The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-24
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VICTOR EMANUEL.s FUNERAL.
Impressive Services-A Grand Pa.
geant.

Rome, January 1.-THE funeral Of the
late King Emmanuel took place TO. dAy
and was very impressive. The body OF
the dead monarch was placed OF the iu,
neral car AZ nine O clock IN the morning
and the procession started from the QuiFi.
nal about ten o'clock and WAS headed BY
aneen military de.aehmengs with three
bands aad clergy bearing lApcIs The
car used at the funeral OF King Charles
A lbefl Of Sardinia, Victor EmmAnueFs .
father, was used on this occasion. Il Was
surrounded by An iron crown the ancient
dladem Of Lombard Kings, which was
brough. from MeuLa for the occasion. The
car Was preceded by Lieutenant General
Medlci, the late Kings lrsl aid.de-cAmp,
mounted, who bore the PAle1lro sword
shcalhed. The car was surrounded by the
guard ofhonor and special Representatives
delegated by foreign courts. /. wAs FOL,
lowed ty Victor EmmAuucl's fayori,o
horse, riderless, military banners and a
guard Of honor, eighteen de.aehments OF
civil diEnilaries, ministers, Senators,
and Deputies and knights Of Auaunzia,a.
This part Of the procession Was one mile
long Besides Ihs there were ., 200 depu,
taI!oas from all parts OF Italy, numbering
each from FIVE 10 seven hundred The en-,
ire procession except General Medicl Was
on foot.
From the QuirinAl il moved by the ri,
azEA di Spagni 70 the Piazza del Popolo,
thence down Corso nearly 10 the end. and
20 the Pantheon. where il arrived about
four o'clock. The Ecolesiasiieal service
was confined 20 simple absoluiion and ben.
sdiclion, pronounced By MonsiEnor Cor
nj, Archbishop Of the Chapter OF the
Church. The stone, which is TO be placed
in .he chapel, destined for the King Is q
simple slab. bearing only the words, Vic,
tor Emmanuel, the frst King OF Italy.
IL stood between the high altar, and the
altar OF 81. Anasiasigs on the right as the
Pantheon Is entered Over the gateway
Of the Pantheon was the following inscrip-
iion; Italy. with a mothers pride. with
daughters grief, supplicatcs for th,
great King. who was faithful citizen
and 8 lriumphaa; soldier, the Immortality
OF the righteous and the heroic.
The procession was one hour and hail
passing given point. Costumes in otlicia
portion, including soldiery, were msgntd.
cent, and tho effect Of the spectacle wa.
he igh,encd by the display Of seventy tat
tered banners. The Crown Prince ofGer'
many. with representatives. from Austria,
Portugal and Baden, walked abreast
The effect Of the music In the procession
was most impressive. The Pantheon was
splendidly decorated as the Chapslle Ar,
dente daylight was excluded by the star
of Italy yeiliag the roof The side of the
chapel Of Clemont AI. Was walled in, aud
draped with gold and crimson.
The Pantheon in which Victor Emman,
uel is buried, stands A. Rome in Piazza
between The Corso and the Piazza Nav0.
na, near the centre Of the ancient Campus
Mariius. 1t was erected by III. Aggrippa,
the son-in-law Of Augustus, nineteen cen
turies ago, and was consecrated in COS as q
Christian church under the name Of Sane.
Ia NJ sriA del Martyrs. In shape the build
ing is rotunda, l43 feet in diameter, sur
rounded by dome, the grAndost in exist
encc, and Of which the summit is 1I3 feet
above the pavement In the centre Of the
dome is circular opening = feet in diam
elcr by which tho building is lighted.
The most remarkable feature OF the Pam
lhcon, however, is lis Corinihian .por,ico,
composed Of sixteen granite columns.
The Pantheon contains The. .tombs Of Rap
hazel, Aunibalc Carracci and otle. fela.
braied painters.