The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20
GUARDED BY GUNS
The Way the Russian Ruler and
Wife Travel by Rail.
GEAR AND CZARINA 60 TO MOSCOW

Where the Former VIII Perform the OPP
Grafton OF Growing Himself-The Whole
Line Of 400 Miles of Railway Ornamented
with Double Row Of BristIing Bayonets
and the Road Cleared-Careful Prepars-
tion for the Journey and Fetes.
ST. PETERSBURG. May ls.-The car and
czarina, with their infant daughter, the
Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievna accom-
panied by humorous suite and by the
whole of the imperial household, took
their departure last evening at o'clock
for Moscow. The august ceremony OF the
coronation Of the car and czarina, and
the fetes which precede and follow that
event, will fill up the time constantly
from now until June z, which is the date
fixed upon for the return of the imperial
party TO st Petersburg The train which
carries the imperial pair to the ancient
capital of Holy Russia" was especially
built throughout for this journey and is
rails.
Not Another Car Wheel Turning.
The appointments and finish of it are on
a scale of magnificence in harmony with
everything else connected with the coro-
nation, for which the most lavish ex-
penditure has not been spared, even for
the minutest details. No speed record is
attempted with the imperial train, the
safety and comfort of tn. august inmates
being the sole considerations All traffic
ceased over the line before the departure
of the train from here, and no other wheels
than those of this train will run at the
same time on the tracks between here and
Moscow The line between St Petersburg
and Moscow runs almost in a straight line
for the 400 miles.
Soldiers and Muskets Everywhere.
It is related that when the engineers
designated TO build the line appealed TO
the car for his orders regarding the route,
he placed ruler upon the map and drew
a straight line between the two cities,
thus solving the engineering difficulties
with an autocratic hand. The 400 miles of
the line are guarded by a double guard of
soldiers Every detail of the journey and
of the ceremonies in Moscow has been ar
ranged for months, an army of officials
having been engaged upon the work in
this city, amid much stir and excitement
and also intense anxiety.
Perfect Model of the Doings.
To facilitate their work wooden models
We're constructed of all the various build
ings at Moscow in which the more inn
portant ceremonies will be enacted, exact
in every proportion and relation, so
that the programme of the coronation has
been precisely arranged and gone through
with in miniature. The arrival of the
car and czarina at the Petrovsky palace,
outside Moscow, is timed for today, which
is the anniversary of his majesty's birth
day.
Triumphal Entry on May 81.
This will be celebrated at the Petrovsky
palace, where their majesties will remain
until Thursday, May 81, the date fixed for
the triumphal entry of the car into Mos
COW, which is TO be one of the most inn
posing spectacles in all the ceremonies at
tendant upon the coronation.
One Of Our Representatives at the Show,
Rear Admiral Selfridge, who arrived at
Cronstadt on board his temporary flag
. ship the United States cruiser Minneap-
oils last night, has started for Moscow to
attend the coronation of the car.