The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-22

into this city this afternoon, amid the
thunder Of batteries Of artillery, the
Changing OF counties bells and the
cheers OF vust multitude Of loyal Rus
SLAMS and equally enthuaIastlo visitors
from oil parts OF tho world. Probably
never In tho history Of nations has
there been such nn assembiGge Of pao-
pie. Possibly the gorgeous scene may
never be repeated In rs grand entirety.
At o'clock. in anticipation OF the
coming OF the czar, the entire route
from Pctrovsld palace, about three
miles on the road to st. Petersburg. to
the Kremlin, was 30 densely packed
with people that movement except on
the outskIrtS OF the immense crowds
was out OF the question. From z
o'clock In the morning the route to be
followed by the procession had been
guarded by troops, infantry and oAvat-
ry, police on foot and on horsebacA, in
uniform and in plain clothes, until the
road may be said to have been lined by
row after row, thickness after thIok-
ness OF blood and Iron.
The weather was delightfully."- fine, q
great relief after taIe bitterly cold and
damp experiences Of the past few days.
The sunshine, however, had not had
time to dry the muddy roads Hnd
streets, but the warmth was a great
Improvement, and put everybody In
good humor.
The signal for the commencement Of
the days movements was q salute OF
nlne guns from 4 battery outside the
TRhI, ,,,nH Rn1NaVunH kNy tho dNS1l
booming OF the big bell OF the catf1e-
dral OF the Assumption and the assemb-
ing Of the troops at their various mus
tering points.
Then the countless high dignitArieS
OF the empire and OF foreign countries
began to gamer at the Petrovski palace
to take their places In the gala equi-
pages or to escort on horseback the
carriages Of their imperial ma1eatieS.
Tho grand dukes and grand duoheSses,
the princes and the princeBSes, the
ABIntic potentates. .Ge innumerable
representatives Of every country under
the sun, nsSem bled mere TO do honor to
the car OF all the RuSSIAs, the rulee Of
the mighty empire which half circles
the globe.
Generals with their STATS. aide de
camps, riding at breRk.neck speed, or
derlies EallOpinE furiously, were to be
seen everywhere, The clash OF arEna
resounded on all sides. and most im-
presslve was the gnthering Of the hosts
Of the mighty emperor.
AZ o:S0 .. m. there was a further
laundering Of the cannon, this time
from the direction Of the PetrovBh pal-
ace, nnd that living moss OF men and
women gave great sigh Of relief, for
10 ,,,.a StluPnOt that the TRnP had
started on hEd journey to the Kremlin.
Then there was a joyous pealinB Of
bells from the many belfrys OF the city,
the duh boom OF the monster bell pleas
ingly mutiIlng the cleAr. silver like ring
OF the smaller bells, all giving forth
welcome TO the czaF and cIRrina, to
their guests and to Russia and the
world in general as represented in and
about this old city.
The imperial procession was healed
by a squad Of mounted gen d'afmes led
by master Of police. After the pOliee
came q portion OF the cEAr's bOdyElard
and a squadron Of Cossacks Of the
guard.
The rest OF the procession was 40 fol.
lows: On horseback. two by two, came
the delegates from the races subject to
Russia, their strange, attractive cos
tunes alone furnishing material for
columns OF descriptive matter. pepue
tations from the COSBack populations,
almost aS attractive In costume as tho
delegates who preceded Inem. Repre-
EentatIves Of tho highest nobility, on
horseback, led by the marshal OF nobll~
fty of the district OF Moscow. A cham
berlnIn on horseback. followed by sixty
Wallets on foot, four runners and four
negroes OF the imperial court, In gala
livery, on foot. Fourteen musicians OF
tho imperial court orchestra on foot,
followed by their leader, the latter on
horseback. The imperial huntHman on
horseback. Twenty.ElX huntBnOn. on
foot, In gala livery. The chief Of the
imperial hunting equipments, followed
by the chief OF the imperial Vencry,
both on horseback. Two grand mas
tcrB Of the ceremonies, bearing the in
sigma OF their charge, In gala phReton
drawn by six horses. Two grand mas
torn Of the ceremonies Of the corona
tion, carrying the insignia Of their
charges, III q slX-horSe Rnln phReton.
The arch grand master OF the Cerenons
les OF the coronation. IN q phaeton
drawn by six horses, bearing the In
sigma OF his charge. Twenty-f0tir
gentlemen Of tho chamber, on horse-
bnck, two by two, preceded by a master
OF tho ceremonies, on horseback.
Twelve chamberlninS on horseback,
two by two, preceded by n master OF the
ceremonies, on horseback. An officer
oe the imperial stables and two
euueries, on horBeback. Four officers
OF the household, In n state carriage
drawn by six horses. The marshal OF
the court, bearing the insignia OF HIS
charge, In a state phacton drawn by ak
horses, Four higher officers OF the
court in state carriage drawn by six
horscs. The members OF the council Of
tho empire, II, state carriages, drawn
by six horses.
Tho grand maWhal OF the court, In
EtntC phaetOn, drawn By six horses,
bearing the Insignia Of his charge,
A squadron of the regiment Of horse
guards,
followed by the minister OF his houses
hold, the minister OF war, the aide do
CAmp general, commanding the military
household Of HlR MNjest", M aide do
camp general, one OF Ills Majcsty's
aides de camp and other generals.
Tho Grand Duke Michael AlexRndros
Witch and other members ot the royal
family NIL on horse back.
Her Imperial MaJcSty, the CEartnA
Mlrlu FeodOrovna, and her daughter,
tho grand Duchess Olga AleXAhdrOVnN
IN the imperial carriage, gurmountell
hy the Imperial crown, the vehicle
drawn by eight horses and each horse
lCd by an CUuVrry OF the imperial sta
bIss, and hAVinR nj eRch door Of tho
carriage grand eQuCrry on horseback.
The Imperial carriage was preceded by
nm officer OF tho imperial stables on
horseback, Two pages walked on each
side Of tho box. Four CosGackS OF the
chamber IN state uniform, marched on
Cnbh aide Of the vehicle. and Il was