The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-16
ITALY'S HON0RS TO BELLINI
A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION FROM
rams TO car MA.
The People Of Every Degree, the senate, aud
the Ming Doing Homage TO the Dead Conn
poser-A Bier Iienped with Fiower@

From ne HtHbWGh Scotsman.
CATANIA, Sept. 2i.--Many causes com
hine TO. intcn Nv ltaiys Election for Bellini.
The GENT ne4s and mOdesty o. his character,
shining hruurh his beautiful features. the ex-
qusi'o rlaniiyeness 81 bis music, rendering az
II did tue sweet pen lveness Of his though -
and foretelllng his ulilhtcd love aud his early,
mysteri lus, aud tragic dea'h, epdear him per-
enuially 20 IL. litns, and when his sun went
down while II WIS yet day. II WIS bewa He'd as
nation calamity, ANA III, bier was followed by
the italian cnluny to he fere la Chaise a. RI
lhaei's vas In kOmo-wl'h the latest products
ot his music a, tompanying him. Ga tie 18th
the body was oXhumed AT the great Partisan
ccmeteiy, amid everv accompaniment Of rever-
enco, the venerable Siguof floiimp, Be ini's
follow stuuent and biographies, beng one Of the
Comm ION specially d,pt teo 10y Catanil to as
siaf. From Parts IL WIS conveyed to tho Itatln
frontier, and thence It pissed on IL Turin,
where, On the evening OF tho Is h, the Project,
tho SNnuic, aud the municipality awaited 10
Nr aihs Of huweis were Iwd Nv .nocuOnate
hun0- on the bier-One OF them by Pauline
! LuCCi, who rad come from Milan to do it--tnd
after - IN ctchange OF rurdi and courteous
gr,etink between Tie Commission and he
luriuore auth, rtos, the journey was resumed.
The next pal' was at Bologna, where sinhar
hnm lrc wa paid tn the august Hshes, and again
the tram proceeded IN darkness As the cay
dawncd. every little station Displayed its insig-
MA OF fcsiect, TIE cemonstra.iohs becoming
NOR. ana moro thu i've the iuf theL south tine
cor 6ge fr,d. III at Baretia. FRAN. Molfetta,
the enthusiasm went ertsccHdO, amid bands Of
music, and civic doputatiuDs, and Onlpanics OF
lloies armed with laurel wroaths 10 deposit on
the bier.
At lI,ri, beautiful narl, with its ample streets
and noble university ne ring completion, a halt
/ was made. More Than four Thousand people
had turned out. early IS 1t was; two detach-
m"nts Of tut ntry Ites, uted arus. two lands
performed lection from Norma aud u
Rfouu OF elegantly attired ladies' appeared In
readiness witn the appropriate wreath. silence
having bacn secured. tue Syniic delivered a
uiiei adde's; then io lowed W Project. des-
CHntinc On the musical giO ies OF Bari--the
birthplace OF lIcciui; md then the young Duke
di u Gtuitauo responded IN behalf 81 the
Cntanian Iuinmis.i %. a collation. to these gem
uemtn IN the Albergo Nitturia was the next
step IA he proLr miDe, tili hy2P. VI. the tram
was a-ail en- route lur II destination. Massiiri,
iaruhs"' GerHce, Win their RESPECTIVE stations
apprO .rlAtVl Il COrateu. saluted, ~ cordial vet
reyertut fashion, INC Industrious corr eye as 1t
pa lsod for a brief s1ace within their bounds.
Once tnOre the JOufney Was resumed. al day.
break fouad the travellers at Reggie di Gala
nu whore hlli the towns1olk we've Kathered to-
geihcr At the terminus. A halt ~ one day WIS
naue hrre-tne | vt stage Of the laud urneY.
mortulrv chapel was made OF tue largest
Waitiu--ru1n at The station. the bier, by tins
time covered with laurel wreatls, was deposit.
Ell IN It's centre. and discourse followed dis
course, trst on the art OF the : ndic. ron di
ItAzzi, - Wnoni priuce 81 GrimaiIi replied GU
behalf ut tn, Commission and then came Others
Of the Municipality aud Commission IN turn. In
tue evening a great banquet was gwen to the
Catalan COmtuission, the town, brilliantly illu-
minateu. rcsudnOcd with bands ct music, aud
the streets were prlmcndded TAI tle day dawn
ed Nhich WAS 10 witness the transfer II the Uicr
tU thr steam iiigd Ga hcatuu. At y. NJ ~
the - 3, accordingly. The tler was conveyed from
tue tDtmilus Vn funeral Cat urd"n ~ SIX white
Ia. =, ticAN drtpcd Win velvet dtooping IA
mas .Ne lu.ds from lis siues, ana covered WITH
tue l.Liti crowns that had been Lana upon 10
I IuM ran. To- NeE-iN ~ 1 lhufia. iuo luNn
Council a.id al the eve societies accompanied
IL IA procession TIL II approached the quay,
winch by tnis timt. WIN tue houses hnin- zoe
! shore. " as SroNHed win deeeutls-ttt,rrd and
iart-nlsDtd slUCtitOrS. Slowly. amii solemn
| music, the marine. IN the iau. Gees doing uiu-
| tary nlnors, IA, hJtiud, having left the quay,
! drew aon-sids. lue Oier was -wuug gracefully
"n dech. nc Commission that h4U guarded II
iron tne Pore Ia chase follow ed, and wi.h the
! nAl OF ifals Grooping nali-m ~ hign, the Gus
cadJ Weighed ancuor for C,ttnia.
Al . 4. VI. the thunder OF cannon ann Oun ed
.T val ali tII fIHlta nj
the city IL seen from the snip was touching and
| erand. From the hAibor. agow with bunting,
| to the stG 'ets, also waving with banners. there
| appeared ON every side a vast crowd. waiting
| anHi1uslJ for .he deOaskati9n Of the bier. TINS
ceremons was delayed al after midnient In or.
| der TO secure as great dscorum AS possible aud
IN tue meantime Ihere was u general nlumina-
| tou.
NJ sooner had the bier been debarked and
placed u Is funeral car IMAM a Wild oIy arose
QInhagness the horsesJ ana In spite of tue en-
treaties aud even actual resistance OF tn Com
mission lie people had d all their Own way. md
tnt bier, ld.tu Win its laurel crowns, VS. draw
la tiiN. It r"verentiy. u tho tuIes, Del lurg1.
/ Al 10 GA sac morning OF tue 2jj. the remains Of
Belini were formally cOnsigneu.tO the repfesen-
! tatiNe 81 Catalina. aud Oy midday tue Pa,,Zz1
! del Commune wa, turouged " tue depu,a-
| u"ns' lie several societies ana tAe taneSe
cltHens, 10 near the discourse or AruiLzpui, and
u distribute tne medals 90 The VARIOUS Olice
! bearers On the august occasi II.
I ne funoraI procession from the Church OF
/ tne BOr-o 70 the Cathedral moved thlough the
! Strlda ~te-cuIO-Etned. Tue fuueral car VS.
! urawu uV s.X.een sapetb horse, la olack tran
] plugs and NtaNct Cl1tlis, and these were ridden
/ l., a. man, positions, IN the costume OF tn
/ foatte, century. Inc cords Of ;ne bier re
/ held ov SIX u'.n OF distinguished RANK, inciud-
ia FiOu 100, tne .rlcbd of BeiIiui, and replessn-
/ LttINc- OF Ca. .ull, Palermo, ond Turin. AfSr
the ti-r follow I'd twenty sucidtiOus. with th,ir
! resp cuNc Insignia; 1uen Beinn's brother and
/ sister: tueA Vel gates nom tne King no 81 the
/ Sehdte, ana from the Chamuer; ana nlally the
| ruus learned aud sct-nth bodies. six bands
! y. yed funeral naIc.es taken irOul the seven
! prin tpal works # the coWpozer.
Arrived at the .i'eurai eignt youths took the
! bier. which VA covered with u ricn clofh Of
white saiin embroidered WIN gold, ana placed
! n on the catai.lqIe. linen 40 boy voices broke
! forth la requiem composed bY the Maestro
| Cipp,la Tor the ucc sion.
NrXt day, the "a Ia, the solemn mass. aso the
work - Co9lola. " q To be sung Ia the cathc-
dral. and tue ~ eat office " packed ~ densely
h. II could hold l0ng uefpre 10 O'Clock. tue hour
when the performance MAS 10 be began. On ar
( living o taxi up IA. position. | saw suspended
over the great portal. surrounded uv "A silver
eagle, "a curtaln, hearing TINS inscripuun. also IN
tie bones OF 50 many kn-s. becomes to-day
reuownei tue tomb oi NincruLl Belliui.'
Inc church was hung with biSk velvet en-
Grrirstra Of 80 singers. On the sides - the
cltaiaiqIe, Ia fpui eAqlsiteiN fishiohed tripods
/ f bronze. Lulntu tue ilcense, ana un getting
nearer the ca'Ai lIur l'srll' reAd these lwu IN
sruptiou-: " lie Grew an eternal note from tlc
universe, love, and suDducd tue cent Tie- :"
Hghn, " Art mas no country he IL the ciiizcn ~
tae would; she motu"ri M, una le 70 contain
bis name. guarus Jealousy his bones"
/ ihe iLa-s was worthy OF the 1vllUw-townsman
/ of B-inn nimseit and OF facini. Nothing could
have been t"'s sr"nIh gwen. Al is close
me forward teu com ~ gris OF the Cdtanidn
| al -tpCraC,, auG passing t!irOign u lane exec
! waited tor them out Of the crowd, deposited rev.
erenuhily a rcn crown on the ,ncrl urn.
Tue mon umln t, Il winch tue urL ~ "a part, Is
/ by lds-at b, ma consists OF "A basement aud on
alch. ia baaeuGut hat a plin,h OF monoilthic
! basalt. Ca the i,destM Of the bdscmen, IL "A
| has relief IN OronI' repre- sentins u scene in
| Nome and on the Ia "ment itscii Is slight
| hLufc, tn " Geniu- 81 hlrlpIY, slaudIn. besiuc
| an ufn, n winch T. laws wreath. CA the upper
part ~ the e. sed surface OF tue aich Is bas-
! rtllct reprrscnNug ine apOthoOsis Of lItlIini--
VIZ, a stuup ut 4ngeis transporting tne reWAins
OF the COM o,cr % heaven. Under this mona
mcut VIII be ueposited ma bones; hat Cdtania
! has provided fOr me com Demurdtiun Of ncr
son a Vet uH lrr monumental ulst VI Iicnini-
to be exc ,utod by the sculptor Mouteyera e., tho
authO. Of Ia Genus 81 Ifdni.lin,' and has
set apart fOi the purpose lJJ,OJO lire.
THE RLT. T. \ kALLOCH AGAIN.