Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-27

MASS WAS CELE6iAI Ell IN
PRESENCE OF THE IMPERIAL
FAMILY.
NEW YORK, July 26.-The st.
Petersburg correspondent of the Her
aid describing the funeral OF the
Czarewitoh says: On the arrival or
the Imperial train at st. Petersburg at
seven o'clock on Monday evening the
Emperor and Grand Dukes in person
carried the coffin to catafalque of
cloth of gold, drawn by eight horses,
that awaited it. -Four generals laid
over it shroud of cloth of gold COW
cred with ermine. The entire court
and administration took part in the
procession, which also incluasd de-
dachments elf rr,Tine guards and repre-
sentatiyes OF Institutions of which
the late Grand luke was member.
In front OF the ostafalque was carried,
on Cushion Qf 10th of geld the nu-
merous decorations Of the deceased
Prince. His flag officer from the i'm
perial stables led his favorite horse clad
with black cloth trappings.
A large body OF clergy preceded by
the chorus of the imperial chapel bear
ing lighted tapers walked immediate
ly in front of the catafalque, the cords
OF which were held by the highest state
funationaries
Immediately behind the catafalque
came the Emperor, followed by Baron
Frederichsz, the court marshal, and
Gen. Hesse, the head OF the Emperor's
military household. The Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovich came next,
walking alone. Then came the Grand
Dukes Vladimir Alexis Sergius; Paul
Michael Nicholaevitch and his sons,
the Grand Dukes Alexander George
and Sergius; the Grand Dukes Nicholas
and Peter Nioolaevitch, the Grand
Dukes Constantine and Dimitri Con-
stantinovitch, the Dukes Eugene and
George of Leuahtenberg, Prices Alex
ander and Peter OF Oldenburg and the
Prince Of Altenburg.
These were followed by the suites
of the Emperor, the grand dukes and
the princes After the royal mourn
ers on foot, there came in an open
carriage, draped in black cloth, at
tired in deep mourning and attended
by two Cossacks of the chamber in
black cloth liveries, the empress mo-
Their with her two daughters, the
Grand Duchess Xenia and Olga In
the second carriage rode the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna, wife
tinovich. The third carriage con-
tanned the Grand Duchess Militia Mic
olaevna and Grand Duchess Helene
Viadimiroyna. In the fourth carriage
were the Princess Anastasia Nicolana,
Romanofsky, the Duchess of Leuch-
tenburg, Princess Eugene of Older
berg and Princess Helena of Alien
burg
Then came a 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
households OF the hereditary Grand
Duke and a long line of regiments Of
the guard which, accompanied the fun
eral procession TO the fortress. Here
the Metropolitan Antoine of st. Pet
ersburg and La Doga 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
1t beneath an immense dais, which
was covered with cloth of gold. Four
generals removed the lid of the coffin
and laid it on a table covered with
cloth of silver, especially prepared.
They then covered the lower part of
the body of the Grand Duke with cloth
of gold lined with ermine.
A guard of honor, consisting of
general al0e ue camp, dH dlue ue
camp to the Emperor, two chamber
lains and two gentlemen CT the bed
chamber, four officers and four nom
commissioned officers of the regiments
of the guard will watch the coffin day
and night, while the body lies in state
during three days.
All the theatres and places of
amusement will be closed and all
music forbidden.
WEST VIRGINIANS