The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-09
DIR. PARISEL'S 0BSEQUIES.
THE ErRJdL or 4 COMMUNIST As COW
DUCTED ny CONUUNISTS.
The Services Of Clergyman Deciines-sim-
pie hut stsihing Mortuary Ceremonies a
Gnthcring Of Men who Once Ruled Paris


The service. of n Clergyman Deciines-sim-
pie hut stsihing Mortuary Ceremonies a
Gnthcring Of Men who Once Ruled Paris.
The remains Of DR.. Francis Pariscl lay
yesterday morning in the plainly furnished
front plrlor Of his late residence. n two-stOry
brown cottage at 400 South Tenth street. Now
ark. His death. on Thursday. left only two
members Of the famous government OF the Paris
Commune in Amcrica-Eugcno Potter OF this
city and NJ Dcrcurc Of tho lcnrian colony in
Town. The CONN was Of stained wood. without
ornament. Upon IL lny tho red scarf which he
wore ~ amcmber Of the Commune, and u large
red nig bearing the words. "Socidle dcs Rciu
gics de Ia Commune" A nnknd sword. which
he hal worn IA surgeon in Chief of the 1Ojth
Battalion in the defence Of Parh ngninst the
Germans. and which was rustcd from hilt TO
point. lust us IL WINS when he dug up from its
hiding place in his garden on his flight from
Paris after the Commune. lay across the lid
under wreath of immortcllcs. Two
small bouquets rcstcd on the folds Of
the Communal flag. At the foot of
| tho coffin ON n stand burned one wax candle.
| the only suggestion OF traditional religious
usage that was appar nt on thc lcii lapel or
intellectual fncc. notireaii for lis high iorcfcai
and adorned with shkcn brown whiskers and
mousinche WAS cuia lated. and wore IL grave
| expression.
During tho morning his mothorsat alone with
the corpse in chousc. she had requested that
| she should be- allowed to do So. She Is a lady
OF pleasant domeanor nnd apparently OF vignr-
| uu- Intellect. She IN about - years OF age. Dr.
| Paris j was 3G Immediately ait"rh Is death she
| personally attended To- emh1mins his body.
| Y Dst. .rduv murnin. some Il ighhOrs asked that
NJ the funeral She consented. and the Iicv. MIR
Kern of the Dutch Reformed Church was asked
| pnris"ls friends. and Can't. Charles Marin of
Newark. who lyught IN IN. Commune with him.
| visited NM. Par.scl. who told him she had no
| positive dreirr 10 have clergyman. II" then
| went To- Mr. Kern and r,gl si.i MIN not IT, ut
tcni explaining tni II h" al u, 80 the r"d ilHg
| could not remain non the collin. and tha Tho
| Communists would hnNe to remain outside OF
the house until he had retired. Mr.. Kern
| read iy consented not e. att eud.
At 2 o'clock 200 persons of both sexes. mostly
French, had asscmbici in the hou-, aud in
"f tho thesis Witch the Doctor hai delivered
when he had recciNrd his medical diploma. to-
gether with the ccrti pte oi his appggntment
tho coffin lid. In,n titizrn Eue"n' l'itrr.
"a venrnll" and kindly faced man Win ErH,,
If tho open colin and read a di-'our~"
in fr.n b. H. said that though Com
| tAo religion OF thr day vet they could ind
| rc.t IN th" grave Tia , hal Icon ugflyr- OF
| dress to the friends. TIE coffin WIS then re-
| moved 10 tur sgd walk, Nhtr 30 Wis GttIHd
Newark - 80 OF tlU NOrtn-m mis- p'ity.
ia-it iD .q lit.i q 'ron IT, -nusrt w. h-rn
nl9 'A~ distant In irout OF ihr colin harh'i
-.'rO aui GroGri. n, h,tr r,~ . ni.,ui.r
of ftnr Central C'umlte" o' th" National Gari'
ou the 18TH ul Mar 20. l,7l. B.nni them
walked tnpi. Marin, VI wore arcl r'- ite. and
CIis. al l,iour. q re'ug"r OF III" cpnp dr1i of
ISL About vper-pn- marchod behind. two
| b., two. Volunteers W'r' always ready To- re-
li.y. til, irir rs Of the conln It's they became
IisIs IisrsaucS he let lung While nrhtins for the
| I, md Eli. Mux ~ t,4u EuI.a'.