The New York herald., 1879-07-12
The Wounds Described by
M. ROuher.
GATHERING OF PRINCELY MOURNERs.
Escorting the Remains Across
the Kentish Plains.
PRIN NCE NAP POL E o N f.
IBy CABLE TO THE HERALD.1

Inc DOdy OF the frlnce lmperiai, killed ny
nameless Zulu's savage lance" was landed to-
day on English soil. Yesterday the troopship
Orontes brought the body to Portsmouth.
There it was transferred to the steam yacht
Enchantress, which vessel bore the dead body
up the Thames to the Royal Arsenal at Wool
wich. The weather to-day was dull and gloomy,
beftting funeral there was cold gray sky
overhead and chilly breeze prevailed. On the
pier a long black carpet had been spread and
large space roped off and reserved for French
mOurners, of whom no less than 800 arrived
yesterday at London by one train. Of these
there was large group all clad in deep mourn
ing, wearing only small punches of imperial
vIolets in the buttonhole.
THE ENCHANTREss.
Forming strong contrast to the sombre group
were English officers in bright scarlet and
gold, waving plumes and white feathers. A
strip of Grape around the arm was the only sign
of the mournful duties Of the day. The roofs
and windows Of the extensive buildings con-
nected with the arsenal were crowded with work
men and mechanics. The flags Of the shipping
on the river were all ut halfmast, as were those
on shore. The Enchantress lay silent and flag
less, single officer slowly pacing the deck.
Homeward bound shipping passed slowly up the
river Three French visitors, who had been
privileged to 60 on board, came ashore and
mingled with the crowd Of mourners.
BROUGHT ON SHORE.
From the ship came a priest bearing aloft
tall golden crucifx. He was followed by
bishop in robes of black velvet embroidered
with silver. As the priest touched the shore
sharp word of command announced the arrival
of the guard of honor and the band of the Royal
Artillery These formed at the shore end
Ofthe 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. Stimuli
taneously there was long roll OF muffied
drums, thrice repeated, like distant thunder.
The coffin was fittngly enveloped in the tricolor
of France. 1t was borne slowly, solemnly
through the line of the mourners, who stood
with uncovered heads. These then followed the
coffin along the carpeted portion of the pier.
The sound of the last roll of the drums died
"Dead March in wailing sounds.
TO THE TEMPORARY MoRTUARY.
1t was scene indescribable in its impressive
ness and deeply pathetic. The coffin was borne
along between the double line of troops, which
then fell in at the rear. The solemn process
sion moved slowly 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 dome,
used chiefly as an armory. In front of this
building the troops formed in square and the
n,ourners grouped about the door. There,
within the gloomy edifice made more sombre by
truppings of mourning, the body of the dead
Prince found its first resting place on English
soil. While the remains rested in the tempo
rary mortuary the sun shone out for the
first time, dimming the lights Of the altar
seen through the door. .-.
THE ENGLISH MoURSERs.
After an interval of half an hour royal car
riages clattered into the Arsenal grounds. The
rovaI atandard ,vas nm, M, NJ lf,uost ,, tya
great flagstaff. 1t announced the arrival of
princes of the bood-the Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Edinburgh. They came in acarriage
drawn by four horses, with postillions, preceded
by u single outrider. The princes were in deep
mourning. Descending, amid signs of universal
respect from the mourners and the crowd, the
Prince of Wales, the Dukes of Edinburgh, Con-
naught and Cambridge, 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 with
out. The roofs and caves Of the buildings
near by were crowded with masses Of
workmen in shirt sleeves and bare arms.
At halfpast four the members of the
English royal family and Prince Napoleon
came out from the mortuary, convcrsed and cx-
changed salutstions with officers and acquaint-
ances. A screen of white muslin was put up
across the doorway, shutting out 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 African coffin
was opened for the purpose of permitting tho
identification of the corpse and its transfcrral to
a sumptuous cnsket that had been prepared in
England. The body was re-cmbamed in the
mortuary, then enclosed in leaden and oaken