The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-13
NATION MOURNS.
thousands Paid Tribute to
the Dead Gar.
Nicolas viii Aim 10 Walk in the Foot
Steps Of His Father

Moscow. .sos la.--Ihe Imperial funeral
train left this city at noon yesterday ON
Its a0omile journey TO Sc. Petersburg.
Tho train was made up in exactly the
same manner as it was in coming from
Sebastopol.
SUNDAY mornings snow was changed
by night into driz2ling rain, but tho
nig' was made as busy as the day by
hnrrylng people driving and walking 20
the Cathedral Of the Archangel TO see the
last OF their beloved czar Bonnres ana
0aring aas.icts cast immense shadows on
tho public buildings. Twenty thousand
people Of all classes, filed through the
cathedral during the night.
M AT o'clock yesterday morning thec court
officials. mobiles, officers and notables as
sembled In tho palace within the krciniih
20 hear aN address by the ear. Wieh ms
mother leaning on his arm, the czar al
dressed the assemDlagc, expressing IN
firm voice his grief at visiting MOSCOW on
such sad occasion. de said ms ia'ner
had intrusted TO him message OF thanks
for the loyalty that Moscow had displayed.
He concluded by stating that II would be
his aim TO walk in his father footsteps.
Az no o'clock the Kremlin guns gave the
signal. and the procession TO convey the
remains to the railway station was formed
in the same order "a when the body was
convened to the cathedral. The start was
then made for the station The great bell
OF Moscow tolled and guns Numbered
forth salutcs as the body was removed
from the cathedral.
The Progress of the Cortege
xhrouah the enormous crowds was deeply
A Y.
ccpt when the populace caught sight OF
the Young car, when the crowd broke out
into cheers. At the railway station gem
erals bore tho coffin To dais that had
been erected in the center of the station.
The metropolitan of Moscow, Ggand
Duke Sergius and the clergy bearing
tapers. colOred green, the ecclesiastical
mourning color, performed service at
the station. AT the czarinn's request the
priests did not wear mourning, but were
affired In their usual festival robes OF
silver brocade.
Tho coffin was then borne to the train,
which was draped with black and decor
ated with eagles. A large c.oss was ON
the door Of the funeral car. The imperial
party entered the train, and at noon
starfsd for Ct Petersburg TO the music Of
the band OF The gulrd 0f honor, tine srrrry=
Ing OF choir and volleys of mpsketry
from two infantry regiments that were
drawn up outside the station.
The Russian regalia, the imperial crown
nnd six other crowns, including those OF
Kazan. Siberia and Poland, together with
the imperial scepter and ball, were dis
v played on cushions OF yellow brocade at tho
stations previous TO being returned to ST.
Petersburg They were guarded by gren-
adiers
During Sunday and Monday dinners
wer, given iu fhe Moscow monastery to
p5.0oO poor people.
Al 81. Petersburg.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
chat mounted heralds, attired in black
velvet tabards, proclaimed yesterday, in
ali the open spaces OF the city, the arrival
of the remains OF Car Alexander.
The crowd that gathered doffcd their
hats and listened in silence TO the procla-
NATION.
St. Petersburg Is making enormous
( prepsrations to outvie Moscow's funeral
decorations. Pillars are being erected for
lighted braziers The spectacle promises
to be more imposing than that witnessed
sk. f.,,.arol ~