The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
SOLDIERS LINED
SILENT STREETS
Funeral COrtege of the Grand
Duke Alexis Passed Safely
Through St. Petersburg.
CAR FOLLOWED ON FOOT
fNTERMENT IN NEW MAUSO-
LEuM OF RoMANOFFS.

st. Petersburg Nov. 21.-The body of
Grand Duke Alexis, an uncle of the
emperor of Russia. who died recently
in Paris, was inferred today in the new
mausoleum of the Romanoffs within the
fortress Of St Peter and St. Paul, and
Emperor Nicholas followed the coffin
on foot through the crowded and silent
streets of his capital HIS majesty
walked thus from the railroad station
TO the fortress, a distance Of three
miles. In spite Of approximations for
the safety of. the emperor, there was no
untoward incident.
His majesty was accompanied by a
suite of thirteen grand dukes and 100
generals and admirals. The metropoli
tans Of st. Petersburg and Moscow and
the most prominent bishops of the or
thodox church participated in the ser
vices. The two expresses and a num-
her OF grand duchesses met the body
at the railroad station on its arrival
from Paris and followed in carriages
behind the other mourners.
Living Walls of Soldiers.
The police and military authorities
had taken extreme precautions TO pre-
vent any terrorist attempt. The route
of march was lined for the entire dis
lance on either side by living walls of
troops. which made any attempt on the
life of his majesty practically impOssi-
BILE The line of march was down the
Nevski Prospect, through Savovia
street to the Field of Mars. and thence
over the bridge Of the Trinity to the
fortress. Long before daylight the
streets of st. Petersburg were alive
with troops proceeding in the direction
OF the station The entire guard corps,
including the garrisons Of Peterohf
and CATCHING. turned out for the occa-
sion.
As a precautionary measure the spec
tators were kept always at least TWEEN
~ feet behind the troops
Huge Crowds Turned Out.
In spite OF the early hour. crowds
turned out to witness the parade espe-
cially along the Nevski Prospect. The
prevailing. desire seemed to be to get a
glimpse of the emperor. who had hard
ly been seen by the residents OF st. Pc
tersburg for ten years. There was no
demonstration of any kind.
The funeral train from the frontier
arrived punctually on time. The en-
peror and the grand dukes entered the
railroad station together. and shortly
afterward emerged bearing the casket
on their shoulders. After a short, SER
vice the coffin was placed on an open
hearse and the cOrtege started.
Escort of Honor.
A delegation of officers from the
Prussian regiment of which Grand
Duke Alexis was honory member
walked with the emperor and his suite
The escort of honor was composed of
attachments from various Russian re-
giments, and il was followed by the
CQYrf1 hnn fxa~n
and the grand duchesses.
The streets Of the city were white
with snow, and along the line of march
they were strewn with green twigs, en-
blematic of the resurrection. Brief
halts were made before four churches.
where the clergy and choirs chanted
the requiem.
The guns of the fortress were fired in
salute as the procession crossed the
frozen Neva.
Funeral Services.
The men and women of the court, to-
gether with the mem bers of the diplo-
matte corps. including John w. Rid
die, the American ambassador. had as
sembled in the cathedral within the
fortress. The final funeral service
there was conducted in the presence of
the highest representatives of the
church and the state. At its conclu-
sion the emperor and the members of
the imperial family advanced and
kissed the forehead of Alexis. The cof-
fin was then closed and carried to the
adjacent mausoleum, where, after a
second brief service. IL was inferred be-
meath a marble sarcophagus
After the services the members Of ths
imperial family had luncheon at the
Winter palace and then returned to
Tsarskoe-SelO.