New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
TOLSTOY LAID TO REST
Buried with Simplest Ceremony
at Spot Chosen by Author.
GREAT THRONG AT GRAVE
Demonstrations in Various Cities
Suppressed-Gir1 Trampled
to Death at Kiev.

Tula Russia Nov 22-The body OF Count
Leo Tolstoy was placed in its last resting
place, at the exact spot designated by the
dead author on his estate at Yasnaya Po-
LANA late this afternoon A great throng
was present.
The special train bringing the body from
Astapova arrived at the Zaseika station at
a. m The funeral party was met by
throngs OF mourning peasants. who. since
daylight had been assembling from the
surrounding countryside.
According to the Russian custom Toll
stoys sons formed the party OF bearers and
bore the coffin on their shoulders over the
two miles separating the station from the
noveIist's home al YaSnaya Poiiana- The
route was through a small wood. across
gently sloping fields and through the wood
ed park of the estate TO the house The
way was lined with mourners- Peasants
marched at the head of the procession
carrying white banners inscribed Leo Nj
kolaivitch: The Memory of Your Goodness
viii Never Fade from the Minds OF Us
Orphaned Peasants
Following the peasants were two student
choirs chanting memorial hymns and four
carriages filled with wreaths. Then came
the sons trudging slowly under the weight
Of the coffin. The countess and others of
the family followed the bier afoot.
Arrived at the house the corteEe halted
and the coffin was borne within and placed
on a catafaIque erected in the author 5
favorite room. This had been emptied of
its furniture and was barren except for the
cherished bookcase. portrait of Tolstoy's
brother, and bust of Buddha-
Here in the old home. from which the
count fed twelve DAYS ago 10 seek the soil
tude which was TO be denied him. the body
lay in state. The public was freely admit
ted to the room and for several hours ar
unbroken line of peasants and others 81
| less humble circumstances passed reverent
Iy before the bier
Throughout the night and during ths
early hours Of to-day special trains ar
rived at Zaseika. the railway station neal
| the Yasnaya Poltana estate, hearing dele
cations 10 the funeral Students from
| Moscow occupied tweuty-three coaches
| Following ToIstoy's written request hi:
grave had been made under Poverty Oak
| in the spot where in childhood We bUrieC
| z green rocking horse This reference wa'
| to an episode in the early rife of TOlstoy
| and his brothers who with childish rite!
consigned to the earth hobby-horse in the
| belief that when II was exhumed a reign OF
| happiness would begin.
/ The novelist often referred to the disposi
| ton of his body and in directions ler
specified explicitly. that the ceremony in
! cident thereto should be of the simplest
without the rites of the Orthodox Church.
/ Just before sunset the coffin vas car
ried TO the grave, about which the far1t!
and close friends of the dead man kneit
| The choirs sang the hymn. Everlast1ns
| Memory" but there was no other cere
mony In silence the coffin was lowered
into the ground. the filling in proceeded
At once and within a half hour from th
time the funeral party arrived al IN
spot mound of broken earth marked IN
chosen resting place for the body OF tn
Russian reformeT
ST Petersburg Nnv H-Rands OF sing