The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-29
FETES IN MOSCOW
THE GAR AND CZARINA'S TRIuM-
PHAL ENTRY INTO THE CITY.
It Occurs Amid the Thuntler Of nat
teries OF Artilllery, the Changing
Of Bells and the Cheers Of an
Immense Throng OF People - A
Gorgeous Scene That May Never
BE EQualled.
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AIoscow, May %. The car and
czarina made their trlumphal entry
into this city this afternoon amid tho
thunder of batteries of artillery, the
Changing of countless bells and the
cheers of vast multitude of loyal
Russians and equally enthusiastic Wis
itors from all parts of the world.
Probably never in the history Of ma
blage of people. Possibly the gorgeous
grand entirety.
At / o'clock, in anticipation of the
coming of the car, the entire route
from PetrovsA palace, labout three
miles on the road to st. Petersburg to
the Kremlin was so 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 cav
airy. police OH foot and on horseback,
in Uniform and in plain clothes, until
the TO; may be said to have been
lined by .ow after row, thickness after
thickness of blood and iron.
The weather was delightfully."- fine, q
great relief after the bitterly cold and
damp experiences of the past few
days. The sunshine, however, had not
had time to dry the muddy roads and
streets, but the warmth was Il great
improvement, and put everybody in n
good humOr. The signal for the COM
mencement of
The Days Movement
was a salute of nine guns from bat
terry outside the city. This was fol-
lowed by the dull booming of the big
bell of the Cathedral of the Assump-
ton and the assembling of the troops
at their various mastering points, Then
the countless high dignitaries of the
empire and of the foreign countries
began to gather at the Petrovski pal
ace, to take their places in the gala
eQuipages or to escort on horseback
the carriages of their imperial nlajes-
ties. The grand dukes and grand
duchesses, the princes and the prin-
cesses, the Asiatic potentates, the in
Vulnerable representatives OF every
country under the sun, assembled here
to do honor to the car of all the Rus
sias. the ruler Of the mighty empire
which half-circles the globe. Generals
with their stats, aides-de-campriding
at breakneck speed, o1derlies galloping
furlously, were to be seen everywhere.
The clash of arms resounded on all
sides, and most impressive was the
gathering Of the hosts of the mighty
emperor.
At 2:30 p. m. there was a thunder
ing of the canon, this time from the lli-
rection Of the Petrovski palace, and
that living mass of men and women
gave great sigh Of relief, for it was
the signal that the car had started on
his journey to the Kremlin.
In the Krcmlin.
The procession was magnificent
one. The car was on horseback, but
the many other prominent personages
were in carriages, drawn by six and
eight horses. each carriage being ac-
companied by equeries on horseback.
The car and czarina entered the
Kremlin and worshiped at the various
shrines.
At the moment their maiesties en-
tered the Cathedral of the Assumption
the military commander of Moscow
gave the signal and O salute of IS
cannon shots was fired. The car and
czarina bowed reverently before the
relics of the saints and prayed before
their images. During this time the dig
nitaries and the gentlemen of the i'm
perial court who had been drawn up
in line along the route traversed by
their majesties went towards the
doors of the Cathedray Of the Assump-
ton and placed themselves in line in
order to form a passageway for their
majesties from the Cathedral of the
AnnunciatiOn to the palace of the
Kremlin.
From the cathedral the car and
czarina, accompanied by the imperial
family and by the most distinguished
of the foreign princes, went to the
Cathedral of the Archangel Michael,
where TIE Deum had previously been
celebrated. Their majesties were fol-
lowed and preceded as before, in the
greatest of state. and were received at
the steps Of the Cathedral of the
Archangel Michael by his highness the
Archbishop of Novgorod with the cross
and holy water.
After having venerated the holy
relics and the holy images and prayed
before the tombs of their ancestors.
their imperial majesties went toward
the Cathedral of the Annunciatfon.
preceded and followed in the same
manner Upon leaving the Cathedral
OF the Archangel Michael, their mates-
ties found assembled at the door all
the ladies Of the court who had ac-
companied the car aud czarina from
the Cathedral of the Assumption.
They followed their lnajesties to the
door of the Cathedral of the Annuncia-
ton without entering. although they
subsequently followed the imperial
party to the palace Of the Kremlin.
At the gate of the Cathedral of tie
Annunciation their majesties an.
preached the holy images and relics
In the same manner as before. aud
eventually left the sacred edifice for
the palace. traversing the principal
halls in state and being received
everywhere with the highest ecclesias.
teal, military and civil honors.
At the moment their majesties en-
tered the palace of the Kremlin nm ar.
tillery salute of 1O1 guns was fired.
and throughout the journey of their
matesties the bells in all the belfries
In Moscow were tOlled Tho cyor onl1