Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-07-18
THE DEAD PRINCE.
Taking the Body 20 ChIseIhurst-Cer-
emOnIes at WOOIWIeh.

The body of the Prince Imperial, killed
by a nameless Zulu's savage lancer was
landed Friday on English soil. Yesterday
the troOpship OrOnteS, brought the body 20
Portsmouth. There it was transferred to
the steam yacht Enchantress, which YES
sci bore the dead body up the Thames to
the Royal Arsenal at Woolwieh. The
weather on Friday was dull and gloomy,
befitting funeral; there was a cold gray
sky overhead and a chilly breeze prevailed.
On the pier long black carpet had been
spread and large space roped off and re-
served for French mournerS, of whom no
less than 300 arrived yesterday at London
by one train. OF these there was a large
group, all clad in deep mourning, wearing
only small lunches of imperial violets in
the buttOnhole.
THE ENCHANTRESs
Forming a strong contrast to the sombre
group we're English officers in bright scar
let and gold, waving plumes and white
feathers. A strip Of Grape around the
arm was the only sign Of the mournful du-
ties Of the day. The roofs and windows
Of the extensive buildings connected with
the arsenal were crowded with Workmen
and mechanics. The flags Of the ship
ping OAA LAAC AANNA WClU oil ub ualA-uAdoLg
as were those on shore. The Enehantress
lay silent and fagless, a single officer
slowly pacing the deck. HOmeWard bound
shipping passed slowly up the river. Three
French visitors, who had been privileged
to go on board, came ashere and mingled
with the crowd Of mOurners.
BROUGHT ON SHORE.
From the ship came a priest bearing
aloft a tall golden crueifx. He was fol-
lowed by bishop in robes Of black velYet
embroidered with silver. As the priest
touched the shore a sharp word of COM
mand announced the arrival of the guard
Of honor and the band Of the Royal Artil-
lery. These formed at the shore end of the
pier. After few moments the coffin con-
tanning the remains of the dead Prince ap-
peared above the bulwarks of the ship,
raised on the shoulders Of twelve blue
jackets. simultaneously there was long
roll of mutfied drums, thrice repeated, like
distant thunder. The coffin was fttingly
developed in the ricOlOr of France. It
was borne slowly, sOlemnly through the
line of the mOurners, who stood with IN
covered heads. These then followed the
coffin along the carpeted portion Of the
pier. The sound of the last roll Of the
drums had died away, and then arose the
plaintive chords Of the Dead March" in
wailing sounds.
TO THE TEMPORARY 8IORTUARY.
It was a scene indescnbable in its i'm
and deeply pathetic. The
coffin was borne along between the double
line of troops, which then fell in at the
rear. The solemn procession moved slow
" toward the temporary mOrtuary at the
river side, the band playing with solemn
effect the dead March in Saul" The
temporary mOrtuary is a small isolated
structure, with an OctagOnal d6me, used
chiefly as an armOry. In front of this
building the troops formed in square and
the mOurners grouped about the door,.
There, within the gloomy edifice made
more sOmbre by trappings of mourning,
the body of the dead Prince found its first
resting place on English soil. While the
remains rested in the temporary mOrtuary
the sun shone out for the first time, dim
ming the lights of the alter seen through
the door.
THE ENGLISH MOURNERs.
After an interval Of half an hour royal
carriages clattered into the Arsenal
grounds. The royal standard was run up
at half-mast on the great flagstaff. 1t an
nOunced the arrival of princes Of the blood
the Prince of Wales and the Duke Of
They came in a carriage
drawn by four horses, with pOstilliOns, pre-
ceded BY a single outTideT. The princes
were in deep mourning. Descending, amid
signs of universal respect from the mourn
ers and crowd, the Prince of Wales, the
Dukes of Edinburgh, COnnaught and Cam
bridge, and the Crown Prince Of Sweden,
entered the mortuary. Large and brilliant
groups of officers in the varied uniforms
of the horse and foot artillery remained
without The roofs and caves of the build
ings near by were crowded with masses
of wOrkmen in shirt sleeves and bare arms.
At halfpast four the members of the En-
glish royal family and Prince Napoleon
came out from the mOTtuary, cOnyersed
and exchanged solutions with officers and
acquaintance. A screen of white mus
lin was put up across the doorway, shut
tingOut the interior of the chapel from
view. Then the princes left,
RE-EMBALMING THE BODY.
After the departure of the princes there
was a long interval, during which the AT
rican coffin was opened for the purpose Of
permitting the identification of the corpse
and is transferral to a sumptuOus casket
that had been prepared in England. The
body was re-embalmed in the mOrtuary,
enclosed in leaden and oaken cOfins
and the casket with outer covering
of violet velvet Among the French
present, and who permitted to
view the body Of the dead Prince were
Princes Lucien and Charles BOnaparte,
Joachim and Louis Murat, the Duke de Ia
Moseova, a son of Marshal Ney; the Duke
of Padua and Monehy, II. Paul de Cassag-
nae, Baron Haussmann and young Conneau,
the dead Pricce's playmate. The striking
of Prince BonaPaFte to the Great
Emperor was universally commented on by
the crowd, the general remark being they
could haYe known him from the picture OF
the First Napoleon.
N. RoUHER's DESCRIPTION OF THE BODY.
NJ. Rouher came out of the mOrtuary
with ewes red from weeping. l spoke with
the noted Imperialist. He said he was pre-
sent vixen the coffin was opened and the
body examined. The latter was perfectly
recognizable, but the face, be said had
been much disfgured by terrible wound
in the right eve. NJ. ROuher said that he
had found six wounds on the chest OF so
terrible a nature that death must have
been instantaneous; also one on MS le1t
arm, evidently in the attempt to parry the
thrust of a ZulH aSsegai. The body, he
said. had changed color but little. Prince
Napoleon remarked that it was eXJraordi-
nary how the preliminary embalming pro-
cess performed in Africa should have been
done so we'll. NJ. Rouher, it should be
added, and General Fleury carried the
pail.
EN- ROUTE FOR CHIsELHURsT.
At half-past six the horse artillery escort
troop took up position, maSsed on the east
of the mOTtuary. Then the gun carriage,
drawn by six magnificent troop horses,
wheeled into the open space. The cur
tains at the entrance Of the mortuary
were drawn aside, and the coffin was
brought out, borne on the shoulders OF
officers Of the horse artillery. Triple mut-
flad roll of drums, with grand ereScendo,
followed bv the dead March, as the
coffin was 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
tbe long lines Of foot artillery on either
side. The road from the Arsenal to the
barracks, thence skirting the famous parade
ground on Woolwieh Common to the
Royal Military Academy, was lined with
dense masses Of people and soldiers Of the
garrison of duty. The greater part OF t:e
shops were closed. The balconies OF the
officers residences were crowded with
ladies and children. A battery OF artiliery
fired minute guns from Greenhill battery
while the eortege passed the Academy
,-,,.r,sz, GLIMPSE OF TIE CORTEGE.