The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-19
TO BURY THE CAR TODAY.
The Services to Begin This Morning at
1890 O'clock.

Four Heralds Spend Sunday Going
About the City Announcing the Fact
Thousands of Persons Crowded Into
the Great Alexander Square Waiting
TO Get a Glimpse of the Dead Cars
Face.
St. Petersburg, NOV. 1S.-The day has
been raw and foggy. A rain almost as
fine as mist has fallen intermittentIy,
and the streets have been slippery and
dirty with thin layer of mud This
morning it was impossible to see more
than half across the great Alexander
Square. Nevertheless, the crowd waiting
to see the dead czar's face moved slowly
along the side of the square nearest the
palace. 1t was a crowd of thousands yet
so large is the open space before the i'm
periaI palace, that from the opposite side
they appeared only as an indistinct mass
Opposite the entrance to the palace
two squadrons of cuirassier guards, about
sixty feet apart, sat motionless on their
horses. The even, unbroken lines of eagIed
helmets glittered family through the mist,
but they did little 20 break the dark
monotony of the scene. Hundreds of car
riages were in the waiting column. On
foot We're persons of all classes the heav-
lily booted peasants, the girls and women
from distance with their Haunting caps
and colored gowns, and the officers and
rich traders of the capital They all but
filled the space before the palace, leaving
only narrow lane to the court yard. As
the grand dukes. generals and high noble
men passed, the officers in the throng
saluted, and the others uncovered respect
fully. From the palace roof above the
court yard gateway the imperial yellow
standard with the black eagles floated
languidly at half mast.
As the great bell of St. Isaacs sounded
the hour of noon above the clatter of
smaller clocks, the cuirassers moved
slightly as if in preparation for a change
of programme Soon fourteen mounted
trumpeters emerged from the courtyard.
Behind them four heralds, in black velvet
and white lace and Charles I. hats, with
long feathers, rode on horses richly ca
parisoned and led by grooms in black
cloaks with white collars. A trumpeter
and a herald took position in front of each
squadron. The horsemen barred their
sabres, faced about toward the palace,
dIll al lGL liiGe LdilldI ESs d BIOOIll udIQGu
a large white scroll to a herald from one
Of the squadrons. The herald then read
in a loud voice that the final honors would
be paid to Alexander III. tomorrow in
the fortress, the service beginning at
1870 o'clock. The four trumpeters led
the four heralds back to the palace. The
SquadrOns wheeled and rode away, the
one to escort a trumpeter and herald
through the arch opposite the palace and
up the Great Morskoi street, the other to
escort a trumpeter and herald past the
admiralty building and out toward St.
lsaacs. The heralds went through the
city the whole afternoon proclaiming be-
fore all the cathedrals and in all open
spaces that Alexander III. would be bu
ried tomorrow.
The last state service before the funeral
was held in the fortress cathedral at 2
o'clock this afternoon. Representatives
of foreign rulers had places near the
imperial family. Clifton R. Breckenridge,
the new American ambassador, repre-
sented President Cleveland. Services were
held simultaneously in all the churches
of the capital.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons were
waiting tonight to get into the cathedral
TO see the body. The line extended for
miles from the door Thousands mad been
waiting since Friday night. AS the even
ing advanced they became impatient and
often tumultuous. In the rushes for the
door women tainted and several men
were trampled, and small trees, lamp
posts and barriers were borne down.
All business will be suspended through
out the empire tomorrow and domestic
kilograms will not be accepted.
The French delegates occupy fifty
rooms at the Hotel de IEurope. They
have brought countless wreaths and TO-
600 bouquets which will be distributed
at the doors of the cathedral.
Yesterday DIR. Zacharin delivered his
first lecture in Moscow since his return
from Livadia He was received enthusi-
astically by the students
The Prince of Wales and the King of
Denmark placed wreaths on the dead
cars bier this afternoon. Prince Bis
marck sent wreath of forget-me-nots
The French have sent more mourners
than any other foreign nation. A grand
popular service was held in the cathedral