Evening journal., 1894-11-02

at half mast, and a sa.ute was fired by
the vessels in the port.
Shortly after 4 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 follow
cd In the order of precedence by the high
court functionaries court officials, mill
tary officers and civil officials,
Since Tuesday, when the doctors in
formed the czar 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 in
tervals Of consciousness 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 upon the country he loved so
we'll as to earn for himself the appellation
OF the Peasant Gar
The night passed with an aggravation
Of all the symptoms and q continuous dis
tressing cough. Tho doctors and the
czarina remained in attendance upon him
throughout the night, only snatohing
brief intervals for sleep in the anterooms.
The morning broke with rain and wind
and heavy clouds and the weather much
colder As the day advanced ths weak
ness increased so rapidly that ths ozaT
himself, still conscious, recognized taat
he could live only a few hours. He ex-
pressed a desire to receive the sacrament,
which was administered to him by Court
Eaf1 In.
the presence OF the whole family.
just Before the End.
Tho czar then oonversed long and ear
nestly with Father Ivan, concluding by
asking his family to again gather round
him. He spoke to each member separate
ly, and at the greatest length with the
ozarina He blessed all his children pres
ent.
The scene was one Of deep pathos, all
being in tears. All this time his majesty
was sitting up in an armchair. After
taking leave of his family he grew grad
ually weaker and his voice became SO in
distinct that it was scarcely audible.
About noon oonvulsive fit of cough
ing was followed by slight rally. Thence
until the end tho czar remained quiet,
/ seemingly free from pain.
At 2:15 O'Clock he heaved a deep sigh
and breathed his last in the arms of tho
empress, who then broke down with the
weight of her grief The doctors fear the
results Of reaction upon her already ex-
| hausted system.
The body is now being embalmed. IT
will probably be laid for couple of days
in the palace chapel The arrangements
that will be made for the funeral are still
unknown 1t is believed that the remains
Will be embarked on the imperial yacht
/ Polarnaia Fivezda polar STAR at Yalta,
where the Seventh army corps will render
military honors The whole Black sea
feet will escort the yacht to Odessa
whence the body will be conveyed BY
railway to ST. Petersburg, stopping at this
important towns en- route to enable tho
troops to render honors to the dead. TIL,
state mourning will commence on Satur
day The funeral will probably be held
| two weeks hence.
The arrival Of the Prince and Princes
of Wales, now en- route TO Livadia, i
anxiously awaited. a special train await