Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-03
THE OLD WORLD.
France.

Mourning at Cannes-The Funeral Cere-
monies of the Duke of Albany-An Inn
pressive Sorrowful Occasion.
CANNES, April 2.-The weather is splendid.
The sun, absent since Thursday, has re-
turned for the departure of the unhappy
Prince who SO loved this beautiful country.
From O'Clock every train that entered the
depot brought a crowd of English people in
full mourning from Monte carlo, Nice,
Antilles, Hyeres and from the entire littoral.
In the city after 10 o'clock all the streets
through which the cortege was to pass were
filed with masses of people; the windows
were occupied with curious lockers on and
the shops all closed. Cannes enriched by
the foreign colony takes a prominent part
in the mourning of the English people. All
the approaches to the Villa Nevada were
thronged from 9 O'Clock, the official service
being in the charge of the One Hundred and
Eleventh regiment of the lie. At half past
10 began the arrival of those invited to the
religious services of the Villa st. Jean with
three carriages. In the first were Nine. the
Countess De Paris, Duchess De Chartres and
the Princess Philippe De SAKE Ceburg Gotta.
The second contained M. the Count De Pares,
the Prince Philippe and the Count De-
Caserte. In the third, were two aides de camp
and two ladies of honor. In little salon of
the villa were the Prince of Wales, the princes
and the relatives of the deceased. In
peighboring room were gathered the invited
guests, among them the Duke de La Roche
foucould-Bisaccia, the Duke de Valambrosa,
the Duchess De Luynes, Baroness Hoffman,
Lord and Lady Murray. Lady Garrwach,
Miss Chamberlain, Lord Abercrombie, Gen
eral Maxwell, Sir Alexander Yorke, English
consul, Barber Patterson, vice consul, Gem
eral Thierry, M. La FRANCE, M. de Langres,
the project des Alpes maritimes, the mayor
of Cannes, being in all forty persons. The
doors of the salon in which were deposited
the remains of the Duke of Albany were
opened and the religious service was cele-
bratsd by the Rev Mr.. Brooks in the midst
of the most profound attention. Soon after
the service the Prince of Wales had
luncheon served to eight of the Immediate
relations of the deceased. The Count de
Paris with his suite departed to lunch at the
Villa st. Jean, after which the count left ac-
companied only by the Count de Caserte and
his aides. = The troops formed in line, inclu
ding five companies from Antilles where not
a soldier had been left. The drums were
massed at the corner of the Rue D. Antilles
and the Rue De La Care des Voyageurs and
were beaten as the funeral car passed. The
procession moved slowly through the enor-
nous crowd which lined the way to the rail
road station, q crowd whose silence and at
tention were very impressive. In the court
of the station we're the fremen formed in
line, the delegation of the municipality, the
corporations and other organizations with
three banners The funeral stop
ned at the terminus where the
carriage awaited the casket which
was transferred to 1t amid the deep emotion
of those present. The Prince of Wales de
scended from his carriage greeting those
whom he knew, including Miss Chamberlain
and Lady Murray, who inclined their heads
respectfully in response. 1t WAS Lady Muir
raw who with the Duke of Albany led the
cotillion at Lady Cameron's on Thursday
last.
The funeral car was placed on turntable
pushed by sixteen men and connected with
the salon ear to be occupied by the Prince of
Wales and the ordinary baggage car.
The three cars were then placed on a
siding to await the arrival of the lightning
express to which they were to be attached.
The car containing the casket was locked
and sealed and ticketed Through car from
Cannes to Oherborg arsenal, via Paris "
While this was being done the Prince of
Wales and suite entered the waiting room
for the first class, the ordinary travellers be
ing placed in the second class room. Here
the Prince received the vice consul and
the other persons to whom he wished to
bid adieu. The express train en-
tered the station and the work of transferring
the baggage and ordinary travellers was pro-
ceeded with. Then the locomotive was un-
hitched and went after the royal coaches on
the siding, and these being attached to the
train, the crowd formed in line respectfully
as the Prince of Wales moved from the wait
ing room Before entering the train the
Prince warmly pressed the hands of the
Count and Countess De Paris the Duke De
Pentheivre, the Duke and Duchess of
Saxe-Coburg Prince Philippe and the prin
cipal English residents present The Prince
took his place in the car with General Du-
plat, Colonel Ellis, DIR. Rouque, Sir Alex
ander Yorke and M Kann, director of travel
for the Court of England Captain Percival,
who remains at Cannes. mounted the car to
press for the last time the hand of the Prince
and descended heads were uncovered, the
whistle sounded aud the train novel of.