The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-12
RassyNr IND RoTHsCHIID.
Their Last Moments and ossequie'

ton and absolution. 1t ls true tnat tne Hlaest.o
still believed in his possible recovery Tneh ne
sent for q priest, but he was terribly snat.
teredHhad suffered agonies, and as ne could
.hnt feel how possible death was, ne re.
nuested.. that q priest might be sent
ferWeithat tall, pleasdnt-looking one ne
had seen once at the Church OF 81. hocn,
when he, Rossini, went there to hear the music
: Of Yeryoitte. He did not know the name OF
!, the priest, but no remembered That ne was
tall, It was ascertained that ID: fAooe Gaiiet
was the persep in question. and no WAS Mt once
.snrarnoned to the bedside OF the sunering
:, maestro. In addition to having hne form
and pleasant face, the priest has sweet voice,
y " the sympathy Of Rosslni. TO Father Gailet
he made confession, assuring the latter that
he weuld be happy to die good Catholic.
'StiIl he did not then suppose he was 80 near
his end. and but day or two previous, NINE
Rossini had turned away from the house the
Popes Nuncio, because that worthy individual
+. having called upon Rossini thought it proper
urged him to seek religious consolation.
The sick man suffered horribly. he was
tornaented by ceaseless thirst. he begged
all the while for iced drinks to assuage the
burning heat which scorched hlm. He
lost consciousness some hours before ne ded,
| but suffered terribly up to the last moment.
tThsa last word he spoke was his wife's
name. ss The will Of the maestro. it is
!. sand. is a most liberal one. He has ordered
that but the sum Of 1000 francs be devoted to
IditaJing the. expenses Of his funeral, which
hid desire6 might be very plain and unassum-
ing. He left tito the decision OF his wife
! where the body should be inferred. In given
time nearly the whole Of his personal fortune
viii be made ever to HE native place, where IN
.stitutions are to be founded, such as will add
to The lustre OF his name, were that possible:
During her life, Mime. Rossinl has the interest,"
OF the money left by the maestro, but as sad
above, in given time the whole OF 1t Will go 10
founding conservatory Of music. Rosslm.it
is said, founds in Paris an annual prize Tor
music, religious or profane, but it is on con-
dition that the latter shall in all cases be OF
the most undoubted morality. T. the institute
Of France he wills an annual sum OF 6OOO uancs,
10 be thus divided: To the author OF poem
,stitute is left to decide upon the merits OF the
works, competing for the prize, but Rossini
strongly urees that there shall be melody IN
the successful works.
70 Rossinis funeral was solernnized in Paris at
the new Church OF the Trinity, on the 2lst uit.
The chucch was crowded. Nine Rosslnl was
Quite overwhelmed by the requests for invita-
.fSons. which even the material reason of mo
roomn compelled her to refuse. Twelve
pounds was offered for one, reserved seat.
One Frenohmsn. baving four tickets for him.
self. vita and daughters, used three and re-
serve1 one for the highest bidder; and, as his
market was spoiled BY his avarice, was finally
forced TO sell it for ten francs. Twelve o'clock
was the hour appointed, but the crowd began
to arrive at ten, and soon filled all the ap-
proaches to the church 80 densely that but for
tho Intervention Of numerous sergens-de-yllle
;jt would have been impossible for those who
had tickets to enter. The great gate was hung
in lack; and in the interior catafalque stood
in the centre Of the nave, facing the high
roll vUQ
and the whole. attendance could not have been
less than four thousand. A little after twelve
the rolling OF muff1ed drums announced the
approach OF the hearse, which was followed
from the Madeleine, where the body bad been
temporarily deposited by the deputation from
Pesaro and the intimate friends of Rossini.
While the coffin was taken from the hearse
and laid in the catafalque the great organ play
ed the stTenebres." from the Semira nide.
The mass opened with chorus OF Jonmelh,
executed by the pupils OF the Conserva-
toire and the vocal celebrities OF Paris
comprised portions OF Rossini's and Per
golese's '.Stabat" the prayer from Moses in
Egypt" and the ''Lacrymosa" from Mozart's
Requiem. Alboni, Patti, Gardoni and Tambu-
RIM sang. The duet between Alboni and Patti
Was the gem, and the grand, round, melo-
dious voice Of Aboui never came forth in
greater majesty. The effect was electric, and
Nine Aboni was v;ry much affected, and wept
before she began the fayor1te air OF her old
friend. The ceremony was in itself nothing.
a coffin, absolutely covered with medals aud
crosses, Parma violets-Rossini's favorite
fower-and wreaths Of ivy, was carried into
the church before the mass; and, after it, was
taken with great pomp to Pere Ia Chaise. All
Paris lined the road to the last resting-place Of
the "Swan of Pesaro." It was past four when
the cortege reached the cemetery, where, after
the remains were laid in the ground, discourses
were pronounced by II. Mamiani in the name
Of the Itahan deputation, and by MN. Camille
Doucet, Ambrose Thomas, st. George, and
others.
Unlike Rossini, Baron Rothschild was, like
all OF his race, firm believer in his religion,
the Hebrew, and his decease was followed by
a strict observance OF the ancient forms. The
same correspondent tells OF the closing scenes
OF the great bankers life thus:
: Tbs Baron died during the night without
pain. He was fortunate to the last. With
scarcely shudder he passed from this world.
1t was three in the morning-the family, worn
ont with constant watching, had retired to
rest-there were but two servants near the
sick man. All at once the perfect immobihty
Of the body attracted the attention Of the ser
wants, and they ascertained that life was ex-
tinct. Since then all the family have not left
the chamber where the body lies. The turni,
ture, carpets, aud all, have been taken away.
and, according to the Jewish rites, the mourn
ers st there on bare floor. Each morning
and evening the friends of the fami-
ly meet to pray in that room. Their
clothes are rent, the men do not shave;
in this disorder are tho outward signs
Of woe. The funeral was concluded with ex-
treme simplicity, and formed q Stalking con-
trast with the enormous number OF persons
who attended to pay the deceased a last tri-
butte of respect. The hotel OF the Rue LATTE
was insufficient to accommodate the crowds
who arrived from all quarters of Paris, and
who filed the apartments, the staircase and
the courtyard. extending to tho foot-pavement
outside. and even to the carriage-way. Barons
Gustave Aphonse and Edmond de Rothscbild,
with whom were their London relatives who
had come over to join them, received the con-
dolenoes Of visitors in a large saloon on the
ground Aoor. The deceased lay in the story
above. in Al apartment converted into sort of
chapelle ardente, in which took plaoo the NOR
tuary ceremonies prescribed By the 1sraelitish
ritual. There was nn funeral drapery or orna
mentation Of any kind ON the front the house.
Somewhat affer eleven, the coffin was carried
down, and placed in q hearse drawn by two
horses. Immediately after came the servants
Of the family in the deepest mourning, about