The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-12
OF THE
RUSSIAN ARMY
Annual Review of ST. Peters
burg Troops by the Gar.
CHARGE OF 10000 CAVALRY
BLAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE FOR
THE oNLOOKERs.

ST. Petersburg, May l.-There were
/ scenes Of martial splendor on the
Champs de Mars today when Emperor
Nicholas held his annual review OF the
/ attachments of all troops in the mili-
I tary district at St Petersburg which
include every regiment of The imperial
/ guard The foreign military attaches
scTuunized with much more than OTdi-
nary care the defle of crack regiments
I of the empire, which is now battling
/ to maintain its position In the far east,
and the general verdict was that no
/ better body Of soldiers could be seen ia
/ Europe
Magnificent Scene.
! The Geld on which the review was
held presented a stirring picture
Drawn up on the vast plain were 40 600
I of the finest troops i'm the empire ar
rayed i'm brilliant uniforms. Stretching
/ back from the front like waves on a
+ sea were the foot soldiers, rank upon
rank Behindvt them Were. great parks
/ of artillery, while back into the radiat-
( ing streets as far as the eye could see
were the HUtterjns pennants of the
/ splendid cavalry.
/ A tribune had been erected I'm which
\ sat the members of the diplomatic
! corps, prominent among whom was
/ Ambassador Mccormick, accompanied
/ by Mrs. Mccormick. Several other i'm
! Vited guests also had seats In the trib-
! une.
on the field Immediately I'm front of
/ the tribune under an arch of Russian
I cOiOTs was a green tent pavilion, over
/ which streamed the imperial standard
/ This was reserved for the empress and
J members of the imperial family
! Imperial Cortege.
/ Preceded by the generals iu lamb
( skin cans and followed by an impos-
1 ing encourage which included the mill
! tary attaches, among whom were Cap
/ tain g. T. Mott and Major McComb,
! representing the United states, the inn
/ perial cOrtege moved through the sum
mer garden To the plain. The empress
! and the empress mother rode I'm an
/ open state carriage. with C0ssack foot
/ men, and drawn by six white stations.
+ The emperor was mounted on a coal
/ black charger and wore the dark green
uniform of a colonel of foot guards,
I with the blue sash of the Order of ST.
/ Andrew across his breast. his being by
/ FAR the most modest uniform in the inn
perial procession.
ON the appearance of the emperor the
standards were lifted. the bands burst
forth and tens of thousands of thrOats
I roared a welcome.
Greetings Exchanged.
Like a shuttle the .cortege passed
back and forth as the emperor i'm
I spected the various regiments. Good
day. my children was his universal
greeting.
Good health, your imperial males
ty.' was the unfaiIiug response.
When the inspection was completed
the bands were massed opposite the
/ imperial pavilion The empress took
/ her place with her suite and moved
] some distance to the right. Out iT
front. alone save for a bugler and tive
/ Clrcassions of the guard In brishf
B / crimson the emperor sat his charged
I Ike a statue. He looked strong and
T wei. Then the dehIe of splendid bat
talions began. the bands playing Tegi
. mental airs throughout the review.
Tt was a proud military array. though
perhaps the effect was more medieva
than modern.
Emperor Watched Keenly.
The emperor watched each detach
I menu keenly. a bugler by his sidt
I sounding the imperial commands
I When his majesty signided his approx
al of q particularly smart body o
troops with one voice the soldier
shouted. we are glad to do the bes
we can for your majesty
Almost i'm front of the imperial pa
} Vili0u a wheel horse of one of the bat
r teTies fell His majesty instantly com
/ manded a halt, personally riding out L
% ascertain the cause of the accident.
The review concluded with a charg
b. / Of 10000 cavalry at full speed aCrOs
+ the plaiE With a front half a mil
. wide the magnificent horsemen,
- strange and multi-cOlOred uniform
. / and with flags and pennants streaming
/ shot forward as If one man. AT IN
+, command of the Grand Duke Vladimir
e who is cOmmander-in-chief Of all tn
! guard regiments.
5. Not a Horse Went Down.
The very earth seemed TO trembIe ur
i ( der the thunder of the horses hOof
l on they came at such mad pace tha
p. it seemed as if they must carry dow
an before them. IusuncJively those
the boxes drew back. but scarcely fv
. PAGES beyond the emperor Grand Duk
O. Vladimir threw up his sword and Oh
D. line stopped dead. many horses bein
- thrown upon their launches Dur not
man og beast went down A gree
\. burst Of applause came from the sDe.
3 latOrs. Then, I'm accordance with Oh
e custom the commanding Officer
- moved uB 90 hear the empeT0r's crit
p cism. and at the same time the senll
Is uuu-commissiUuel officers of each~ut
- tachmeut of troops repaired go the In
BE- perial pavilion TO pay his respects
The empress Sine rewarded the nor
* commissioned officers by directing Cd
J.. distribution OF lhree roubles to eaC
and one roubIe To- each man partic
d pating iu the review.
F. Grand Duke Michael. the heir pr'
k . sumptiza 20 the Russian tnlOn
Pc marched with one OF the foot guar
b regiments. iu which he is iieuJenau