Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-02
VICTOR HUG0'S FUNERAL.
ALL FRANCE SORROWING TO
MUFFLED DRUNIBEATS.

Every Boulevard Along and Contiguous
to che Route of the COrtege Surging
With PoOpIe-NOt an Effort Made to
Start an UprisinE-Many People
Crushed in the Crowd.
! PARIS, June 1.-Souvenirs, photographs
and medals of Victor Hugo, with pam
phlets giving his life, are meeting with u
large sale. The streets this morning were
crowded with persons of all nations and
both sexes. viewing the floral displays in
the shops of florists, who were obliged to
have recourse to some extent to the arti.
ticlal article. A German who retained
his hat on his head before the coffin was
subjected to considerable hustllng by In
dignant persons present. The food of the
electric light at night had a weird effect.
| Twelve school-boys, relieved hourly,
formed a picket in front Of the cenotaph.
A circle of juvenile guards was placed
around the inner circle. The latter were
children Of intimate friends and relatives
Of the deceased. The immense cross was
safely removed from the top of the pan
theou.
! Although rain fell during the night and
| there was every indication in the early
| morning of more rain to-day, hundreds of
thousands of people were abroad at day
break crOwdihg the streets and boule-
wards through which the great procession
was to move to the Pantheon. Owing
to the crowded condition of the hotels,
thousands were compelled to btvouac In
the open air all night. At 10 o'clock this
morning the space around the Arc de
| Triomphe was already filled with the
chief officers of state, members of the
diplomatic corps, and Senators and Depu-
| ties.
GATHERING OF THE DEPUTATIONs.
| From all directions came deputations
with draped banners and bearing flowers
and gigantic wreaths, all moving in
| the direction Of the Are de TriOmphe.
| Never did Paris present such a scene.
/ The chestnut trees in the Champs Elysee
are in full bloom and formed a strange
contrast to the yelled, light draped ban
ners and vast sea Of spectators, all in
habiliments of mourning, that lined either
side OF the immense field and the brilliant
uniforms of soldiers. Large bodies OF
| cavalry occupied the streets leading to
the palace of the Elysee, the residence Of
| President Grevy. Ainute guns were fired
| from the Hotel des Inyaides and from Fort
/ Nalerien. The crowd during the morning
| up to 10 O'Clock was very orderly, and at
| that hour there was not "a sign Of that
| trouble so much talked Of and written
about. Trains laden with visitors from the
! provinces and from abroad We're constant
| ly arriving.
FLOQUET's GRAFTON.
The funeral 0ratiOn which NJ. Floquet
delivered at the Arc de Triomphe touched
the hearts of his heaPers, and was greatly
| applauded. The procession moved with
out hitch in the prescribed programme.
| The police arrestt several bearers of red
! flags, which were unfurled at the starting
| points, or headquarters. of several
revolutionary societies. The singing of
revolutionary and patriotic songs by
bands Of men gathered beyond the reach
Of the voices Of the orators interrupted
somewhat the delivery of the eul0gies, but
beyond this there was nothing TO mar the
| beauty or detract from the impressive
ness Of the spectacle.
SIX ORATIONs UNDER THE ARC.
Six OratioDs were delivered under the
Arc de TriOmphe ia the presence Of nearly
all the illustriOus men OF and in France.
NJ le Roger, President Of the Senate, said
that Victor Hugo constantly pursued the
higher ideal of Justice and humanity, and
thus exercised an immense influence over
the moral feeling of France.
NJ. Floquet said that the ceremony to-
osis. lie hailed Victor Hugo as an i'm
mortal apostle who bequeathed TO hui
lmanity that gospel which could lead peo-
pie To IA definite conquest Of "Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity"
NJ. AugIer, member OF the Academy,
elaborated the fact made evident to-day
''tO the sovereign poet France renders
sovereign honOrs."
NJ. Goblet, President Of the Chamber Of
DQnurfgg daplarpI that Wiefos IIuUo " iIf
remain the highest personidcation Of the
nineteenth century, the history Of which,
in IT'S contradictions, doubts, ideas and
aspirations was best reflected in his
works. The character of Victor Hugo
WAS profoundly human, and represented
a spirit of liberation and Of peace.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
The procession as it left the Arc de
TriOmphe moved in the following order:
First came a squadron Of the Republican
Guards, and then the General command
ing with his STAFF. After these came
regiment Of Cuirasseurs, headed by its
band and the drum corps OF three regi-
meuts. These formed the escort proper
for the funeral procession, while along its
line on both sides were constantly heard
the roll Of muiled drums. Cars laden
with wreaths and flowers followed, ac-
companied by the boys Of the public
n
Guards here headed deputation
from DesancOn. representatives OF foreign
newspapers. members Of the dramatic
society, and delegations from the Ma
tlOnal and other theatres. Following the
hearse were the relatives and immediate
friends Of the family Of Victor Hugo. the
representative Of President Grevy. the
Presidents OF the Senate and Chamber Of
Deputies, and foreign Ambassadors, the
Chancellor OF the Legion Of Honor. the
Military Governor of Paris. Senators and
Deputies, populations Of the Projects Of
the Seine, police and military and naval
authorities, contingent Of the army Of
Paris and squadron OF the Republican
Guards.
ROUTE or THE PROCESSION.
The procession followed a route from
the Champs Elysoe through the Place de Ia
Concorde. bouleyards S. German and s..
Michael, Rue sauhotte % the. Place du
Pantheon. Al The time the head Of the
procession had reached the Pantheon the
end had not yet left the Arc de Trlomphe.
All the procession seemed 10 appreciate
that France was doing honor 10 her most
ilIustrious poet. All We're quiet and all
observed a most becoming demeanor.
The pressure Of the packed masses Of peO-
pie was frlghtful 10 contemplate, and
many Of those who were In the "packs'
we're seriously crushed.