The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-04
VICTOR HUG0'S FUNERAL
The Grat Poet and Humanitarian Laid
In the Pantheon.
Hundreds or Thousands OF frenchmen
Attend the Solemn Ceremonies.
Best OF Order Obseryed-Monster Pro-
cession Of the Century.
Eloquent Lips Apotheosize to the
Plaudlts Of the Multitude.
The Diniouities of Russia and England
Not Settled as Recently Reported.
Sir Peter Lumsden In Turkey
Riers Coming Trial.
Eloquent Lips Apotheosize to the
Plaudlts of the Multitude.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES,
France.
VICTOR uUdO's FUNERAL.

VICTOR uUGo's FUNERAL.
PARIS, June l-lO a, M.-Although rain
iell during the night and there was ey-
cry indication In tho early morning OF
more rain today, hundreGsof thousands
OF people we're abroad at daybreak and
already are Crowding the streets and
bouleVards through which the great pro-
cession will move that accompanies the
remains OF Victor Hugo To his last rest
ing place in tho Pantheon. Owing
TO The crowded condition OF tho hotels
thousands were compelled 70 blvouac
in the open air all night. Tho space
around the Arch do T,iomphe is al
ready filled with the chief officers OF
state, members Of the diplomatic corps,
senators and deputies.
From all directions came deputations
with draped banners and bearing How
ers and gigantic wreRths, and all mov-
ing in the direction of the Arch de Iri'
omphe, the Mecca OF France to-day
Never did Paris present such u scene.
Tho chestnut trees in the Champs
Elysees are in full bloom, and form 9
strong contrast to the yelled lights,
draped banners and vast sea of sPecta'
tors-all in habiliments OF mourning
that lined eith6r side OF the immense
field, and the brilliant uniforms of the
cupied the streets leading TO the Champs
Elysees. Minute guns are being fired
from the Hotel des Invalides and from
Fort Valerien. The crowds are very
orderly and at this hour there is not q
sign of the trouble so much
talked of and written about. The so
cieties are taking the places assigned to
them In the line of the procession
Trains laden with Yisisors from the
provinces and from abroad are CON
stantly arriving. The enormous crowds
already here are ever increasing.
MOMENTS OF UNEAsINEss.
1:45 p. M.-The head of the procession
escorting the body Of Victor Hugo TO the
Pantheon has Just reached that lodg-
ment of the illustrious dead. The inn
mense crowd that fills Boulevard
Michael includes an enormous mum.
ber of people who go to make up the
disturbing and noisy element OF the
city's population. Now that the fu-
neral is practically over, these roughs
threaten to inaugurate the revolution
ary demonstrations which have been
expected since the death OF Hugo.
Tne funeral procession started punctu'
ally at noon. The threatening clouds
Of morning had disappeared by this
time and tho sun shone forth brightly
Many chariots, heaped up with the OF.
terings of the people of France, followed
the hearse in the procession. Enor'
nous crowds Of people lined the streets
that form the route OF the procession,
while other masses OF people possessed
the inters Getting streets. For a great
distance on either side the buildings are
black with people, as, indeed, every
point from which may be had Is view OF
the unparalleled spectacle.
AT THE GRAVE.
2P, M,-The funeral Grafton which M
Feoauet delivered at the Arc de Tri'
mphe touched the hearts of the hearers
and was greatly applauded. The pro
cession is moving without hitch in the
prescribed programme. The police ar'
rested several bearers of red flags, which
were unfurled at the starting point OF
headquarters OF several revolutionary
societies. There has been, however, nc
serious collision yet.
ALL WAS PEACEFUL.
The singing OF revolutionary and pa.
triotic songs by bands of men gathered
around in reach of the voices of the
orators interrupted somewhat the unity
OF the eulogies, but beyond this there
was nothing to mar The beauty or de
tract from the impressivness OF the spec
tacle.
The funeral of Victor Hugo up to this
time-3:40 p. m.-has been allowed to be
conducted with every mark of respect
The enormous masses of people in the
street maintain an exceptional quiet.
Six orations were delivered under the
A rch de Triomphe in the presence o1
nearly all the illustrious men of and IL
France.
NM. Leroyer, president of the senate
said Victor Hugo constantly. perused
the higher ideal of justice in humanity
en- thus exercised an immense infiu
ence over the moral feeling of France.
M. Floquet said the ceremony to-day
was not q funeral: 1t was an apotheo
sis. He hailed Victor Hugo as the irn
mortal apostle who bequeathed to hu
manity the gospel which could lead the
people to the definitive conquest of lib
erty, equality and fraternity.
| M, AuEer, q member o.
the academy, elaborated the fact made
evident to-day that "to the sovereign
| poet France renders sovereign honor
Nj. Goebiet, president OF the Chamber
| of Deputies, declared that Victor Hugo
will remain the highest personitication
| of the nineteenth century, the history
of which in its contradictions, doubts
| ideas and aspirations was the best re-
| fected in his works. The character Of
Victo Hugo was profoundly human. II
represented the spirit of liberation anG
of peace.
The funeral ceremonies were compile
ted and the march of the procession
ended without anything happening that
might be called II disorierly charac
ter. Accidents incident to the presence
of such an immense concourse OF peo
ple were numerous, and in many in
stance were of serious nature.
| THE PROCESSION
as it left the Arc de Triomphe moved In
/ 4ta fnIIaxyinu prdar-
| First-A squadron OF the Republic
guards; then the general commander
with staff. After these came regimen
of cuirassiers, headed by its band ant
the drum corps of three regiments
These formed the escort proper for the
funeral procession, while along its lint
ON both sides were constantly heard the
roll of muffled drums. Carr
ladened with wreaths and flowers
followed, accompanied by the boys o
the public schools. The band of thu
Republican Guards here headed thu
deputation from Besaircan, the repre-
septatives of foreign newspapers, mem
hsrs cr tho 6rsointio sccis;y anu dole
! .ssbions ircla the NA-ional m,
cthar theatres. Following tho hears
i we're Ike relatives spa im
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