New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
SEEN IN MOSCOW.
american ViSitor Describes Visit to
the Old Russian Cqmtal

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir; The interesting Russian "sideIight'. in The
1rioune OF January p suggests that the following
extracts from letter. though not OF so recent date
as the other, may not prove uninteresting to some
VI your readers. f. H LANGWORTHY.
Warren. Penn. Jan. g. 1905.
We, We left St. Fote' sburg "Wednesday night-the
The full aone on te NeT i9n sn many on b sm x1s
ba buildings as We ratified oyer the cobblestones
rreo mere IN sort yellow light like the Chinese Ian
We arrived in Moscow at $3.50 o'clock the next
morning mo- That afternoon we drove for some time
ReGsemer When passing through this gate W every
man takes off his hat whether he be of the Greek
Miss l. and 1 watched the American Boy: but
even even he observed the niexibe law. The Kremln
many ehpre hes monastery or Two and S the eDa pal
and that is Russia is it not? The Kremlin over,
looks the cttyt is almost the centre OF It, think
The white and gilt domes. the red and green roofs
STe Meso not nke anything we have seen before
s nave meyer seen the Orient It has more Of the
everywhere and the style of architecture in the
churches are decidedly Eastern. In fact. we have
wonder if they mingle
We have seen the Czar Kolokol Of course There
is such satisfaction to seen it. Naturally we
about Smaller bePi if in the TSitea STATES Whleh
mas doae more for humanity than many tons Of
While we in the Kremlin II will be easier to
stay long enough for peep about US than to come
for we are @ very nea aS We have Visited Se Sg
and heard the chanting of the monks These monks,
we have seen in Russia At the corresponding nun
The six wives Of Ivan the Terrible repose here in
peace at last. And here, too. we saw a priest give
to health The sacraInent-to babies! The churches
o6serR at least a Tey FoSd re1 & tee Sa
walls and columns are covered with ikons and gilt
and the odor Of incense is with them all. We have
A n
and have wished that we might see ii at the time
of some eoronation-no unkindness toward the pres
Church OF the Assumption which was painted by St
tog nHe. We haze ave & Locked with pleasure upon the
thanked our lucky stars that we didn't come to
Gsi9w tb% DefSFe SsS. ne soS TsqTTe4 yd a tomb ~ ira
dream about them sudden turning from regal
apartment TO some well worn steps Of soft wood a
huge black stove or very ordinary curtains and
The great halls in which the Car receives after
his coronation are truly magnificent. Some of the
Of the pace dates om 9 Se @ The easP
our guide says; The rooms are small and low but
elaoorately in a distinctly Russian manner. Mos
mentioned most frequently in connection with the
old part OF the palace are those Of Ivan the Ter
The two great Churches Of MoscoW Which are not
within the Kremlin, are St BASIL which looks II
Saviour. which is one Of the most beautiful we have
seen. without and within. We always turn to
structure, and has an excellent location It is OF
pure white stone, and has one great god dome and
paintings by the best Russian artists make the in
terror much more pleasing to me than that OF St.
There will be many difficulties in the way of him
Kremiin. TIE Russian government would p probably
object for one thing. Then. too. though the Krem-
romance. there are some most revolving passages
in its history. which cannot be touched lightly
Moscow, Aug 3. 1903