Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-14
HOW A GEAR IS BURIED
Six Miles of Funeral Pomp and
 Spiendor In St. Petersburg.
RAIN DRBNCHBD THE CoRTEGE.

I Extreme Precautions Taken Against n Pos
 sibIe Assault by NihiIIsis, but Nothing of
 the Kind oecurred-RemaIns of AIexan- der Finally Rest In the Great Cathedral. | ST. PETERSBURG, Nov lI-The body ,f the dead czar has been laid at rest in | he great cathedral. The ceremonies con | 1eCtCd with this last act were tho most magnificent and impressive witnessed in | his city since the coronation of the late | Alexander.
 The funeral train, with the body of tho n;e czar on board, arrived at the Nicholas | ;tation and was shunted upon n siding until morning in order to enable the inn | 1erial family and their relatives to finish | heir nights rest As soon as all the | preparations for tho funeral were com p,eted the imperial train rc-entored the | -ailrOad station. The body was transferred Q the hearse in waiting and was convey | sd to the cathedral through the densoly crowded streets guarded by thousands of :roops.
 The hearse, or funeral car, consisted of platform on wheels. The platform was covered with black cloth. with silver | bands. The spokes Of the wheels were IlsO silvercd. Columns stood at the cor | ners, and from them was suspended a l 'ach column on the platform there stood general. Both columns and the balda- | shin were gilded. The top of the balda- shin was surrounded by gilded helmets 5urmountcd by white plumcs. The collin rested on a bier covered with black velvet | Over the coffin was great silver pail 5ordered with gold.
 | Spectators In Tears.
 As the car approached the multitudcs | along the route bowed rCvorently. cross ing themselves Many of the spectators wcpt as the coffin of the czar passed them. | The craped gas lamps along the route | shed sickly light, which. combined with che mist in which the city was envelop- | cd, enhanced the depressing character of | she spectacle
 Every foot of ground along the route was occupied by the spectators, who | maintained a most respectful attitude The greatest masses of people were gath | cred in front of the kaZan, St. 1saac's and other churches, in front of which. | previous to the starting of the procession, the clergy stood in thoir state robes. Three salvOs of artillery announced the | start of the procession, which followed a route nearly six miles in length Tho most sumber effect in the decorations was produced on the square in front of the | railroad station. on tho \ewski prospect and on the Nicholas bridge. which was literally envclopcd in black drapings. l The roadway followed by the procession had been carefully swept and strewn with l sand.
 The latter. however. was damaged by the rain which fell during the morning and was soon Churned into n thick mud by the feet of those who followed in the funeral parade The latter was two miles l long and was divided into l3 sections The Czar's cOSsaCk bodyGuard headed l the procession and was followed by other detachmcnts Of cavalry. Thon came Fl standards. each escorted by officers The two first flags and tho last flag bore tho | imperial arms
 Next came tho horse of the dead czar | and a man arms in gilt armOr holding | the sword of state and mounted upon n | splendidly caparisOned charger led by two grooms in the state livery. Following | this horscman came second man at. arms in black armur carrying n naked | sword. He preceded number of high | officials who bore n mourning standard of black silk, Behind this standard was n retinue of officials bearing the standards of the various Russian provinces. A Magnificent Spectacle. The remainder of the procession until the end of the twelfth section was com posed of high imperial and provincial | functionarics, with their statfs of office. | and numbers of other officials bearing | different banners
 The rear of the twelfth section was brought up hy another detachment of off | cials, who bore on velvet cushions the | late czar's medals, orders and tho impe- rial insignia. The latter were carried by | high officers of state, who wero surround | cd by attendants.
 The thirteenth and most important section of the procession, and tho ono for ] which everybody was waiting with eager l expectancc, was headed by tho choirs of | the Cathedral Of St. Isaac and of the Con | vent of St. Alexander \ewski Follow ing the choirs were the clergy bearing lighted candles, and behind them came tho czar's confessor. Father Ianichieff | holding the image of St. Alexander New | ski, the patron saint of the dead monarch Behind the image of U 2 saint came the l hearse drawn by eight horses. Tho tassols of tho hearsc wer" held by lG generals in full mourning uniform. sixty pages car rying lighted torches walked on either side of the hearse.
 l Behind the hcarso came the ear and | the imperial household. They were fol- lowed by the king of Greece and by the l Prince of Wales.
 Then came a long line of grand dukes and princes followed by their various | military suits. After the latter marched
 
 the grenadiers came the imperial car riages with the ladies of the imperial and | royal families.
 In the first coach was the czarina, | Princess Alix of Hesse- Darmstadt and the Grand Duchesses Nenia and Olga, | daughters of the late czar. The second coach contained the queen of Greece, the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Saxc- Coburg GOtha and the Duchess of Meek | lenburg- Schwerin. The other mourninp coaches contained all the other royal and titled ladies who have journeyed from IL vadia with the body of Alexander III After the carriages came thousands of troops of all arms. who brought up the rear of the funeral procession.
 Prior to the arrival of the body at the cathedral short service was held there in the presence of tho diplomats and many of the Russian nobility. When the hearse arrived at the cathedral. four of the chief pallbearers removed tho pail. The cZar and other Russian imperial per sonages and foreign princes then carried the coffin into the church with the same ceremony as had been observed in Moscow and deposited it on tho catafalque. Tho lid was then removed.
 Metropolitan Palladius of St. Peters. burg conducted an impressive service. after which n military and civil guard of honor took up positions around the bier.
 The public was not permitted to gather on any O: the bridges spanning the Nova or In Isaak square or Admiralty prospect both of which arc on tho south side of the Neva between the Palace and Nicholas bridges. The other open spaces were equally closed to tho public. Everywhere else. however. the crowds were dense.
 The halts that were made at the various