New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15
7HE EMPRESS rqz rAy'S FUNERAL.

From The London Echo.
For the last twenty year. The Chinese Empire nav
been governed by two Fmpr s-cs Regent. one Is
the mother of the boy Emierog AM She is styled
the Empress of the Western Palace; while The lady
now dccea ed was the widow OF the late Em'eIor,
who appointed her 60 Regent during the minority OF
his son. Her name was Ts'L Tan, and her title. tGa
Emness If the Eastern Palace n, colloquia.ly, tho
Eastern Empress Her death occurred in April an
cXpcctcdly and suddenly as Her Majesty was COM
paratlvcly young woman: no ieina1As were ie'
moved from pekin on the 3lst o, October. being INC
10Th day Of the ninth month ~ the Chinese Caie'-
der that day having been found by the Imperial as
troaOmers TO Re auspicious for the Ceremony. mo
funeral is cai,d 10y the Chinese 10y term Tllti!
sirsilps to seal her last rest When The day had
been liked, public notification was gwen IN order
that the shops aIt houses along the llue ol Iouto
miqht he closed that protane eyes might not gaze
upon tho august person OF the young bppet0f 4Ru
the funeral traDplngs of the illnstTiOus dead. 10
CROSSINGS of streets and months of lanes opening
upon the route were baIIlcaded with blue coth aid
t tbe request Of the authorities, the British LeEa-
ton sent round a crcuarIeqlcsting all British SUB
ccts TO keep away from he line OF route. Ito
young Emperor and his mother announced mat
they would follow the remains t. the TOMB
in The Imperial Mausolca, which are situated
ninety miles northeast of Pel,n. Bit tho
impression pTodneed 10y me assa19iGaioA
combined with the recent agitation among ing
eunuchs IN the Palace caused change ~ plan; ah9
The Emperor was content 20 20 " plateau beNOnu
the suburbs where, In a marquee surrounded by me
imreriat Body Guard, le babe tho romans ~ us
stepmoth-ra last farewell. The catafalqne contain
nr the coffin had TO be carried All inc way by hdudi
Inv Ios bearers at a time, O,OOO men being the Otai
number of bearers employed These men had all
been drilled for weeks 10 carry tho pondrOUs ma
chine with sgentle uniform step, without any VI
bration and the test Was their carrying q
heavy hearse containing cup filed with water.
which must not I've spilled.
Tho roads ere levellsd and smoothed for the GCo'
cesson and all traffic was suspended until the tu-
neral was over II is described a Struggling, us0r-
derry line OF officers dressed ia scarlet sik and stul
uniforms, varogated with embroidery, while ils
flags the puIneS and catatalque itself wsre OF ytI
low mostly IN satin. AID displaying everywhere tbs
device of the Imperial Dragon IN gold thread ooile
mandarins In full ceremonial dress, horsenen arIAe
with enormous ancient spears fans umbrellas, ana
the deceased Empress, aha In two portabie ni'heS
covered with yellow silk wero the chez features II
the procession. Prince kung and bis suite we're
mile be- ud the coffin. The procession ocCuplrts
throe DAYS It's way u the tombs; nDat!ohs u
vino were poured morning and evening, az eVe.y
gate aud bridge which tho coffin passed. At 10
tomb the coffin placed upon the dragon heaise,
which glidsd down INTO the vault lat the anspicl0is
molneut and this was followed by sacrlhcal oior
ing on the terrace of the Maus0lea. The TOMB y
very solidly constructed and the entrance Il closed
bv q heavy m sslye stone door which, when pullSo
tight moves over "a balance, upsetting heavy ooh
i'm the Interior which citcctually bars the door
TO make admission impossible except by domohsn
ing tho tomb. Thus the last rest" Oh Chine"
sovereign was sealed.