The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26
Mortwary Honors Paid to the Great.

One of the most distinguished mill
tary funerals on record was that of
Prince Eugene, whose name is SO
closely connected with Marlboro In the
famous wars in Flanders. His funer-
al was the grandest in the eighteenth
century, for the coffin was borne by
sixteen field Marshals, and the emper-
or attended as a mourner. Marlboro
also had a pompous military funeral,
and his body was at first placed in
Westminster abbey, but afterward it
was removed 10 a mausoleum erected
by the family. This is the only in
stance of a corpse being removed from
Westminster abbey in order to obtain
a more distinguished grave. Tbs
most costly of all military funeralswas
that of the duke of Wellington, who
was buried in ST. Paul's cathedral.
The British government went to a ri
hculous expense. the cost being e1O0
600, or a half million of our money.
Speaking Of the graves of noted mil
itary men, it need hardly be mention
ed that the first Napoleon rests in Les
Invalides. 1t is not generally known,
however, that his youngest brother
(Jerome) is buried in the same pre-
cinct, though in a different spot. With
tbs exception the family is widely
SCATTERED.
. The funerals of military heroes are
always peculiarly impressive. 1t is
said that the conqueror Alaric, after
having captured Rome, died while
under march for Sicily. His army
buried their chieftain by turning the
river Busento from it's bed, in which
his grave vas dug. After placing the
king and his treasures there, the water
was turned upon its former course:
this being done in order that the Ro'
mans should never find the grave OF
their conqueror. The task was per
formed by the captiyes taken in war,
who were afterward slain in order to
prevent disclosure Of their important
secret. Atilla, who led the Huns to
many a field of slaughter, reached al
last the most murderous scene evel
known in European history, which
took place near Chalons, A. D. 43l,
This is called in German history Vol.
keTschlaght, or the ''battle of people;'
10000 men were slain. This was
Atilla's last battle, and two years
afterward he died in his own capital,
of a%poplexy. Three collins were made
one being Of iron to enclose the corpse
this was placed in another of silver.
while the outside coffin was made oil
gold. He was buried at midnight in
secret, with much treasure, and, as al
the funeral of Alaric, the prisoners
who dug the grave were slain. This
took place nea Buda, in Hungary
Charlemagne was buried at AK IL
Chapelle, where his throne may be
still seen in the cathedral. 1t is one
of the oldest in Europe, having stood
ten centuries. Many years after biz
| death, when the cathedral was built
the tomb was opened, and his body
was found seated on thu throne and
clothed in the imperial robes. Tit
latter are still preserved at Vienna
and are the oldest garments in thu
world. Frederick the Great (bettel
known as "Old Fritz"), was buried il
Berlin. Gustavus Adolphus wa
killed at Lutzin June Is, 1852. and hi
body was brought to Stockholm ant
buried in the Reiderholms church
! This is the first instance on record o.
the transportation of the dead from
the field Of battle. Troy Times.