The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-02

mother city Of RHssia-Moscow-hRd
sworn TO maintain in lie integrity.
Since Tuesday, when the doctors In
formed the car there was no longer
room for hope, his majesty eompoSedly
waited for the end, attending to neces'
sary state and family aaairs in tho
short intervals OF consciousness aud
freedom from pain. These were neces-
sarily brief, the doctors having had re.
course to sedatiYes TO procure sleep and
allay pain.
On Wednesday the car was stlll able
TO be taken 10 window OF the palace
whence he gazed out upon the country
he loved so we'll as 10 earn for himself
tho appelIation Of the peasant car"
The night passed with all the aggra-
vating symptoms and dry cough. Dr.,
Zachasin remained in attendance upon
him throughout tho night only snatch.
ing brief intervals for sleep in the ante
rooms.
The morning broke with rain and
wind and heavy clouds and tho weather
much colder
As the day advanced the weakness
increased so rapidly that the czar him
self, still conscious, recognized that he
could live only q few hours. he ex-
pressed desire TO receive the sacra'
meut, which was administered to him by
Court Chaplain Yanishof aud Father
Ivan in the presence OF the whole fam
lily.
The car then conversed long and
earnestly with Father Ivan, concluding
by asking his family to again gather
round him. He spoke to each member
separately aud at the greatest length
with the czarina. He blessed all his
children present
THE DEATH SCENE.
The scene was one Of deep pathos, oil
being In tears. All this time his ma
jesty was citing up in an arm chair.
After taking leave Of hia family he grew
gradually weaker, and his voice became
go lndistinct that twas scarcely andible.
About noon aconvulsive fit Of cough h
ing was followed by a slight rally.
Thence until the end the car remained
quiet, seemingly free from pain.
At2:l5 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 griet.
The doctors fear the results of the re.
action upon her already exhausted
system.
The body is now being embalmed. Il
will probably be laid for q couple OF
days in the palace chapel.
Tho arrangements that will be made
for the funeral are still unknown. 1t is
believed that the remains will be em-
barked on tho imperial yacht Polar
naia Fivezda polar Starr at Yalta,
whore the Seventh army corps will
render military honors. Tho whole
Black Sea fleet will escort the yacht to
Odessa, whence the body will be con-
yeyed tby railway TO St. Petersburg,
stopping at the important towns en-
route to enable the troops to render
honors to the dead. The state mourn.
ing will commence on Saturday, The
funeral will probably be held two
weeks hence.
THE LAST RITES.
Immediately after the body OF the
czar has been prepared it will be laid
upon an inclined table preliminary to
being placed in q temporary coffin, Tho
priests will thcn enter the bed room
and will chant requiem. This will be
repeated three times daily until the
burial takes place. All the members OF
the imperial family viii be present at
the ceremonies 1t is expected that the
body Of the czar will be removed to-
morrow to tho private chapel where
special prayers for the repose OF the
emperor's soul will be offered and
where, once a day, the litany will be
sung in addition to chanting a requiem
Us previously stated.
When tho priests enter the death
room they will first cense the body and
will then commence the service.
Il is understood that the czarowitz
will Immediately issue a proclamation
declaring himself czsr, and all the Rus.
sian officials throughout the world will
take the oath Of allegiance as soon as
/. a. NIT Is reported here that the
populace OF Moscow, indignant at what
they believe to have been the malprac-
lice of DR.. Zacharin, in the case OF the
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