The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-02

sne nome OF mis- beloved czarina, when,
with the children Of emperors, kings, and
princes around him he was tho biggest
child OF them all, Joining in all their sports
and romping with them like a big boy.
His death will be most bitter loss to
the wife he loved 30 we'll that It was q
proverb In st. Petersburg that he was "the
only Russian who was true to his wife"
His home life was an ideal one, and all his
pleasure was found with his own family.
But as the car and not the man he
could BIO as stern and unrelenting as fate
itself. He has banished men and women
to Siberia, but they were men and women
who sought to kill him or 10 overturn the
government of which he was the absolute
head and which he, by the most solemn
oaths in the mother city of Russia-Mos-
cow-had sworn to maintain in its integ-
rity.
Since Tuesday, when the doctors IN
formed the car that there was no longer
room for hope, his majesty calmly waited
for the end, attending to necessary state
and family affairs In the short intervals Of
consciousness and freedom from pain.
These were necessarily brief, the doctors
having had recourse to sedatives to pro-
cure sleep and allay pain. On Wednesday
the czar 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 the appellation of the
peasant car" The night passed with
an aggravation of all the symptoms and a
continuous distressing cough. The doc
tors and the czarina remained in attend
ance upon him throughout the night, only
snatching brief intervals for sleep in the
ante-rooms.
The morning broke with rain and wind
and heavy clouds and the weather much
colder. AS the day advanced the weakness
increased SO rapidly that the car himself,
unconscious, recognized that he could live
only q few hours. He expressed desire to
receive the sacrament, which was admin
istered to him by Court Chaplain Vanisheff
and Father Ivan, in the presence Of the
whole family.
The car then conversed long and ear
nestly with Father Ivan, concluding by
asking his family to gather round 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 majesty was sit
ting up in an arm chair After taking
leave of his family he gradually grew
weaker, and his voice became so indistinct
that it was scarcely audible.
About noon a conyulsive fit of coughing
was followed by a slight rally. Thence
until the end the car remained quiet,
seemingly free from pain. At 2:15 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 upon
her already exhausted system.
When all was over the czarowitz, Grand
Duchess Xenia and the other imperial
relatives approached the bedside in turn
to take last farewell. E'he court officials
and members of his majestys suite were
afterwards admitted.
Shortly after 4 o'clock the members of
the palace guard were marshalled in front
OF the palace chapel for the ceremony of
swearing allegiance to the new car. They
We're the first to take the oath. The grand
dukes were the next to swear allegiance
and they were followed in the order of pre-
cedence by the high court functionaries,
court officials, military officers and civil
officials.
The arrangements that will be made for
the funeral are still unknown. 1t is be-
loved that the remains will be embarked
~ eho liptiiui yucnb EolhrLala (fOldr
starr at Iaita, where the Seventh army
corps will render military honors. The
whole Black sea fleet will escort the yacht
to Odessa, whence the body will be con-
veyed by rail to St. Petersburg, stopping
at the important towns en- route to enable
the troops to render honors to the dead.
The funeral will probably be held two
weeks hence,
The arrival of the Prince and Princess
OF Wales, now en- route to Livadia, is anx-
iously 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
czarina, and 1t is expected that she will
make long stay in Russia.
An imperial decree announcing the &C
cession to the throne of Grand Duke
Nicholas (the czarowitz) is expected to ar
rive from Livadia in few days
1t is reported here that the populace of
Moscow, indignant at what they believe to
have been the malpractice of Dr. Zacharin
In the case of the car, are wrecking the
doctors house in that city.