The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-14

DecoratiOns-The Route Lined with
Troops.
MOSCOW, Nov. 11.-Since dawn today
the streets of Moscow have been lined
with thousands upon thousands of per
sons awaiting the arrival of the body Of
Car Alexander.
The city has almost disappeared under
its mantle of white and black draperies
and wears 4 mournful and solemn aspect.
The leading streets and thousands of
houses are covered with Grape. Even
the lampposts are thus covered. Festoons
Of Grape cover the sidewalks. Arches, OBJ
elislxs and masts have been erected and
covered with elaborate and somber de-
signs. Everywhere can be seen portraits
and busts of the late car draped with
Grape. The train conveying the remains
arrived Saturday evening at Boutowo, a
short distance outside Of Moscow. where
it remained all during the night. The inn
perial family and the royal guests spent
the night at the CZaritZeno palace, which
stands in the middle of an Immense
park. The journey was resumed early
this morning, trains bringing to the city
portions Of the suit arriving at 8 o'clock.
The funeral train, with Car Nicholas,
the czarina, Princess Alix, numerous
grand dukes and duchesses, the prince and
princess Of Wales, high officials and Of
hcers arrived at 10:30. The party were
met on the platform of the railway sta
ton by the governor of Moscow, the high
officials Of the city, Grand Duke Michael,
Grand Duke Sergius and his wife, Grand
Duchess Elizabeth, NJ. Durnova, hiIfster
of the interior, and a most brilliant as
semblage of military officers. The clergy
offered prayers as the coffin was rever-
emily lifted from the train on which 1t
had made the long journey from Sebasto-
pol. A procession was then formed, and
when all was in readiness the prince of
Oldenburg and several generals removed
the pail from the coffin. Car Nicholas
and the grand dukes then bore the coffin
to the hearse tnat was in waiting. In
the meanwhile cannon were 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 it
imperial standards were borne by high
functiOnaries. each of them followed by
one of the dead cZars saddle horses.
General officers carried the cZar's armor-
ia, bearings, state swords and insignia
and decorations. Then followed a .ong
array Of clergy bearing embiems and i'm
ages, deputations. corporations and trade
societies. The funeral car was drawn by
eight horse and there was a guard Of hon
or, composed Of eighty cadets. The cords
of the pal, which had been replaced, were
held by generals. then followed, on foot,
the czar. the Princess Of Wa,es, the grand
dukes, the imperia. household, etc. Be
= hs,.I s1.s,, fhea viz oan1 ~ thGr
imperial and royal ladies in mourning
coaches. The military escort was made
up Of five companies from different regi-
ments. a battery of artillery and five
squadrons of cavalry.
The route from the railway station to
the Kremlin was lined with troops. A
feature Of the procession was the thousands
OF wreaths carried by the deputatons.
There We're so 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 back with humanity, and the
crowd extended as far as the eye could
reach. In the cathedral of st. Michael
there was an immense concourse Of peo-
pie.
The cortege stopped at four churches on
the way to the Kremlin, within the tri-
angular walls Of which the cathedral Of
St Michael is situated. These stops were
made to allow Of the Offering Of prayers
for the dead.
It 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 at the sta
ton. 1t was placed upon an immense
catafalque that had been erected in the
nave. This catafalque was surmounted
by canopy embroidered In gold. The
whole interior of the church was dec
Grated with white and black draperies,
embroidered in silver. The tombs of the
czars whose remains are in the cathedral
were covered with black velvet, on which
the epitaphs on the tombs were repro
duced. Four generals removed the lid and
replaced the pail over the open coffin.
The metropolitan of Moscow conducted
the funeral service, which was marked
with all the solemn pomp and circum-
stance of the orthodox church Subse-
uuently many of the imperial party, with
their suites, proceeded to the Uspensky
cathedral the most venerated of the sew
eral sacred buildings of the Kremlin, and
the Ischudoff cloisters. where the most
venerated holy pictures of Russia were
displayed. Thence they went to the pal
ace.
In the meantime the czarina, Princess
Alix and the grand duchesses visited the
Blagovyeschensky cathedral, also within
the Kremlin, at one time the private
chapel of the czars. The public on being
admitted into the cathedral of st. Mich
ael TO see the body lying in state found
the coffin guarded by military deputations.
The most touching scenes were witnessed
I'm the cathedral. The people pr0strated
themselves reverently before the coffin at
the same time offering brief prayers for
the repose of the soul of Alexander III.
LONDON, Nov. IA Moscow dis
patch to the Times says that Sunday
mornings snow was changed 10y night
into a drzzllng rain, but the night was
made as busy as the day by the hurry
ing people driving and walking to the
cathedral Of the Archangel TO see the last
of the beloved czar. Bonfres and faring
gas-iets cast immense shadows on the
public buildings. Twenty thousand peo-
- oIf 1la Ch he ha-