Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-29
Funeral Of Baron nePalm.

The funeral OF Baron j., Palm according TO
ancient Egyptian rites, was The occasion for q
gathering of nearly four thousand people at th.
Masonic Temph., in New YAK yesterday alter
noon. l. was conducted by the Thro>Ophcl
Society of that city, oil which the deceased Was
member. Ouy those having tickets, about
fifteen hundrcd III all, were admitted to the
building. The aSscmblage was intensely .ur
Gus in regard TO the nature Of the iuncraI rites.
They were of u much simpler character than
had been expected. The cofi containing the
body of the d. ceased was placed OH u iai> On
the platform "a the cofiu were seven !gh,
arranged in the shape of i triangle CD. 81.
co,t acted az master. and conducted The crre.
monies; withhm were SIX Others 10 make r..
spouscs. They were hablied iu long black
| robes. After brief Intervals Of music tn. utc,
tons aud responses began. They consisted Of
curious phrased questions and answers from m
ancieD, Egyptian liturgy. lucens" was burned
| aud hgure OF scrlcLt twisted around wood
en- frame stood beside the coiu. An old gen
tlemaG who did not ike the nature Of the IDEAS
| pur forth 10 the Ritual ordered lis daughter a.
leave the organ, 50 portion Of the mu.icu
part OF tn" ceremonies was dispensed with. Col.
O'c)It del red a lengthy address on the ma ure
Of the Thcnsophi> After ihc rites were over
tho rema1"s We're N we'd 10 a vauI! IN til" Lu
tiera1 cemetery, ANA WILL is >all, b. crrmat.
ed is soou rs peru>so ON cal b 4htanrd from
Il Q authorities.
Baron Joseph Henry Louis 4 Palm, Enrl.r
Chamb craiu to he King Of Bavaria, was born
at Augsburg on May 10, 1909, aud his parcuts
Of nobility show that he WAS descended f ,uls
German baronial family dating back from So,
and who distinguished themsry sus Crusaders.
His father Vas Colonel and Atjuau, Gcupral
Baron JohaU de PAIN, Prize" oi the Roman
Empire aud his mother was the CouutcsS Ere
yen Won SebDI,dclf UflhuYecldt, who died in
October 1851.
The late Baron was long in the German dip.
omatic service. 10 addition to this, hr WAS a
mau OF rare cru iiron. lie was alcrwarI 10
the service o! King Ferdinand, better knrwu
as 3 ,mba He was decorated by the sald King
with many orders of chivalry. Alter the tall
oil Ferdinand Baron dc Palm aud the Duke Of
AcqueIla, ttc latter now residing IL Paris, lu-
;rr. cred 10 save the property OF the dcthronrd
King, who Was forced 10 leave Italy VIXEN
Italian unity was proclaimed. The Baron Wa
ii profound believer in SplrltuaIlsm and the &C
cult sciences H. was a Knight Of M,Ita,
Knight o. the Lilly 5, pulcIre an Ros.cru,
can Of the heidelberg CIun tut wlch are not
aft lated with the ancient Oricrtlj R,-ccru-
:. cians. He va a magnificent hupuI>t. After
tie cessation ol the Troubles In laIy the R;iou
became y great traveller, and vlsit>l tic pElo
cipuI countries IT the world.
Early III 1850 he ca,nc TO she United Stat
and settled III Chicago, where he w1> sell
koowp. While residing in the West he pur
chased some valuable rights 10 Colorado silver
mues, also real estate IN Chlclu0. lie va,
ka6wa at Rome some quarter OF cniury ago
10 Mr.. W. I. Livings nDa, OF New York. Tie
also knew the lac \. /. Stewart, Commodore
Vanderbilt his son. Julgc R,"srvcIt, and
III my others Of New York; best citlz n. He
tuok out his frs pal ors Of American ciztn-
ship AT Ch cago IN the ycar 1868. The Baron
was one Of the ollslal mrmHers al The Ihroso
phic Society, which was formed last year, he
b.iug one OF The councillors. Mr.. O.c,tt re-
c,iv"d from him power Of attorney FIR all hls
property in trn>' for the 'rhraSorhIc Socmy.
rhe property consists of two castles IN Lake
Consnncr rial estate in thm'ro and -ltN"r
mining stock in Cooruo. Mr.. OH,t, IA, n"t
set had tune tG examln,' the papers nj The de
ceased, being 80 busted with prrptratlons Tor
the funeral, III which he took the leading
part. Baron Pain had been 10 failing health
for some tim" back, aud, growing weary OF the
solitude of living 10 boarding. house, wcnl to
live with Mr. Oicrtt, al No. 413 West Thirty,
fourth street, from whence he was rem wed
10 Roosevelt Hospital, cxprlng there Oh cat
] urtlav last