The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
ALEXANDER'S REMAINS
ARRIVE AT MOSCOW ACCOMPAN.
led BY A ROYAL SUITE.
The Leading Streets and Houses of tn,
City Covered With Crepe-Im-
pressive Funeral Ceremonies
Held lin the lKremlin.

Moscow, Nov. 11.-Since dawn today
the streets of Moscow have been lined
with thousands of persons awaiting the
arrival of the body of Gar Alexander.
The city has almost disappeared under
Its mantle of white and black draperies
ana wears a mournful aspect. The
leading streets and thousands of houses
are covered with crepe and festoons of
crepe cover the lamp posts and sidewalks
Arches, obelisks and masts have been
erected and covered with elaborate and
sombre designs. Everywhere canbe seen
PORTRAITS and buSts of the late car
uraped with crepe. The train conveying
the remains arrived Saturday at Bon.
iowa, short distance from Moscow.
where IT remained during the night. The
imperial family and the social guests
spent the night at the czartizeno palace.
Inc Journey was resumed early this
morning, trains bringing into the city
portions of the suite, who arrived at i
clock. The funeral train with Gar
Nicholas, the czarina, Princess AliX.
numerous grand dukes and grand Ouch
tesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales.
h Iosno omcialS ana officers, arrived at
1880 o'clock.
Inc party We're met on the platform
OF the railway station by the governor of
MOSCOW, the high officials of the city,
Hrand Duke Michael and Duke Sergius,
ana his wife, Grand Duchess Elizabeth,
NJ Durno, and a most brilliant assem-
blage of military officers The clergy
offered prayers as the coffin was reyer-
emily lifted from the train. A procession
was then formed and when all was in
readiness the prince of Olden and sew
eraI generals removed the pail from the
duke then bore the coffin to the hearse
that was in waiting. In the meantime
cannon were booming from the Kremlin
forts. AT IL o'clock the procession
started to the cathedral of st. Michael,
the Anarchangel. The cortege was of
length. In it imperial stand
ards were borne by high functionaries.
each OF them followed by one the dead
cars saddle horses. General officers
carried the cars armorial bearings.
state swords and insignia, and decora-
tons. Then followed long array of
clergy bearing emblems and images,
populations, orations and trade socie-
ties. The funeral car was drawn by
eight horses, and there was q guard of |
honor composed of so coaches,
The cords of the pail, which had been |
'eplaced, were held by generals. then fol
owed on foot the car, the princess of !
Wales, the grand dukes, the imperial
household, etc. Behind them came the |
,zarina and other imperial and social
aides in mourning coaches. The military
,scort was made up Of five companies
rom different regiments, battery of
lrtillery and five squadrons of cavalry. |
The route from the station to the Kremin
hun1 with A fnnt,,n oc Ia,
procession was the thousands of wreaths
,arried by the Populations. There were
20 many of them that it was impossible to
ind room for them in the cathedral. The
streets i'll the vicinity of the Kremlin
we're black with humanity, and the crowd
extended as far as the eye could reach.
Around the cathedral Of st. Michael there
vas an immense concourse of people. The
,ortege stopped at four churches on the
way to the Wremlin. These stops were
made to allow of the offering of prayers
for the dead.
1t was o'clock before the procession
arrived at tho cathedral. There the
pail was again removed and the coffin
was borne into the church with the
same ceremony that had marked is /
transfer at the station. II was placed
upon an immense catafalque that had
been erected in the nave. This cata-
falque was surmounted by canopy en-
broidered in gold. The whole interior
Of the church was decorated in white |
md black draperies embroidered in sill |
yer. The tOmbs of the czars, whose
remains are in the cathedral, were Gov
cred with black velvet on which the ep-
taphs of the tombs were reproduced |
-Four generals removed the lid and re-
placed the pail over the coffin.
Bishop of Moscow conducted the fun
nral services, which was marked with all |
the pomp of the orthodox church. Sub
many Of the imperial party, |
with their suites proceeded to the Us.
pensky cathedral, the most venerated of |
The several sacred buildings of the |
Kremin and the Ischudoff cloisters, |
where the most venerated holy pictures |
If Russia were displayed. Thence they |
went to the palace. In the meantime the |
'zarina, Princess Alix and the Grand |
Duchess Nenia visited the Blagyenschis |
~ cathedral, also within the Kremlin, |
1t one time the private chapel of the |
'zars.' The public on being admitted |
70 the cathedral to see the body lying in |
state. guarded by military deputations,
some most touching scenes.
The people Frustrated themselves rev
'rcntly before the cOfiin,at the same time |
,ffcring brief prayers for the repOse Of |
he q of Alexander I'LL,