The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-19
HIS ARRIVAL MARKS THE BEGIN
MING OF THE CEREMONIES AT
MOSCOW
cHEERED BY HIS PEOPLE.
EVERY DEMONSTRATION OF A
LOYAL AFFECTION.
PREPARATIONS ON A LARGE scALl
Grand Entry of the Gar ON
Thursday.

MOSCOW, May 18.-The arrival Of the car
and czarina this afternoon may be said to
inaugurate the festival season in celebration
of the coronation for which the city and
the whole empire have made months of prep
aration. Their majesties arrived in their
special train at the Smolensk station. The
station is about halfway between the Krem-
lin and the Petrovsh palace, which is to be
the abiding place of the czar until the tri-
umphal entry into the city on Thursday The
rain was pouring down in torrents as the
train arrived but this seemed to have no
effect on the loyal ardor of the people and
they were gathered at the station to the
number of several thousand to accord a
greeting to their sovereign and to catch a
glimpse of his august person. The streets
were full of mud, and the countless flags
and streamers 1uttered ftfully in a gusty
breeze
An imperial pavilion had been erected at
the station, into which the imperial party
stepped from their train, and from which
they emerged into the equipages which car
ried them to the Petrovski palace The
pavilion was carpeted and was bright with
floral decorations. squad of the czarina's
regiment of Uhlans was the guard of honor
on the platform. The Grand Duke Sergius
uncle of the czar and governor general of
Moscow. with a brilliant suite of officers
awaited the arrival Of the imperial party at
the station. The appearance of the train
was the signal for an outburst of great cheer
ing, and the military band played regmental
march the train entered the station and
the czar left his carriage. The czarina, when
SHE entered the imperial pavilion, was at
tired in a white tulle Dress which was
adorned with silver spangles, and she was
presented with bouquet. Their majesties
descended the carpeted stairs from the pa
| vilion, entered carriage and were driven
to the Petrovish palace, escorted by cav
airy officer Of the highest rank.
The passage of the party through the streets
was greeted with great enthusiasm, the route
| being lined with great crowds of cheering
spectators. One of the special features of
| the present events in Moscow is the doing
away with the custom of employing special
constables in citizens dress to guard the
route Of the cars coming and going from the
city. On general occasions the route Of the
czars progress is guarded by double line
OF military, a double rank of swarm civilians,
the ordinary police in uniform the police of
the defense department and the detective po-
lice. The doing away with the sworn civ
ilian ranks will give better opportunity for the
cars subjects at large to witness his progress
| to the coronation.
| Preparations for the grand entry into the
city are, not yet completed but they are far
advanced and on all sides are evidences of
the confusion and hurry of the last touches
for the great celebration. The character of
the preparations is most imposing. The pal
ace of the Grand Duke Sergius is especially
| magnificent. This is situated upon the Tver-
skaja street, along which the czar goes from
the Petrovska palace to the Kremlin on Thurs
day.
Tverskaja street, being the cars route,
has concentrated within it's length much of
the preparation. The competition for posi-
ton among those not officially provided for
has been unprecedented. Many houses along
the street have been rented at high rates for
the whole year, merely to secure the lessee
window for the procession on Thursday.
| For single windows fabulous prices have been
offered and many bitter disputes over points
for seeing the spectacle have already found
their way into the courts. The street shows
along its length many commodious pavilions,
set aside for the favored ones, all soidly
built are they and with the bulbed roofs
and towers characteristic of Russian archi-
lecture. These payilions are placed at the
intersection of Tverskaja street with the
broad highways that follow the course of the
various ramparts which have been built in
rings about the ancient city. The coloring
of all these temporary structures is most
brilliant, in accordance with the Russian
taste, and is confined to the primitive colors
in broad stripes and splotches roofs and
side walls Great iron columns have also
been erected along the streets length for a
brilliant electric illumination. Electricity
is used for the first time in the iluminations
for czar's coronation, and elaborate prepar-
ations have been made by the authorities to.
avail themselves of this agent. Nearly all
the public buildings have their complete out
lines traced by light wooden framework for
the support of the electric lights and fairy
lamps, which show the architectural outlines
of the city traced in fire and light. The
walls of the Kremin itself and the towers of
the buildings within it are thus outlined
against the night sky by electric lights and
by thousands of yards of gas pipe perforated
at short intervals for gas jets. Everywhere
the Russian flag is flying, especially con-
spicuous being the yellow imperial banner
Many of the pavilions and grand stands show
the woodwork elaborately carved. There are
numerous triumphal arches inscribed "God
Save the Gar" and nightly rehearsals Of
the illuminations of the public buildings and
of the Kremln are taking place.
THE DOUBLE DRAGON.