Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-14
THO Bead E'riRcGs

CuISELUURST, Juy l2.-ihe last CAD scc1-a
coa1ec:cd Nth the funeral OF the PRICE, In
p;risl Ct France .r, ended. The body rests
now ia thu little church CT s.. MG.y at Caisc''
hurst, by tie Ed, Ct the das! Of Napoleon III.
A day OF mourning ard CT woe it has beer, lot
cnly 10 Ina pretty little k:nti:h village oil
Chischu:a:, bat 10 the whole eff y aad. Z lacn
Victoria injured With the bareav1d Empress,
aud mary Thousands CT Eaglish wcm:n wep:
to day though ttcy w,ro rot present. N:V,r
has the dsaih IL prince caused 50 .auch grl:t
To exp'Gia !hc Iessop why his is So is dlttlcu!t
but The human heart lows 10 gIlro at time as
vii as TO laugh.
Ia my dispatch last night l described the
funeral c,rtege as it passed over the bills Lo.,
you'd WcodW.ch aud Wtnded i;s way toward
Chi;elhu,st, where ih, Empress awaited the
homer orinaiDg OF her dead by. How solemn,
how impressive was the scc@e. and what s:ral
Thoughts w,r. brou.h, to the mind. thinking
of tie gIIef stricken mother, who had seen
her 10y prince, arGuad w6om clustered so many
beautiful hopes, waiting 10 rtccye The body
slaio so remcrie!essy by Il!u a:segai. ga the
27;h Ct February last the youag Prince LETT
Southampton for Iu!uIand, anxious to s'ren2-
then the ties Ct irit ndship With EoRlard. va
the day previous to his departure ho was ed
United TO an interview with Her Maitsy Queer
Victoria, VINO presented him ct parIing with a
diamopd ring in token Of her good wishes. Gho
day before be Left Chiselhur5t be want 10 the
littls church Of ST. Mary and prayed oV:r the
tomb Of tho father by whose side he WAS lald Sc
so!emEy 10 d5y.
TIC troors detailed to take part 10 the trncra
| psrado assembled On WoodWica Common IL
review order at an early hour this morning. The
coluun was formed IN the following mlDner:-
| a troop Of the Fifth Royal Irish L!nccrs; IN:
ridicg establishment of the Royal Artillery; the
| mou1ted band OF tho Royal ARTILLERY; three
batteries, pine pouEdcIs CT tho Royal llo!s:
Artillery. opo battery, sixteen Founders, oil The
| Royal Artillery; service wagon Wl'h Thirty
rounds OF ammunition per fuo; the cadets G.
bc Royal Military Academy. ga arriving a;
| ChiseIhurst Common they halted pear the cotit
cnlratc, to Candca Pace, f,rmrg the guard
OF hoDcr ard G,irg party. The first battail}t
of the rwcnly-thild Tusiiicrs al5o sent oLt
| conpany undcr The coumaUd Of 40 Cllicer II
| form a guard of honor at Ghisclhucst. This
regiment, it may be noted, distinguished llscl
| at Waterloo against tho great Napoleon.
S;rayg,, that the heir CT The l'onapar!es wa:
escorted to his last rtstog place by The troois O.
| lis great arcs s.ors greatest cRcThy
Flo poor Empress Vas prey to ovcrWhcm-
ING elicf on the arrival OF tho body at Camden
| House las night. 1t was supposed thst She
had retired to the scclusion OF her boudolr, bat
| on the contrary. having cludcd her syHpathiz-
| log ircnds, She had silently gone into he room
| set apart as tho moriu3ry chamber Nosoonc'
| had the coffin entered the door than a shrI:k
revealed the presence Ct tho bcrcaYed muthcf'
| She WAS lend away, weeping bitterly. ~ lc
night, she again descended 10 the rcoEl tl death
ard lay PROSTATE, hiS"inS tho s'liin a"d mo.h
icy tho name "Ilouis' She remained thu:
four hours, when che suck into sltep IRON
utter exhaustion. a. seven o'c'oek this morn
| icg she was agan found Enccliug n tic ctiilb';
| eide. N. R2ulcr ard o;herJ re.nairctl orlsli;
! leasiul CT the consequences OF such ln:cn":t,
OF srist. At nine O'Clock, however. the Fan
press vas wonderfully fiim. SHU tn>k s last
| look ct tho dead (aoc, anA then, with al Ia:
ptcoGs passion Of hopeless Sorrow, kiss.d iht
n9mG on the coffin plate in token Ct cv.llas;Iac
farewell. Friends Of her youth ard 81 thG
days CT her greatness gently led hc: CIT u IL:
rooD.
After the mourDlul vigil at Camden piaco, il
| the Chapolc Ardent. the day, Sd memorable il
| tho cktuucrad history Of the Bonagafts5. broke
cloudy. thrcGtoai1g rac. ChiseI5urSs Com
mcu, from an carly hcrT, BEGAN 10 hc
t1roused with visitors, who GANG 70 see los
tho bitter so,row Of tho Bcnspartes was ez
pressed. Special trains from Loaicn brought
vast crowds Of pcoplo as carly as half past
seven IL Tic moraing, iccudipg great EumtcEs
CT French. The Common was crowded
with people er2n the Da!ghbo7i1g V,l!sccs. Nj
merous vehicles Herc drawn u? along IL rcu c
Of the fuhcral, from the stately gales 81 Cam.
Gen place to Tic It'll: Ro8Gn Ca:Ho;c chapel
il an obscure part Ct the viiiige, cnlb1:ca!2d
amid grand old trees, EoT 10 the iCil glory Of
their foliage. 4 body Of wotk:ocn from Paris
breakfGsted at ;kc house, AID GSC!c permitted
to view the body. They then assisted &c drao'
Ing The gateway Desr tee !otge ia ::Teo crab
coiorci hacgi1gs, barring the ltnac!ia! cighGg
"N' and crossed palm kralch:s. EeTly IL !he
dag tho 7cadc!s OF rho;clr<phs r1acc their ai'
pearaCcs sncug The cTo7gaa which throBsed
tho Common. They offered Tor sale pilo,c-
graphs ct lhe dad Plirco AID bis Eagilsh
home az Camden Place. CT the dead Emperor
Napoleon Ill, AID Of the Empress EuGenic
They also hs8kcl abou: gilt medals, with VIC
let ribbons attached, having ca Que !ile the
bust and nawc Of the dead Prilc,, and % The
other the following description:
Ne aux Tuilcriss 10 IL Mars 1886 !:
Mort au Champ d HoDneu1 1to:iEi, Laiu. !:
/: land, 10 Ter JUN 1879. !: