Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-14
FIRST EDITION.
EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE LOUIS
lana MIDDLE.
Preparing for the Funeral of Louis
Napoleon.
The ex-Empress Eugenic Seriously Ill.
FOR EtCk.
THE DEAD EMPEROR.
About the Funeral and Remains Of Ma
p0leOu.


LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch TO the
Agent of the Associated Press, from a
friend of the imperial family at Chisel-
hurst, gives the following description of
the scene there:
1.-THE remains of the late Emperor have
been placed in the coffin. The corpse is
dressed in the uniform of field marshal.
The upper lip is bare, the moustache hay
ing been cut off to facilitate the taking of
the plaster cast beard, which remains
brown and is bushy. The features are
stern and care-worn, and have the express
sion of pain. The grand Gordon of the
Legion of Honor lies across his breast.
The hands, which were ungioved, are dis
nosed i'm am easy and natural manner the
right hand clasping' the left. On the
fourth finger of the left hand is ring
with several diamonds, which was placed
there by the Empress. A small cross of
exquisite workmanship lies Oh his breast.
and on the corpse are placed three sprIgs OF
holly. Over the head a crown of violets is
suspended, and at the foot of the coffin is
the brass camp bedstead on which the
Emperor died. Seated on either side at
20 the lower end of the coffin are the priest
and religeuse The furniture of the room,
as well as of the whole mansion, Is simple
and unOstentatlous.
1.-The body will lie in state OH Tuesday,
Ill Tile VI lliC vi lIlC NtdpCi.
The general public will not be admitted to
view the remains.
"No change has been made in the time
and place of the funeral, and the burial
will take place as last announced. The
ceremonies will probably begin at noon on
Wednesday.
1.-THE Empress is overwhelmed with
sorrow, and her prOstration is so great as
to alarm her attendants. The Prince I'M
in ni- n fort her
The Empress has received letters of con-
dolence from the Emperor of Russia and
the King of Italy.
Although none but the relatives and
intimate friends of the deceased are adj
mitted to the mansion, yet Chiselhurst is
crowed with visitors Religious services
were held this morning in the Chapel,
which was filled to repletion. The Prin-
cess Mathilde, Rouher and Pietre and Drs.
Conneau and Corvisaip were present.
, Father Goddard attempted to preach, but
was overcome by his feelings and COM
PEELED to leave the pulpit"
A dispatch from Bombay says the report
has reached that city that terrible earth
quake has occurred at Soonghur, q town of
India, in the district of Baraba DeminOss,
ia miles south of Bombay. Fifteen hun
dred persons are said to have been killed
in the town alone. Nothing has been
it is feared that there has been mucli addi-
tional loss of life. ..-----1----.-----
A dispatch from Chiselhurst announces
that visitors continue to arrive there.
Empress Eugine is seriously indisposed
and her condition causes much alarm
among her friends.
The arrangements for the funeral of the
Emperor have been completed and will
take place on Wednesday morning at 1C
o'clock. His remains will be conveyed
to the chapel in hearse drawn by eight
horses. The Prince Imperial will follow
as chief mourner Next will come the
Princess of the Imperial family, the
Princess of Wales, if present, members Of
the diplomatic corpse, the aristocracy, the
officers who were attached to the house
hold of the Emperor and the friends of the
family in the above named order. The
ladies will proceed to the chapel in advance
of the funeral cortege. The procession
will be of very simple character.
PARIS, Jan. BIT is said the French
Government will permit the final inter
ment of Emperor Napoleon's remains il
France, if the funeral is made strictly pri
vate, and the deceased is buried as eX
Emperor and not as Emperor. The cere
monies must be simply of religion
character.
The President is understood to have con
ferred with the Minister of the 1nterio
and the Project of Police with the objec
of preventing the funeral, if it takes plac
in France, from being made an opportu
nifty for political manifestation.