The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-26
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Tho Napoleon Funeral,

The funeral of the late Prince Imperial
of France, who was killed on the lst of
June in Zululand, took place on the 18th of
July at Chiselhurst, England, in the pres
ence of large asscmblage. The body lay
all night in room at Camden House.
early III the morning the cx-Empress en-
tered the mortuary chamber, and remained
for four hours beside tie coftln, when she
sank into sleep from utter eXhaustation.
After O'Clock the troops detailed to take
part In the funeral parade arrived from
Woolwich and halted near the north en-
trance to Camden Place, forming the guard
OF honor and firing party. Chiselhurst Com
mon was then crowded with people, many
OF whom had come by special trains from
London. AT 10 o'clock the Queen and the
Princess Beatrice arrived from Windsor
and proceeded to the house of mourning.
Her Majesty brought several fine wrcaths Of
flowers. Shortly aftcrward the Prince and
Princess Of Wales, the Dukes of Connaught
and Edinburgh, with other distinguished
persons, entered Camden House. The fune-
raj procession was formed about 10 o'clock,
and m hour later the first minute gun of
the Royal Artillery battery announced that
it had started from Camden House. First
came troop of Lanccrs: thon the Cadets
then the band Of the Royal Artillery, play
ing solemn march. The Bishop of South
wark and the clergy followed, and then
came the cofiiiu on tue six horse gun car
riagc, which had born it from WooIwich to
Chiselhurst. The French National colors
embodied the coffin, and on the lid rested a
splendid cross of camclias, violets, and
heartsease. The pall-bcarers were the
Prince of Wales, the Dukes of Edinburgh,
Connaught, and Cambridge, the Prince of
Monaco, and the Crown Prince of Sweden.
The chief mourncrs were Prince Jerome
Napoleon and his two sons Prince Victor
and Louis Then came the dead Princes
favorite horse, 'Stag" and three faithful
servants. Among the distinguished persons
III the funeral procession were Prince Lucicn
and Charles Bonapartc, Joachim and Louis
Murat, the Dukes of Padua and Mouchcy,
the Duke de Ia Nloscowa, son of Mars al
Ney, Paul dc Cassagnac, Baron Haussmann
and young .Conneau, the companion from
boyhood of the dead Prince The process
sion was closed by artillery and lancers.
The Queen witnessed the procession from a
small black draped building that had been
erected Oh the grounds. On arriving at tho
Roman Catholic Chapel, the Bishop of
Southwark received the coffin, which was
borne by officers of artillery to the catafalquc
prepared for it. The funeral service was
then begun. The Bishop of Southwark in
toned the solemn preface; Madame Lab
lache sang the Ave Maria of Saint-Sacns,
and then, walking around the bier,
the Bishop gave the absoution. The
rite ended, the cadets fired three volleys of
musketry, each of which wss followed by
the roll of muffled drums. The asscmblagc
now filed past the coffin, and as they left
the chapel the building was occupied by the
students, workmen, and deputations from
France, who walked reverently around the
coffin, strewing flowers, and whispering
prayers. The coffin remained in the chapel
until night, when it was transferred to a
place beside the tomb of NaDolcOn Ill.