The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-27
FUNERAL OF THE CzAR0WITCH
ProcessiOual Pomp Especially Marks
the Imperial OhReu utn

New York. July 26-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Herald. describing
the funeral of the czarowitz. says: On the
arrivalof the imperial train at st. Peters
burg, at o'clock on Monday evening. the
emperor and grand duke in person car
ried the coffin to a catafalque of cloth-of-
gold, drawn by eight horses. that await
ed 1t. Four generals laid over 1t a shroud
of cloth-of-gold covered with ermine.
The entire court and administration
took part in the procession which also
included attachments of marine guards
and representatives Of all institutions OF
which the late grand duke was a mem
Der. In front of the catafalque was car
ried,on a cushion Of cloth-of-gold. the
numerous decorations of the deceased
prince. His flag officer. from the Imperi-
al stables. led his favorite horse, clad
with black cloth trappings. large body
of clergy, among them the grand dukes
almoner. preceded by the choir Of the I'm
perial chapel bearing lighted tapers walk
ed Immediately In front of the ctatfaIque.
the cords which were held by the high
est state functionaries.
Immediately behind the catetalque
came the emperor. followed by Baron
Frederick, the court marshal, and Gen.
eral Hesse. the head of the emperor
military household. The Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovich came next, walk
ing alone. Then came the Grand Dukes
Vladimar Alexis Sergius; Paul Michael
Nicoievitch. and his sons, the Grand
Dukes Alexander. George and Sergius;
the Grand Dukes Nicholas and Peter
Nicolavich the Grand Dukes Constantine
and Dimitri Constantinovich. the Dukes
Eugene and George of Leuchtenberg.
Princes Alexander and Peter OF olden-
burg and the Prince of Altenburg. Those
were followed by the suites Of the en-
peror, 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 mourning and at
tended by two Cossacks Of the chamber
In black cloth iiveries, the empress moth
err, with her two daughters, the Grand
Ducesses Kenia and Olga In q second
carriage rode the Grand Duchess Marie
Paulovna, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Federovna. the Grand Duchess Alexander
Josefovna and the Grand Duchess Eliza
beth Mavrikievna, wife OF the Grand
Duke Constantine Constantinovich. The
third carriage contained the Grand Ouch
ess Militia NIcolaevena and the Grand
DUCHESS vladmiovna- In the fourth car
riage were the Princess Anastasia Nicola
Romanofsky. the Duchess Of Leuchten-
burg. Princess Eugene of oldenburg and
Princess Helena OF Altenburg.
Then came a long line Of carriages con-
tanning grand ladies Of the court and
maids Of honor Of the empress and grand
ducesses. Lastly on foot. two by two.
were members of the household Of the
hereditary grand duke and long line OF
regiments Of the guard. which accompa-
MED the funeral procession TO the fort
ress
Here the Metropolitan Aiterne, Of 81
Petersburg and Ladoga. celebrated sol
emn funeral mass in the presence Of the
imperial family and court. The emperor
and grand dukes carried the coffin into
the church and deposited II beneath an
immense dias. which was covered with
especially prepared. They
then covered the lower part Of the bsdy
OF the grand duke with cioth-of-goId
lined with ermine.
A guard Of honor Of general aide de
camp. an aide de camp 20 the emperor.
two chamberlaIns and two gentlemen Of
the bedchamber. four officers and fonr
officers OF the reTi- |
ments Of the guard. will watch the cofhn !
day and night while the body lies IN state /
during three days All the theatres and 4
places Of amusement will be closed and I
All music forbidden.
St. Petersburg. July s.-The BODY Of the /
was inferred IN the cathedral 4
" St. Peter and St Paul today In the 1
presence Of the dowaser empress snd
,ther members Of the imperial family and
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