, 1873-02-03
NAPOLEON'S FUNERAL.
Tho Procession From Camtlen
Place.
Scenes in the Church.

place WaN OF cottrFo Bfeatef tI!hH hS oLhcf parts
OF tho route, but ronto wna kept open without
difficulty for tiloso privileged visitoru who hatl
tho entroo of tho grounds, n largo majority OF
whom we're, no rlay bo ee1pectod, Frcnchtnen.
Arrived within tue gateg, their first iuty was 10
alr outsido tho lodge. Tho. book provided for
tho purpoBo wnu aoon flllct, md tic list, 30 to
apoak, ovcr1owed until 1t covered innt.lacrable
eheots Of notc-papocr hastily colectod IS
along tho nvouuo led to Tho house, from
whence tho EmprcsB Ind rotirod, unable to
boar tho oxcltoinont. rho blinds woro down, as
fntlccd woro nearly MI tho blinds In the village
and 4 tricolor foatod over the lodge; otlleruiao,
wcro visible. The gentlemen, almost without
exception wore f,t1l evening dross, With b1ack
gloves at,d, scarcely half d tlozen Of thom woro
DO distinguished. Tho solo rolIcf 10 tho eyo in
tho great uombra masuos of costume stretched
In n Bemcirolo III trout OF tho houge, mud prcs-
entity lining tho ayonscs, was to bo found iu tho
glitter Of tho decorations, Which vorc 80 numor-
certain popularity Of lnppearanco. Beyond tlioao
groups son1o Of lilo humber nelghbora Of tho i'm
porial family had boon allowed. to take up
poston ovOrlo9,GinF Tho pnk fense a
tinguishod, too, from tho throng Within
tho cncointo wcro group Of about fifty work.
men, for tho most part wearing tho French arti,
night In QUO Of the two special trains by Which
most Of tho foreign viuitors came oycr. They
Ind rough raaaage, aud tho aigna Of their auf-
ferings and diasomforts yere atill to bo found in
tloir faces. All wore little bouquets Of itnmor-
toltcs, md ono Of thom carried m immonae
wroath Of theBo flowers inacrihod 81 parig Souy-
euir ot regrets dos ouvrlra do PariB d ln Majestic
l'Empereur Napoleon" Not those mon alono,
sentative capacity. In tho maln group wero to
bo found Representations Of tho t!,reo great
branches of tho Imperial Governmout-the Sem
esto, tho Corps legla1,atif. aud tho ;9 Gqncil Of
anos Rzs1 fas9arss nf9ahs h4 By gray liz sar hst fs
turning to white, and above all BY his clear, full
eye Of defiance and command and Marshal
Canrobert, now quite an old nsnn, by llabitual
bonhommio OF expression which his griof cannot
altogether hide. Tho DUO do Daasano and tho
Duo do Cam1aceroa wore conspicuous by tho
dcfcrence universally paid to them as oi1lcors Of
management Of the ceremony. OF tho rost, al
though all their names would be known to those
who aro familiar with tho contemporary history
Of franco, Cur space will permit ua to enumerato
only the following The Prince Dc = % Moakowa,
Baron Hausemann, 0ommandant Rol1ln, Baron
Lambert, Baron do PiorreB, tho Marquis do
Comgliano, tho Count En- Valette, nm. Matthicu,
Darthclcmy Huett, Sous, salmass, a1,d Girart1in
yiaco.1nt 'Aguado, Baron do Mont Brap,
Prince Poniatowsky, Count Dcnodotti, tho Duo
do Gramont tho Marquis do Castel Dajao. Mil.
MAURICE Richard, Schneider, FORBADE dc Ia Ro-
quetto, Busson-Billault. Dnrny, and Grandperrot:
and LeBreton, and tho Counteaaes WnloWski
aud do ID Moskowa, with many other ladiea, re-
rnained inside the house, aud, 1ike the Empress
and the pEincosses Of tho Imperial family, took
no part in tho public ceremony. Neithor Car
dina1 Donapafto nor Prince pierro bonnpnrto
was present.
Among tic English nob1es proHont wero Lord
syano Who G hesa saf
Ranelagh a,ld Lord Duokhurst. The Lord
Mayor mud tho sheriafs of London wsro also in
.'s procession The r~tsx Of Hos ,s1a
that could bo diHtinguishcd; md thoro
wero psosont in the church tho Earl md
Countess Cow1ey, WHO occupied the British Eln-
bassy during 80 la:ge poltion Of tho EnperoEa
esB Of Lnnadowne, tho l:ov. Tlionsas Hugo, tho
noctor OF WoBt Hackney, always 4 dsyotcl I'M
poriaist who carried somo lnnorlollca lit his
hands; and tho Rev. T. II. Murray, tho Rector
of tho pariah. Tho procession from Camden
House was nearly 1,,nrtor Of y milo long, mud
tho whole time IL WAS passing tho crowd stood
with barod heads, though 1t moved very slowly
indec:...
ovor tho lodge ,yas hauled down, md almost I'M
mcdiateIy III eah stick WAS cut down i'll tue gar
don. 4 few minutoa lator tho laonning OF t.ia
1lerdly~noticed proceeding bccanlo upparent.
6trange to say, 80 great was tho simplicity Of tho
funeral arrangements TINT tho man who but u
fow months waa won't to muster staMdurtls by tho
hundred iu . roview ground ut Loigchanlp Lad
not oyoll single standard uor ilaSsfaR TO lend
tho procession which was to convoy him to tho
tomb.
THE PROCESSION.
At about 4 1uarlor to eleven tho hearae, drawn
BY eight horses drow up In front of tho louso
"a slngularly plain vohiclo, differing in no re-
spect from those commonly used, aayc in tho
richly-colorod drawings Of tho Imperial arms,
with tho imperial crown and oyphor in pilvcr
temporarily affixed to the sides. TAe roof waa
covorod with imnlortellos and with largo wreaths
Of yiolets iutormingled with tho piu1nes. ll1t-
Of woFo 1 tfo TO
tho door, and precisely as II O'clock prie9t in
purple vcst1nent was soon to onlergo with
largo gold ccuclnx III his ha1lds. Tho honrae was
!opone9. and the priest took up position by
other moment eyory hona was. uncovered aa
the colin, borno on tho shoulders of eight
mon, ca'no IN wow CLEAN Of eunshino. glTiug
additional reliof 70 the massive silver 1andlos
resting on tho dark purple velvet with which the
outermoHt coffin .yas covered, mud studded with
mills md ornaments, with Il Latin cross, and
with tho imperial crown aud Tho oyphor in nlyer,
Tile sholl had laen screwed down, and tho chap
corpse tho previous night, and continued to pos-
form thoir spiritual ofaieps until oil that was
mortal Of tho once powerful Emperor was borno
from their aiglt. A silver plate Oh tho collin
bore the inscription:
NAPOLEON III. F.:
Enpcruer lc4 FrlucaB,
No Paria 10 20 Ayril, 1908;
Mort Camden rlacu, ChiueIhutst, !:
Lc Junvier, 1875.
II. !,
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As eoDn aB the heursa WIS cloHcd tho Prince
Imperialappoarel on tho threshold aud advanced
to his place immediately In the roar Of tho ye-
hclo. His Hlghnosn was baroAoadcd and wore
mourning cloak. Ho WAS PERFECTLY compodod In