The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-03
THE HUGO FUNERAL.
The Kind Of People Who MISUNDERSTANDING
of the Procession.

The Kind of People Who Observation-Disclosures
of the Procession.
PARIS, June 2-The crowd at Victor Hugo's
funeral, yesterday, was mostly composed OF the
working and middle classes. They treated the
event as a holiday, and there was not great
display of emotion The police treated the
occasional showing of red flags quietly, simply
requesting, when they were displayed. that the
holders should hide them, and upon refusal to
comply with thatsuggestion the officers snatched
them away and allowed the holders to go free.
The removal of the decorations has already
begun.
The simple black hearse had no ornament
whatever, except two small wreaths of white
roses. Tine hearse bore the number 120. and
the name OF the driver was Provost, who, with
two black horses, Fanfare and Floretta, prob
ably never dreamt of such an honor. Immedi-
ately behind the hearse came the family and
some dozen invited guests, following at an inter
val of few PAGES. AS far as the eye could
reach could see perfect mosaic of uncovered
heads. On the roofs and on chimneys were art
lists and photographers, often in the most dan
gerous positions. Every tree was full Of young
men and women. On one chestnut tree
counted twenty-three human beings. All the
ratings and lamp posts were occupied by climb
ers in various attitudes of torture The win
dows of residences in the Champs Elvsees and
the Boulevard Saint German were filled with
Unconditional men and women of the world, but
the Serried, unbroken masses that covered every
square Of standing room from Place de PEtolle
to the Pantheon. forming together with those
of the procession, itself almost a nation, were
thoroughly impressed with the so.emnity of to-
days ceremony, which has now become an his
toric event
AS we reached the Pont de la Concerde sew
eral hundred white doves were let loose. Since
the siege of Paris Hugo has held sort of venera-
tion for pigeons, and would never allow them to
be served at his table They futtered laziiy over
the hearse, and in few moments disappeared at
the corner of the Rue de Belle Chase and the
Boulevard Saint German. A remarkable Incl
dent occurred at this point. heard the shrek
of woman, then crash. then wild shouting.
Red objects were moving on tree.
Al gentleman exclaimed: Now for it!
Here come the Anarchists with red flags" Two
officers of the Garde Republicaine galloped for
ward with swords drawn. The soldiers tightly
grasped their rifles set their teeth. and had that
peculiar, determined, w;de-awake look that any
forget. kind of shudder passed through the
crowd, and formidable demonstration seemed
about to break out. To the great relief of every
one it soon turned out that the cOmmoton was
caused by large branch of a tree which, over
weighed by six boys had fallen upon ladder,
upon which a mother and three daughters had
been perched. The objects mistaken for red
flags were the turbans of two Turcos perched In
a neighboring tree
The school boys and students of the city of
Besancor collected yesterday at the house where
Victor Hugo was born depositing their wreaths
of nowcrs and bust of the poet The cere-
mOny, which attracted large crowd of people,
was touching one.