Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-07
sartors. Dead.
cAMBETrA's nEMAiMs.
Bndy ~ Cornplioations Respecting
the funeral

PARIS, Jan. 4. 4.--Duclerc, President o.
Athe Ceapcii ip . lstser 70 Preiaen
Ersvy luLs,iit:Iw I dsssee.r ID q apubiz
funerai IN hcpof Of qambstts Sals:t"4
great HsisfortuIss has befsllsB france
She is mourning ono Of her most illus
| trious sons. The services he rendered
fase in the memory of all. In the days
OF her sorest trials he bore the flag oi
l jnysded france with0ut despeirinR ol
ha ~ turs He was sone of the niosl
eminent members of the Government
which at least saved the honor OF the
country, and during difficult period he
he founded . .Repubhe, He helped to
| In those msjoritles Wfiah are now the
bulwark OF our institutions. A consci-
entious. upright citizen, Of clear intelli-
gsnce and lofty mind. and an orator of
Incompatible power, this statesman can
not be treated by his fellow-citizens
with too1reHt make " estsan and graf
|itude. II pfoposing public funeral,
we are sure we are responding to the
|feelihf whidh yeg we'd sths TINT to lsx@
Fprsss ID hearing the f1tsi news" = I
Gan.betta being out Of Office at the
time of -hiS death Great. Britain will not
/ SSofscislS tsrFsssAtsdr ~ the funetul.
rhe British Ambassador may, however,
tss& as RslEs ssRasasy. as$syyd. ..,sios.
interment 1t Nice.
The weight cf Gambetta's brain was
j 100 gasninSos. 1t4tlkltt 5, y {
La Sieete. replying to articles in the
German press on the death of Gambetta,
says. These journals are n1i6talken II
they suppose the just claims of France
die with Gambetta,
/ Nine, Grssy placed the 6rst wreath on
|0amb etts cdffn. WG lIt III
The Journal de Paris declares that
convincing proof that public affairs had
not hing whatever 10 Do with the pistol.
shot wound OF GsMbetta will be pub
lished when the proper moment arrives
II is estimated that between 20, 900
and zoo, 900 persons will be present at
the funeral. The markets will be closed.
Immense crowds surround the Palais
Bourbon, in which tho body of Ganbetta
Is now lying ID stste. Some trouble i
caused here from the fact that Gambot-
Ia father opposes any civil interment
| 81 his sons remaips He insisls upon q
reiigioiis ceremonial, % which both the
Republican and Secularist parties strong
Iy object. This opposition on the part
of Gambetta's father will delay the fu-
neral.
The. coffin liss q ths ball room of the
Palais Bouehpr. erxaFod with wreaths.
Three hundl ak1loan members of
the Chamhsy headed By
coffin. This pi1t1e Duclerc,
President Of 4 1hslE O. some other
representatives Ministrgs lie Roger.
Vice PrcsidenE no Ssaate; Brisson,
President Of IL smhpt Of Deputies;
the Mayor Of evillle; Ranc, from
tine. Reprbligrs shd detec-
tive from Coh0oE
Victor Hugo 49G5@ meath to the
Palais Bourbon 4 ~ he reached
the room coAf fIo51& ~ coffin his
'ss% o gsss.onsiIy ally - sss sssss upon The
coffin.
The Secretary of the British Embassy
will represent the Prince of Wales at
| tie funeral Tho American Legation
have had . wreath on the coffin.
One Of the complications regarding
,he funeral Of Gambftta srises from the
| feet 1hAt t6vas an sapdeat eedypos1s q
l lincinerxtion and an acting member d
the French Cremation Society Of Paris,
ono Of NAs rsquigslpei,tsr ot mssabershiI
III which u thst ehch member shsh fake
measures to have his remains burned
| and sok. .b~ipit wtey he dies. uyt1Gqhet'
~ WI 70 tbat edspt had oftsn tesn
expressed n private, and 1t IL more than
probable tnat some direction to this end
will be found in his will. These facts
have beea hitherto kept from the public
lby the official committee. Gambetta's
father u Extremely Anxious that the re-
mains Of his distinguished son shall be
Inferred At Nice, The officials seem
loth 20 44te 50 nask { dipssturs
from the ordinary ceramonial as world
bezheluded In cremating the remains,
an - feelieg aud tho family opposi
tioi1 @15ua(Iop will doubtless prevent
il; ~ n Nrr not he surprising II afieI
all = sen1py is over the Cremation
Soc 9eA lnakea a public agitation,
VII ~ 6trsot no less attention thar
p ~ - 4iroversy over the proposed
- y rsr,baldi's remains.