The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-22

ters, the chiefs of different administra-
tions the senators. the secretaries of
state, the honorary tutors, the marshals
Of the nobility of the different govern
ments and provinces of the empire, the
dozens of delegations of the nobility of
the governments not possessing marshalS
of nobility. the presidents Of the delega-
ttons of the Zemstovs of the different
governments of the empire the mayors
and presidents of the municipalities OF
all the chief places in the empire and
delegations from all the provinces ad-
ministered by the military authorities
as well as delegations from the Grand
Duchy of Finland.
On the steps of the Cathedral of the
Assumption their majesties were re-
ceived by the Holy Synod and the high
clergy with the cross and holy water
and were preceded by the holy synod,
the high clergy and the choir chanting
hymns. At the moment their majesties
entered the Cathedral Of the Assump-
ton the military commander of MOSCOW
gave a signal and a salute of eighty-five
common shots was fired.
The car and cZarina bowed rever-
emily before the relics of the saints and
prayed before their images. During this
time the dignitaries and the gentlemen
of the imperial court, who had been
drawn up in line along the routs trav-
ersed by their majesties went toward
the doors of the Cathedral of the As
nunciation and placed themselves in line
in order to form passagoway for their
majesties from the Cathedral of the
Annunciation to the palace of the Krem-
lin.
From the Cathedral of the AnnunA Aa-
ton the czar and czarina. accompanied
by the imperial family and the most
distinguished of the foreign princes.
went to the Cathedral of the Arc hangel
Michael, where a Te Deum had been
fad Their naiPS-
ties were followed and were preceded as
before and were received at the steps
of the Cathedral of the Archangel MI :
chael by his highness, the archbishop OF
Novgorod. with the cross and the holy
water. After having venerated the holy
relics and the holy images and prayed
before the tombs Of their ancestors. the
imperial majesties went toward the Ca
thedral of the Annunciation preceded
and followed in the same manner.
Upon leaving the Cathedral Of the
Archangel Michel, their majesties found
assembled at the door all the ladies of
the court who had accompanied the cZar
and czarina from the Cathedral of the
Assumption. They followed their ma
jesties to the door Of the Cathedral Of
the Annunciation without entering IT.,
although subsequently, following theim-
perial party to the palace Of the Krem-
lin. At the gate of the Cathedral of the
AnnunCldClOn WneTe lie DeuHl anu
prayers had been previously celebrated
and intoned, their majesties preceded
and followed In high state in the manner
already described, approached the holy
images and relics in the same manner
as before and eventually left the sacred
edifice for the palace. traversing the
principal halls In state and being re-
ceived everywhere with the highest &C.
clesiastical. military and civil honors.
At the moment their ma1esties entered
the palace of the Kremlin an artillery
salute of 101 guns was fired and
throughout the journey the bells from
all the belfries of Moscow were tolled.
The czar and czarina will remain ct
the palace in partial seclusion until May
%, when there will be grand review OF
the troops and the ceremony of the coro-
| nation, of the imperial standard, which
| always occurs three days before the cor
onation. On May % and 20 the czar anc
czarina will receive the congratulations
of the foreign ambassadors and othel
| high dignataries in the throne room Of
the Kremlin palace.
| The scene along the Tverkaja today
| the route which the czar followed from
| the palace to the Kremlin, through the
city to the court boundaries, where il
becomes the highway to st. Petersburg
were various and picturesque. On this
highway stands the. PetrOvSki palace
where the czars always reside previous
to making their formal entry into Mos
COW. Consequently this thoroughfare Is
one Of the most attractive In Moscow
and competition for windows along II
has been unprecedented, prices ranging
from 500 to $500, but fabulous prices
were paid for the best locations. Along
the route special stands were erected for
privileged people, some Of the structures
being gorgeous pavilions, more like per-
manent houses than anything else.
The Tverkaja street from one end to
the other is lighted by electricity tonight
and the city is brilliantly illuminated.
Probably the most striking Struc-
lures erected for the occasion are large
wooden obelisks, some of them 100 feet
high, which tonight are covered with
brilliant lamps.
During the day they were handsomely
draped with various colOrs. The larg-
est and most original of these oblisks
is opposite the provision market and be
fore the town hall stand four others
each seventy feet high. The illumina-
ton Of the buildings this evening are
positively dazzling. They are outlined
| with fairy lamps, their domes and roofs
are covered with lamps of all colors
and the night effect is beautiful in the
| extreme. The electricity has been useC
as rule. but candles in paper frames
or glass bowls, oil lamps and gas lamps
| have also been largely employed. The
| whole city seems to be a mass of light
and it looks as If the population will re-
main in the streets until daylight.
| All the side streets and boulevard;
| are flooded with light and the granC
stands are filled with people watchins
the passing throngs.
Venetian masts and beautiful arches
| bear many designs in brilliant houses
| on all sides connected to each other will
| ropes of fairy lamps and Chinese Ian
| terms. One of the most admired build
| ings is that of the governor Of Moscow
| 1t would be impossible to overdraw the
| splendid picture presented by the pro-
| cession of this afternoon and by the
| illumination of tonight. No money has
| been spared to make the coronation fes-
| tivities memorable In Russian history
and up to the present all efforts have
| been crowned with success. The Rus
| sian government is said to have spent
| over twenty million dollars on the fetes
| up to the present and the city Of MOSCOW
is understood to have expended nearly
! as much more money, and Gore expense:
| have to be met.
The illuminations will last three even.
| ings in succession and will cost severa
million dollars to the government alone
| without counting what the city will
| contribute toward it's portion of the
, expense.
| Besides the expenses of the Rusiar
| government and the city of Moscow
| tn grand dukes, the foreign princes and
! ambassadors have been put to Is reall.
i enormous. one authority going so far al
| to estimate that there would be abou
| $100, ,000. 900 worth of jewelry alone ir
| the procession today