Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-14
A MONSTER PAGEANT Accompanies the Dead Monarch to
 His Last Resting Place. MID sLUSH AND FOG Royalty on Foot Pays the Last k Respects to the Dead.
 The Procession.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 13.-The prepa- rations for the reception of the body of Alexander III in this city today were hardly equal to those in Moscow, and in consequence of thaw, followed by fog end heavy snow fall, the procession had to march through deep slush and mud. The heralds yesterday announced that the body would arrive at 10 o'clock this morn ing. The hotels were crowded to their fullest capacity with visitors from all parts of Russia and the continent, and windows along the route of the procession had been readily rented days ago at 100 roubles.
 The people were very quiet and in every way gave evidence of thelr appreciation Of the solemniuy of the occasion.
 Preceding the ceremony of removing the body from the Nicholas station to tho fortress three guns were fired. After the third gun the church bells were tOlled, and throughout the day minute guns were fired. When the train arrived at the Nicholas station at 9:55 a.. m. the weather was damp and chilly and the streets were very muddy. The station was crowded with the nobility of Russia and representatives from other European coun- tries, and the long platform infront of the station was covered with black cloth.
 The hearse, win silver and gold body, agolden canopy surmounted by crown and tipped and edged with three white feathers, stood ready to receive the re- mains of the dead emperor, and around it was ranged the guard of honor, all repre- sentatives of the navy. In addition to these there were large number of clergy men, choristers and others awaiting the arrival of the train, and beyond the limits prescribed by the police and military was an immense crowd of people.
 Amid the solemn music of the band and the chanting of priests and singers the long funeral train, drawn by two engines, slowly steamed into the station, until the moFtuary car was opposite the steps lead ing to the hearse, when 1t came to full stop. With candles and incense the priests stood in a group lining the steps, the metropolitan of St. Petersburg and the higher clergy at the top, and the roll of the drums of the grenadiers min gled with their chanting, showing the harmony of the tributes of the church and army to their former head. A boy choir began chorus, in which the men joined, and the volume of vocal music swelled high upon the frosty air.
 The roofs of the houses were crowded with people as the procession moved at 10;30 o'clock. The coffin, which was giided, was covered with @ golden pail, lines, with heavy ermlos with heavy tas- way back. The Prince of Wales walked with Czar Nicholas II, each wearing uni form similar to the one he wore in Moscow, only more elaborate. This characterizing was true with the whole procession. 1t was conducted on the sams plan as that in Moscow, only more elaborately. There were more led horses, caparisoned with flowing black and emblazoned with the arms of various provinces, more regiments, etc., but except that the procession and ceremonies were on larger scale, every thing was the same as last Sunday.
 The procession was divided into thirteen sections, each headed by master of cere- monies, wearing white scarf. The sec- tions reported various degrees of mourn ing.
 The first section comprised the late czar's companies in all the principal regiments, followed by footmen and pages.
 The second section included the czar's family standard, the red military standard and the czar's charger, the former carried and the latter attended by superior officers.
 The third section foated the standard of Siberia Vetebesk, Bulgaria, etc., also car ried by superior officers.
 ards, and, like the second and third sec- tions, was closed up by subalterns and the horses of leading officials.
 The fifth section also carried various standards. The greater was the imperial pendant, borne by 0 vice. ad miral, and the standards of the empire in black silk and white silk.
 The sixth section included the great standard of the empire, carried by two major generals, two colonels and two su- perior officers.
 The seventh section was composed of peasants, burghers, merchants and delega- tions from various places and the mayor and municipal authorities of St. Peters burg.
 The sections from eight to eleven, inclu- sive, were composed of delegations from local bodies, public officers and the impe- rial household, the members and officials of the senate, the officials of the various chancelleries and the secretaries of Finland the members of the imperial council.
 On the twelfth section were four colonels holding the four glaves of the empire, points downward, and the dead czar's medals and orders, carried by officers of the army and navy.
 In the thirteenth section were the choir of the convent of Alexander Newsky and the cZar's confessor, Father Yanicheff. , These were followed by the hearse, drawn by eight horses, generals holding the tas- sells. On both sides of the hearse were sixty pages-thirty on each side-with lighted torches.
 Immediately after the hearse came the czar, Nicholas II, wearing generals uni. form, with the imperial household, the Prince of Wales. the king of Greece, the Russian grand dukes and their aides and company of grenadiers. Following these came the czariua, Princess Alex of Hesse- Darmstadt, the Grand Duchess Xenia, the Grand Duchess Olga and large number of equerries, companies and regiments. was covered with black cloth. The edifice, built of massive stone and full of dignity, was In sharp contrast to the gem like ca- thedral of St. Michael, the Archangel, in Moscow.
 The procession arrived at the cathedral