New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-16
NAPOLEON.
The Funeral Yesterday,

| nesterdays
| LONDON. January Is, $3.50 A. M-Tbe re-,
mains OF Napoleon will lie in state until the
| hoGr for the commencement of the funeral
ceremonies. At noon yesterday they were,
! admitted to the chapel and at midnigh3
| 10000 persons had viewed the solemn scene.
| including the Prince OF Wales and the
| Duke of Edinburgh.
President Theirs has granted leave of ats
| sence to Admiral Rigauit te Genouillp,
Marshal Bazaine the Duke de Palikao anG
General Froissard to attend the funeral az
| Chiselhurst. The application of two majors,
| in active service for similar leave was rec
| fused The Italian government has seHs
four officers to represent it tomorrow.
| Seven persons were burned to death irs
| the Litchfeld fire.
A dispatch from Chselhurst this morue
ing says immense crowds OF people are cole
| lecting there to witness the funeral procese
| sion of Napoleon. One thousand metrOa
| politan policemen line the roadway leading
| from the house where the Emperor died t(s
| the chapel where the services are to take
| place. Flags are displayed at half masts
| and the bells are tolling.
The funeral of the late ex Emperor OF
| France took place at Chiselhurst this morn.s
| ing. Although ten O'Clock was the hour
! designated for the procession to move from
| the residence of the Emperor, it was thirty
| minutes after that time when the hearsG
| which was to convey the remains to the
| chapel drew up in front of the grand ems
| trance to the mansion
A deputatiOn of Paris workmen, who
were to walk at the head of the prOcessiODS s
arrived at the same time. They wore ims
| mortelles in their coats and carried wreaths
of yellow flowers in their hands. On both
! sides of the hearse were the imperial arms,
surmounted bv the letter n.
A great crowd, which steadily increased,
surrounded the hearse. The general pro-
| ces sion started for the chapel at eleven
O'clock and moved in the following order:
man bearing the tri-colOr, borne on an
ash stick, cut at the last moment before
the cortege moved the deputation of work9
men from Paris with uncovered heads beare
ing their wreaths; the chaplain of the
family, bearing aloft a golden crucifx;
hearse drawn by eight horses; mourners,
who numbered eight hundred in all, and
included the Prince Imperial, who went
uncovered, Prince jerome Napoleon, Prince
Joachim. Prince Achille, NJ Rouher, and
many distinguished imperialists, English
noblemen, Paris priests and Others
The. Prince Imperial was very pale, and
exhibited traces of the anguish he has un-
dergOne. The Empress Eugenie was too ill
to attend the funeral. The coffin was cove
cred with immortelles and violets. There
was no funeral sermon at the chapel.
QUEEN mass over the remains. He was ass
sisted by Father Goddard. spiritual adviser
of the late ex-Emperor, and all priests who
were Ghaplains at the Tuilleries during the
reign Of Napoleon.
Mr.. Lutz, the orgaHist of st. eieorge'G
Cathedral, London, was present at tho
chapel with his choir and conducted thG
musical portion of the ceremonies.
The remains were deposited in the sacripg
ty, which has been formed into a mOrtuary
chapel until the removal of the body to-
France for final interment.
The procession vas very long. The
hearse was atthe chapel before the end og
the cortege had left the family mansion.
All carriages aud pedestrians were drawrs
up three abreast across the roadway, and
in that order proceeded to the chapel.
The Prince Imperial and Prince Napoleoqa
returned from the chapel in one carriages
They were cheered by the crowds througfg
which they passed.
At least thirty thousand people gathered
to witness the funeral procession.
LONDON, January lj-MOre than 25 00G
persons, including Prince Christian, Prince
of Wales and Prince Teck, reviewed the
body of the late Emperor Napoleon whilG
lying in state. Notwithstanding the pres
sure of the immense crowd there were but
few accidents, and these were of a sighE,
character. q
Queen Victoria will not attend the EiPo
neral, but will be represented on the mourn.
full occasion bv ViscOunt Sydney, LORD
Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household.
The sheriffs of London have united witS
the town council of Edinburg and the vestrS
of Richmond in resolutions Of condolences
with the Empress Eugenie.
One of the persons who came from France
to attend the funeral of Napoleon brought
with him some soil dug from the garden OF
the TuilerieS, which he strewed over the
coffin after it WAS deposited in the sacristy
of the chapel at Chiselhurst Many French
spies were present at Chiselhurst this morns
ing while the funeral services were tal5ina.
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