The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
EMPEROR AT THE
VIRGINS SHRINE
Gar Nicholas PraYS Fer Sue
cess of the Russian Arms.
JOURNEY ENDS AT MOSCOW
REVIEW OF SEVERAL BATTAL-
IONS OF SOLDIERS.

"a OSCOW. Nay 21.-The ears 5000
Nl mile journey through southern
Russia ended at Moscow this
afternoon with a review of several
sapper and engineer battalons il the
court yard of Jhe Nicholas statute and
g hurried visit TO the shrine Of the
Iberian Virgin and the church lu l.z
Kremliu, where he was crowned
The Czar was met at MOSCOW Wi.l
the same patriotic demonstration tlH-.
have marked the whole progress yr ma
Grip. He seemed TO be in high spirits
and was pleased with the temper mani.
Tested by the people a. we'll as Dy Lat.
appearance and morals OF the E#I
corps which he was sending TO rell-
force General Kuropatkin- Besides.
since his majesty lett ST. petersburg a
week ago. the news from the front has
been reassuring. General kuropathii-
evidently believes that the turning
potnt of the campaign Is close al hand,
the wide territory over which tI-.
enemy is operating and his own con-.
ceutratiOn giving him a disunel aG-
vantage.
The car received the news OF the
destruction Of the japanese ships while.
at T0Ula. He expressed sorrow al the
death of So many brave men. The
whole war to him is regrettaDle or-
curreuce for which he feels that RUS
STA is not responsible.
Review Of the Troops.
The review Of the troops was heid az
the station on account Of the pressure
for time. and was exceedingly buel.
The cars trip through the TeCeuL
capital which he much prefers TO ST..
Petersburg was almost in the nature or
a triumphal procession The streets
were gaily decorated ana the side
walks were crowded with people whose
acclama LiOns almost drowned the fear
ful cIaug of the bells of M0sCOW's SOD
churches. No escort Of troops accom-
panied the czar, who sat i'm an open
carriage.
General Tripoff. whose father was n
victOm of the Nih.Iists I'm the time u
Alexander III, preceded his msjes-E.
standing erect i'm troika-
In the White City.
The car was driven up hilL passing
the mud city into the white city
through the red gate and thence along
the Miasnitskala, the high turrete4
wall. which cncIoses the entire Ci---
Instead Of entering the latter through
the Vladimir portal however the pro-.
CessiOu swung around TO the right N
the yellow Iberian gate, where stands
The little chapel of our Lady before
which no Russian passes without stow
ping and making the sign Of the cross
and where the cZar must always 90 70
pray before entering the KremliH. iilz
majesty remained three and E@
minutes before the miracle working
image 81 the virgin, whose T-EH-
cheek shows the mark of the Iar-aTs
sword while outside - 600 persons cone
tinuaiiy crossed themselves.
Thence his majesty passed into tho
Tartar city across the red square iG
g. H- e-e -.H
cution block opposite the tower on the
top OF the cTeuuelaTed wall Of the
Eremiin from which John the Terrible
watched the heads Of his victims fail
Uncovered His Head.
His majesty then passed on to the
church Of Basil the Blessed, called the
most beautiful church iu the world,
where Napoleon stabbed his horses and
to the gate OF Our Savior. his majesty.
like the ordinary mudkji Obeyed the
order given by Car Alexis in l5fi tndt
no one must pass through into the
kremin without unCoverinE. and rev.
ereuuy removed his hat as he drove uu-
DER the portal into the tangled assem-
blage Of m0nasteriGss churches and
palaces which crowd the hill.
Inside the Kremlin We're no troops.
except the regular seutiuelS- HIS
majesty did not visit the imperial pal
ace out lLtft LaLIA4E r1lLaE7 lIte --
race which 0VeTlOOEs the shining city
and the river flowing atits base Just
beyond the petit palace where has
gTaudfa Their was born, the car and his
suite alighted and entered the Churcn
of Assumption After a te deum had
been sung the csar kuelt on the ideutI-
cal spot where he received the crown
OF his father under the colossal image
of God painted in the cupOia. and
there, amid incense burning, prayed for
victory for the Russian army and re-
ceived the blessing of the metTopoli-
tan Then he arose and moved Ee--
erently forward and kissed the imaEe
of the virgin which Vladimir
brought 10 Moscow to protect the city
on the approach of the yellow horror
Anniversary Today.
The imperial party then returned 90
the station, departing al O'Clock for
Tsarkoe, where his majesty tomorrow
viii review the guards, his mother
own regiment. on the occasion OF the
celebration Of the 200th anniversary uf
its organization.