The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-10
Guns Failed to Boom.

Instead of, proceeding to the winter
palace, the yacht stopped at the landing
stage of the English quay, below the
Nicholas bridge and in front of Leuch-
enberg palace, formerly the American
embassy, where the emperor, the en-
press and the dowager empress entered
a launch and attended by a launch on
each flank moved on up the river.
The members of the court made the
remainder, of the Journey to the winter
palace in carriages. escorted by a troop
Of Gathering horse guards. :
The emperor's arrival was not her
aided by the customary salute of 30l
guns, and for that reason the passage
of the river hardly attracted the notice
of the thousands of spectators, who
were waiting along the islands in the;
river Without hating at the winter
palace the launches crossed the river
and their majesties landed under the
grim walls of the St. Peter and st. Paul
fortress, which they entered by the i'm
perial water terrace, driving .hurrledly
| to the immense cathedral, inside the
| walls where repose the remains of the
Romanoffs. There before the tombs Of
the emperor's ancestors the imperial
family kneeling for twenty minutes
made their devotions. ....s -. w., ~. g.:
a - Cheer for Ruler.
AS their maiesties, after their .devo-
tions, returned to the terrace and re-
| entered the launch, the faint echo OF a
cheer swept UP the Neva. I
The imperial launch. Immediately
crossed the river and entered the win
ter palace from the quay entrance. For
the first time since the ceremony Of
| blessing the waters, Jan. 10, 1905. when
| the emperor escaped death from the
charge of grape fired from gun of the
saluting battery on the opposite bank
of the river. the emperor and empress
were back in the Russian capital.
| A little more than two hours later
vast hosts Of military and civil digni.
taries began arriving at the winter pal
ace to listen to the emperor's message
F to The representatives of the people
The palace is an immense, strange, mys
terious-looking yellow-red structure OF
the left bank Of the Neva.
The scene on the square today was il
vivid contrast to that of less than ff
teen, months ago when the. troops me-
the. Little Father for less than they
have now been granted.
| Instead of grim soldiers shooting int
| a mob, prancing cavalry with accoutre
| mentsi that guarded the approache
while the. square was filed with chew
alier guards, c1lirassiers, HussaTs, lane
ers, and other guard regiments, each i
picturesque uniforms, of red, blue an,
: IyeHoW. The emperor IS picked Circas
, lssian Gossacks, IN long flowing crimso
kaftaos. sitting high ON wild stepp
: Horses, gave the highest note of colo
:. to the scene. Behind the iron 4gri
?. leading to the courtyard of the palac
:. AsWere massed a squadron of heavy drs
4 EI;goons and a$battefy of machine guns.
> s{$ss Go to St. Georges Hall. d :
:. VS. Shortly before I O'Clock in obedienc
J. to signals the streams Of guests bega
:, slowly flowing toward the st. George
l. hall. At the entrance was a guard {
/ honor composed of. veteran palace gren;
~ diers, twelve Of whom are. survivors {
r; the reign of Emperor Nicholas I.
Isl From the gallery the correspondent
commanded a view of the brilliaI
:. 4 scene below as well as a vista of tn
e endless succession Of halls thru whic
It 1.-The human tide advanced. - L.
n The first: to appear were the courtier
generals, adinirals and uniformed di,
}. nitaries of state who drifted forward
e haphazard order, their blue, gold, silve
g, scarlet and purple uniform forming
l. maze Of color. They engaged in car
IS less conversation while awaiting the a.
It, vent of the emperor o. , =. -.-. ..