The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-10
GAMBETTA'S FUNERAL.
Immense Crowds View the Re-
mains
Paris Hung With Crape-lmpressiVe
Funeral Services In this
Country.

PARIS, January 6.-During eighteen
hours Of Thursday and Friday nearly
100000 persons viewed NJ. Gambetta's
coffin. As early as daybreak the aspect
of the streets was animated. Flags
draped with Grape are eVerywheresdfs-
played.
The drapery on the statue of Stras-
bourg in the Place de la COncorde is par
ticularly remarked. The deputatiOns
from the various departments are i'm
mense. They are massed in the Place
des lnYalides and along the Quai dor
say to the Petit Bourbon, an area of
twenty five thousand metres.
A dense mass of spectators, the ma
| jOrity Of whom have been in position
half the night, occupy the streets all the
way to the cemetery. The remainder of
the city Is deserted.
Gambetta's father, after mature re-
Election, decided not to oppose the con-
YictiOns of his son, but has concluded to
permit the funeral at Nice to be civic
| one.
The body of Gambetta was placed in
| the hearse at 1920 a. m, amid the boom
ing of cannon, the beating of drums,
and the sound of trumpets, the troops
presenting arms.
The procession started at half-past 10.
1t was headed by the relatives and
friends of the deceased, the representa-
! tives of President GreYy, the Ministers,
Generals, including General Gallifet,
Senators, Deputies, including NJ. Gle
menceau and other members of the Ex-
treme Left. M. BrissOn, President of
the Chamber of Deputies, and NJ. Peyrat,
Vice President of the Senate, headed the
Senators and Deputies respectively.
The procession was nearly two miles
long. The guard Of honor preceding
and flanking the catafalque was com
posed Of the Republican Guard, with its
band playing funeral dirge.
1t is estimated that there were 200, 900
persons in the procession, conspicuous
among which are the FreemasOns in
complete uniform, the advocates and
students of Paris. An English delega-
tiOn from Boulogne was present.
BY the time the last Of the procession
had passed through the Rue RiVOli the
head was nearing the Cemetery Of Pere
la Chaise, which was reached at 1870
O'Clock, when M. DeVees spoke on behalf
of the Government, and M. Chauffeur
on behalf Of the Alsace-LOrraine SOeie-
ties.
After the speeches were over the body
was carried into the cemetery, which
was closed to the public. The coffin was
laid in temporary resting place, and
the procession then dispersed. The
passing Of the procession and of the
crowd around the Office at the entrance
of the cemetery ended at $3.50 o'clock. 1t
is estimated that 100000 persons were
present.
HOW GAMBETTA WAS WOUNDED.
PARIS, January en-. Reinach, the
intimate personal friend of M. Gambetta,
publishes detailed account of the lat
ter's wound, intended to dispel various
falsities. NJ. Gambetta, he states, was
trIing new revolver, when the breech
stuck fast, owing to one of the cartridges
not fitting. Holding the pistol by the
muzzle he endeavOTed to close the breech
fOrcibly, when the cartridge exploded.
The lady who has recently been prOmi-
nehtly mentioned, so far from being the
cause of the accident, nursed him de-
VOtedly for thirty-fOur days.
PARIS. January THE following is
the text of the remarks made by General
BillOt at the grave of Gambetta: "On
this day of public mourning the army,
deeply afflicted, unites in the sentiment
Of admiration, respect and profound re-
gret for Gambetta, who, amidst our
greatest disasters, did not despair of the
safety Of the country, and he was its
sole national Defense, and for general
Chanzy, who was its most glorious SOL
der"
FUNERAL SERVICES AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, January I'm Tammany
Hall to-day great thrOng of French
men attended the funeral services in
memory of Gambetts, In front of the
stage was a catafalque heavily dTaped
and guarded by Gardes Lafayette. At
o'clock, the hour appointed for the COM
mencement services, band stationed in
the hall played a funeral march and
members of the French societies, field
officers and citizens specially invited
taking seats on the stage, beneath the
portrait of Gambetta and the tri-eolOr of
| France. All wore Grape and immOrtel-
les. The President!spOke briefly, simply
saying, in the name of New York, and
the French societies, In the name of the
French Republic, he thanked those pres
ent for the honor they paid the memory
of Gambetta. The principal address was
| delivered by Prof. AdOlphe Cohen, OF
| Columbian. College, and correspondent
of the Republique Francaise. He said
there could be no greater praise than
| the grief all France expressed at Gam
betta's death. In confronting imperial
| tyranny, he voiced France and was first
| to proclaim the legitimacy Of Republi.
l canism. The speaker alluded to the
statesman's funeral as presenting The
spectacle Of France rocking to eternal
/ sleep the most beloved of her children.
Speeches were also made by Alexandra
| WE'LL, as representative of AlsaceLOr
raine, Coroner Levy, L. MercuT, of the
Courier des Etats Unis, DeFery, of the
Messenger France Americana, Louis V
Fugazzy, Captain of Garibaldi Guard
and Prof. Alva Raymond, President o.
EOrpheOn Franeaise. The services
closed by the band playing the Marseil
laise.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, January TAR
imposing memorial demonstration wa
held to-day by the French residents o
the city in honor of Gambetta, at tn,
Grand Opera House. The exercises con
sisted Of a procession, eulOgies on tn
life, character and career of the de
ceased and fitting Observances, and wa
witnessed by an immense crowd. Tn
interior Of the Opera House was apprO
priately decorated. The memorial cere
monies were very impressive.