Show I i I I I Ex Czar Ex-Czar Is ls Isi In Collapse By Associated Press i AMSTERDAM July 31 Given 31 Given two h curs urs in which to to prepare for tile Md end N Nf Nicholas cholas Romanoff former Russ Russian Rus Rus- s sian tn an emperor was taken out by his executioners ers in a st state te of such collapse cal cal- lapse that it was necessary to prop him himi against a post says the of Berlin which claims to have rec received ived from a a. a high Russian personage an account of the emperors emperor's l last s1 hours Nicholas was awakened at 5 o'clock on the morning of his execution He was then taken to a room where the I decision of the soviet council was communicated to him He was informed informed informed in in- formed the execution would be carried carried carried car car- ried out in two hours The former emperor received the announcement of the sentence of death with great calmness He returned returned re reo turned to his bedroom and collapsed in a chair After a few tew minutes he asked for a priest with whom lie he Ie was allowed to remain unattended Subsequently Subsequently he wrote several letters When the escort arrived to take him to the place of execution Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas Nicho Nicho- las vainly attempted to torIse to rise from his chair The priest and a soldier v Svere were re obliged to help him get to his feet He descended the stairs with difficulty difficulty difficulty culty and once he fell felI down As he was unable to stand without without without with with- out support when the place of execution execution execution tion was reached he was Avas propped against a post He raised his panda hands I and seemed to be trying to speak but th the rifles rUles sp spoke ke and he fell dead I |