The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-12
funeral OF RUSSIAN CAR
The Imposing Ceremonies at Moscow
Yesterday.
STREETS PAVED FOR PARADE
Two and one.lIelr Niles of Cobble Pave.
ment Laid IN Que Night-Grand Flu.
neral processiOn-So Ser.
vices III 1berian Chapel.


The Imperial party, with the body Of
Alexander Ill, arrived here today. AL
though thousands were busy all night
putting the city in morning for the late
cZar, the streets at daybreak looked as
II some great festival was to be cele-
brated. But for the heavy folds Of black
which hung high and low on all walls,
person would have thought that the
crowds thronglng every corner and open
space had come to celebrate u national
holiday rather than TO lament the death
Of powerful monarch. Such ceaseless
universal activity and such enormous
numbers Of peasants, tourists and sol
diers had not been seen here since the
coronation OF Alexander III, more than
ten years ago.
. Ten thousand men worked all night 10
complete the draping Of the city. More
than thousand were employed in paw
ing with cobblestones the streets
through which the body was to pass.
They laid two and half miles OF pave
ment and scattered over it layers of
sand to smother the rafting of car
riages and the clatter Of cavalry.
The train with the body arrived at
l1.40 o'clock. Car Nicholas III was
saluted as soon as he alighted by the
Grand Duke Sergius, the metropolitan
OF Moscow, and Kolomna. the higher
clergy many generals and other Off
GERS. The procession was then formed
in groups and the generals, who had
removed the pail, bore the coffin slowly
to the funeral car in the station yard.
Then, amid the tolling of thousand
bells, the head of the huge column
moved slowly toward the Red Gate.
Order OF Procession.
The master OF ceremonies wore full
uniform Behind him came the second
and third companies of the Moscow
household Dragons with band Of
trumpeters: two companies Of grena-
dlers, their marshal mounted the first
company Of dragons, company of
cadets from the Emperor Alexander
Military academy; court lackeys. the
family standard Of the Romanoffs, the
red war standard, Alexander III
charger led by two staff officers; the
stabl servants of the imperial house
hold; the banner and arms of Moscow;
the imperial navy flag. carried by an
admiral; an immense black silk mourn
ing banner and an equally large white
banner, each carried by staff officers;
the grand escutcheon of the empire,
borne by four major generals; the grand
standard of the double eagle. carried by
two major generals and two colonels; u
deputation of city officials; numerous
societies and delegations of merchants,
shopkeepers, worNngmen and peas
ants, all marching abreast; the mayor
OF Moscow and the mayors of all other
towns In the government OF Moscow;
noblemen, officials carrying on cushions
of gold bordered with silver the decora-
tions of the late emperor; the imperial
regalia, also the crowns of Poland,
Siberia. Tauria and Astrachan, the en-
perors war sword. the historical insig-
mia of Moscow; the clergy carrying
Ilighted tapers; the court confessor and
the proto-presbyter, Janyschetf. holding
aloft the picture of saint.
The Funeral Car.
The funeral car, which came next. was
drawn. by eight horses led by eight
majorAgenerals. Directly behind them
rode Nicholas alone, looking pale and
resolute. His uniform was half hidden
In crepe. The order was then: Count
Woronzoff Dachekoff, minister OF the
imperial court. the commandant of the
guards and eight adjutant generals
the Prince Of Wales, alone; the Grand
! Duke Michael, the Grand Duke Sergius,
the Grand Duke Alexander, the king of
Greece, Prince Alexander Petrovitch
and the Duke OF Oldenburg, escorted
by adjutant generals; the Moscow di-
vision of grenadiers.
In the first carriage behind the grena-
dlers rode the czarlna, the Princess
| Alix and the Grand Duchess Xenia
The carriage was ilanked with esquires
The Queen Of Greece, the Grand Ouch
ess Elizabeth Feodorovna and the
Princess OF Wales occupied the next car
rlage. which was flanked with esquires
and two grooms OF the chamber; the
| czArina's suites, foreign ladies and theiI
| suites, ladies of the court and bed
| chamber, the czar's physicians and per.
sonal attendants, company of cadets
several companies of artillery, eight
military companies from as many Rus.
sian military districts.
AT the Iberlan chapel the procession