The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22

roar. This was taken up on al sides and
swelled to a perfect hurricane of sound.
| The Gar rode pure white horse and was
imm ediately followed by various members
of the Russian imperial family. foreign
sovereigns or their representatives, Minis
ters of the household, Minister of War and
! the generals and officers of the suite, a
! gorgeous throng in glittering uniforms.
! Behind them rode the generals and aides
de-camp of the Emperor and those at
tached to the suites of the foreign princes
and representatives. Preceded by regi-
ment of grenadiers attached to the palace,
came the Empress in q magnificent gilded
| state carriage, drawn by four pairs of
creamcolored horses, 1anked by two
esquires-at-arms and guarded in the rear
| by two Cossacks. Similarly escorted came
coaches bearing Princesses and ladies OF
the court, their attendants and ladies of
honor. Court chamberlains and gentlemen
! in waiting followed the carriages. Then
came detachments of five regiments of the
guards, two squadrons of cavalry, a squad
ron of cuirassiers bearing lances, squad
ron of Uhlans, and finally numerous
mounted masters of ceremonies.
The crowd closed in at a respectful dis
ment was then toward the Kremlin. On
arriving at he lberian chapel, at the en-
| trance of the Chinese town, the Emperor
/ alighted from his horse, and with the EN-
press ascended the steps to the shrine
where he was received by the priest of the
! chapel with the cross and holy water. The
appearance of the Gear was the signal for
| the firing of cannon, the ringing of bells
and cheers from the people. The EN-
peror and Empress with their immediate
suites wors Typed successfully iu the cathe-
drals of the Assumption and the Archangel
Michael and the Annunciation, where te
deums were sung.
AS the cortege entered the capital
salvo of seventy great guns was fired
IN obedience to signal from the top OF
the Arc de Triomphe, and was immedi-
/ ately repeated upon a signal from the top
of the belfry of the Iver and the steeple of
the tower of Ivan Veliki.
The Emperor upon entering the capital
was received by the encouragement of
Moscow mounted and escorted by officers
and aides. The governor-general was
! joined by the Emperor's suite Upon en-
/ tering the Zemlainoi the Emperor was re-
! ceived by the Mayor and the Council OF
! the city OF MOSCOW, delegates of the Cham
/ Der of Commerce, committee of artisans,
representatives. OF the different companies
with distinctive signs and representatives
| of the bourse, all formed into a committee
of reception.
Inside the Kremlin the imperial party
with the foreign Princes dismounted at
the gate between the steeple of Ivan
Velitki and the Cathedral of the Arch
angel Michael, and entered the Cathedral
of the Assumption by the southern gate,
! preceded by the grand master of the coro-
nation ceremonies and the grand marshal
of the court.
In the hall of st. Vladimir the Emperor
and Empress received the benediction of
the archpriest of the Cathedral of the An
nunciation and afterward the i'm perial
/ party traversed the halls of st. George and
! st. Alexander and the throne hall, where