Evening star., 1894-11-02
Sighed and Passed Away in the
Empress Arms.
ALLEGIANCE SWORN TO THE new RULER
Arranging to Take the Remains to
St. Petersburg.
AT THE RUSSIAN LEGATION

Since Tuesday when the doctors informed
the car that there was no longer room for
hope, his majesty composedly waited for
the end, attending to necessary state and
family affairs in the short intervals Of con-
sciousness and freedom from pain. These
were necessarily BRIEF the doctors having
had recourse to sedatives to procure sleep
and allay pain. On Wednesday the czar
was still able to be taken to window OF
the palace, whence he gazed out upon the
country he loved so well as to earn for him
self the appellation of the Peasant Gar
The night passed with an aggravation OF all
the symptoms and continuous distressing
cough The doctors and the czarina re-
mained in attendance 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,
still unconscious, recognized that he could
live only a few hours. He expressed de-
sire to receive the sacrament which was ad-
ministered to him by Court Chaplain
Yanisheff and Father Ivan, in the presence
of the whole family.
The car then conversed long and earnest
ly withs Father Ivan, concluding by asking
his family to again gather round him. He
spoke to each member separately, ana at
the greatest length with the czar1na. he
blessed all his children present. The scene
was very pathetic, all being In tears, All
this time his majesty was sitting up. After
taking leave Of his family he grew gradu-
ally weaker. and his voice became so indis-
tinct that 1t was scarcely audible
About noon a convulsive fit OF coughing
was followed by a slight rally. Thence
until the end the car remained quiet,
seemingly free from pain. Finally he heaved
a deep sigh and breathed his last In the
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with the weight Of her grief. The doctors
fear the results Of reaction upon her al
ready exhausted system.
When all was over the czarewitch, Grand
Duchess Xenia and the other imperial
relatives approached the bedside In turn to
take last farewell The court officials
and members of his majesty's suite were
afterward admitted. The flag over the
lutte was fired by the vessels In the port.
Allegiance to the New Gear.
Shortly after o'clock the members Of
the palace guard were marshaled in the
square in front of the palace chapel for the
ceremony Of swearing allegiance to the new
czar. 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 func-
tionaries, court officials, military officials
and civil officials.
The arrangements that will be made for
the funeral are still unkonwn. 1t Is be-
lieved that the remains will be embarked
on the imperial yacht Polar Star, ut Yalta,
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 conveyed by rail-
way to St Petersburg, stopping at the i'm
portant towns en- route to enable the troops
to render honors to the dead. The state
mourning will commence tomorrow. The
funeral will probably be held two weeks
hence.
The arrival Of the Prince and Princess Of
Wales has been anxiously awaited. 1t is
believed that the presence of the Princess
of Wales will afford great comfort to her
sister, the czarina, and it is expected that
she will make a long stay in Russia.