St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-02
THE LAST ACT ENDED
Victor Hugo's Funeral Conducted With
Great Ceremony, Witnessed by
Many Thousands.
Great Men Pronounce Eulogies, While the
Humble Treasure His Memory in
Their Hearts.
From Early Dawn the Paris streets
Crowded With People. Anxious
to Hear and See.
With No Disorder of Any Kind the Re
mains of the Dead Poet Placed
in the Pantheon.
The Exercises.

The Exercises.
PARIS. June Although rain fell dur
ing the night and there was every lndlca-
ton in the early morning of more rain to-
day, hundreds of thousands of people
were abroad at day break, already crowd
ing the streets and bouleyardS through
which the great procession was to move
that accompanied the remains OF Victor
Hugo to his last resting place III the Pan
theon Owing to the crowded condition of
the hotels thousands were compelled to
bivOuac in the open air all night. The
space around the Arc de TriOmphe was
early filed with the chief officers of the
state, the members of the diplomatic
corps senators and deputies. From all
directions came deputationS with draped
banners and bearing flowers and gigantic
wreatheS, and all moving in the direction
of the Arc de Triomphe, the NJ ecca of
France to-day. Never did Paris present
such scene. The chestnut trees in the
Champs Elysee are in full bloom and
formed strange contrast to the yelled
lights, draped banners and the vast sea of
spectators all in the habilimentS of mourn
ing that lined either side of the immense field
and the brilliant uniforms of the soldiers,
and large bodies Of cavalry that occupied the
streets leading to the Champs Elysee. Min
ute guns were fired from the Hotel DIES
lnValides and from Fort Nalerien.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION
started punctually at noon. The threaten |
Ing clouds of the morning had disappeared
by this time and the sun shOne forth bril-
iantly. Many chariots. heaped up with the |
offerings of the people Of France, followed |
the hearse in the procession. Enormous i
crowds of people lined the streets that |
formed the route of the procession, while |
other masses of people possessed the inter- |
secting streets for a great distance. On |
either side the buildings were black with |
people, as was indeed every point from |
which might be had a view of |
the unparalleled spectacle. The |
funerai Grafton which u. FIoQuet |
delivered at the Trimphe de Are, touched |
the teart Of his hearers and was greatly ap-
pIauGed. The procession moved without |
hitch in the prescribed program. The police |
arrested several bearers of red flags, which !
were unfurled at the starting points or the |
headquarters Of the several revolutionary
sections. During Floquet's Grafton the |
singing of revolutionary and patriotic songs
by bands of men gathered beyond the 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 detract from the i'm
pressiyenesS of the spectacle. The
decorations were delivered under
the Are de Triomphe in the presence of
nearly all the ilIustrious men of and in
France. u. lie Roger, president of the
senate said that Victor Hugo constantly
pursued the higher
VEAL OF JUSTICE
and humanity, and thus exercised an I'm
mense influence over the moral feeling of
France. N. Floquet ssaid that the cere-
mOny to-day was not a funeral, it was an
apOthesis. He hailed Victor Hugo as the
immortal apostle, who bequeathed to hui
manity that gospel which could lead the
people to the definite conquest of ''liberty,
equality. fraternity" N. Angler, a mem
Der of the academy. elaborated the fact made
evident to-day, ITO the sovereign poet
France renders sovereign hOnors. M Goblet,
president Of the chamber of deputies. de-
clared Victor Hugo will remain the highest
perSOnifcatiOn of the nineteenth century.
the history OF which, in its contradictions
doubts ideas and aspirations was best re-
Elected in his works. The character of Vic
tor Hugo was profoundly humane and rep
resented the spirit of liberation and Deace.
The funeral ceremonies We're completed
and the march of the procession ended
without anything happening that might be
called Of a disOrderly conduct. Ac-
cidentS incident to the presence of
such an immense concOmSe of peO-
pie were numerous and in many in ;
stauces of q serious nature. The process ]
sion, as it left the Arc de TriOmphe moved
in the following order: First a squadron A.;
Of the Republican guards; then the general !
commanding with his staff; after these
came a LregmSnt Of cuirassers. headed by
the band and the drum corps of three regi- {
mentS. These formed the escort DrODer for
the funeral procession, While along its line
on both sides were constantly heard the
ROLL OF MUFFLED DRUMS. !
Cars laden with wreaths and flowers fol-
lowed, accompanied by the bows of the 5
public schools. The band OF
the Republican headed the depata- ]
ton from Besancom, the repre- t
sentatives of foreign newspapers, members |
OF the Dramatic society and delegates from
national and other theaters. Following the
hearse were the relatives and immediate
friends of the family of Victor Hugo. Then ,
followed the representatives of President -,
Grevy the presidents Of the senate and !
chamber, OF deputies, foreign ambassadors.
the chancellor of the Legion of honor the t
military governor OF Paris, senators and !
deputies, the projects of the Seine. the
military and naval authorities. contin-
gent of the army of Pals and l
B squadron of the republican guards. l
The procession followed the route l
from the Champs Elysee through the Place {
de ConcOrde, the boulevards St German {
and st. Michel, the Rue Sauff1et &c the 5
Place de Pantheon. At the time that the '
head Of the profession had reached the
Pantheon the end had not yet left the Are !
de Triomphe. All in the procession seemed J
to appreciate that France was doing honor
to her most illustrious poet. All were
quiet, and all observed most becoming de- :
meanor. The pressure of the packed
masses OF people was frightful to cOntem- o
plate, and many of those who were III 1.-The {
packs" We're seriously crushed. O
NO DISORDER. r.
Inc obSequleS to-day surpassed every h
thing within the memory of the oldest citi- Y
zen Such concOurse Of people has fl
rarely been witnessed in Paris Be- o
tore the start of the process +,
sion the police seized fifteen red FLAGS ~
and Immediately destroyed thom. Preced- j.
Ing the hearse were twelve cars laden with 9,
floral crowns. Besides these 800 wreatbs -
were carried by the various deputations.
There IS general rejoicing because S
OF the absence Of disorder.
ii. Allan large, minister of q
the interior, said this evening that he had -
seen but few casualties during the funeral II
ceremonies to-day, and he expressed relief y
and qualification at the orderly manner in e
which everything had been conducted. The ?
police, he said, had been enioined q
to moderation, and the owners !,
of red flags cut them to IL IL
pieces and put them out Of sight to avoid Il
surrendeIing them. The crowds in the
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