Death of the Czar of Russia.

Manawatu Herald, 6 November 1894, Page 2

Death of the Czar of Russia.

The Czar died at 3 p.m. on Ist November. The Czar is said before his death to have personally desired to see the Prince of Wales. The Czav was informed ou Tuesday that the chance of his recovery was hopeless. He was perfectly composed, and said he was happy he had not died abroad. He received the Sacrament on. Tuesday morning, and after some hours of sharp suffering the pain cea?ed. He was conscious to the last, and blessed each of his children. The Czarina was with him all the time, and he died in her arras. The several Grand Dukes and courtiers took farewell of the deceased monarch and their oath of allegiance to the Czar Nicholas. .: ;'. The body of the Czar will be embalmed at Livadia, and then con* veyed in the Imperial yacht to Odessa, escorted by the Black Sea Flees. The Czar will be buried in the Citadel of St. Peter and St. Paul about a fortnight hence. Quite a gloom was cast over the whole of Russia, and profound regret ' has been expressed throughout Europe. There was deep emotion in Paris> where the flags of all the Prefectures were lowered to half mast, and draped with crape. The European and London newspapers published generous eulogies*? of the Czar, and point to him as the preserver of peace, The new 9of his death reached the Prince of Wales shortly after he left Vienna but he continued his journey towards Livadia, and hoped ta reach ihure on Sunday. The news of the death of the Czar reached the German Emperor during his attendance at a banquet in Stettin. B-ferring to the calamity, the Kaiser said the event was one of farreaching gravity, and he trusted that Heaven would give the Czar's successor strength to administer his difficult office. /