The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-19
BIG GREETING TO THE CAR
THOUSANDS OF HIS SUByEOTS AT
 THE STATION IN MOS0oW.

Rain Poured in Torrents But it Had No Effect on the Enthusiasm of the Crowd Which Surrounded the Station-Ameri-
 can Locomotives Drew the Special Train. Moscow, May 1S.-Distinguished per- sons from all parts of the world are arriving here hourly to witness the ceremonies attending the coronation of
 the czar. Ii Hung Chang, the repre-
 sentative of the emperor of China, with large and brilliant suite, arrived here to-day and was received at the sta- tion with great enthusiasm. The Chi nese envoy later gave a reception at
 the Chinese embassy. which was gor-
 geously decorated with flags, flowers, I etc. Among other arrivals was Field
 Marshal Yamagata, representing the
 emperor of Japan; the crown prince of
 Roumania, and the Duke and Duchess | of Najera, the duke representing the
 queen regent and the king of Spain. All were received with honors, the crown
 prince or Roumania being received at
 the station with military honors.
 The chief event to-day was the arrival | of the emperor and empress and court from St. Petersburg. Long before the
 hour of their arrival regiments of sol-
 diers were massed about the Smolensky station. which is just without the ram
 parts on the long Tver street. and to which the imperial train was diverted | from the main line at the first station | just outside Moscow. Enormous crowds of people had gathered near the station
 and gave the imperial couple an en- l thusiastic reception.
 l The Grand Duke Sergius, governor l general of Moscow, met the imperial 1 train at Kiln, and accompanied it to the l city. Only those who possessed tickets were admitted to the station, but these l favored individuals were very numer- l ous. The platform was covered with l red cloth and ornamented with plants
 and flowers. large spreading palms l forming an arch at the entrance to the
 royal apartments, which every station ] of importance in Russia contains. I On the platform could be seen the | minister of war, large number of gen. l erals and aides de camp covered with l orders, numerous foreign princes and 1 the Grand Duke Vladimir.
 l The guard of honor at the station was composed of detachment of cuiras- siers, headed by the royal standard and ] the band, commanded by a full conn plement of cuirassier officers. Horse guards and dragoons were also wait l ing outside the station to accompany l the royal party to the Petroffsky palace. l At 5:30 o'clock the imperial train l steamed slowly into the station. This 1 special train, which the czar had made l for himself lately, is fitted up with ev- l cry luxury and has electric lights 1 throughout. The walls and the doors are made of inlaid wood. The train l consists Of seven carriages, a salon, dining room, bedroom, bathroom and dressing room, kitchen, luggage vans and carriages for the suite and ser- wants.
 The carriage, which the emperor and empress occupied, stopped opposite the royal apartments. Their majesties walked down the platform through the double line of princes and generals, but did not enter the royal apartments. Instead the emperor and empress pro- l ceded directly to the closed carriage awaiting them, which they entered with the governor general.
 The appearance of their majesties was the signal for prolonged hurrahs from the people gathered outside, led off by the long roar of the soldiery. The cuirassier band played the national anthem, and, surrounded by the cuires- sier guard, the carriage was driven off to the palace
 Great enthusiasm was manifested during the whole of the short drive by the thickly massed people along the sides of the road, which was kept clear throughout it's distance by the dragoon guards. The palace was quickly reach- ed and the emperor and empress alight- ed.
 The rain was pouring in torrents when the imperial train arrived at the special station at Smolensky. The state
 of the weather had no effect in lessen-
 ing the crowd which surrounded the station and a mighty shout of welcome
 went up from the multitude as the long train drawn by two American built
 locomotives rolled into the station. The platform was covered with carpets and | | where Among those who awaited the
 arrival of the emperor and empress on the platform were the Grand Dukes l Constantin, Paul and Michael and
 Prince George of Greece. The empress
 Uhlan regiment of the Garde du corps
 were drawn up near the station and the Empress Hussars guard outside the sta- ton. The emperor looked well and the I.empress appeared to be in fine health.
 Her majesty was dressed in white and the emperor wore the colonePs uniform | of the Probajensky regiment. As the czar and czarina were driven away the vast crowd which had stood in the rain for hours awaiting their arrival, cheer ed and shouted until they were hoarse.
 Longfellow Cottage Burned.
 Lynn, Mass, May 1S.-The residential portion of the town of Nahant was this afternoon the scene of g. disastrous fire,
 which destroyed five valuable summer residences, causing a property loss ap-