Smyrna times., 1879-07-16

I--.,.r or Funeral ofthe Prince Tmper-
The lAsII1s'rf-The last sad scenes connected with
G Of the Prince impepl;, OF France are
nded The TheTb,;rst o by the side of the dust of Napo
Vary al 1ay Of mourning and OF woe II mas Deell,
On in the pretty little lsS heS 's9 ecn % Victoria
hnrst bt l,h III I the bereaved Empress. and large
mOurneu s"IistinguiShed mOurnerS made the FUNERAL
nao enc indeed Tne corless S4iSsins her dead
home WnlS its way over the hills beyond Woolwlch.
b0y wen Ieb Of FEBRUARY last the young Prince lett
on for Z9Emg tb Emgand On the day previous
ties Of ehorir, he was admitted to an Interview
10 his 1sISsiesty Queen Victoria, VINO presented nm
With her ,vth n diamond ring in token OF her good
d uarl ~ dav before he left Chiselhurst he Wentto
wishes, Church of st, Mary and prayed over the
the lllIe Sa father by whose side he was laid SO
semnly on,aI OH of the body at Camden House it was
On the bat the Empress had retired to the secuSiOn
suppOsehh ehhondoir but she had gone TO the mortuary
of her UOHd there the lonely woman of Empire
chamber a. snn bereit waited for the cold clay of
hus6anua heen her only earthly hope Nosooner had
what @ entered the door than shriek TeVeaied her
the eOni She was led away, weeping blterly, AT
presence "a again descending to the room of death
ndnlg MNstrStc M kissing the plate and moaning the
anu 10y Louis She reLSeu s, ,tn mus loSa mouIs
when SN ,:ciock this morning she was again found
Nse!en y the eofinS side. At nine O'Clock how
ktfbe tbe Empress was wondera! run urn an me IN, t4oH
last look AZ AZ Stoncess sorrOw kissed the name on the
passion VI in tnken of everlasting farewell. Friends
coffin PLsh Ponih and of the days of her greatness gently
led her ou, ~ Great pomp and military display, nota
T1ele VT - which was the guard of honor from the
pc ament which gained great at Waterloo
agaist n,sT,. the common and all available street
ei Tue liant ten o'clock Queen Victoria arrived by
pOm ,r,. from Windsor castle she was accOmpa-
special o u laughter the Princess Beatrice. Leaving
MED .! they entered close carriage and proceeded
the trahal Of mourning. The Queen brought many
10 the ~ ,rreaths of flowers Shortly afterward the
spendlu pr;nreSs of Wales the Duke of COnnaught
Prince an, Edinburgh Prince Teck. the Duke of Cam
the ~ prince Christian. the Prince of SaXeWel-
bridge H y; frll uniform, passed under the draped
mar al ~ ~ Camden House, silently and respectfully
gateway the multitude The bells of the Protestant
greeted Church and of the Catholic Church Of st.
PARISH "n IN toll At eleven O'Clock the first min
Mary ,Se Royal Artillery Battery announced that
uie gunurs had started from Camden House.
the enor of France enfolded the coffin and on
Inc " [Seda splendid cross OF camelas. violetS and
the 10 Two gunners of the artillery held the i'm
hearESea%a eaasSash sent by Her Majesty, the Queen.
mslse mls n%abearers were The Prince OF Wales the
Ine ETTiinburrh the Duke of Connaught. She Duk
Duke ., ire the Prince Of Monaco, the Crown
pines of sweden. -, ,,.,,.. -.
Tbs chief mouTnerS were Prince Jerome Napoleon
tHS "a ,,n sons Princes Victor and Louis Then
anu III ~ dnad Princes favOrite horse Stag led by
can't caoln ,TI named Brown. The horse was draped in
NE sgO netting bearing the imperial cypher N
DhCA in silver This was the horse ridden by the
R9LAS R9Lon the day when he met his death i'll Zuulaud
ftae tn allowed Chlmann. the Princes confidential
rsf; and LOmas the Princes English soldier ser
5 Thfn them D3dE s ff rneeS S@ v Ha taS
Sc9C~ SoV,nny those following the coffin were Princes
1ncien and Charles Bonaparte. Joachim and Loui
Luz rho Nuke de la MOScoVa, son of Marshal Ney
NuH@ uHsss ss af Padua and MOuchy NJ Paul de Cassag
N, s Rsron Haussmann and young Conneau. the dGGC
PIpl Princes playmate. Maitre Iaud Fleury and man!
,5ars France and Spain alone were unrepresenteC
@ners eng the distinguished perSonages and Ambassa
i The ceremony was very brief, and for lOnj
Vo''' f4rmpl Of those who desired
Ua @ ooS at the dead face passed thr ough the aises