Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-05-30
IN A BLAZE Of GLORY
tZ.ls FORMALLY CRON NED AsI
ANUiNTED.
Ceremonies at the Cathedral Were
West impressive :ini the Pro-
cp<Sion i:nHHSiu..

Moscow. May 26.-With ceremonies
more magnificent than the human I'M
q a2inition can conillle. and amid n sceRe
of splendor to which l Thousand pens
cou It do but scanf justice. Nicholas H..
who succeeded to the throne on NoNe'n-
her l. 1894 WIS today crowned as fui"f
Of one hundred millions oi people. IN"
coronation took place in the Cathedral 2l
the Assumption in the presence OF rep
resentatives of every civilized people OH
the face of the globe of the princes AMI
no}3,cs Of the land ana Of Representatives
Of its leading municipalities. The tdl-
flee although the decorations OF its IN
tcrior represent Il fabulous expenditure.
has a seating capacity but Tor q tractor!
over ona thousand worshipperS, and t;5
u consequence but a tithe OF those VINO
WOU,,l otherwise have been blGden to tn
cer5 mony We're honOrtd with the SallA
.:lszetS wherein rtpoSed. enSraNen upo!
4 tllin gold plate, the Invitations TO IN
ceremony. All Moscow was early astil',
md before the sun was high III the hea%-
nns that portion of the city between the
kreiniin on the one side and the cdttlC-
jlral on the other was rendered lMpaSSI-
bic by the congregation Of a hundf@
thOl. sand wouG-be spectators of the inn
peri,l pageant: and it WAS with great
iifiirulty that the troops succeeded m
earing the roadway and in forming the
louDle guard over the three miles be
tween thu. imperial palace. the kremiin,
salute of lvo guns announced that the
imperial couple and its brilliant rttinHe
nad left the MusEushno The Czar amt
"Zariutt rode in Il carriage which. WITH
the exception OF the wheels, com
plet"}y paneled in gold with elaboG4tv
carvings and drawn by % white horses
With trappings OF the same color. The
soldiers stood curb to curb along the EN-
ire three-mie route Back of them on
either side of the thoroughfares We're
hre@ rows Of armed peasants. well
iriIlej. to meet any possible demonstra-
ton or emergency. and back Of these
s,gaiD. covering what remained of the
Idle walks as We'll as the dOorWays, Win
e}oHs and housetops Were the myriads OF
spectators. The progress Of the pageant
N&s SLOW and the cZar and czarina r@-
yratedly acknowledged with bows and
smiles the enthusiastic greeting of the
HCpuiace. There WAS another salute ct
artillery. accompanied with the ringing
of all the church bells in the city when
he procession reached the i<remlin a9 |
Immediately moved toward the cathedral.
The car and czarina Were met at the
entrance by the archbshops of Moscow.
NoNgorod and kieff with 100 members Of
The clergy attred in magnificent vest
mEntS: and while the audience rose to
its feet and the choir chantad a Re DeGm
The procession moved MP the central aisl"
20 the altar. Here beneath two scarlet
canorfes su11nounted by doub@-hea,les!
black eagles and black. white and vel
low plumes. the thrones had been Greet
ed. Decorating the altar We're statues.
shrinos and ornaments studded with pre-
"intlS stones that had been gathered to-
g";hrr from all parts 5f the empire. \
,ss" image of the Virgin W4s studded
with diamonds representing an eNpendi-
rure exceeding half million dollars. h"
central emerald alone being NlI@ed at
$JO,Gw. The Gar kolokoN. or great bet
of the kremlin. peaed forth the i'm
perti pain. assembled TO their reSpcctiN+
thrones. and the robes and rega!il Wei'
brought forth ana laid upon a dais be
fora The altar Fh" ceremony which fo-
lowed occupied nearly seven hours. Ii
included the sprnkins OF the car and
cHarna with holy water, the kissing OF
the cruciiH. the repeating after the me-
lopoiltan of the profession of faith. cloth
ing OF the ear with the imperial mantia
of gold and erminn. and finally the pla :
ing by the car Of the crown upon his
own head. Then followed the croNniHS
of The czarina by her husband. and Who
also invested her with the purple mantle
of the Order Of st. Andrew. The czari-
mas crown was of ivory, set with da-
monds. Her coronation gown was nj
white satin. trimmed with pearls and
diamonds, with IN Crmine-iined ndutil
of FURNISHED silver brocade. Its cost was
$3.50, ,GUO while the necklet and other jew
els Worn represented an estimated cN-
pcndture Of a round Million After thv
croNninG Of the ear, the golden sceptre
of the car Pail. and Which has done
service at every coronation for hum
flred years VAS handed to Nicholas =.
hy the metropolitan. the latter then re-
prstting the formula of the Greek churtr
lrocIaminS his majesty ruler Of all tht
RuSSias. The closing words were IroWl-
I'd in the booming of the cannon III II
announced to the populace that ano hel
emperor had been seated upon the throne
of Russia; the air was filled with cheer
ing and scores of bands stationed on thr
principal streets led the masses in sing
ING the Russian national anthem. Will
it's refrain of God Save the Gar. TT.
coronation an accomplished fact, the pro
ceSSiCn reformed in the same order as il
the entry. ana the imperial pair WeHt
escorted TO the krem,in, whore they VII
remain in scciusion for rest and recuD
Grafton from the fatigue of the day 10
the next u hours. \ number Of visito"
/ from the United States outside of th
4 accredited representatives OF the govern
T mcnt. were honOrel with tickets for tn
coronation and occupied q reserved So
/ tion of the cathedral in the west wing.