The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-28
The Homes OF the nourbons.


''No man." says the Koran, "kpows the spot or
earth where his grave shall he made" Tho Rour
hons thought they know, bun, Ike mcaner folks'
they were oHt OF their reckoning, far, Mt least
related 10 their final plsce Of scpulture 10 vain
they built themselves a mighty mausoeum. For
eleven hundred years the abbey church eonsccrated
70 ST.. Denis held the bones Of Capes, Carlovin-
glAns, and tho descen iEnls Of ''tho good K.g Dag
ebert" but the revolutionary storm Of 1892 swept
away sll before It. and scattered these and all tho
other relics ill then held sacred. There are few
events Of that terrible time more completely de
rnoustrstng the subverson OF the royalty which
had endured 80 long, than the DEGREES Of the Con-
vention Of the 9th Of An is 1872, six months after
the execution Of Louis the xteenth, which sent the
rabd popu'sce Of Paris trooping " 81. Denis To OBJ
itorAte the recollection Of the kings Of France by
destroying their very tornts and burying thtlr
mains IN the common fosse. In tho tombs OF ho-
lowed stone Of the earlier monarchs very linle
worth notice was found. Ia that OF kins Rpm
thcro was n small quantity Of gold wre nothing
more, but each cotfn bore the simple inscription ot
the name uf itH inmate on lepien plate, aud the
greater part OF these plates were much oNHdi!oL
aud IN very bal condit L, 80 that the names
were, In many Instances nearly illegllc. The
plates however, were not wanted for preSery ation
but. together With the lcsden ooftns 81 Philippe
lie HaTdI aud l,aueIr 1t Aragou- -Li tue leadcu
roof o, the hey church, were taken to the II tel
de Vile ~ PARIS aud there melted down anu cast
into uusket balls. The most remarkable olJett
discovered was silver seal, " oglye form. brloug-
In to Constance % CASTLE The second wife IT Louis
| the Seveuth, who ot in 100. 1t weighed three
ounces and half and liver money benz nut OF
fashion, WAS uus COW frCi int eitler cGsl or hu-
let's hut found It's way 10 the municipal rJusuuld
and WAS theucr transferred 10 The cat.ue. OF anti
quilcs at the NlslOuAl tuCt The lmp'ral. Library
/ though only three days labor we're astuIlly he
slowed, the work Il demolition was from var oua
causes, suspend ted from August I'll Octotrr, but
| the l2th OF that month II resumed, anu with
renewed yigor the dtHtroycrs forced their way into
| the vaults OF the II urbuus.
| The FIRST coffin they met with, which
| might have demanded forbcarance, had Ilero been
! any torbcsrng spint in the M DIST OF $50 much uu-
hallowCl rutlAnlsm; II was Tat oi Henry Qlarircl
| HIS body was IN good state Of PrcsorvaNOn' and
his features were perfectly recognizable; the wind
| ing sheet by which lac WAS enycIuPcd was also in
| yooI coudiuon. For two days h.s remains were
| exposel TO public view, and theu they were re-
m6rsely cast into tie yawning ueuch which await
] ei them. Tie same mte AWAITED The bones 81
L US he Thirteenth aud h.s dcSceldants. The
+ rstuAmel monarch was recognize. 10y bis Llous-
ta,les. Nm. Louis tie Fuur,cc ~ ny las pgonlnru.
features bt BIS face, hat taco which uau 70 e.N,4
so mu.u rlorat.VJ q L-s A.tLue' WAS 10" LAX
80 ink. A. ta.s complexion 10 . Cu..u AZ las.
TIE bu.ies uf his In4ieale .aul! >, -u4 c,po-.-.ly
that OF tue Grand D..pala-uh, grandeur wee
IL n st.te ui LquG pIireiHeAon. lie Iear's v!
b some Of tie pr.n,es we're 'ouIu unHcE the cuAnS
enc.sed in lead with enamei-d 4uscrpuuns; lie
lead was carefully taken away, tne w.sLcrud
hearts were tossed with howls and e1eeratons
/ into the common foase On the NTH uay, after
having taken all the bodies which were Iesu-
lsrly Inferred In the royal vault, TIE
| depredAtors came, at the further end
TO another coffin, placed on stone bench about Two
feet from the ground, In reoess formed in he
thickness of the wall. The ntuxtion OF this coffin
showed that Ii was that OF the last king who had
d cd, which always occupied the recess IN question
nll mis- SUCCESSOR came replace HIM. In this in
stance the successor ncvu esn's. AZ II open day