The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-26
czARowITCH's FUNERAL.
With Much Ceremony the BOdy Wa
Iuid AWAY.


Lnid Away.
New York, July Is Tho st. Petersburg
correspondent OF the Herald describing the
funeral Of the czarowitch says: The dow
ger empress embarked on the ironclad
h. George or the 18th and the vessel left
Ior Baloum, followed by convoy of the
Black sea fleet. On the arrival of the yes
Eels at Baloum the St. George alone en-
hered the harbor, the other vessels remain
Ins outside
The entire Black sea fleet had assembled
Btry grand duke.
The vessels were drawn up in a double
Line that extended all the way from Ba-
trum 10 Novo Rosiysk and the st. George,
with her august passengers and the body OF
tas prince. passed down the center. Inc
fnfoud was OF clotn OF god, lined Will
kluefed eruulnr.
Inc military service around the coffin at
no Tram ana al sea was performed by ID
soicnel UI the regiment OF the clevaner
guards and by ofncefs and non-conmis-
spned oincers % a degelation sent TO ABB
US iouman by the regiment OF when the
|itieoitary grand duke WAS chief and by
llors belonging To the marine corps.
w the arrival OF the imperial train at st.
|relersburg at clock on Monday evening
las car ana grand dukes in person car
NED the coffin To a ca,alaique, drawn by
sSal horses. -Four generals laid over it
L All0lQ nj plnfn nj 10
nile' Inc entire court and administration
'A part In the procession. which also
.luoea attachments oil marine guards and
representatives. OF all Institution OF which
ls iale grand duke was u member
N lloht oil the catalalque was carried, on
.usnlon oil cloth of gold, the numerous
sss'iasiohs OF the deceased prince. His
4. ,.s oincer OF the imperial stables led ms
ning,
!, Z large body OF clergy. preceded by the
~, = Oh the Imperial church, bearing light
!, = .s sapets' walked Immediately in front
4. .ue catafalQue, which was held by the
s.sle state functionaries. Immediately
IN, yI..u Tue catatalque came the emperor,
mAosed by Baron Fredericks, the court
~ and General Hesse, the head Of
~ su,perors military household.
e,m NV uraha Duke Michael AlexandrovitHl
c, ~s next, walking alone. Then came the
p,s, uu :, Dukes Vladimir, Alexis, Surgius,
,ss c,alcaael Nicholavitch and his sons, /
No,, urana Dukes Nicholas and Hector
M n, and Grand Duke Constantine
Es. Dinllre Constantineovitch the Dukes .
pr 1ssue ana George of Leuchtenberg.
bors eas alexander and Peter of Olden-
~ ,ae Prince of Altenburg. These
N Ia, -. ,onowed by the suites of the emperor.
inss-u unkes and the princes.
ans IN ns royal mourners on foot there
Io,b liz, ~ opeh carriage. draped in black
i, a., n,esies, the empress mother with
IA oi uss the Grand Duchesses Alexia
)acbs.S AZ second carriage rode Grand
tth Fsoss arle raul, Grand Duchess Eliza
sr Jo,a ussolo'na, Grand Duchess Alexan-
eth M,n.,,''a ana Grand Duchess Eliza
santins rr , wife of Grand Duke Con-
ucbess ,, rne third carriage carried Grand
lelena v s,a,ua Nicola and Grand Duchess
|tas,ss,' ourlh carriage were the Princess
)uchsss Nicolalena Rlmanofsky. the
tOldarhu.. Leuchtenberg. Prince Eugenie
~. Ours and Princess Helena of Alien
iialpr i aae long line of carriages con-
ctor Of H. Oh the courts and maids OF
Ut on ,o ne empress and grand duchesses.
The housa , Two by two. were members
IKE and inma Of the hereditary grand
ard rb,s, 'ohg line of regiments of The
tislon ~ sn accompanied the funeral nro-
ilitan me fortress. Here tho Metro
"a solsm 'oiae Of 81; Petersburg ceiebrat-
The family tamil iunsral mass in the presence
naa dukes ana court, The emperor and
aa'cA and asaa ar,ea the coffin into the
sod I''s so, which was covered with h cloth OF,
Wed tie ia generals, aides de ran,r,
We cpyersd oi inc coffin and ard 1t on a
4, T M,,S , cloth Of silver, special
Y Of the hoa asy then covered tie LIVER
Y coffin esrniae- A large quad d w " sd
Z, In slats s ana night, while ths boN
..ss1u,enen, al, Az the theaters and rlsces
stidaen. ~ VIII be closed and ali music