The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-14 00:00:00

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aft-sick as she thought of all th,,, vrusery tnau
out of this ill-assorted union. She had no longer

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every hour in the day,- and -become well--acg4ainted REMOVAL OF THE IMPERIAL REMAINS.
with the shadow before the original comes to rival it
In my regard. A very fine-looking woman, really, but On Monday, the 15th anniversary of the death of
not of so delicate a type as his own countrywoman. the Emperor Napoleon 111., his remains, with those of
Handsome enough, though; don't you think so, his son, Prince Louis Napoleon, who met an untimely
Madge ?" death in Zululand on the Ist of June, 1879, were
Mrs. Anderson replied, with some reluctance— removed from the little Roman Catholic Church
"Mrs. Danvers is a different style of person from of St. Mary, Chislehurst, to the splendid mausoleum
the one I imagined would please my brother. That which the ex-Empress has recently erected in
woman will rule Harold. Her face does not please me; close proximity to her residence at Farnborough-
and why Harold has been fascinated by her sufficiently hill. The sarcophagus of Aberdeen granite, pre-
to marry her I cannot fathom." sented by the Queen, had been taken from the
" Pooh ! nonsense. Let her rule him if she can. mortuary chapel of St. Mary's to Farnborough
Harold has idled along through life till he is nearly some weeks since, and after its removal the coffin
thirty, following only his own desultory whims. lam of the late Emperor wis placed in the sacristy on the
glad he has found someone to rouse him out of this south side of the chancel beside that of his son. At
dream of self-indulgence, and I hope this spirited eight o'clock on Monday morning Mgr. Goddard cele-
woman will make him do something worthy of his bratcd Low Mass in the presence of a small congrega-
talents." tion. The two coffins were then brought out of the
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"If she will do that," said the sister, gravely, "it
would indeed be a blessing. My brother has disap-
pointed me in many ways, but I own that this last
step is the severest blow of all."
"Why, what would you have, Madge? Amy re-
fused him, and he has sensibly chosen a woman of
talents, family, and fortune. What does he say of her
family? She is the descendant of the younger
branch of a noble house. Her father was the younger
son of a younger son, but he has built up a large
fortune in commerce; the best kind of nobility, ac-
cording to my ideas, is that true blood which will not
remain dependent or obscure, but re-ascends by in-
dustry to the height from which misfortune had cast
its possessor."
Mrs. Anderson gently said:
"Dear father, you are happy and pleased in this
sudden marriage, and therefore lam contented. Let
us take the wife of Harold to our hearts, and ignore
such faults as she may possess in common with the
rest of the human race."
"Now you speak like a true woman, Madge. I will
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sacristy and deposited in front of the chancel, that o,
the Prince Imperial, still covered with the black velvet
pall embroidered with his monogram and oak leaves
in silver, which the Duchesse de Cambaceres sent as
a last mark of affection When his funeral took place,
being placed nearest the altar. The coffin
of the Emperor, upon which traces of time
were dearly visible in the discoloured brass
nails and fittings, and the partially decayed velvet
covering, had upon it a pall of purple velvet richly
embroidered in gold, with the Imperial crown and
cypher at the corners, and with golden bees. In each
case the pall was surmounted by the French tricolour,
upon which wreaths of arum lilies, violets, and white
Line were placed by M. Pietri, the Empress Eugenie's
mcretary, and bouquets of violets from the school
children of Chislehurst. The coffin of the late Prince
Imperial bere in addition a velvet cushion with the
insignia of the Legion of Honour.
During the interval between the conclusion of the
Mass and the removal of the bodies, the little church
gradually filled with spectators, most of whom how-

reply to Adelina's letter with my own hand, and you
doubtless will say all that is suitable on your part."
Amy glided away, and left the two together, in-
sensibly wounded by the cordial recognition of this
new tie on the part of her guardian, for she loved and
reverenced him like an attached child. She found an
excuse for him, however, in the slight taint of
worldliness, which is sometimes found even in the
finest natures, and is a fault generally found in those
whose existence has been passed amid the pomps and

ever belonged to the usual congregation. At half.
past ten the A Battery, A Brigade Royal Horse Artil-
lery, under the command of Lieutenant Wing, arrived
from Woolwich with two gun carriages, each drawn
by six horses. Simultaneously a magnificent wreath
and a cross of violets and white rosebuds, which had
just been received by train from Paris, were placed
apon the coffins; and a few minutes later ten artil-
lerymen carried out the Emperor's body by the north
door, the organist playing the Dead March in "Saul."
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vanities of fashionable life: _
That Mr. Danvers was charmed with the high birth,
position and accomplishments of his son's wife, she
clearly saw, and his first emotion of disappointment
at the choice made by Harold was dispelled by his
pride in the brilliant match he had made: Well, it
was far better thus, but she still felt it acutely—un-
reasonably she thought.
Amy entered her own room; she locked the door,
lowered the curtains, and then sat down in the
darkened room' to realise the events of the day. At
first all within her was a tumult of passionate des-

A similar -numbir -of -artillerymen followed with
the coffin of the Prince Imperial, and in the rear
walked M. Pietri, the Marquis de Bassano, and other
members of the Imperial household, three of the nuns
from the convent of the Holy Trinity at Bromley,
who had been engaged throughout the morning in
offering up prayers beside the remains, and the
general congregation. At the church gates the coffins
were placed u?on the gun-carriages, and under the
escort of mounted artillerymen were conveyed across
Chislehurst-common and down the steep incline,
through crowds of reverential spectators,_ to the

South-Eastern Railway Station. Here careful pre-
parations for their reception had been made by Mr.
Lord, the station-master, and the coffins were trans-

ferred to the special train without the slightest hitch.
On the hilly ground around the station many hundreds
of people had assembled, and there was a small
gathering of specially- privileged persons upon the de-
parture platform, amongst whom the Earl and Countess
Sydney were prominent. The train consisted of two
breaks, a saloon and two ordinary carriages, and a
covered carriage truck which had been fitted up as a
mortuary chapel. The roof, sides, and floor were
draped or carpeted with black cloth with white metal
stars. A violet-covered bier with silver edging ran
the whole length of the vehicle, and at the end a large
ivory crucifix was hung upon a background of white
satin, in the form of a Latin cross. Around the car
were silver sconces with wax candles, which were
lighted when the coffins had been placed upon the
bier. Mgr. Goddard travelled in the principal car
with the bodies, reading prayers for the dead through-
out the journey to Farnborough. Mr. Myles Fenton
: gave the signal to start at a quarter to twelve o'clock,
. and took charge of the train until it reached Waterloo
Junction, where he handed it over to the care of the
South-Western Railway officials. At Waterloo Sta-
tion a few French gentlemen were in waiting to
salute the remains of the Imperial dead, and some
wreaths which had arrived from Paris were given to
M. Pietri.
After leaving Waterloo the train proceeded without
any stoppage to Farnborough, which was reached at
five minutes past one o'clock. Here a detachment of
Royal Artillerymen, and an escort of Royal Horse
Artillery were in attendance, under the command of
Major. Bigge, Brigade Major; and a large crowd of
spectators were assembled in the station-yard. The
coffins were at once borne from the mortuary car and
placed upon Royal Artillery gun-carriages. Behind
that of the late Emperor walked two of
the officers of his household, holding the corners
of the pall and carrying magnificent wreaths.
Passing about a quarter of a mile along the country
road the procession turned to the left, and entering
the lodge gates wound its way around the base and
up the slope of a fir-covered hill, on the north-
western face •of which is the mause:eum which the,
Empress Eugenie has erected at a cost of 2,000,000 fr.
It is in the French Renaissance style of architecture,
and is built chiefly of Bath and Portland stone, -sur-
mounted by a handsome bronze cupola, which forms
a conspicuous object in the landscape for many miles
round. The chapel contains a magnificent altar of
Caen marble;- .and the flooring is of red and
white Corsican marble. The inau,oleum being
built .on the slope of the hill, it has
been Possible to construct at the eastern end,
. beneath the chancel, a capacious and well-lighted
crypt, in which is a white' marble altar surmounted
by a silyer crucifix. On either side are the sarcophagi,
that on ;the right bearing the inscription : " Napoleon
I 111. lux.," while that on the left has "Louis Eugene
NapoleOn, Prince. Imperial, ne a, Paris, 16 Mars, 1856.
Mort en sfoldat t ltiotozy (Afrique Australc), Ist Juin,
1879. 114. P." On the wall above is a tablet in red
marble. surmounted by the Imperial arms in gold,
with an inscription recording that it was erected by
public Subscription to the memory of the late Prince.
As tip funeral cortege, headed by Mgr. Goddard, in
white surplice,' and purple cassock, slowly ascended
the slope'of -the hill, it was met by a procession of
ecclesiastics. Crucifix, and lighted tapers, censer and
sprinkleAiere borne by acolytes, and then came a body
of the i‘ White Canons," an order which is now located
at Farnborough. Father Paulin, the Abbot-General of
the order, who was habited in a richly embroidered
cope and- initKwas-accompanied by the Rev. Fathers
Joseph, Prior of ,Storrington ; Ambrose, Prior of St.
Mary's, Farnborough ; Edward, Justin Peter, and
several lay brethren of the order, in white cassocks and
birettas; Monsignor Carter, who, as a prelate of the Pope,
wore the black and purple undress habit of the Mon-
signori; and Father Bellord, army chaplain, who re-
ceived the body of the Prince Imperial in South Africa
when it was brought down from Zululand. The
coffins having been sprinkled with holy water as they
approached the doors of the chapel, the ecclesiastics
led the way to the crypt, where the remains were de-
posited upon biers in front of the altar. Near the
foot of the coffins knelt Prince Lucien Bonaparte, and
around him were grouped the Due de Bassano, the
Marquis and Marquise de Bassano, Sir Evelvn and
Lady Wood, Madame d'Arcos, Mrs. Vaughan, Colonel
Scott (of the Royal Artillery College, Sandhurst), Dr.
Scott, General Williamson, M. Pietri, M. Leon (the late
Emperor's valet), M. Ullmann (the Prince Imperial's
valet), and other friends and members of the Imperial
Household. Major A. Bigge, who was present as re-
presenting the Queen, advanced and placed upon each
coffin • wreaths of bay leaves and White immortelles,
with the Napoleonic cypher in the centre, which had
been sent by the Queen and the Princess Beatrice. The
Queen's wreaths bore the following incriptions, in her
Majesty's own handwriting; " Hommage d'affection et
de respect de la part de Victoria, R. et I. ; " " Horn-
' map, d'affection et d'amitie sincere de la parte de Vic-
toria, R. et I." In front and upon the altar were
other splendid floral emblems, sent by the Dowager
Marchioness of Ely, the Marquise de la, Valette, the
Duc and the Duchesse de Padou, the Baroness Bur-
dett-Coutts, the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne,
Madame de Raimbe,aux, and others. At the con-
clusion of the solemn service of vespers for the dead,
the cOffins were censed by the officiating clergy, and
Prince Lucien Bonaparte and the other friends and
officers of the late Emperor's household having
sprinkled them with holy water, they were lowered
each into the granite sarcophagus where they are
hencefortg to rest, and the ceremony ended.
c.
g A TALE OF THE SEA.
Monday,rr loaunthsboinp
tehdeissholesailspurrwvoerrse landed
decitheatAmPle3
Alfred Watts, of New York, whic.h was wrecked with
the loss of 26 lives off the Bahamas. The survivors
passed a dreadful time. The ship broke up, and they
remained on a part 'Of the wreck, from the main
portion of which nearly all the other hands were
washed away. Tlihre was then only one
chance for those 6n 'the raft, and that was
to get back to the wreck. This some. of
them did, but the owner's. son, in his delirium
walked' into the water. Another was drowned who
jumped into the water with the intention of swim-
ming: A Russian who leapt into the sea in despair
was seized by' a• shark, and a fourth was too ex-
hausted to prevent himself from being washed away.
The tivo Swedes finally reached the waterlogged
Alfred Watts. There they sank down, exhausted
and unconscious. - On recovering they found plenty
of food and water, and thus managed, to live on the
floating wreck until the Lizzie Perry took them off.
The Lizzie Perry -was -herself 'subsequently wrecked
during a great gale it Barbadoes, but • all hands, in-
14:ling the rescued Swede, were saved by taking to
,no boats. They were',; however, stripped of every-
thing by the natives on shore.
" you enjoy the opera last night, Rho. ?5,
inquired 'his wife.. "No% much," he, answered: i" I
was 16nesome, and was Sorry. I was detained at the
office So late that I hadn't, time to come for you. This
going
,along to the theatre isn't what it's cracked up
to be, my dear.m "o, I %uppose not," returned the
lady thoughtfully.- "Still, -you must have been very
comfortable," she added„" as the two ticket stubs I
fotind in you? vest pocket gave you the advantage of
more than. one%teat.'t . . ,