Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-12
POMP AND SPLENDOR.
And the Sable Trappings Of a Great
Nations Mourning, Welcomed
The DEAD CAR TO MOSCOW.
All the High FunctiOnaries Of the
Empire Took Part in the Funer-
al Demonstration at the An
tcient Capital Yesterday - A
Graphic Description of the I'M
posing Ceremonies.

posing Ceremonies.
Moscow, November 1L-Since dawn
to-day the streets Of Moscow have been
lined with thousands upon thousands Of
persons awaiting the arrival Of the body
Of Car Alexander. The city has al
most disappeared under its mantle
Of white and black draperies and
wears a mournful and solemn aspect.
The leading streets and thousands OF
houses are covered with Grape. Even
the amp posts are 5hus covered. Fes-
tOOns Of Grape cover the sidewalks.
Arches, ObelisEs and masts have been
erected and covered with elaborate and
som5re designs Everywhere can be
seen portraits aud busis OF the late Car
traped with Grape
The train conveying the remains ar
rived Saturday evening at B2utOwo,
short distance outside of Moscow, where
il remained during the night. The i'm
perisI family and the royal guests spent
she night az the CZaritZsuO Palace,
which stands in the middle OF an
Immense park. The journey was re-
Sumed early this morning, trains
bringing 10 the city portions Of the
suite, who arrived at o'clock. The
funeral train With Gar Nicholas, the
Czariua, Princess AIiX, numerous Grand
Dukes and Grand Duchesses. the Prince
and Princess of Wales, high
officials and officers, arrived
at half past ten. The party
were met on the platform of the i.way
station by the Governor of Moscow, the
high officials of ithe city, Grand Duke
Michael, Grand Duke Sergius and wife,
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, NJ. Durnova.
Minister OF the Interior, and most
brilliant assemb.age OF military officers.
The clergy offered prayers as the cof-
fn was reverentIy lifted from the train
on which 10 had made the 'ODg journey
% SebastOD0I. A procession was then
formed, anj when an was iu readiness
the Princess OF O.deuburg and severBl
Generals removed the pail from the cOi-
En-. Ca Nicholas and the Grand
Dukes Jhen bore the coffin 90 the hearSs
that was i1 waiting. In The meanwhile
cannon were booming from the Kremlin
fortress.
A-1IAclock the procession started
fot tue Cathedral OF ST. Michael the
Arch Angel The cOrteRe was OF im-
meuse length. To it imperial standards
we're borny by high fuuctIoDaTies, each.
OF them EuOwed by one OF the dead
Cars sad L horses. General officers
carried tI Cars arm0rial bearings,
state sw0r aud insignia and decora-
lions. I'll followed long array Of
l..
depuJaJiOu corporations aud trade So
cieties.
The fune car was drawn by eight
horses, aud We're was q guard Of honor
composed of eighty cadets The cords
OF the pail, which had been replaced,
were held by generals.
Then followed on foot, the Car, the
Prince of WRes, the Grand Dukes the
Imperial hOuShOid, etc Beuiud them
came the Clatua and other imperial
snd TO in mourning coaches.
TbS escort was made up of
FIVE comN rom itTerent regiments,
o battery b. Iiery aud five squadrous
OF cavalry. Z route from the railway
station 60 the IRE mliu was lined with
troops. A Jre OF the procession
was the sands OF wreatns
carried by deputltjOns. There
were so m OF these wrsaths
that 10 was 90 Si5Ie 20 hud room for
them in the - eira' The streets iu
she vicinity 4 Nremliu were black with
humanity an Jhe crowd extended as
far as the eyB could reach. ~ the
Cathedral of 81. Michael there was an
immense coutour'se OF people.
The Cortegs stopped at four churches
on the way 90 the krem.iu, within the
triangular wSIIs OF which the Cathedral
OF So. Michael is dtuated. These stops
were made 90 on of the Offering OF
PRAYERS for th3 dead. 10 was 1
o'clock before the procession ar
rived at the Cathedral Here the
pail was again removed and the
coffin was borne into the church with
the same ceremony that had marked
its transfer az ,le station. Ii was
placed upon an immense catafalQue that
had been erected iu the nave. This
catafaIQue was surmouuted by aCsnOpy
embroidered in gJ.d. The whole inte-
riOr OF the church was decorated With
white and black draperies embroidered
in silver,
The tombs OF the, Cars whose re-
MaIAa are lA LAU N.l-A q. wore ClNtI-
ed with black velvet. on which the eDi-
tsDhs on the tOmbs were reproduced
-Four Generals removed the lid aud re-
placed the pail over the coffin.
The Metropolitan of Moscow con-
Quoted the funeral Serv.ceN which was
marked with all the soIemh pomp and
circumstances Of the Orthodox church
subsequently many of tine Imperial
party with their suites proceedeNSS.the
Uspensky Cathedral, the moss IA
ted ot the several sacred buUdi or
the Kremlin aud the lacbudoH cid +.
were the most yenerated holy %
OF Russia we're displayed.
tSey went 20 the Da'ace,
In the meantime the CZarina, Pr
Alix and the Grand Ducbesses W
the Blag0vichensky Cathedral.
within the kreulin, az one time
private chapel Of the Cars.
The public on being admitted 30 Thu
Cathedral of 81. Michael 20 see the
body lying 10 state found the coffin
guarded by military Populations The I
most touching scenes were witnessed |
ip the Cathedral. The people prostrated /
themselves reverentlY before the coffin |
sc the same time Offering brief prayers |
for the repOse Of the soul Of Alexander |
III
a eOveraor, Elect Dying
REDFIELD, 81, November Ill