The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-19
IN MOSCOW.
People From All Quarters
Of. the World.
iliJG'-
Gathered at the Coronation Of
the Car.
Scenes Almost Without a Parallel.
Royal Pagentry.

season In celebration or the coronation,
and for which the city and the whole
empire has made months OF prepare
tions. The imperial party arrived In
their special train at the SmolenSek
station at $50 o'clock. This station is
about half way between the Kremliu
and the Polevosky palace, which Is To
be the abiding place Of the car until the
triumphal entry into the city on Thurs
day.
The czar, as he stepped from the train.
wore the uniform of Alexander III regi-
Ment of the Guards. and he received the
report from Grand Duke Vladimir (thc
eldest surviving brother of the late
cgar), who is commander of all of the
troops in Moscow. The czarina, as chief
OF the Uhlan regiment, received the re-
port of the commanders of that regiment.
The drive to Pretosovky palace was
made In a closed carriage, owing to the
rain. Upon their arrival at the palace.
the imperial standard was hoisted, and
a members of the NiJninovgorod Dra-
goons mounted guard. The czar then
received deputation from the Zemslvo
for the province OF Moscow. He then
proceeded to the state apartments, on
the first floor, where a TIE Deum was
celebrated, and the priests blessed the
czar on the occasion OF his 2Sth birthday.
One OF the special features OF the
present events in Moscow is the doing
away with the custom Of employing spe-
cial constables In citizens dress TO guard
the route of the czars coming and going
In the city. IL has been the custom OF
late years for the ranks of these un-
armed constables to stand Immediately
behind the military. On the occasion vs
a spectacular progress the guards were
about the only ones who could see the
procession. On occasions the route CT
the cars progress is guarded by a
double line of military, double rank or
sworn civilians, the ordinary police IN
uniform, the police Of the defense de-
partment and the detective police. The
doing away with this sworn civilian
ranks will give better opportunity for
the cars subjects at large To witness
lis progress to the coronation.
Preparations for the grand entry into
the city are not yet completed, though
they are far advanced, The character
of the preparations is most imposing.
The grand dukes palace is especially
magnificent. This is situated upon
Tverska1a street, along which the car
goes from the Petrovosky palace to the
governor generals residence is a great
frame screen, built to mask an unsightly
building, used as a guardroom for the
troops on official duty at the palace.
Near at hand is watch-tower Of the
FIRE department, which was a clumsy
and unslghtly object, but has been
masked from base to top OF the tower.
Nearly ell OF the buildings in Moscow
are built Of wood and brick, covered in
discriminatory with a white stucco, the
general effect being that of wholly
white walled city. The outer coloring
OF the stucco has been almost univer-
sally renewed and freshened for the oc
casion. Tvsrskaja street has concen-
trated within it's length much of the
preparation. Many houses along the
street have been rented, at high rates,
for the whole year, merely TO secure the
lessee of a window for the procession
on Thursday. The street shows along
its length many commodious pavilions,
set aside for the use Of the favored ones.
Great iron columns have also been
erected along the streets length for n
brilliant electrical illumination. Huge
wooden obelisks. draped and vividly
colored by day and carrying brilliant
lights from top TO bottom by night, are
also features OF the decorations.
Electricity is used for the first time
In the illumlnations for a cars corona
ton, and elaborate preparations have
been made by the authorities TO avail
themselves of this new agent. Nearly
all the public buildings have their COM
plete outlines traced by light wooden
framework, for the support OF the cleo
tric lights and fairy lamps. which show
,f ha
traced i'm hre and light. The walls of
the Kremlin itself and of the towers
OF the buildings within are thus out
lined against the night sky by electric
lights and by thousands OF yards Of gas
ripe, perforated at short intervals for
gasjets
The movements of Ii Hung Chang
and Field Marshal Yamagata arc fol-
lowed with the keenest popular interest,
while the EInir of ISokhara and his suite,
In their magnificent robes of gold cloth.
and other Eastern potcnetes in gaia al
tire, excite general wonder and admira-
tion Nearly every nation has sent here
Its Ambassador CT representative, and
every province In the vast RCssian Gnu
pire has sent dcputation. The tribes
Of Siberia and the Steppes. the Eskimcs,
loles, EialanGers. Laplanders, Cos
sacks, Tartarg ArTncnians. CircasslanS,
| GcorSians. Calmacl:s. Kurds. Chinese.
Mongois and dozen others, in strange
outlandlsh costumes ahd unknown
tongues. hov2 come To Moscow from the
ends Of the empire 10 renew their honi-
age 10 the great white czar. the auto
trat of all the RussaS. They are wan
Gcring the streets OF this ancient capt.
| tai in motley throngs under tho wonder
| ing inspection of other strange peoples.
even from tho wcstcrnmost part of
| America, who have coTac this long joui-
| ncy TO see the spectacle.
The Duke of Connaught. who WI,
| represent Queen Victoria az the cars
coronation, accompanied By the Duchcss
| OF Connaught. has arrived IN Russia on
board the royal yucht Victoria and AL
! l'4rt. which was ga.ly decorated from
Stcr To stern. The wa-Rh.ps and fortp
" tho harbor OF CroEstadt sSiUtcd the
| rovsl yacht as she entered.