The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-22
Greeted by Changing Bells and
Cheering People
A GORGEOUS ASSEMBLAGE
Gathers From the Ends Of the Earth
to See
The Weather II Pine and the Procession
Hors Imposing Than Any Seen
During the Late Fiesta
Associated Press Special Wire.

czarina made their triumphal entry to
TINS CITY this AFTERNOON, amid the thunder
OF batteries of artillery the changing of
countless bells and the cheers of a vast
multitude OF loyal Russians and equally
enthusiastic visitors from all parts of the
world.
Probably never in the history Of ma
tions has there been such an assemblage.
Possibly the gorgeous scene may never
be seen again in its grand entirity At
o'clock, in anticipation of the coming
czar the entire route from Petrovski
palace. about three miles on the road to
st. Petersburg to the Kremlin, was so
oensely packed with people movement
except at the outskirts of the immense
crowds was out of the question.
From o'clock this morning the route
to be followed by the procession had been
guarded by troops and police on foot
and horseback, until the road may be
said to have been lined by an army
The weather was delightfully."- fine,
great relief after the bitterly cold and
damp experience of the past few days.
The sunshine put everybody in good hu-
NOR. The signal to commence the days
movements was the salute Of nine guns
from the battery outside the city. This
was followed by the dull booming of
big bell of the Cathedral Of Assumption
and the assembling of troops at various
mastering points. Then countless high
dignitaries of the empire and foreign
countries began to gather at the Petrcv-
ski palace to take places in the process
sion OF gala eQuipageS or escort on
horseback the carriages of their imperial
maJesties. Grand dukes and grand
duchesses, princes and princesses, Asia
tbs potentates, innumerable representa-
tives of every country under the sun, as
sembled here to do honor to the czar Of
all Russia, the ruler Of a mighty empire
which half circles the globe, generals
CT ntI ID 10 a. -
break-neck speed. orderlies galloping
furiously, were seen everywhere. At
2:30 p. m. there was further laundering of
cannon, this time from the direction Of
the Petrovski palace. 1t was the sig
nal that the czar had started on his
journey to the Kremlin.
Then there was a joyous pealing of
bells from the many belfries Of the city.
the dull boom of the monster bell pleas
ingly muffiing the clear, silver-like ring
O fthe smaller bells, all giving forth well
come to the czar and czarina, to their
guests and to Russia and the world in
| general as represented in and about the
| old city. The imperial procession was
| headed by a squad of mounted gend-
armes, led by master Of police. After
the police came q portion of the car
body guard and squadron of cossacks
of the guard. The rest of the process
sion as follows:
On horseback, two by two, came the
delegates from the races, subject to Rus
sia, their strange. attractive costumes
alone furnishing material for columns
of descriptive matter.
Deputations from the Cossack popu-
lation, almost as attractive in costume
as the delegates who preceded them,
representatives Of the high nobility. on
horseback.
A chamberlain on horseback, followed
by sixty Wallets on foot. four runners and
four negroes Of the imperial court in
gala livery on foot.
Fourteen musicians of the imperial
court orchestra on foot, followed by
their leader. the latter on horse back.
The imperial huntsman on horseback.
Twenty-six huntsmen on foot in gala
livery.
Two grand masters of ceremonies,
bearing the insignia Of their charge, in
a gala phaeton drawn by six horses.
Two grand masters of ceremonies of
the coronation in a phaeton drawn by
six horses, bearing the insignia of his
charge.
Twenty-four gentlemen of the cham
Der on horseback, two by two preceded
by master Of the ceremonies on horse
back
Twelve chamberlains on horseback,
two by two, preceded by master of GER
emonies on horseback.
An officer of the imperial stables and
LWO cQueTTleS OU nOTScDdCk.,
Four officers Of the household, in a
state carriage drawn by six horses.
The marshal of the court bearing the
insignia of his charge, in state phae-
ton, drawn by six horses.
Four higher officers Of the court in a
state carriage drawn by six horses.
The members of the council Of the en-
pire in state carriages drawn by six
horses.
The grand marshal Of the court in a
state phaeton drawn by six horses bear
ing the insignia of his charge.
| A squadron Of the regiment of Cheva-
liers of the guard Of the Empress Marie
Feodorovna.
A squadron Of the regiment of horse
guards.
His majesty the czar on horseback.
| followed by the minister Of his house.
| hold. the minister OF war, the aid de
camp general commanding the mill
tary household Of his majesty. and aid
de camp general. one Of his ma1esty's
aid de camps and other generals
Grand Dukes Michael Alexandra
WITCH Cyrille. Vladimirovitch, Boris
| Vladimirovitch. Andrew Vladimiro-
WITCH Alexis Alexandrovitch. Dimitri
Constantinovitch. Nicholas Nicholaie-
witch. Peter Nicolaievitch, Michael
Nicolaievitch. Nicholas Mikhailovitch,
| Alexander Mikhailovitch, Sergius Mix
| hailovitch, Princes Eugene Miximilian-
ovitch and George Miximilianovitch
| Ramanovsky, the. dukes of Leucheten-
berg. Princes Alexander Petrovitch. Pc
| ter Alexandrovitch and Constantine Pc
| trovitch of Oldenburg, Duke George of
Mecklenberg Stretitz and all the i'm
| portant foreign princes present, all on
| horseback.
| Grand Dukes Paul Alexandrovitch
| Constantine Constantinovitch and Geo.
Mikhailovitch and Duke Michael
Georgeovitch Of Mecklenberg- -Strelitz.
| The aides de camp general Of the czar
| a number of generals the aides de camp
| of the czar, the generals attached to
| their imperial majesties, as well as their
aides de camp and the military suites OF
| the foreign princes, all on horseback.
| Her majesty. the Dowager Czarina
Marie Feodorovna and her daughter
| the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna
| in the imperial carriage surmounted by
| the imperial crown. the vehicle being
drawn by eight horses and each horse
led by an equerry Of the imperial sta
| bles and having at each door Of the car
| riage a grand equerry on horseback
| The imperial carriage was preceded by
an officer, of the imperial stables on
horseback, two pages walked ON each