Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-24
HON0RS TO VICTOR HUGO.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN
FRONT OF HIS HOUSE.

GaImuess and Serenity of the Features
Clerical Papers DeDOunce M. LOcISrOy
for His Reply to the Archbishop
Grief Expressed in Germany and
Austria.
PARIS, May 23.-The street in front of
Victor Hugo's house was thronged with
people last night up to late hour. A
register has been placed outside the house
and people waited for hours for an Oppor-
tunity to nscribe their names. The crowd
maintained reverent silence during the
entire time, conversation being carried on
in hushed tone. The official deputation
appointed by the Academy to attend the
funeral will consist of the last four men,
bers elected to the "FOTty Immortals."
These are MessieuTs Paillerone,
Mazade, Cohpee and De Lesseps. Clerical
papers denOunce NJ. LOckroy for with
holding Archbishop Guibert's letter from
the dying poet. They claim that the an
swer returned by Nj. LOckrOy was entirely
unauthorized, and they think that had NJ.
Hugo seen the Archbishop's letter he
might have accepted the religious ser
vices which were therein offered.
The features of the dead man, which
had been distorted with pain during his
last hours of suffering, have since his
death resumed their wOnJed expression OF
calm serenity.
Crowds are still flocking to the resi-
dence OF Victor Hugo, depositing wreaths
OF immOrtelieS.
1t is not definitely decided when the
funeral of Victor Hugo will occur, but it
will probably not take place before
Wednesday.
TO GO IN A PAUPER HEARSE.
NJ. Allan large, Minister of the Inte-
rior, has authorized the friends OF Victor
Hugo to allow the poets remains to lie IN
state for three days under the Arc de
TriOmphe. The body will be conveyed
thtther tomorrow and placed on cata-
falque. NJ. Hugo bequeathed $4,000 to
the poor. He left a request that his body
should be conveyed to his grave in
''pauper hearse," without any religious
rites. In the document containing this
request M. Hugo affirms his belief in God.
A fund for national monument to the
dead poet has already been opened.
HUGo's WISHES AS TO HIS BURIAL.
Victor Hugo wished that his body be
buried by the remains of his wife and
daughter,in the little graveyard of the par
sin church OF Vile Quier, on the right bank
Ofthe river Seine, halfway between ROuen
and HaYre. This wish will be carried out
unless the Government Of France, to
which Hugo left the entire control OF the
question Of his burial, decide to have the
poets remains Inferred in the Pantheon.
In the Chamber of Deputies this after
noon Nj. Floquet delivered au eloquent
eulOgy upon ri. Hugo. Nj. Brisson, the
French Prime Minister. proposed a grant
by the State of $4,000 to detray the ordi-
nary expenses of Victor HugO's funeral.
Phe proposal was at once adopted by the
deputies by a vote OF 415 to 3.
sECULARIzING THE PANTHEON.
do 10 oI = eb
be secularized, in order that VictO Hugo
might be buried there. Urgency was
voted for this motion by a ballot of 229 to
ia.
NJ. Allan Tarje, Minister for the Inte-
Iior, asked the Deputies to postpone the
vote on the previous question until the
next sitting of the Chamber.
The motion of NJ. de lie Fargo was then
referred to committee, and the Chamber
OF Deputies adjourned unul Tuesday as a
mark of respect to the dead poet.
The French Senate subsequently ap-
proved the vote of $4,000 for funeral eX-
penses. The funeral will take place next
Friday.
GERMANY's GRIEF.
BERLIN, May 23.-The news of Victor
Hug0s death was received here with nu-
merous expressions of grief and SYM
pathy on the part of educated Germans.
1heSe attribute Nj. hugo S antl-Germau
feeling to spirit of genuine patriotism.
VIENNA'S SORROW.
VIENNA, May 3.-The news of Victor
Hugo's death has created deep impress
sion Of grief among all classes. 1t is ex-
Pected that various literary and artistic
societies viii! send delegates to his fune-
raj.
THE TRIBUTE OF THE "TIMEs."
LONDON, May 23.-The Times de-
votes an editorial article to the death
OF Victor Hugo. In this it says
This event is one that touches the
whole civilized world. Victor Hugo was
by common consent the greatest poet
since Goethe. TO all, even 10 realists in
literature, the chief Of rOmanticists was
until the last being regarded differently
from other men. Poeterity Will doubtless
modify this Judgment, but it will ut the
same time admit that much may be urged
IN its support"
The Standard says: ''VictOr Hugo did
not attain the highest literary rank, but
he was a generous aud magnificent lyrist
whose music will long haunt the ears of
mankind"