Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-17
GuIBORD BCRIED AT LAST.
HIS Boaes Laid IN che Catholic Gem,

GUIDORD BURIED ar LAST.
HIS Bones Laid An she Catholic Gem
The burial OF Joscps sss,ieors as an,o,pc.a
BY kilograms IN THE STAR sast evening" srax
quietly and pescosSlF accomplished a. Moa-
hIsroRY OF TEE CONTROVERSY.
Joseph Guibord WAS a French Canadian
Catholic, scientific prister, aud the nrSt 10
lhtrocuce stereotyplng Into Canada. He be
came n member of the lnststut Canaisen two
OF three years aftsr It's establishments. and
shortly afterwards the library OF the Insfituf
WAS soppned with the works OF Moliere, Vol
NNire and other tnfidel writers. upon which
The members were Informed by their Catho-
nc pastors tsat 50 long rs they were connect
Ell Win TIE society they would BE- refused adj
mission 10 The sacramentS of the church and
would he refused ecclesiastical hortal Se,,-
OIal members LEFT the society. and Gutbor,i
who did not, shortly after ieli sick aud semi
Tor priest. who infused him the laSt sscra-
nents TIL he renounced his menberShtn
Guioord promised. received extreme unc-
ton, and recovered, but did uoi leave the so
cietN. and year or 80 afterwari November
n, ISC9, , died SO Suddenly that there was 4 q
tlme 10 fetch a priest Tue church refused
burial on The above grounds. aud a law case
Vas instituted. The case dnally Reached the
British priyy council and was there decided
IN favor OF Ouiooni. An attempt % bury
him In his lot In the Catholic cemetery Al,
September last was frustrated by a mob.
The bishop OF Montreal, however. sent Qua
assurances That n Gulborl's friends InSisfei
on burying him In the Catholic cemetery
The earth that covered him would he ar-
cursed, ard IN accontance with these aSsur-
snccs the bishop sent a letter o the Churches
tecisilng That 'ibe spot Ia The c. netary
wheie The body o, The late Guibpri snail bc
huricd, even though IN the future IL be ex-
humed I'm any manner whatever, will be IN
rct and I'm manner iuteniictet and set apart
nom the rest of the cemetery A bloody
conflict was anticipated notwIthsfandfnr
this and the advice Of the'Catholfr CLERGY
against disorder. and preparations Were
mace accordingly.
A RENARKABLE FUNERAL.
Alter The Procession was formed IA Mon
treSl yesterday and started for the burial
place ~ drew All the residents along the
road out of their houses. aud men and
women followed ID on 10 Cote deS NeigeS
From there into the Catholic cemetery the
road was crowded with people OF all classes
IN cans, carts and on foot. Great quiet pre-
vailed, and no one showed by look word or
deed any feeling OF hostility toward the pro-
cesslon. About i've minutes after the Cath
Ollie @ metery gates had been taken down the
funeral procession entered etween the gate
posts, CHIEF Pen ton at tue head Of the column
OF police, portion of which preceded and
Tie balance followed the hearse. Toe milf
lary did not follow closely after the police,
and were halted AZ the village OF Cote DIES
Neiges. The crowd began gathering from
every direction, and ran with all SPEED M
me various avenues toward the grave. The
police, when they arrived. formed a large
square around the grave and kept the eager
crowd back while
THE COFFIN
was brought out of the hearSe. looking some
what dilspidated, aud borne by four men: ~
VAS placed In the centre OF a bed of cement
As this Was being done, Rev. Cure puSselet
came NJ. AMI going alongside OF Mr.. BOis-
Seau, ask Ned 10 what depth the grave was
jug. Mr. Boisseau replied that a had been
aug four ieei Ia depth, by authority OF the
cemetery. Cure RouSselet next asked II the
body had been properly identified. Mr.. Bois-
seau reported tbat ID had, and there was no
mistake.
FILLING Up THE GRAVE.
The process OF filling iu the grave then be-
gan, aud the cure went away. The mayor.
who represented the civil arm of the law
both for The city and the two municipalities.
while Judge Coursol appeared on behalf of
iuBeral with the least possible parade or oS-
tenistion, and 30 when he had, in company
with Judge CourSol, ridden on ahead OF the
procession and found all quiet In the ceme-
iery and al the grave, rode back. and orders
were given To halt the military In Cote des
Nieges, while tie procession proceeded. The
moment The coffin was lowered into the
grave the work OF mixing cement with wa
ter was commenced. The workmen indus
triously piled their spades. shoveling m the
liquid cement, mingled with odds and ends
nom Hnshops sDd scraps of sheet iron which
when lie cement hardens will weld the mass
hImly together and prevent brittleness.
THREATS TO DIG HIN UP.
Threats 10 dig GuiDOrds bones out OF the
grave ~ occasion offered were so openly.ex-
pressed that Mr. Boisse au determined 10 Sc
cure, II possible, guard OF police from the
mayor 10 watch the grave for at least
twenty-fo four hours. thus giving time for the
cement 10 harden into solid rocK. Toe mayor
and Judge CourSol bad departed on seeing
ihe burial quietly commences, and SIR. Bois-
sesu dispatched special messenger with n
note a. kI the may or 10 provide projection,
on else ne lear.-d the gray. would be opened.
HE msyoT promptly consented to this, and
wrote out an order FOR a sufficient body OF
police TO be sent ont as a quart until such
lme as the note required. Tue cement was
nlled I'm over the cofiin To near the surface.
and wlen The top dressing OF earth wSs piled
ON, ana Ouibord was
BURIED AT LAST,
a driZzlipg, cold rain fell doguon the snowy,
muddy ground, and on Tie specia tors vino
Witnessed the closing act in the drama CON-
merced SIX years ago. Wien al was over,
Cbief Penton rode mp in front Of the grave,
and the police formed into two divisions aud
marched of.