GUARDING THE CZARINA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 3

GUARDING THE CZARINA.

. (A;'medical man whose .professional- duties have, brought, him ,into. pro-, longed contact with;.the personnel 'of the: St;.- - . Petersburg .palace of the -Tsarina;--says" 'that', ithe "taken' for her.'/irm ; . perial Majesty's '■ protection-■ are far , -more elaborate than .'generally •supposed;':... The command -.of : the -Empress's; bpdyguard-Ta : ; dcteclrnient of Uhlans —is at 'present, in: i'he.:handsr,of a Major Orlov,y an officer)' ivho.Vdisting'uished. himself in ;tho 'suppresjv siofi bf';'the'insurrection-ilv;the yinces. 'These. Uhlans, 'are -camped .' about- . various parts' of the imperial. gardens. Outsido' palace/domains ;are- eight.viinfantry ; :regirnents,;' • wliich, 'ohangb ..,their.-.-camping, and; .;guardinguce'n I tres\ daily.3 ; ' jlnsidp-.-.thp castle!-walls'' :is-*'.-'a> squadron, of trustworthy-'; officers .outbuild-. ings.V'are'stwo:regiments '.of : .mounted. ; Co.s,sacks';.,.' Eyery-man.'isfully. a!rmed,.No officer?bn>'duty in the castle -may jleave; his, room, .orl'blose his: door/; or/receive' r a:.'strariger ihgJtheVpefiod"h'e>is!detailed ; for';duty. When fo'rj-night duty"; these officers ,sjeepj still fully' in specially-made •armchairs,; behind which .stands a sentry, with 'a/bugle'.in. his hand,;'and ■■sl-ighfest\'alarm'i'.v : ; Indeed, .every soldier forinofi; ;this;' numerous bodyguard'.:iis. provided; .with.;a•:bugle 'for-, a similar 'purpose.' The<;in.struction's, : are.':;; "On an ,/akwm ' .beirig sounded,;; every i : soldier.-, is:.to \ remain. ■ at. ■ii is, pbstipreparedj for .action;;:'t'he;.officefs;.-; are. immediately ' stirrbund the Empress and fprm ; >.a;;prot«ction "to' : her.with.,their', bodies."; Xe)('iin, spite/of thoSe precautions; a. threat-, erurig! ; letter, was .-'one; morning found; an, the. op^erlet-vpf; .the; -Empress's bed. %C ; i ■■/,'.-,':'./