Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-18
GUARDED BY GUNS
The Way the Russian Ruler and
Wife Travel by Rail.
czAk ANT czAR1NA GO TO MOSCOW

Where the former VIII Perform the OPP
Grafton of Crowning Himself-The Whole
Line Of 400 Miles of Railway Ornamen ed
with n Double Row of Bristling Isayonets
| and the Road CIcared-Careful Prcpara-
tion for the Journey and Fetes.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1S.-The car and
czarina, with their infant daughter, the
Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievna, accom-
panied by humorous suite and by the
whole of the imperial household, took
their departure last evening at o'clock
for Moscow. The august ceremony of the
coronation of the car and czarina and
the fetes which precede and follow that
event, will fill up the time constantly
from now until June Z, which is the date
fixed upon for the return of the imperial
party to st. Petersburg. The train which
carries the imperial pair to the ancient
| capital of 'Holy Russia" was especially
| built throughout for this journey and is
said to be the finest that ever rode on
| rails
Not Another Car Wheel Turning.
The appointments and finish of it are on
a scale of magnificence in harmony with
everything else connected with the corO-
| nation, for which the most lavish ex-
penditure has not been spared, even for
the minutest details. No speed record is
attempted with the imperial train, the
safety and comfort of the august inmates
| being the sole considerations. All traffic
ceased over the line before the departure
| of the train from here, and no other wheels
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| same time on the tracks between here and
Moscow. The line between st. Petersburg
and Moscow runs almost in straight line
| for the 400 miles.
Soldiers and Muskcts Everywhere.
1t is related that when the engineers
| designated to build the line appealed to
| the ear for his orders regarding the route,
he placed ruler upon the map and drew
straight line between the two cities,
thus solving the engineering difficulties
with an autocratic hand. The 400 miles of
the line are guarded by a double guard of
| soldiers. Every detail of the journey and
O. the ceremonies in Moscow has been ar
| ranged for months, an army of officials
| having been engaged upon the work in
this city, amid much stir and excitemcnt
and also intense anxiety.
Perfect Model of the Doings.
To facilitate their work wooden models
were constructed of all the various build
| ings at Moscow in which the more i'm
portant ceremonies will he enacted, exact
| in every proportion and relation, so
that the programme of the coronation has
| been precisely arranged and gone through
with in miniature. The arrival of the
| car and cZarina at the Petrovsky palace,
| outside Moscow. is timed for today, which
| is the anniversary of his majesty's birth
| day.
Triumplial Entry on May FL.
This will bc celebrated at the Petrovs sky
palace, where their ma ajesties will remain
until Thursday, May 2l. the date fixed for
| the triumphal entry of the car into Mos
COW, which is to be one of the most i'm
posing spectacles in all the ceremonies at
| tendant upon the coronation.
One Of Our Representatives at the Show,
Rear Admiral Sclfridgc, who arrived at
| Cronstadt on board his temporary flag
| ship the United States cruiser Minneap-
oils last night. has started for Moscow to
attend the coronation of the car.