. These stops were
.1nads TO allow Of the offerings of prayer
/ for the dead
n IL was / O'clock before the procession ar
rived At the cathedral. Here the pail was
again removed. and the coffin was borne
\ Into the church with the same ceremony
/ that had marked its transfer Mt the station.
II was placed upon an immense cata-
falque that had been erected in the nave.
Thk was surmounted by canopy en-
broidercd in gold. The whole interior OF
the church was decorated with white and
black draperies. embroidered in silver
The tombs OF the czars, whose remains
are In the cathedrals. were covered with
black velvet, on which the epitaphs on the
tsmbs were plainly reproduced. Four
generals removed the lid and replaced the
Dail over the open coffin.
Orthodox Rites.
The metropolitan Of Moscow conducted
Che fuheral service which was marked d
: With all the solemn pomp of the Orthodox
church.