The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-04
AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL.


DRESDEN, Nov live hnvc jast passed
throu,h a number of iun raj r"r"moni"s. S1y-
uny. whi'h poss 'ssrd u low w'Ne siu"e tlrre
Queens. has now "a one. On tine 1871 e. Sop
t'mlcr. IN tier weinberg villa. 40 WHrhw Il.
Anna LEOPOLD ne. aisd' ~ yc,'r.: and IA tho
hoym P4la"o !his town On tIe ~ OF Nnv.m-
otter lite. Qurru Maria. "a y .vlr'uu Princess
duur t'r.oi KIN. MnNnilinn Joseph. WIS born
On tln 2fih % Jrru. ~. tI5. amt married on
the 2ith of ArrI 1887 m. saxon King Fred
rich August T. She was tho SISTER Of Queen
Amniia ami twin-sister OF the Austrian Arch
Queen Amaln. twin sis'or of Qucon Elizabeth
Of pru-sin Wt- lH.rn .t tho f3t OBJ NDVpu,h. T.
1901. W th the exec pttnn of III Duchess Man
ot BitarH. her youngest sister, all her brothers
and sisters died hcior" her. They were KING
l.ulwig !. OF Bavaria. Empress Caroliu. ct
Austria Pru - Charles oi BINnr 81. Queen EliH-
Hbth of Prussia, Ar'hiu"hrSs PIMA oi Aus
Nov. TO- 1922 Prince Johann # SnNoby. whoaitrr
TIA" sudden death of hs brother. ftiedri u Au-
gust H. n-conded the Saxon turune. Queen
Amalla had eight children, thrr" oi whom are
stu aliNe-Alher the reign ~ King ni SaAouy;
i'rine G"orre, the hrir rr.snmutive to the
ager OF Genoa Tue prin"sses Mnria and ST.
dpnia died. unmarried, in th" primo OF life
Princess Annn. VIII, OF the Hereditary Grand
DuSc of Tuscany; Princess MarlHrrta. wife oi
Archduke Charles Louis OF Austria; and prin-
COOS Sophia, wife Of Duke Charles Theodore Of
liavarIa, all died shortly after beius married
Queen Amala WAS greatly loved hy the Saxon
people. and eXcced in works of hen"volr nee
and charity. In her the Door and sick have lost
a friend.
Thu royal funeral was solemnized on Monday
in the Catholic court church. where the royal
family vi SaXony has iis s"pulchre Several
prin es. AMONG them the Imperial Prince of
Germany. and other representatives oi foreign
Courts arrived here Tor the oHu-ion. At a
quarter past 6 o'clora J.. VI. a briiiuut though
nIouruiul party assembled in IN" chur"h, which
wac hung IN black and shut 90 the general pub
Iic Inr large pa%silg" which runs from one
end L. the other through the middle pl the
church wis lined by squadron Of blue
Dragons. u masn iioent troop. OF which every
man is "a giant. When ia" King had made his
entrance the Psalm NJ sHrrrc mel Domino
was sung. Before the sounds had died away
the coffin. which had been brought INTO the
ahurch the day before. WIS lifted with it, pail IF
| velvet. an,' borne III funeral procession through
First came trumpetcrs. who were followed 10y
| singer after these morehed the servants OF
| the driun I. the medical attendants of the
| court. the Master OF Ceremonies. u Prvy Coun-
| ciliur. aud some ChUmh rluins. Then cam" the
Bishop. IN his whte Nitro, prayer book IN
rounded 10y the clergy in white aud black sur
| pieces The coffin was preceded hy the Marshal
| of Queen Amalas and King Alhert'- house
| holds. the pail borne 10y twelve thamhcrlains
| and the collin. carried by twelve servants
| immediately behind walked the King and
| Prince George. sons Of III. deiunct Both ear
ried, according to the Cntholi c rite. burning
| cnndl. both wgr" plunged in drrp melancholy
! The King and Irn" Trurgrs suite Wa lot
! lowed lbs the other Princes. Among Thorn Fried
/ rich Wilhelm. tn" Imperial Prime. oi Germany
T Irin ipnlly attracted attention. H. seemed 1,
tw.r above ali Tho fh,rs IN stature. ana I'M
doubted surpu-~rd nil iu di-uty of cnrria4t
Z ami m1nly beauty. Though n'"lr'y Of m Same
/ age az the Saxon Kin. hr l.nt- nt lils, t'yent,
+ ynurs Younger III WIS .'H'prnf'i VITA the
T cnuiu o' tnc Order u' tgo .i.l'r LHl;lc. whi d
suited his blue uui0rn admirably.
The coffin amt tile Princes w"ir surrouude,
hN % -w Nrm nf pa4' s.. 'ir,-r"l iu rri velvet AN,
I whit" sIlk. with WIS. ar, IA 4 nm n4 torches
The Procession mad % @trIhing tnuUsh m"lun
I chuy lmpr-r- ON. Whom u arrived AT The uiuu
tn" coilin WIS carried down INTO The rONHl vault
/ whit III wi- hung with black velvet. ON Whi"l
spanked the royal crown. The PRINCES aion
witnessed the ceremonies in the interior of th'
want. Ii Is understood tnpt TIA" Bishop kno he,
~ tho innormost door. Whereupon deep srIul
cl raj voice answered. Mhotrounlts the uutDt
moss of the deudY TIL Bishop. a Queer
/ wishes 90 cutter The voice. " l. she worthy %
this sacred Hhodo?' The Il shop hHNing repur,
in TIA" aii rniatlNe. the door WAS opened 10y un
saru hands. This cerrmony reminds u oi th'
trial OF dead Egyptian kings. TIN royal tuncrii
c'gem mics wnr" concluded with the singing O
"Salvr Regina
ON Tues lay morning grand requiem mas
royal guests. the Corps Dplumuiiuur. an,
many others Were present. TIE high altar VII
decorated with shields showing the armora
bearings and the lnitlul- of thr royal drcca-' ~
In front Of the altar "A '.iiuiulquc covered " q
black velvet aud surmuuntsd los cruclllN Wa
erected. The r'eulit-NlI.. the crown, tho ion
l"rial globe. and the r0rltrt-w re- placed o
white cushions The catAialqu" wis surrnunur
hv silver cnndl"st ks with burning wax tan r.
The requiem sung on the OCCASION M4- b
! tu'rul al. The mourning VIII last from fuu
1 10 HlN W"ahs, 50 thai Tia" wlut'r ulna-rurntS ,
the fashionable world of SaAony are curtallod