The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-07
TELEGRAPHIC
GAMBETTA.

Rouiede said, "You have no right to sp-
proach the coffin of the man you in.
suited during life" with these words he
struck Mayer, who returned the blows.
ByEtsnders separated the combatants.
Pere Hyscinth will preach the funeral
sermon on Sunday. The gas and electric
lamps in Piece de Ia Concorde will be
lighted and yelled with Grape on Satur-
day. There will be q funeral service in
Nice on Tuesday, the municipality bear
ing the expenses.
One hundred thousand persons viewed
the coffin on Thursday and Friday.
Paris, 5.-The car TO be used in Gam
betta's funeral cortage is one specially
designed by Bastier LePsge, the painter.
It moves on low, black wheels stresked
with silver. On it will be placed the
catafalque as it now stands. Wreaths
will be deposited at the base of the cata-
fslque; at the four corners will be burn
ing perfumes, showing the coffin In va
por. Several cars will follow containing
Wresths, the number OF which is mo-
mentaIily increasing. It had been pro-
posed to bear Ant0nine Msrcere's statue
"Gloria Victis," now in Place de Lsfay-
cite on an artillery wagon before the
coffin, az an allusion to Gambetta's ser
vices in 1870, but objections were raiaed
by the authorities, AS early as day
break the aspect Of the street was ami
mated. Flags dIsped with Grape were
everywhere displayed and troops are
marching between the Esplanadel des
lnvalides and Palate Bourbon.
The drspery on theI statue of Stras-
bourg in place of de La Goncorde Is par
ticulsrly remarked. The deputations
! { om various departments are immense
They are msssed in place Des Invalides,
and along quai Dorsey 20 petit Bour-
bon, an area of twenty-five Thousand
metres. A dense mass Of spectators, the
majority Of whom have been in position
half the night, occupy the streets all
! the way 10 the cemetery. The remainder
+ of the city is deserted. GsmbetLa's
father. after mature reflection, decided
not to oppose the wishes of his son, but
has concluded to permit the funeral at
Nice 10 be civil Que. The funeral car
has just arrived at QuAi D'Or.sy, in
| trout CT the colonnade. 1t is preceded
by six horEemen in black and white
uniforms. The car is drawn
by six horses. The coffin is COW
cred with black velvet which il
again partially hidden by The tri-colors
draped with crane and two natural paint
ings draped with Wrasthes Of immortelle,.
The platform car is literally covered
with Wreathes. TIE bearers carry batons
on which are also wreathes. The reRi-
mental flags Of thd escort are draped in
Grape, TIE body of GambetIa wss
placed in the hearse sI 1920 amid the
booming of cannon, the beating of
drums and the sound of trumpets, troops
presenting arms. The procession started
at 10 80; it was headed by friends and
relatives Of the deceased, representatives
Of President Grevy, the minister gen
eTal, including General Gsllifit, senators,
deputies, including Clemencean and
other members or the extreme depart
men:, Brisson, president Of the Cham Der
of Deputies, and De Peyrot, vice pres:-
dent Of tie Senate, headed the senators
and deputies respectively, The process
sion wal nearly two miles long. The
guard of honor proceeding and f4nking
the catsfalque was composed Of repub-
lean guard, with the band playing fu-
neral dirge. 1t is is estimated that 200 =
900 persons we're in the procession, con-
| spicueus among whom were freemasons
/ IL COAL4 PACtO GuAs Va ~ NOGHkCS anu ELu~
dents OF Paris. An English delegation
from Boulogne was present. A. 1890
O'Clock, the head If the proc ession had
Eeached the Boulevard d . ba.topoi
while numerous populations were still
waiting in Esplalade de Inyalides. te
take their place 10 the cor.ege. The end
of the procession will probably be still al
Palsiis Bourbon when the body arrives
at Pere Lschaise Cemetery. Numercu;
musical sociaLies are PLAYING in the pro-
ee,siou, besides military bands.
all along the Rue de Rivols, fl gs tounj
with Grape we're placed but they were
not very numerous. From hotel De.
Vile they became thicker, and app AIRED
on every story. Churches we're not
called on to share in the celebration and
shut their doors. The new hotel De
Vile was bare Of fsgg or Grape, though
it certainly would nave gone into mourn
ling had it been the funeral O.
Henri Rochefort instead Of Gam BETA. b.
the time the end OF the procession haC
Ipassed through Rue de Riyoli, the head
was nearly ri the cemetery Per Is Chaise
which was reached st $50, when DeYes
spoke on behalf of government, and
Chauffeur on behalf Of Alsace. Lorraine
! societies il Paris. After the speeohe:
I were over the body was carried into tn,
: cemetery, which WAS closed to the public
TIE coffin was laid onIa temporary resting
place, and the procession dispersed. The
passing OF the procession and Of tn,
I crowd around thecofin at the entrance
!, 4 to the cemstery ended 81 3 30. It is esti
!, mated that so, coo persons were present
: ReinRch. an Intimate personal friend o
Gam BETA, pr biisheS detailed account o
j the wound, intended to dispel variou
/ fsislties. Gsmoatts, he states, was try
e ing new revolver when the breec
stuck fsst, owing to the cartridge nc
= setting properly. Holding the pistol b
the muzzle, he eudeavored to close th
p breech forcibly, when q cartridge ex
d ploded. The lady who has recently bae
prominently mentioned, so far from b.
n ing the cause of the accident, Durssd hiE
=. ldevotedly twenty four GAYS. >,
'Gl London, 6.-Paris despatch: Tn
ispec,scle here is unexahpled. From
4 O'Clock this morning traffic has bee
= stopped on the south side of the river b
Il Populations Of special commissafies. Tt
V. police gave directions to the eyer jneFea
ing mass Of populations which came u
each anxious to secure good position
From Place des lnvsledes the scene pr,
ia scented was of the strangest imaginab
aspect Above the swsying mass al
IN banrers swreathes and enormous mass
OF flowers borne on meas shoulder
a, In Rue de TuineVarsita from tha soua1