The New York herald., 1879-07-12

ing of violet velvet. Among the French
notabilities present and who were permitted TO
view the body of the dead Prince, were Princes
Lucien and Charles Bonaparte, Joachim and
Louis Murat, the Duke de la Moscova, a son of
Marshal Ney; the Dukes of Padua and Mouchy,
NJ. Paul de Cassagnae, Baron Haussmam and
young Conneau, the dead Princes playmate.
The striking likeness of Prince Bonaparte to
the Great Emperor was universally commented
on by the crowd, the general remark being they
could have known him from the pictures of the
First Napoleon.
NJ. ROuuER's DESCRIPTION OF THE BODY.
M. Rouher came out of the mortuary with
eyes red from weeping. Ispokc with the noted
Imperialist. He said that he was present when
the coffin was opened and the body examined.
The latter was perfectly recognizable. but the
face, lie said, had been much disfg-
ured by a terrible wound in the
right eye. NJ Rouher said that he
had found six wounds on the chest of SO terri
bio nature that death must have been rnstan-
taneous; also one ON the left arm, evidently
caused in the attempt to parry the thrust of q
Zulu assegai. The body, he said, had changed
color but little. Prince Napoleon remarked
that it extraordinary how the preliminary
embalming process performed in Africa should
have been done SO well M. Rouher, it should
be added, and General Fleury carried the pail.
EN- ROUTE For cHIsELHURsr.
At halfpast six the horse artillery escort
troop took up position, massed on the east Of
the mortuary. Then the gun carriage, drawn
by six magnificent troop horses, wheeled into
the open space. The curtains at the sentrance
of the mortuary were drawn aside, and the
coffin was brought ont, borne on the shoulders
of officers of the horse artillery. Triple mufiled
roll Of drums, with grand crescendo, followed
placed on the gun carriage Horse artillery
formed the escort, front and rear. At seven the
procession moved slowly out of the Arsenal
gates through the long lines of foot artillery on
either side. The road from the Arsenal to the
barracks, thence skirting the famous parade
ground on Woolwich Common to the Royal
Military Academy, was lined with dense
masses of people and soldiers of the
garrison off duty. The greater part Of the
residences were crowded with ladies and chill
dren. battery of artillery fired minute guns
from Greenhill battery while the cortege passed
the Academy.
THE LAST GLIMPSE OF THE cORrEGE.
Woolwich. although a military town, &C
customed to the impressive accessories of
soldiers funerals, never Witnessed such
scenes as the obsequics of the heir of the
Bonapartes. Every individual OF the vast
the ceremonies, apart from mere curiosity.
This, indeed, constituted the main feature of
the days ceremonies rather than the military
pageant, which was simple and comparatively
small, artillery troops alone participating,
claiming the honor Of landing and escort
ing the body of their dead comrnde
to its final resting place. The escort of artillery
was under the command of Major Ward Ashton,
in whose battery the Prince served in South
corpse passed the Academy and reached the
hill, whence is gained o view of the lovely
Kcntish scenery toward Chiselhurst. The sun
was setting and the last gun was fired the
cortegc passed over the brow of the hill into
the open country beyond, toward the spot
where the ashes of the dead Princes father
rest and where the widowed, now childless
lady awaits the homecoming in such sad
fashion, of him who was once her pride and joy.
ARRIVAL OF THE BODY OF THE DEAD PRINCE
AT cHIsELHuRsr-IN CAMDEN HOUSE.
81 rap LONDON July ~, 1879.
The remains of the Prince Imperial, escorted
by the Royal Horse Artillery, arrived at Chisel-
hurst at nine o'clock last night Immense
crowds of people Witnessed the arrival of the
procession. The corpse was transported to the
hall in Camden House, which had been pre-
pared for its reception.
PROGRAMME OF THE CEREMONIES AND FUNERAL.
Queen Victoria will be at Camden House on
Saturday and will there witness the passage Of
the funeral procession. Neither the Queen nor
the ex-Empress Eugenie will participate
i'm, bo nro
church during the service which will
be performed by the Bishop of Southwark.
Upon arriving at Camden House the body of
the Prince will be deposited in the large saloon
in which the body of his father laid in state and
will there remain until tomorrow morning. when
twill be conveyed to thelittle Chapel ofSt Mary,