Show LT CZARS BODY AT S11 T PET TI111ll1c11 R Imposing Solemn and Weird Procession of Notables No-tables EVEN THE STHEE1 LAMPS WEI1E DRAPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OW AND CUOSS THEMSELVES At the Cathedral n Short Service Held In the Presence of the Czar the Diplomats and Many of the llusiinu Kolilliiy Favorite Horse of the Dead Killer in the Procession Proces-sion Solemn Scenes t Petersburg Nov 1iThe funeral train with the body of the late czar onboard on-board arrived at the Nicholas station last night and was shunted upon aside a-side track until this morning in order to enable the imperial family and their relatives to finish their nights rest As for the soon as all the preparations funeral were completed shortly after 10 a m the imperial train reentered the railroad station the body was transferred to the hearse in waiting and was conveyed to the cathedral through the densely crowded streets guarded by thousands of troops Every foot of ground along the route was occupied with spectators The greatest masses of people were gathers gath-ers in front of the Kasan St Isaacs and other churches in front of which previous to the starting of the procession proces-sion the clergy stood in their state robes Three salvos of artillery announced an-nounced the arrival of the procession at exactly 1 oclock The route of the cortege was through the Newskl prospect past the Isaao cathedral through Senate square along the English quay across the Neva by the Nicholas bridge thence to University quay and through the bourses square recrossing the river at the Mettenski bridge through Zoological Zoologi-cal garden street along the Alexander prospect aver the Novokeroverstky bridge and then under the gate of St Peter the Great to the St Peter and 8t Paul cathedral altogether a distance dis-tance of six miles The czars Cossack bodyguard headed head-ed the procession and was followed by other detachments of cavalry Then came 51 standards each escorted by officers The first two flags and the last flag bore the imperial arms Next came the horse of the dead czar and a manatarms in gilt armor holding the sword of state and mounted on a splendidly caparisoned charger led by two grooms in the state livery Following Ihis horseman came a second sec-ond manatarms in black ms armor carr car-r Ing a naked sword He preceded t number of high officials who bore a mourning standard of black silk Behind Be-hind the standard was a retinue of officials bearing the standards of the various Russian provinces The remainder of the procession until un-til the end of the twelfth section was composed of high imperial and provincial pro-vincial functionaries w th their staffs of office and numerous other officers bearing different banners The rear 6fthe twelfth section was brought up by another detachment of officials who bore on velvet cushions i the late czars medals orders and the i imperial insignia The latter were carried car-ried by high officers of state who were surrounded by attendants The thirteentn and most important section of the procession and the one for which everybody rx waiting with eager expectancy was headed by the chorus of the Cathedral of St Isaac and of the convent of St Alexander Newski Following the choirs were the clergy bearing lighted candles and be hind them came tier czars confessor Father Yanyloheff holding the image of St AlexarderNewski the patron I saint of the dead monarch Behind the image of the saint came the hearse drawn by ight honsss The tassels of the hear = e were hed by six teen generals in full mourning uniform Sixty page carrying lighted pagebrrying lghted torches walked on either side of the hearse The hearse or funeral car consisted of a platform on wheels The platform wa3 covered with black cloth with silver ver band The spokes of the wheels were nice silvered Columns stood at the corners and from them was suspended sus-pended a magnificent baldachin At the foot of each column 1 the platform there stood a general The coffin rested on a bier covered with black velvet Over the coffin there was a great silver sil-ver pall bordered with gold Behind the hearse came the czar and the Imperial household They were followed fol-lowed by the King of Greece and by the prince of Wales Then came a j tong line of gowned dukE and princes followed by their various military I suites Aftr the latter marched a detachment de-tachment of grenadiers and following the grenadiers came the imperial carriages car-riages wlth the ladles of the imperial and iwa3 famme5 In the first coach were the czarina Princess Allx of Hess Darn3ta t and the Grand Diichfcss Xenia and Olga daughters O the late czar The second coach contained the queen of Greece the princE s of Wales the duchess of Sax CbuTG th anti the dUel 35 of MscklenburgSchtt ein Tne other mourning carriages con itained all of the royal and titled ladies I Who have journeyed from Livadia with the body of Alexander III After the carrjagio came thousands of troops of all armies who brought up the rear qf the procession The multitudes along the route bowed reverently crossing I themselves The draped gas lamps along tha route shed a sickly light which combined With the mist made it a very depressing spectacle At the cathedral a short service was held li the presence of the czar tire diplomats and many of the Russian noblllty The hires arrived at tins cathedral a few minutes past 2 oclock Four of the chief pallbearers removed the pall The czar and other Russian imperial personages and foreign princes then carried the coffin into tha church with the same csrsmony as had been observed iu Moscow depositing it on the catafalque Pallalia of St Petersburg Peters-burg then conducted an impressive I i service I I After the services a great mourning i banner was hoisted above the fortress I As this appeared the troops returned 1 to their barracks and the crowds gradually i I grad-ually melted away The members of the imperial family I returned to their various palaces but I returned to the cathedral at S oclock I j this evening to assist in prayers for the dead which will be repeated daily I until the funeral daiy It is reported that after the funeral I the czarina willaccompany her father King Christian of Denmark to Copen I Weeks hagen where she will remain several |