The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-08
Burial of Fallen Patriots.

The following graphic account of the Funeral of
the victims of LOUIS Philippe's tyranny, which we
copy from Douglas Jerrold's Newspaper, will not
fail to be read with interest. No people on earth
except the French could getup anything SO grandly
dramatic:
THE PUBLIC FuNERAL.-The ceremony took
place on Sunday, and all Paris seemed to particle
pate in it. The procession, however, had more the
character OF military pomp than OF funeral sOlem-
nifty. Legion after legion of the National Guards
marched on there We're 5000 volunteers also, and
many old soldiers in the uniform of the Empire
there Were deputies from the provinces, the pupils
of the Lyceums, the Polish emigrants, and the
Workmen of Paris. in the procession or lining the
streets, while every window the line of the route
was crowded, flags and inscriptions of all kinds be-
ing seen in the streets or displayed from the WIN
dows. The funeral service took place in the
Church of the Madeleine. 1.-The arrival of the
Provisional (at the church,)' says the correspon-
dent of the Times, g was hailed by the Marseiaise
spendidly sung with the accompaniment of mil
lary band. The instrumental piece that followed.
a funeral march by Cherubni, was comparatively
weak little of ii was heard above the hum of the
crowd; this succeeded by the oath chorus
from Gulaume Tell, piece from the Creation
the Heavens are telling } and the prayer from
Noise i'll Egtto The selection seemed to alter
naie mourning and suppcation with the notes of
triumph: the effect was sublime. As the music
ceased, the funeral on which the collins. fif-
ceed as the first of the six moved onward, the
Marselllalse was repeated; one verse was sung by
the female voices alone, the men taking up the
chorus, aux armes.' As the sprit-strring strain
arose, the whole crowd uncovered and remained so
till the last Of the cars, which We're open showing
the forms of the cofn under the black pals, had
passed The dramatic effect at that moment. the |
homage of the people, the fierce invocation to bat
1le the stiffness of death, all uniting, made the
hearts of all beat quicker with excitement. The |
"a me and a Inn owe
erng; but from this point it sank, and for the five
hours the ceremony lasted 1t did not rise again
above a spectacle
The interior of the church was hung with black
and Lit with fifteen funeral lamps. The collins
Were deposited on sareophagus, Egyptian in style,
on the side of which inscribed - Dead for their
country" Several bodies had, of course, been
privately inferred. There five hearses the
last being followed be the mourners the families of
the slain, next to whom rode squadrono of Nation
al Guards, and behind them marched the eleven
members of the Provisional Government, the Min
listers, and the civil authorities of the capital The
members of the Government were dressed in black
and wore trcolored sashes. Their presence every
where excited the lveliest enthusiasm, and they
We're sauted with deafenng cries of g Vve la Re-
pubque!" to which they responded by waving
their hats. After them advanced the patriots CON
demned for political offences under the reign of
Louis Philippe, amidst whom the celebrated
Hubert, who, being ill from long confinement, was
unable to walk and had hired an open carriage to
accompany his friend Last of all came the car
called that of . the Republic drawn by eight
white horses, simply caparisoned, and bearing the
symbol of the Republic, decked with crowns of
laurel and tricolored banners The corners of the
pail We're borne by representatives of the aboring
llasses, the National Guard, the press, the army,
the lnvalides, the schools &c.
M. Dupont (de PEure). NJ Paguerre, NJ. Gre
nleux, and NJ. G. Pages addressed the people.
Throughout the whole proceedings breach of the
peace occurred, and but one spirit-a thoroughly
Republican splrit-seemed to pervade the masses
Of the French capital.