New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
Palace To Be His Jail Until
People of Free Russia
Decide His Fate
Silence Follows Sad
Farewell to Citizens
Rasputin's Body Disin-
tered as Ex-Ruler Is
Turned Over to Jailers

petrOgISG, MaTch 80 -N4ChV'~9 IL"
.,oT is in the palace at Tsarskoe-
s.lo-a prisoner. Between the deposed
rsneror and the freedom he used un-
w,.slv q lofty fence. coated over with
liver paint, rears its spikes to shut of
"a, view. Outside the barrier, at every
s,,y Yards around the palace park,
un,.eoated sentries pace with fixed
,,vopets. And beyond them is the
,onntry that knows Nicholas Romanoff
no more.
A. Mohilev on Wednesday Nicholas
Ia farewell TO his army. to his peo-
!. 10 mis- dynasty. The red banner
:, freedom fioated over his head as ne
aid cOodby. There were 10 cheers for
aim there, NJ sympathy-nothing ou'
silence.
Yesterday he who had been Gar
reached Tsarskoe-Selo. Dead, oPpres-
~. silence greeted him. Here, on
f,niliar soil, the red flag also waved
,ss n,larseillaise" also swelled forth,
=, Nicholas was driven to his prison.
Rasputin's Body Exhumed
And close by the former Emperor, IN
,,s same town Of Tsarskoe-Selo, as he
vas being escorted into exile, the body
Of Rssputin, leader of the Dark Forces
whose activity had overthrown the
c,sr and ended the Romanof dynasty,
was being disinterred for removal
a4lsewhere." 1t seemed picture from
one phase Of the French Revolution.
YESTERDAY Nicholas Romanof was
brought 70 Tsarskoe-Selo and put under
strong guard" says the "Ruska'
VOLTA to-day. "Thus the first part OF
The tragedy dynsstic ended. The
Voices Of towards who warned US Of
ae dangers to arise from such beha-
nor toward the anointed Of God have
zen silenced.
The arrest was made after the say
ng Of eoodbys to the citizens. soldiers
md officers. who listened unrcsponsive-
b 10 the voice Of their former chief.
Red flags Aoated proudly over the free
amy Of Russia. They must have told
zseh to the former Emperor, VINO
heard not a single cheer from the as
~ubled soldiers. Instead, the thun-
dsring Marseillaise' concluded the
pitiful farewell The song showed the
former sovereign better than any
words that his rule in Russia had fn-
shed
Coming Awaited in Silence
@He arrived at Tsarskoe-Selo-a a pris-
sn.r Maybe there was a little hope
burning in his desolate heart that
forced to abdicate, he would find here
amidst familiar surroundings and
among his soldiers, some sympathy in
his misfortune the army had not
forgotten. Here. too, alas! dead silence
svsited, and, oppressed by that silence,
he went TO his prison. To-day there
must be nothing but despair in his
heart
'All this cries loudly that there can
never be a return to the old days. All
hat is dead, and its death is personified
u the person Of the former Emperor,
Prisoner waiting for his fate to be de-
sared by revolted people. Let this
close the dark book Of Nicholas Ro
nanof's work and life. Let the book,
ne shame Of Russia, pass into the
hands Of historians. We must forget
ne poor unworthy Emperor. Breathe
i'eely only when he has disappeared
Forever from the horizon OF Russian
lie"
Dowager Empress Sad
Reuters correspondent writes:
:, Lye-gitIesses of the last scene at
Hsoailey before the former Emperor
seholss departed for Tsarskoe-Selo
ssnoe the former Dowager Empress
AAas Feodorovna as like a block Of
a~fole, sadly watching the departure
ner fallen son through the closed
",noows Of her railway carriage.
Besides Nicholas and his wife and
.saily, there are about $50 occupants
lne palace at Tsarskoe-Selo, includ-
ng TWO or three ladies-in-waiting and
80 ooetorE. bile. Niruvova, one OF
az. ~, lofmer kmpress's ladies-n-waiting,
..H mas the measles at the palace. she
ss me patroness Of the mystic monk
spctin and arch intriguer and
.s,ker upon the imperial weaknesses
soo trrerstitions.
me coffin Of RaspUtin was distin-
t.Ten a. Tzarskoe-SelO yesterday and
ylng on truck there pending its
''Ioyal elsewhere for burial"
va MS arrival at TsarskOe-S -Sclo, in the
.incy OF four members Of the Duma.
~hoiss was turned over Immediately
tns Issrskoe-SelO commander and
sten 70 the AlexandrOvsky Palace,
0e The former Empress Alexandra
"rssor Ras interned.
Sencizs was met At the door IN the
sF.hg - the palace BY Count Benek-
lo1fD. wno was his marshal OF the
svr and ia now under arrest. Inc
."hef ruler held himself erect. look
..t calm snd Indifferent, although ne
.'iS,d from The automobile with ner-
~ haste. a battalion Of the ls'
~. 5Dafd Regiment MAS 81 the rall
20 efpcL The commander a. IsAr'
,''e'selD ig Colonel KobuiliDsky. Tor
sfNy commander Of the Pctro2radsky
a,,zimsni, stationed IN peace time Al
TN'aN. To him the Duma commits.
''affs announced: "Our mission OF
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