New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
CAR AGAIN AT MOSCOW.
Prays for Victory in the Kremlin--
Return to TSarskOe-Selo.

Moscow, May 21-The Enperor's two thou
sand mile journey through South Russia ended
here this afternoon with a review of several
sapper and engineer battaiions in the courtyard
Of the Nicholas Station, and d hurried visit to
the shrine of the Iberian Virgin and the church
in the Kremlin where he was crowned
The Emperor was met here with the same
patriotic demonstrations which have marked his
entire trip. He seemed to be in high spirits. and
was pleased with the temper manifested by the
people as we'll as by the appearance and morale
Of the two corps which he sending to rein
force General Kuropatkin.
The Emperor received the news Of the destruc-
ton OF the Japanese ships while at Tula- He
expressed sorrow at the death Of many
brave men, but did not manifest sentiments
which he did not feel over the loss sustained by
the enemy's feet. The whole war to him is a re-
grettable occurrence. for which he reels that
Russia is not responsible.
The review of the troops was held at the
station on account of the pressure Of time, and
was exceedingly brief. The streets were gayly
decorated and the sidewalks were crowded with
people, whose cheers almost drowned the clangor
of the bells of Moscow's five hundred churches.
No escort Of troops accompanied the Emperor.
who sat in an open carriage.
ENTERING THE TARTAR CITY.
The Emperor was driven up the HILL passing
the Mud City into the White City, through the
Red Gate and thence along the Mitsitskaia'
whose high turreted wall incloses the Tartar
City. His majesty remained few minutes at
the Chapel OF Our Lady. by the Yellow Iberian
Gate. where the Emperor must always go to
pray before entering the Kremlin- He knelt
before the miracle working image OF the Virgin.
whose right cheek shows the mark of the Tar
tar sword, while outside from twenty thousand
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entrance continually crossed themselves.
Thence his majesty passed into the Tartar
City. across the Red Square, I'm the centre OF
which still stands the execution block, opposite
the tower on the top of the crenelated wall of
the kremlin, from which Ivan the Terrible
watched the heads OF his victims fall
His majesty then passed to the Church OF
Basil the Blessed. called the most beautiful
church in the world where Napoleon stabbed
his horses, and to the Gate OF Our Saviour.
His majesty, like the ordinary mujlE. obeyed
the order given by Emperor Alexis in 1647. that
no one must enter the Kremln without uncov-
ering, and reverert;y removed his cap he
drove under the portal into the tangled assem-
blage Of monas.eries. churches and palaces
which crown the hill
PRAYERS FOR VICTORY IN KREML.IN.
Inside the Kremlia were no troops exert the
regular sentinels Of the Grenadier Corps His
majesty did not visit the Imperial Palace. but
drove rapidly across the terrace which over
looks the shining city and the river flowing at
its base. Just beyond the Petit Palace. where
his grandfather was born. the Emperor and his
suite alighted and passed between the Convent
OF Miracles and the Red Staircase, down which
ne walked on the day Of his coronation. and
tered the Church OF Assumption. After Te
Deum had been performed the Emperor knelt
upon the Identical spot where he received the
crown OF his fathers. under the colossal image Of
GOD painted in the cGpola, and there, amid in
cense burning censers, prayed for victory for
the Russian arms and received the blessing OF
the Metropolitan. Then he arose and moved
reverently forward and kissed the image OF the
Virgin, which Vladimir brought to Moscow to
protect the city upon the approach of Timour
and the Golden Horde.
The imperial party then returned 70 the STA
ton, departing at Z o'clock for Tsarskoe-Sel
where his majesty tomorrow will review the
Chevalier Guards, his mothers own regiment
upon the occasion OF the celebration OF the
2OOth anniversary Of its organization.