The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-04
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Nc Paris, lie 20 Avril, 1903.
Mort a Camden House, Chiselhurst,
lie 0 Janvier. 1873.
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1t was after midnight when this was completed.
| The friends drew apart-sOme to watch, others to
sleep. Then Eugenie, who had been in seclusion,
came down stairs and knelt by the cofnn She had
resolved to spend the last night OF her husbands
stay earth in prayer at the side OF his CONN.
| Efforts made to dssuade her from the fond,
pious resolution but with no avail. The night grew
on and she remained kneeing, praying, thinking
thoughts that 1t Is not for to even venture to di
vine. What memories OF glory and ambition and pride
and hope--from the sunny maiden days in far Mad
rid her splendid reign In the palace of Louis XIV
her exile and now her widowhood, and before her the
cares of party, with its passion, yearnings, in
trigues and dreams Once queen among queens
and envied among women, is there any one more
wretched now Any one whose heart does not
pity the poor widowed mother kneeling in tears
and sorrow and deep entreaty by the side OF dead
Napoleon 1t was almost morning before she left
the cofiin's side, and 1t was only In obedience to
the urgent entreaties OF her cOnfessor and phys
clans that just before dawn she permitted herself
to be removed TO her chamber.
l. THE MORNING OF THE FUNERAL.
The fine weather did not abandon Napole IN in
his final parade. The French used to say fair
weather always favors the Emperor. The morning
is as warm Spring. and the trains bring down
even larger multitude than came yesterday.
There are ten times as many police, and no alb
sence of order
| Within the house nothing Is done but to wait
upon the dead. Every train brings new arrivals OF
| imperaists. One OF these informs US that before
| the coffin was closed there was box Of earth,
taken from the Tuileries garden, placed under his
| head. SO that the head Of Napoleon Ill. would
really rest on French soil. You will be pleased to
| know that this circumstance gave great pleasure
| to the imperial family. But this Is not all for as
have said, the dramatic In stinct follows Napoleon
even to the grave. Up the long avenue of trees
comes a body Of workmen-Ouvrers-who have
testified their love for the Emperor of the
Peasant. They carry at their head tricolor Dag,
and are well received by the nobemen, who are
here and there, in groups, smoking cigarettes. The
workmen are honest enough in their way, and look
as II they had had a bad night on the channel.
try to find out who inspired this happy thought,
and especially who paid their expenses. as 1t would
take q long time for q French workman, at the
present price of bread and COAL to earn enough to
take a trip to England.
THE FUNERAL MARCH.
| It is nearly eleven O'Clock. The workmen have
| marched down the avenue of trees and formed IN
line-the French nag at their head tied to tree
branch ana borne aoft The hearse is at the door,
drawn by eight horses. The two leading horses
are mounted. In a moment priest comes out
| carrying cross, followed by other priests reading
prayers. Then comes the CONN, resting on the sheu
ders OF eight They gently shove 1t in the hearse
| over the CONN IS thrown the imperial pail. Then
| come servants and friends, who throw flowers and
wreaths over it. The company instantly forms into
general procession.
The hearse passes on amid the hush OF thousand
voices Immediately behind, draped in q long
mourning cloak, walks the Prince Imperial His
eyes are bent upon the coffin. Behind him Is the
line containing the Princes OF the Napoleon family.
All eyes-Engsh eyes. especially-instantly turn
to Prince Napoleon. You at once the startling
resemblance to the great Napoleon, and, 40 you
study 1t, the resemblance seems more and more
striking. After the crowd had looked with sym.
patty upon the orphaned young Prince, whose
mild blue eyes and slender boy-like form excited
the compassion Of all hearts, Prince Napoleon, as
to English eyes the very body and form Of the old
Emperor, was an object Of curious gaze BY his
side were Prince Luclen and Prince Charles--the
descendants OF Lucien Bonaparte the brother OF
the first Emperor. In their faces are noted also
the Bonaparte resemblance, but not so strongly as
in that Of Jerome Immediately behind the Princes
were Lord Sunield, who represented the Prince OF
Wales, and Lord sydney, who was in attendance as
the representative of the Queen. To them was
assigned the place Of honor.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Then came procession OF about eight hundred,
walking in line, Eve or six abreast, all dressed
plainly In deep mourplng. One single French uni.