The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-01
'UZAK DLLPLT MUVED
Won Plehve, Russia's Murder.
ed Minister, Buried.
BELLS TOLL D THROUGHOUT EMPIRE
Imposing Ceremony Attended by
Emperor ana Imperial Family,
Foreign Representative and
Many Great Men of Russia.

Emperor and Imperial Family,
Foreign Representative and
Many Great Men of Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. IN. Won
plehve, the minister of the interior
who was assassinated Thursday morn
ing last, was buried yesterday, and in
every city ANA hamlet of this vast EN-.
pire church bells were tolled and
masses and prayers said for the re-
pose of the soul of the murdered min
ister
The services here, which were ac
cordng TO the rites of the Orthodox
church, We're Of an impressive and i'm
posing character. At II o'clock in the
morning high mass was said in the
stately chapel adjoining the ministry
of the interior. Emperor Nicholas and
the empress stood with the broken
hearted widow and the children Of
the minister at the foot of great
mound of flowers on which rested the
casket. To the right on gold embroid
cred cushions before q mass of wreaths
banked to the ceiling were ranged the
decorations which had been won by
the statesman during his notable Cat
recr 10 the left were the metropoli-
tan of St Petersburg ana the oiiiciat-
ing bishops ana priests in their gold
emhluZoucd Yestments. \ screen of
flowers Concealed the famous imperial
boys choir.
Among those present were other
members Of the imperial family. tue
foreign representatives, including min
listers Of the empire, generals, admirals,
mobiles, governors of the distant PROV
inces like those of Asrakhan and
Irkutsk, in fact all high oflicialdom,
not even emitting Genghiz Khan, Il
linea descendant of the Napoleon of
Asia, who Is now major general in
the Russian service
The entire assemblage was in full
uniform, and on the arm of each one
present was badge of mourning. All
held lighted tapers throughout the
service, and the air was heavy with
the perfume of flowers and incense
from the censers.
At the most solemn momest, when
all knelt and many were affected TO
tears, the widow was overcome and
tainted. The emperor came 10 her as
sistance and she was carried out by
gentle hands.
The emperor was visibly moved, and
upon the conclusion of the mass he fol-
lowed the casket, which was taken up
ON the shoulders of the ministers and
borne down the broad marble staircase
to the street. There the funeral pro
cession was formed, and the body was
placed in a great white open hearse
drawn by six coal black horses which
were blanketed from their ears to their
tails in somber trappings of woe.
At the end of the procession came
four white charlots filed with the
floral offerings The cortege proceed
ed slowly through the avenues and
streets, preceded 10y a squad of mount
ed police. and passed within sight OF
the place where the tragedy occurred.
AS the body passed every head was
uncovered, and thousands crossed
themselves.
The monastery stands on plain be
yond the Narva gates and at these
gates fully 10000 persons We're gath
cred
After a burial service i'm the church
the body was Inferred in the adioin-
ing cemetery, where repOSo the remains