The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-22
The Triumphal Entry of the Cxar and
C1arina Into the Old Capital Wit
messed by Many People.
SNOWY PARADE OF ROYALTY
SCENES IN THE STREETS AND ABOUT
THE GREAT CATHEDRALs.
Millions of Dollars Spent by the Gov
ernment and the City of Moscow I'm
Preparing for the Fetes.

MOSCOW, May 21.-The Czar and Czarina
made their triumphal entry into this city
this afternoon amid a thunder of batteries
Of artillery, the changing Of countless bells
and the cheers of a vast multitude of loyal
Russians and equally enthusiastic visitors
from all parts of the world. Probably never
in the history Of nations has there been such
an assemblage OF people. Possibly the gor-
geous scene may never be repeated in it's
grand entirety. AT l o'clock, In anticipation
OF the coming Of the Car. the entire route
from Petrovsky palace, about three miles
out on the road TO st. Petersburg, to the
kremln was SO densely packed with people
that movement except on the outskirts of
the immense crowds was out of the ques-
tion- From o'clock in the morning the
route 70 be followed by the procession had
been guarded by troops. infantry and cav
airy. police on foot and on horseback in
uniform and in plain clothes, until the road
may be said to have been lined by row after
row. thickness after thickness of blood and
iron. The weather was delightfully."- fine, a
great relief after the bitterly cold and damp
experiences of the past few days. The sun
shine, however, had not had time to dry the
muddy roads and streets. but the warmth
was great Improvement and put every
body in good humor
The signal for the commencement of the
days movements was salute of nine guns
from battery outside the city. This was
followed by the DUH booming Of the big bell
OF the Cathedral of ne Assumption
and the passing of the troops at their vari-
Gus mastering points. Then the countless
high dignitaries of the empire and of for
elgn countries began TO gather at the Pc
trovszy palace TO take their places ia the
gala equipages or to escort on horseback the
carriages OF their Imperial Majesties. The
grand dukes and grand duchesses, the
princes and princesses, the Asiatic poten-
tates, the innumerable representatives of
every country under the sun assembled here
to do honor TO the Car of all the Russias.
the ruler OF the mighty empire which half
circles the globe. Generals with their stats,
aids-de-camp riding at breaknsck speed
orderlies gaIloping 1uriously were to be seen
everywhere. Iiie clash OF arms resounded
on all sides, and most impressive was the
gathering or .Le hosts. of the mighty Ein-
peror.
At 2:30 there was further laundering of
the cannon coming from the direction of the
Petrovsky palace, and me living mass OF
men and women gave a great sign of relief.
on his journey 10 the Kremiin. Then there
was a joyous peal OF bells from the many
ster bell pleasinsiy; muffiing the Clear, silver
like ring of the smaller bells, all giving forth
we.come to the Car and Czarina, to their
guests, and TO Russia and the world in gen.
eral as represented in and about this old
city.
THE PROCESSION
The imperial procession was headed by a
squad of mounted gendarmes, led by mas
ter of police. After the police came a por-
tion Of the Cars body guard and squadron
of Cossacks of the guard. The rest Of the
procession was as follows: On horseback,
two by two, came the delegates from the
races subject to Russia, their strange, at
tractive costumes alone furnishing material
for columns of descriptive matter; deputa-
tions Of the Cossack populations, almost as
attractive in costume as the delegates Who
preceded them; representatives Of the high
shall % of the nobility of the district of of Mos
COW; chamberlain, on horseback, followed
by sixty Wallets andfour negroes Of the. i'm
ernAr teen musicians of the imperial Court orches-
ira, on foot, followed by their leader, the
latter on horseback; the imperial huntsmen
In gala livery; the chief of the imperial
hunting equipments. followed by the chief of
the imperial yenefy, both on hor5e6aek the the
insignia of their charge. in a gala phaeton
drawn by six horses; two grand masters or
the e; Of the M ssrryns
gala phaeton; the arch grand master of the
ceremonies of the coronation, in a phaeton
drawn by six horses, bearing the insignia of
back, two by two, preceded by master OF
the ceremonies, on horseback; an officer of
the imperial stables and two equerries, on
horseback; four officers of the housenoi1,
in a state carriage drawn by six horses:
the marshal of the court, bearing the insig-
by six horses: four higher officers Of the
court, In state carriage drawn by SIX
horses: the members Of the Council of the
| to. c<ofc 90 In yvn
horses; the grand marshal OF the court, in
a state phaeton drawn by six horses, bear
Ing the Of OF ss e the aaapd
the Empress; a squadron of the regiment OF
the Horse Guards.
His Majesty the Gear on horseback. fol-
lowed by the minister Of his household, the
Minister OF War, the aid-de-camp general
commanding the military household OF his
Maiesty's aid-de-camps and other generals
came next Then followed the grand dukes
Michael vlademirovitch. Baris vlademiro-
androvitch, Dmitri Constantinovitch, Nicho-
las Nicolaivitch. Peter. Nicolaivitch. Mi.
chael NicoIaivitch. Nicholas Mikailovitch
witch. the Princes Eugens Maximiliano-
witch and George Maximiliancvitch. Roman
eviski, the Dukes .so,,sS Of LsSacntenoerg ne, the
drovitch and Constantine Petrovitch. of Old
enberg: the Duke George of Mecklemburg-
princes present on horseback; the Crane
Dukes Paul Alexandrovitcf, Constantine
witch and George Mikalohivitch and Duke
Michael Georg0vitch OF Seklinburg- Neck
lemburg-Strelich; the aid-de-camps genera
OF the Car; number OF generals; the aid.
de-camps of the Car. the generals attached
TO their Imperial Majesties as well as theil
aid-de-camps, and the military suites OF the
foreign princes. all on horseback.
THE DOWAGER CZARINA.
Then came her Majesty the Dowager
Czarina Marc Feodorovna and her daughter,
the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovina, in
the imperial carriage, surmounted by the i'm
| perial crown, the vehicle drawn by eigh
horses, and each horse led by an equerry o.
the imperial stables and having at each door
| OF the carriage grand equerry on horse
back The carriage was preceded by an off
| Ger of the imperial stables on horseback
| two pages walked on each side OF the box
| four Cossacks OF the chamber, In state uni
| form, marched on each side of the vehicle
| and il was followed by six pages OF ths
| chamber and two equerries of the cour
| stables. all on horseback. Her Imperial Maj
| estv. the Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna in
state carriage, drawn by eight horses, each
| horse led by an equerry and with equerrie
| riding and walking on beth sides OF IL, pre-
| ceded by an officer Of the imperial stables OF
| horseback, with pages on the right and LEI
| OF the box and guarded by four Cossacks II
| state uniform, followed. The vehicle wa
| followed by six pages OF the chamber ang
two equerries OF the court, all on horseback