The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-14
The Funeral of Car Alexander
in St. Petersburg.
Splendid Pageant, in Which All Off,
cial Russia Takes Part.
The Avenues From the station 80 the
Cathedral Crowded With People TO
See the Cos.aeks. Generals, Hearse
and Princes Move Past.

train with the body of the late czar on
board arrived at the Nicholas station last
night, and was shunted upon a side track
until this morning. Shortly after 10 g. IN.
the imperial train re-entered the railroad
station. The body was transferred 10 the
hearse in waiting and conveyed 20 the
cathedral through the denseiy crowed
streets, guarded by thousands of troops.
Every foot of ground along the route was
occupied with spectators. The greatest
masses of people were gathered in front of
the Kasan, ST. Isaac's and other churches,
in front of which, previous 10 the starting
OF the procession. the clergy stood in their
state robes. Three salvos OF artillery an
nounced the arrival of the procession at
exactly IL O'Clock. The route followed by
the cortege was six miles long
The cars Cossaok hodyguard headed
the procession, and was followed By other
detachments of cavalry. Then came fifty
one standards. each escorted by officers.
The first two flags and the last flag bore
the imperial arms. Next came the horse
of the dead czar and a man In
gilt armor. holding the sword
of state and mounted upon a
splendidly caparisoned charger led by two
grooms in the state livery. Following
this horseman came a second man in
black armor. carrying naked sword. lie
preceded a number of high officials who
bore a mourning standard of black silk.
Behind the standard was a retinue OF
officials bearing the standards of the yari-
Gus Russian provinces. The re-
mainder of the procession. until
the end of the twelfth section. was
composed of high imperial and provincial
functionaries, with their stalls of Office
and numerous other officers bearing diff
ferent banners. The rear of the twelfth
section was brought up by another detach-
ment of officials, who bore on velvet
cushions the late cars medals, orders
and the imperial insignia.
The thirteenth and most important Sec
tion of the procession. and the one for
which everybody was waiting. was headed
by the choirs of the Cathedral of
St. Isaac and of the convent of
s.. Alexander Nevski. Following
the cho;rs were the clergy. bear
ing lighted candles. and behind
them came the cars confess
or, Father Yanyichieff. holding the
imags of st. Alexander Newski. the patron
saint of the dead monarch. Behind the
image OF the saint came the hearse. drawn
by eight horses. The tassels of the hearse
were held by sixteen generals in full
mourning uniform. Sixty pages carrying
lighted torches walked on either side of
the hearse The hearse or funeral car con-
sisted OF platform on wheels. The
platform was covered with black cloth,
with silver bands. The spokes of the
wheels were also silvered. Columns stood
at the corners, and from them was sus-
pended magnificent baldaehin. At the
foot of each column on the platform there
stood general The coffin rested on
bier covered with black velvet. over the
coffin there was a great silver pail bor-
dered with gold.
Behind the hearse came the czar and the
imperial household. They were followed
bv the king of Greece and by the Prince OF
Wales. Then came a long line OF gowned
dukes and princes, followed by their
various military suites. After the latter
marched a detachment of grenadiers, and
following the grenadiers came the
imperial carriages with the ladies
of the imperial and royal families.
The other mourning carriages con-
tanned all of the royal and titled
ladies who have journsyed from Livadia
with the body. After the carriages came
thousands of troops of all armies, who
brought up the rear Of the procession.
The muititudes along the route bowed
reverentIy, crossing themselves. The
draped gas lamps along the route shed
sickly light, which, combined with the
mist, made il a very depressing spectacle
At the cathedral a short service was
held. The hearse arrived at the cathedral
a few minutes past O'Clock. The ezar
and other Russian imperial personages
and foreign princes carried the coffin into
the church. The metropolitan OF st. Pet
efsburg then conducted an impressive
service.
LoEpos. Nov. i3-A dispatch TO the
Times from Berlin says that the marriage
OF Gar Nicholas TO Princess Alix has been
absolutely f xed to take place November %