The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-08
-1lpH PARIS MARTYRS
herald Special Report from
the French Capital.
Funeral Ceremonies Over the Remains Of Arch.
bishop DarbOy, Grand Vicar Suret and
Fathers Duguerry, Becourt
and Sebaticr.
solemn and Imposing Scene I'm
NOtre Dame.
Magnificent Catalogues, Collins
and Funeral Cars.
Drums, Trumpets and Cannon Aid
in the Ceremonies.
The Interior of the Cathedral
Draped in Black.
Drums, Trumpets and Cannon Aid
in the Ceremonies.
The Interior of the Cathedral
Draped in Black.

Draped in Black.
TELEGRAM TO the NEW YORK HERALD.
We have received the following despatch
Eom our special correspondent in Paris
PARIS, June Z, 1871.
The funeral ceremonies over the remains Of
i've Of the victims of the Paris insurgents took
place in this city to-day, and were solemn
and impressive.
THE CATAFALQUEs.
Notre Dame Cathedral was grandly
jarranged. In the interior Of the building,
the central object standing in solemn pomp,
Mas the gorgeous catafalque of Archbishop
parboy, surrounded by minor structures,
bearing the corpses Of the Able Duguerry,
cure of Madeleine; Father Suret, Grand
fVicar Of the diocese of Paris, and Fathers
Becourt and Sabatier.
ARCHBISHOP DARBoY's COFFIN.
The coffin of Archbishop Darboy was COW
fered with pail of black velvet, embroidered
And enriched. A massive silver cross stood
,at the head Of the coffin, and thousands Of
tapers, including those in the great silver can
tdelabra, were burning in the building.
THE FLOOR, PULPIT AND TRANSCRIPTS.
The floor was covered with black cloth the
pulpit was covered with black gauze,l be-
epangled with silver stars The transepts,
r50 feet wide, appeared like huge recesses,
fblack drapery covering every statue except
Ehose of the Virgin and Child, and St. Denis,
khe first Bishop Of Paris.
A MEMENTo OF THE COMMUNE
In the midst of all were the black and
kharred remains of the Bishops pulpit, half
Burned, from which the Communists endeav-
iored to burn the cathedral. 1t was and will
DE left intact as a memento of the sacrilegous
crime.
THE PROCESSION.
!, The weather was dull, but nevertheless all
along the route of the procession the windows
and streets were crammed with spectators. A
khe army in Paris, with reversed arms and
muA1ed drums, followed the remains in process
bsion and marched toward the Cathedral amid
khe tolling of bells and the salutes of guns.
THE FUNERAL CARS.
~ Loo5 lad H.
(cent funeral car, covered with silver and con-
Naming the remains of Monseigneur Darboy,
upon which was placed his Archbishop
tcrozier. This car was drawn by six horses
Another beautiful funeral car bearing the re-
tmains of Father Suret reached the Cathedral
yat eleven o'clock.
INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL.
Inside of Notre Dame was crowded to reple-
tti0n with members OF the church, priests,
sisters of Charity, the military and the gen.
yeral public. At eleven o'clock, after sacred
music had been performed by the military
bands, procession Of priests and Deputies
Qeft the chancel and proceeded to the great
Noors, which were draped in black for the
purpose of meeting the collins.
OPENING OF THR CEREMONIES.
Chanting by an immense number of priests
Then commenced. Outside the drums beat
the trumpets sounded and the cannons roared,
rthe united sounds of these producing singu-
harly grand and solemn effect. AT the eleva-
Zion of the Host the firing by the cannons was
repeated.
SOLEMN SERVICE.
The altar was magnifcently decorated, and
the service was long and solemn. Altogether
sthe funeral ceremonies of the martyred pre-
Hates were of q character which must have
ileft an lndelble impression upon the minds OF
all who were present and witnessed them.
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS PRESENT.
Marshal MacMahon and Generals Drusy az,
'Vinoy and Ladmiraut and NJ. Jules Favre
were among the distinguished persons who
were present.
DISASTER AT SEA.
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