The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-11-09
DEATH OF THE 0zAR ALBXAN-
DEB III.
The Auioera, oil all The Russias
succumbs 10 a Long Illness.
sr. PETERSBURG, November I.

Death has at length released the
Car from his suiferings.
AT a:I5 o'clock this afternoon the
simmons came and few hours later
The tbunderous booming OF cannon at
Iiyadia and St. Petersburg announc.
ed that the Car was dead, and that
he who had been the Grand Duke
Nicholas reigned in his stead.
Since Tuesday, when the doctors
informed the Car that there was no
longer room for hope, his Majesty
composedly waited for the end, at
tending to necessary state and family
affairs in the short intervals of con-
sciousness and freedom from pain.
Those were necessarily brief, the doc
tors having had recourse to sedatives
TO procure sleep and allay pain.
On Wednesday the Gar was still
able to be taken to a window of the
palace, whence he gazed out upon
the country he loved so well as to
earn for himself Ethe appellation Of
the " Peasant Car" The night
passed with an aggravation of all the
symptoms and continuous distress
ing cough. The doctors and the
Czarina remained in attendance upon
him throughout the night, only
snatching brief intervals for sleep in
the ante rooms.
THE DEATH BED SCENE.
The morning broke with rain and
wind and heavy clouds and the
weather much colder. AS the day ad-
vanced the weakness increased so
rapidly that the Car himself recog
nized that he could live only few
hours. He expressed desire to re.
ceive the sacrament, which was ad.
minis,ered to him by Court Chaplain
Yanishetf and father Ivan in the
presence of the whole family.
The Car then conversed long and
earnestly with Father Ivan, conclud-
ing by asking his family to again
gather around him. He spoke to
each member separately and at the
greatest length with the Czarina He
blessed all his children present. The
scene was one of deep pathos, all
being in tears All this time his Ma
jesty was sitting up in an arm chair.
After taking leave of his family he
grew gradually weaker and his voice
became SO indistinct that it was
scarcely audiable. About noon a
convulsive fit Of coughing was follow
ed by slight rally. Thence until
the end the Car remained quiet,
seemingly free from pain.
At 2:I5 o'clock he heaved deep
sigh and breathed his last in the arms
Of the Empress, who then broke down
with the weight of her grief. The
doctors fear the results Of reaction up
on her already exhausted system.
SWEARING ALL EGIANCE.
When all was over the Czlrewitch,
Grand Duchess Xenia and the other
imperial relatives approached the
bedside in the turn 20 take last
farewell. The court officials and
members of his Majestv's suite were
afterwards admitted. The flag over
the palace was placed at half mast
and a salute was fired by the vessels
in the port.
Shortly after o'clock the members
of the Palace Guard were marshaled
in front of the Palace Chapel for the
ceremony of swearing allegiance TO
the new Car. They were the first to
take the oath. The Grand dukes
were the next to swear allegiance,
and they were followed in the order
of precedence by the high court
iunctionaries, court officials, military
officers and civil officials.
THE BODY TO LIE IN STATE.
The bodyis now being embalmed.
1t will probably be laid for a couple
OF days in the Palace Chapel. The
arrangements that will be made for
the funeral are still unknown. 1t is
believed that the remains will be EN-
barked on the imperial yacht Polarnaia
Flvezda (Polar STAR, at Yalta. where
me seventh Army Corns Will render
military honors.
The whole Black Sea feet will
escort the yacht to Odessa, whence
the body will be conveyed by rail to
ST. Petersburg, stopping at the i'm
portant towns on route to enable the
troops to reader honors to the dead.
The state mourning will commence
on Saturday. The funeral will prob
ably he held two weeks hence.
The arrival or the Prince and
PIincess of Wales, now en- route to
LNadla, is anxiously awaited. A
special train awaits them at the
frontier. 1t is believed that the
presence of the Princess of Wales will
afford great comfort to her sister, the
.z,arlna, and it is expected that she
Will make a long stay in Russia