New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
THE Ex-EMPEROR NAPOLEON.
opSEouIEs AT CHIsELHURsT.

,KRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF IhE IhibONA'l
CulsELHURsT, Jan. 16.-We have had seven
xa,,ecated days An London. We have suspended crit
,s pon the government for seven days, and ignored
our own national affairs TO record the dongs OF gentle
men who lately played themselves out" so ignomin-
ousy In France The late system Of Gallo government
known for some time the French Empire" ought 70
he content with the amount Of lsudstory wiring Do
slowed upon it by certain English Journals, hhoio "
strong emotions at the sight of plush we nave Oe
permitted to add TO the historic festures OF Lo"uo W
puryng an ex- Emperor in it's suburbs fa"ouS coiSp
stors throng our streets. If the present frehch
nent were as sensitive as the Imperlai ueU
to be concerning Vaccinations matnred IN LONDON EAR
,ac,no would be troubled by many solicitations Ior
,n,orference now French spies have almost worn their
ewes ont in order discover whether any stray Commu
uist were on their way Chisehurst Inc topic OF the
press has been during the earlier part Of the
week the nterment of the ex-Emperor OF France Inc
weather has been mercifn to the event. admitting OF
great assembages and imposing displays. otherwise i'm
possibie We have had an Imperial Court In the open
mir Men whose names have been notable in the neld IN
the Senate the Tueries, have collectively walked
through our Kensh and the London public have
been curious them. sympathy OF political knd
nowhere exists for the Emperor, not even among the
bsolmtists the clubs. Not even the Torest OF our
astocracy ready bridge over by coureses that
abyss which the " Cd Of December" made between the
perpeirator and mankind, common and courtly ahke'
DEsCRHIIoS OF THE TOWN.
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sometimes known as Napoleon HI.-died, lies some
dozen miles from London amid upland Kentsh scenery,
where valleys and wood-crowned hills abound The
road from the railway station Is broad, bounded
by villa Enclosures. The houses are new' few'
and of somewhat opuent exterior. The water-works
of the district span the road, and three arches,
one for carriages and two for footpassengers,
form passages under the building, which resemble
a modern and more extended Temple Bar, and gives
G7le appearance Of an official gateway entrance to
the outer country. From this last Camden House Is
seen on the left hand modern undetermined village
lies down the gateway h, opposite the house on The
left side of the road From inn there streamed-on
Tuesday the "lyingin-state" daya tricOor flag. tenn
pered with black squares bearing the words Imperial
Arms Inn" Prom another public house Union Jack
waved, giving festive appearance TO the spot But
BOniface great in points Of taste Beyond Camden
House heaths and village commons, there are pleasant
waysdes scany cottages, new and old. rising country
seats and noble views Of great extent and variety to
make the Chisehurst neighborhood pleasant one to
drive over.
Camden House is by far the most important place
anywhere about quite answering to the character OF
princey residence Externally It appears as If recently
built. The grounds spacious, ahording secusion
without publicity. II has walks and scenes Of consider
able beauty and comprise something Of forest and field,
h and dale. Though breezer and healthier than Yer
saes il must strike f0msr occupants OF those famous
gardens dreadful falling of in variety, spendor, and
Cloud 1t must have seemed Ominous TO such fatssts
as the Bonapartsts FOR the exEmperor who had muir
dered nation to be taken to house first made noO'
rious by a servant numbering his master in 1t; and
this early in this century first brought Cam
den House into popular notice. Anterior to that
Camden House had oftier repute. 1t here that Sir
Nicolas Bacon was born, who for some time Lord
Keeper Of England, and father of the Chancellor Sir
Francis Walsingham, who bore wel-known Eliza
bethan name, and was ambassador to France in that
Queens time was also born here. 1t was he who brought
the brave Darlington and his companions TO the gaOws,
where they we're disemboweled and quartered ave so
that ghosts the spirsts say walk the earth, they
must be thick and sad about Camden House. Camden,
the famous antquary, died here Now Bonaparte has
done the
APPEARANcE OF TIE DECEASED
saw the dead Emperor several times. II was moth
ing altered except in his darkenng complexion, from
what he was when met him ofttimes at Brighton in
August last He appeared then 10 have many years Of
life in him. The feeble, waddng walk which remarked
on that occasion is accounted for by the nature Of
the illness which killed him, but he hever appeared 10
me at any time graceful walker, and like the late
Charles Dickens he did give the impression OF gen.
tleInan who assniated with dress. Dickens seemed i'll
at ease his Clothes and made you notice his dress be-
fore himself The late Emperor used to give me this
impression In 1886, when him several times In
France when personal effect his study and he had
every means around him TO aid IL. IL is singular
that q man with his reputed courage should
have shrunk from the operation which might
have saved him. His heavy features were
never expressive of feeling and the Inconsistencies in
which he died increased the facial repose which left
pleasant impress for death TO dignity After the causes
Of death had been searched out Count Cary NJ ROuber
the Marquis la Grange, and few others of his most
intimate followers helped to dress the body and lifted
1t into the coffin There he lay in an inner coffin Of lead
the outer Of mahogany was lined With white satin,
covered with purple velvet, ornamented with silver
nails and silver handles and having on the lid the I'm
perial Crown and large cross in silver The lid bore
the following inscriptions Napoleon Ill, Empereur des
Francas Ne Paris, le 20 Avril, 1908; Mort Camden
Place, Chselhurst, lie Jsnvier, 1873. r. l. p
TIE CHAMBER OF DEATH
II was in a small clothmade hall 1.-THE picture gallery
Of the house, were Of the exEmperor
placed in state The skylight had been covered over
with one large trcolOred fag entirely excluding the
light OF day. The apartment, Of which the dimensions
IN any direction did not exceed 80 feet draped with
black the center OF the background large
white cross and on either side large N surmounted by
an imperial crown the letter being thrice repeated
on both Sides At each side Of the chapel stationed
one silver candeabra holding eight candles and four
candestcks four feet high; Also massive candle OF
nearly the same hight In the center under the sky
light stood the coffin raised at angle Of about 20 de-
grees, 90 that the entire body could be cursorily
seen from head to foot. The rim OF the coffin
was surmounted by a frame of yellow frilled silk,
the delicate color Of which stood out the white satin
with which the coffin lined and the deep violet
velvet pail which flowed round about IT, and lay in heavy
folds the floor At the foot Of the CONN there lay
heap Of t0lorteUe wreaths, which had been deposited
there in morning, and the number Of which
saderably increased during the day wreath of volets
with the letter in the rested the feet The
dead Emperor dressed in the uniform which he
At Sedan, with the addition tf the golden epau-
sots Of his military rank and the scarf Of the Grand