Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-08-05

of the soul of the murdered minister.
The services here, which were &C
cording to the rites of the orthodox
church, were of an impressive and i'm
posing character. At II o'clock in the
stately chapel adjoining the ministry
of the interior.
/ Emperor at Bier.
Emperor Nicholas and the dowager
empress stood with the broken heart
ed widow ana the children of the min
lister at Inc foot of a great mound of
flowers on which rested the casket. To
the right on gold embroidered cush-
ions, before mass of wreaths banked
to the ceiling, were ranged the deco
rations which had been won by the
statesman during his notable career
To the left were the metropolitan Of
ST. Petersburg and the officiating bish-
ops and priests in their gold emblazon-
ed vestments. A screen of flowers
concealed the famous imperial choir.
Notablcs Present.
| Among those present were otner
members of the imperial family, the
foreign representatives, including
Spencer Eudy charge d'affaires of tue
American embassy, minister of the en-
pire, generals, admirals, mobiles, gov
ernors of distant provinces, and, in
fact, all high officialdom, not even
emitting Genghis Khan, lineal de-
scendant of Napoleon, OF Asia, who is
now major general in the Russian
service.
80 entire assemblage was in full
uniform and on the arm of each one
present was badge of mourning. All
held lighted tapers throughout the SER
vice and the air was heavy with tue
perfumes of flowers and incense from
the censers.
Widow Faints.
At the most solemn moment, when
all knelt and many were affected by
tears, the widow was overcome and
tainted The emperor came to her as
sistance and she was carried out by
gentle hands.
The emperor was visibly moved and
upon the conclusion of the mass he
followed the casket, which was taken
upon the shoulders of the ministers
and borne down the broad marble
staircase to the street. There the fun
eral procession was formed and the
body was placed in great white open
hearse drawn by six coal black horses
which were blanketed from their ears
to their tails in somber trappings.
| A black CARRIED groom stood at each
bride and in advance went Is similar
| ly clad lantern bearer. Behind the
hearse walked the members of the
minister's family and then came a
long and distinguished body of mourn
| ers, it being the Russian custom to fol-
low the dead to the grave ON foot.
Emperor In Procession.
The emperor himself walked short
distance, but as the Novodevicky mon
astery, where the burial took place,
was over five miles away and also be-
cause of the condition of the empress,
his majesty soon entered his carriage
and returned to the Peterhof palace.
At the end of the procession came
four white chariots filled with the
floral offerings. The cortege proceed
ed slowly through the avenues and
streets preceded by squad of mount
ed police and passed within sight of
the place where the tragedy occurred
The sidewalks along the route were
crowded, but lines of police kept the
streets clear to the curb. 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 $4,000 persons were gath
cred.
Buried Near Predecessor.
. After burial service in the church
the body was inferred in the adjoining
cemetery, where repose the remains