Phoenix weekly herald., 1896-05-28
THE GAR CROWNED.
Imposing Coronation Ceremonies
at Moscow.
THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS
Witness the Crowning Of Nicholas
IL Of Russia and His I'M
perial COnsOrt.

more msgnificent than she human in
6ginstion can Coz jure, and amid
scene of splendor TO which a thousan
pens could do but scsnt justice, Nichc
las II, who succeeded to the throne o.
November 1, 1894, was today crowne,
as ruler Of 100000 Of people.
The coronation took place in tn
Cathedral of the assumption, in th
presence of repreeer tatives OF ever.
civilized people on the face of the globe
Of the princes and mobiles of the lau6
and cf Fepresen ntatives OF It's leading
municipalities. The edifce, although
the decorations of it's interior represen
a fabulous expenditure, has seating
capacity but for q fraction, over 100(
| worshipers, and as consequence but
| fifth of those who would otherwise have
been hidden to the ceremony were
honored With she satin caskets wherein
rePosed, engraved upon g thin gold
plate, the Invitations 30 the ceremony
All Moscow was early aetir, and be-
fore the sun was high in the heavens
that portion OF the city between the
Kremlin on the one side and the Ca
thedrei on the other was rendered i'm
passible by the congregation of 100000
would-be spectators of the i'm mperiei
pageant; aud it was with great difficulty
that the troops succeeded in clear
ing the roadway and in forming she
double guard over the three miles be-
tween the Imperial Palace, the KremliD
and the Cathedral.
Shortly after o'clock a salute of 100
guns announced that the imperial
oouple and it's brilliant retlnue had left
the Muskushnoi. The Gar and Czarins
rode in a carriage which, with the ex-
ception OF the wheels, was completely
panelsd in gold with elaborate carvings,
and drawn by twenty white horses With
trsppings OF the came color.
The soldiers stood curb to curb along
the entire three mile route. Back OF
them, on either side of the thorough
fares, we're three rows of armed peas
ants, we'll drilled, to meet any possible
demonstration or emergency, and back
of these again, covering what remained
of the side walks. as we'll as the door
ways, windows and housetops, were the
myriads of spectators. The progress
OF the pageant was sslov, and the Gear
end Czsgine repeatedly acknowledged
with bows and smiles the enthusiastic
greeting OF the populace. There was
another salute OF artillery, accom- psnIeo
with the ringing of all the church bells
in the city when the procession reached
the Kremlin, and Immediately moved
Czarine were met at the entrance by
the Arch bishops of Moscow, Novgorod
Kief, with one hundred mem bers of the
clergy, ,ettired in magnificent veetmente;
and while the audience rose to its feet
and the choir chsnted a TIE Deum the
procession moved up the central aisle to
the altar. Here beneath two scarlet
surrounded by double beaded
black eagles and black, white and yell
low plumes, the thrones had been erect
ed. Decorating the sltars we're statutes,
shrnes and ornaments, studded with
preclous stones that had been gathered
together from all parts of the empire
A single image of the Virgin was stud
ded with diamonds representing an ex-
pendituFe exceeding half million dol
lars, the central emerald alone beirR
valued at $50 900. The Gear Kolokoy.
or great bell of the KremliD, peaIed
forth as the imperial pair escendsd to
their respective thrones, and the robes
and regalia were brought forth and laid
upon a diRs before the altar The
ceremony which followed occupied
nearly seven hours, Ii included the
sprinkling of the Gear and Czsrine with
holy water, the kissing of the orucifix,
the repeating after the Metropolitan of
the profession of faith, the clothing of
the Gar with the imperial mantle of
gold and ermine and finally the placing
by the Gear of the crown upon his own
head. Then followed the browning of
the Czarina By her hueband and who
also invested her with she purple man
tie OF the Order Of st. Andrew. Tbe
Czarina's crown was of ivory set with
diamonds. Her coronation gown Wss of
white satin trimmed with pearls and
diamonds, with sn ermine-lined mantle
Of FURNISHED silver brocade. It's cost
wss two hundred thousand dollars,
while the necklet and other jewels worn
n ted ea exsimsted expenditure
of round million.
After the crowning OF the Czar, the
golden sceptre of she Gear Pail. and
which hes done service ct every corona
sion for hundred years, was handed TO
Nicholas IL, by the Metropolitan; the
latter then repeating the formula of the
Greek Church proclaiming His Majesty
Ruler OF all the Ruaaias. The closing
words were drowned in the booming of
the cannon that announced to the popu-
lace that another Emperor had been
seated upon the throne OF Russia; the
air was filed with cheering, and scores
of bands stationed on the principal
streets led the masses in singing the
Ruasian netIoual anthem, with it's re-
fran OF God Save the Czar' The
coronatiou an accomplished fact, the
procession reformed in the same order
8s n the entry. and the imperial pair
were escorted to the kremlin, where
they will remain in secluson for rest
and fro-n 70 of