Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-24
NICHOLAS Is TAKEN
TO TSARSKOE-SEL
Deposed Ruler Escorted to New
Palace, Where He Joins His
Wife and Children.
ALL CLOSELY GUARDED

TsarskoeSelo, Russia, March H.
Via London. March 23D-On his ar
rival here today in the custody OF tour
members of the Duma, Nicholas Rom
anoff, the deposed emperor, was
turned over Immediately to the Isar-
skoe-Selo commander and taken 10 the
Alexandroysky palace, where the Tor
mcr Empress Alexandra was already
interned. The special train carrying
the former ruler arrived at l:5O
o'clock on the branch line outside
AleSandrovsky park. On leaving the
train Nicholas entered an automobile
accompanied by his adjutant, Prince
Dolgoroukoff, the only courtier oil the
first rank who accompanied him, and
by the four Duma commissioners,
They were driven to the palace.
Nicholas was met at the door III the
left wing OF the palace by Count
Benckendorf, who was his marshal
of the court, and is now under arrest.
The former ruler held himself erect.
looking calm and indifferent, although
he stepped from the automobile with
nervous haste. A battalion Of the FIRST
rife guard regiment was at 1.-THE rail-
road depot.
Delivered to Commander.
The commander at Tsarskoe-Selo
is Colonel Kobuilinsky, formerly COM
mander OF the Petrogradsky regiment,
stationed in peace time at Warsaw. To
him the Duma commissioners an
nounced:
"Our mission of handing over the
emperor is finished. We now go to
Petrograd to announce this fact to
the Duma." -,
The correspondent drove to the old
Tsarskoe- palace, which is de-
serted and without guards, and then
to the new palace, where the former
imperial family is informed. The pal
ace lies in large park, which is sur
rounded by plain, spiked fence, five
feet high, coated with silver paint.
Within the park, over the broad ex-
panse OF snow, not a single person
was visible. Apparently there were
....n ID x,,,tl,;,, thn oark hut outside
~ sua, .. s " st,v wards along The
.ns ,r.ra dnnbie sentr;es from
.uosunpay, W.. ren;rent in Iong
Ne H. .ea,s 18th 6xed hayonets
M NJ ~. east wing ri the nalace
is detached building. which for
merly served as the kitchen. 1t is
now occupied by the staff officer in
N;ahni a E,rther IN /; ,Sc chief
N ns ~. nai.eo iong two.stnry
pp,;id;na ~ pais Yellow stncco with
white Corinthian columns reaching to
Mthe roof and two vast projecting SIDE
wings. The palace when seen through
a binding snow storm makes desc
late and unattractive appearance.
Children Have Measles.
Concerning Alexandra and other
members al the family the following
Inflammation WAS siyen. Air The FIVE
children are in bed with the measles,
for which reason Alexandra has not
been outside the palace nails for two
days So far as is known no order
has been issued to prevent her from
walking about the grounds. She has
been forbidden to use the telephone
and telegraph or have any comn,uni-
cation with the outside world. This
morning she requested permission to
telephone TO Princess Baratoff. a
friend, asking as to her health. The
request was refused
At the Nicholas gymnasium, big
building near the city hail. 200 adher-
ents and courtiers OF the former en-
peror are under arrest.
p.,.c. sn;.s Iocted III,
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