The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-27
CzARERITCH,S FUNERAL.

Imposing obscquIes Celebrated at ST.
Petersburg-Renains Lie In State.
AIIPlaces of Amusement Closed.
NEW YORK. July 2s.-The st. Pet
ersburg correspondent of the Herald.
describing the funeral of the care
witch. says:
on the arrival Of the imperial train
at st. petersburg ut o'clock on Mon
day evening the emperor and grand
dukes in person carried the coffin to n
catafalQue Of cloth of gold. drawn by
eight horses. that awaited it.
-Four generals laid over 1t shroud OF
cloth of gold, covered with ermine' The
entire court and administration took
mart in the procession which also IN
Guided detachments of marine guards
and representatives OF all institutions
Of which the late grand duke was
member.
In front of the catafalque was car
rled. on cushion of cloth of gold' the
numerous decorations of the deceased
prince.
stables led his favorite horse, clad with
black cloth trappings.
A large body of clergy. among them
the grand dukes almoner. preceded oy
the chorus of the imperial chapel bear
ing lighted tapers. walked Immediately
IN front of the catafalque. the cords OF
which were held by the highest state
functIonaries.
Immediately behind the catafalque
came the emperor. followed by Baron
Fredericksz, the court marshal, and
General Hesse. the head OF the enper-
or's military household.
The grand duke Michael Alexan-
droyIch came next, walking alone.
Then came the Grand Dukes Vlodi-
mir Alexis serglus; Paul Michael MIC
olaevitch and his sons, the Grand
Dukes Alexander, George and sergIus;
the grand dukes Nicholas and Peter
NIcolaevltch, the Grand Dukes Con-
stantIne and Dimitri Constantine
witch, the Dukes Eugene and George of
Lcuchtenberg, Princes Alexander and
Peter, of oldenburg. and the prince of
Alteuburg.
These were followed by the suites of
the emperor, the Grand Dukes and the
princes. After the royal mourners on
foot there came in an open carriage,
draped In black cloth. attlred in deep
mourning and attended by two Cos
sacks OF the chamber in black cloth
lIverIes, the empress mother. with her
two daughters. the Grand Duchesses
Xenln and Olga.
In a second carriage rode the Grand
Duchess Marie PaulovnR, the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovnn, the
Grand Duchess Alexander Josefovnn
and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Mavrikievna, wife of the Grand Duke
Constantine Constantinovich. The
third carriage contained the Grand
Duchess Militia Nlcolaevna and :he
Grand Duchess Helene vladImlrovnn
In the fourth carriage were the
Princess AnastasIa Nlcolana, Roman
ofsky. the Duchess of Leuchtenburg,
Princess Eugene of Gutenberg and
Princess Helena, OF Altenburg.
Then came long line OF carriages
containing grand ladies' OF the court
and maids OF honor OF the empress and
grand duchesses. Lastly on foot two
by two, were members of the house.
holds OF the hereditary grand duke and
n long line OF regiments OF the guard
which accompanied the funeral process
sion to the fortress.
Here the Metropolitan Antoine of st.
Petersburg and La Doga celebrated
solemn funeral mass In the presence OF
the imperial family and court. The en-
peror and grand dukes carried the
conn into the church and deposited II
beneath an immense daIs, which was
covered with cloth Of gold. Four gem
erals aides de camp removed the I'D os
the coffin and laid It on table covered
with cloth Of silver, specially prepared.
They then covered the lower part OF
the body OF the grand duke with cloth
OF gold lined with ermine.
guard Of honor consisting OF a gen,
crnl aide de camp. an aide de camp to
the emperor two chamberlnlns and
two gentlemen of the bed chamber,
four, officers and four non-commlsslon-
ed officers OF the regiments OF the
guard will watch the coffin day and
night while the body lies in state dur
ing three days.
Al the theatres and places OF
amusement will be closed and all music
forbidden.
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