The record-union., 1899-07-27
Impressive Ceremonies Held at Sea and at
the City Of St. Petersburg.
Person Carried the Coffin Into
the Church and Deposited It
Beneath the Immense Dais Coy
cred With Cloth Of Gold.

L
burg correspondent, describing the fun
eral of the Czarowitch, says:
The Dowager Empress, accompanied
by the Grand Dukes and Grand Duch-
esses, and attended by Mile. Ozeroff,
her maid OF honor; Count Benkendeff
and Admiral Loman, arrived on the
18th inst. at Novo-Rosieysk and en-
barked on the ironclad st. George.
The vessel left for Batoum, followed
by convoy of the Black Sea fleet
On the arrival of the vessels at Ba-
toum, the ST. George alone entered the
harbor, the other vessels remaining
outside.
The entire Black Sea fleet had assem-
bled to pay the last honors to the de-
funct hereditary Grand Duke.
The vessels were drawn up in a dou-
BILE line that extended all the way from
Batoum to Novo-Rosieysk, and the ST.
George, with her august passengers and
the body of the Prince, passed down
the center.
The shroud was of cloth of gold,
lined with bordered ermine
The military service around the coffin
at the train and at sea was performed
by Generals Bibicoff and Nicolaieff-the
latter Colonel of the Regiment of the
Chevalier Guards-and by officers and
non commissioned officers of delega-
ton sent to Abbas Touman by the
regiments of which the hereditary
Grand Duke was chief and by sailors
belonging to the Grand Duke Constan-
tine Nicolaievitch's marine corps, who
accompanied him to ST. Petersburg.
On the arrival of the imperial train
at ST. Petersburg at o'clock on Mon
day evening, the Emperor and Grand
Dukes in person carried the coffin to a
catafalque of cloth of gold, drawn by
eight horses that awaited it. Four
Generals laid over it shroud of cloth
of gold covered with ermine. The en-
tire court and administration took part
in the procession, which also included
detachments of marine guards and rep
resentatives of all institutions of which
the late Grand Duke was a member.
In front of the catafalque was car
sried. on a cushion of cloth of gold, the
numerous decorations of the deceased
Prince.
His flag officer followed with his fa-
vorite horse, clad with black cloth
trappings.
the Grand Dukes Almoner, preceded by
the choir of the imperial chapel bearing
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 EN-
peror's military household
The Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
vich came next, walking alone. Then
came the Grand Dukes Vladimir Alexis
Sergius, Paul Michael Nicolaevitch
and his sons, the Grand Dukes Alex
der, George and Sergius, the Grand
Dukes Nicholas and Peter Nicolaevitch,
the Grand Dukes Constantine and
Dimitri Constantinovitch, the Dukes
Eugene and George of Leuchtenberg,
Princes Alexander and Peter of Olden-
burg and the Prince of Altenburg.
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, attired in deep mourn
ing and attended by two Cossacks Of
the Chamber in black cloth liverieS, the
Empress mother, with her two daugh-
ters, the Grand Duchesses Xenia and
Olga.
I'm second carriage rode the Grand
Duchess Marie Paulovna, the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth Feedorovna, the
Grand Duchess Alexander Josefna and
the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavri-
kievna, wife Of the Grand Duke Con-
stantine Constantinovitch. The t'.iId
carriage contained the Grand Duchess
Militia Nicolaevna and the Grand
Duchess Helene Vladomirovna-
In the fourth carriage were the
Princess Anastasia Nicolana Roman
offsky, the Duchess of Leuchtenberg.
Princess Eugene of Oldenburg and
Princess Helena of Altenburg.
Then came a long line of carriages
containing grand ladies of the court
and maids of honor of the Empress
and Grand Duchess. Lastly, on foot,
two by two, We're members of the
households of the hereditary Grand
Duke and long line of regiments Of
the Guard, which accompanied the fun
eral procession to the fortress
Here the Metropolitan Antoine of ST.
Petersburg and Ladoga celebrated a
solemn funeral mass in the presence of
the imperial family and court. The
Emperor and Grand Dukes carried the
coffin into the church and deposited it
beneath an immense dais, which was
covered with cloth of gold. Four Cen
erals des-de-camp removed the lid
of the coffin and laid it on table COW
erel with cloth of silver. especially
prepared. Then they covered the lower
part of the body of the Grand Duke
with cloth of gold lined with ermine.
A guard of honor, consisting of a
General. aide-de-camp, an aide-de-
camp to the Emperor, two chamberlains
and two gentlemen of the bed chamber,
four officers and four non-commis-
stoned officers of the regiments of the
Guard, will watch the coffin day and
night while the body lies in state dur
ing three days.
All the theaters and places Of amuse-
ment will be closed and all music for
hidden.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26lThe
body Of the Czarowitch was Inferred in