The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14
NEEDLESS PRECAUTIONS
During the Royal Funeral Process
sion in st. Petersburg.
STILL FEARING THE NIHILIsTs.

All Doors and Windows Ordered Closed,
and Householder Held Responsible for
the Good Behavior. of yisItors-The Gar
to Wed Princess AIix Nov. e2.
, ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 14-The funeral
train with the body Of the late car arrived
at the Nicholas station Monday night and
was put upon a siding until morning in
order to enable the imperial family and
their relatives to finish their nights rest.
As soon as all the preparations were com
pleted, shortly after 10 a. M, the imperial
train re-entered the railroad station, the
body was transferred to the hearse in wait
ing, and was conveyed to the cathedral
through the donsely crowded streets, under
guard of thousands of troops. r.
Every foot of ground along the route
was occupied by the spectators, who main
tanned a most respectful attitude. The
greatest masses of people were gathered in
front of the kazen, st. Isaacs and other
churches, in front of which, previous to
the starting of the procession, the clergy
stood in their state robes.
The czgr's Cossack body guard 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 car
and a man alarms in gilt armor, holding
the sword of state and mounted upon a
splendidiy eapnrisoned charger led by two
groorns in the state livery. Following this
horseman came n second man arms in
black nrmor. carrying a naked sword He
preceded n number Of high officials
The remaipdcr of tho nrocassion until
tha t,,f ba
posed of high in,perinl and provincial
f,lnctionuries with their stats Of Office
and numbers of other officials hearing ale
ferent banners.
The thirteenth and most imnortant Soc
ton of the procession was headed Inv tho
choirs of the Cathedral of 81 Isaac and If
the Convent of st Alexander. Newski Fol.
lowing tho cboirs Mere the clergy bcarint,
LIGHTED cnndles and bnbird thor, oar,a
the cars confessor Father yauicbiafr
holding tho imaga of St AIcxnnder- New
ski the natron saint az the dead czar
The hearse. or funeral ear. consisted
of n platform ON wheels The nl.tfor,r,
was covered with hlacl cloth with s;I,ar
hands The snolea of the wheels Won
also si,vered Colnnns stood nj tho cor
ncrs. and Mt the foot Of eacb column IN
the nIntfnrm tbern stood n ocnoral
The coffin rested on n bier covered with
black velvet Over tyo cnf,in tbere was n
great silver nall bor,lered with oold Re-
hind the hcarsc came the czar md rho I'm.
nerin, honsebold Thcv were soIl,uod Nv,
tho king of C;,pccc and tho prinno ~
w,Ios Tbon c,,nn , lowe liz ~ ,.r.,,a
dukes and nrlnces fo,lowed hv tbair W
rious suitcs and ladies of the roval fam.
iliee
After the rar,i,y,s cape tbo,sords ~
troons of nh arms who hrouabt nm ,ha
rear Of the funeral nrocession Az No car
anproocbed tho muItitudos aln,n tha
ra,,te bo,ved rcvcrentlv crossinn tha,,,-
selves MANY of tho snoctatnrs want 90
tbe coffin of the car missed Inv
The bo,rae arrived nj tn. ca+bo,ro, j.,
fcy minutes mast . o'clock Tho ear anJ
the other Russian immortal personaoes and
foreign nrnces then carried the coffin into
tho church with tbe game coren,nny nc
hal hocn observed In Nosco,v a,,d IL.
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