The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-14
THE PRINCES FUNERAL.
Splendid and Imposing Sorrow
at ohiselhurst.
British Royalty In Large Force In
Attendance.

A Company Of "a Famous Waterloo Reg
imsnt as o Guard Of Honor.
onisELnuRsr, July 12.-The troops de
tailed to takepartin the funeral parade as
sembled on woolwich Common in review
order at an early hour this morning. The
column was formed in the following man
ner: A troop OF the Fifth Royal Irish
Lancers, the Riding establishment Of the
Royal Artillery, the Mounted Band Of the
Royal Artillery, three batteries (nine
pounders) ofthe Royal Horse ARTILLERY, one
battery sixteen pounders) of the Royal
Artillery, service wagons with thirty
rounds Of ammunition for guns, and the
Cadets Of the Royal Military Academy.
On arriving at Chiselhurst Common they
halted near the north entrance to Cam.
den Place, forming the guard OF honor and
firing party. The first battalion OF the
Twenty.third Fusileers also sent one com.
pany, under the command Of IN officer, to
form guard Of honor at Chiselhurst. This
regiment, 1t may be noted, distinguished
itself at Waterloo against the Great Ma.
poleon. Strange that the heir Of the
Bonapartes was escorted to his last resting
place by the troops Of his great ancestors 9
great enemy.
After the mournful vigil at Camden
Place In the chapelle ardente, the day so
memorable in the checkered history of
the Bonapartists broke cloudy threatening
rain. Chiselhurst Common, from an early
hour, began to be thronged with visitors,
who came to see how the deep, bitter sor.
row OF the Bonapartists was expressed
Special trains from London brought vast
crowds Of people as early as half.past Z
O'Clock In the morning, including great
numbers OF French. The common was
crowded with people from the neighbor-
ing villages. Numerous vehicles were
drawn up along the route OF the funeral
from the stately gates OF Camden Place TO
the little Roman Catholic chapel in an Oh.
scure part ofthe village, embosomed amid
grand old trees, now in the full glory OF
leaf and spray. A party Of w0rkmen
from Paris breakfasted at the house, and
were permitted to view the body. They
then insisted in draping the gateway near
the lodge in large drab.colored hangings,
bearing the Imperial cipher "N'r and
crossed palm branches.
Early in the day the venders OF photo.
graphs made their appearance among
the crowds which thronged the Common.
They offered for sale photographs of the
dead Prince, OF the dead Emperor Ma
poleon I'LL, and the Empress Eugene.
They also hawked about gilt medals with
violet ribbons attached, having on one
side the bust and name OF the dead Prince,
and on the other the following inscription:
"Ne ux Tuileries, 10 10 Mars, 1856, Mort
au champ d'Honneur, Itelezi, ruinland.
lie ! JUN, 1879. Price one penny"
Shortly after s O'Clock upward OF thirteen
hundred members Of tho Metropolitan
Police were disposed to control the move
ment OF the immense crowd. Several en-.
terprising individuals had erected stands
in the neighborhood of the route Of the
funeral procession, to enable the prospec.
tive occupants to view the cortege. An
hour afterward the troops commenced TO
arrive from Woolwich. A few minutes
past 10 o'clock special train from Wind.
sor brought Her Majesty the Queen, ac-
companied by her daughter, the Princess
Beatrice. Leaving the train, they entered
close carriage and proceeded to the house
OF mourning. The Queen brought many
splendid wreaths OF flowers. Shortly al
terward the Prince and Princess OF Wales,
the Duke OF Connaught, the Duke OF Ed
tnUh1 rOh prtnna TaNt Tho nubn ~ Nnt,
bridge. Prince Christian, and the Prince Of
Sake Weimar, all in full uniform, passed
under the draped gateway Of Camden
House, mourning, silently and respectful
ly greeted by the multitude. The bells OF
the Protestant Parish Church and OF the
Catholic Church OF st. Mary's began to
toll at IL o'clock. The first minute gun OF
the Royal Artillery Battery announced
that the procession had started from Chi
selhurst.
With some little delay the funeral pa.
geant formed in the grounds OF Camden
Place. The bands of the Lancers and OF
the artillery had their instruments craped
and their drums muflled. The cavalry
formed on the lawn on either side OF the
main entrance, and the artillery lumber
ed up near the front gate. AS the royal
personages passed into the house they
were received with the royal salute. As
the Queen, accompanied by the Princess
OF Wales, entered the Empress boudoir
the boom Of the first gun was heard,
while the bands commenced to play the
"Dead March in Saul" The procession
then emerged from the gates in the fol.
lowing order:
First came the troop OF Irish Lanceis,
with lancers in trail. Then the Cadets,
with rifles reversed; then the band OF the
Royal Artillery, playing the solemn march,
with splendid solemn effect; then followed
the clergy bearing the crucifx and the
incense; then the Right Rev. Bishop
Daniels, Of Southwark, who was supported
by two chaplaips. Then came the coffin,
on the six.horse gun-carriage which had
borne 1t from Woolwich to Chiselhurst.
The tri-color Of France enioldedth the coffin,
and on the lid rested a splendid cross OF
camelias, voilets and heartsease. Two
gunners OF Artillery held the immense
wreath sent by Her Majesty, the Queen.
The pall.bearers were tho Prince OF
Wales, the Duke OF Edinburgh, the Duke
OF Connaught, the Duke OF Cambridge,
the Prince OF Monaco, and the Crown
Prince Of Sweden.
The chief mourners were Prince Jerome
Napoleon and his two sons, Princes Victor
and Louis. Then came the dead Princes
fayorite horse Stag, led by groom named
Brown. The horse was draped in black
netting, bearing the:imperial cipher MN,n
worked in silver. This was the horse rid.