The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-03
The Man of the People Buried by
the People!

...Paris, June l~.-Souvenir photo
,raphs and medals OF the deceased Victor
lingo. with pamphlets giving his life, airs
Meeting with large sales The streets
are crowded with persons Of all ages and
hath sexes, viewing the floral displays in
The shops of florists who have been oblig-
ai to have recourse to some extent to an
|,rtiicIaI article. A German who retained
lis hat on his head before the cotfin was
injected 70 considerable hustling by in
i-gnant persons present. The flood Of
~...,tric light at night had a wierd effect.
Twelve school boys, relieved hourly, form
a pickct in front Of the cenotaph circle,
while still more juvenile guards are placed
around the inner circle. The latter are
children Of intimate friends and relatives
uf he deceased The immense cross has
been safely removed from top Of the Pan
theOu.
Paris, June l.-Althcugh rain fell
luring the night and there was every in
Ilcation IN the morning OF more rain, to-
g4y hundreds OF thousands Of people
we're abroad at day break. Owing to the
erowded condition Of the hotels thousands
we're compelled to biyouac 10 Opera ave
nue. all night. The space abound the Are
lie Triomphe is already filed with the
chief officers OF State, members Of the
diplomatic corps, senators and deputies.
From all directions come deputations with
draped banners and bearing flowers and
Gigantic Wreaths and all moving In the
direction Of the Arc de Triomphe, the
Mecca Of France to day. Never did Paris
present such a scene. The chestnut trees
in the Champs Elysees are in full bloom
and form a strange contrast to the yelled
lights, drapeG banners and vast sea of
SPECTATORS, all in the habiliments of
mourning. that line either side Of the
immense field, with the brilliant uniforms
uf the soldiers. Large bodies Of cavalry
occupy the streets leading to the Palace
Of the Elysee, the residence Of the presi-
dent. Every minute, guns are being fir
ed from the Hotel deS llvalides and from
Fort VaIericn. The crowd is very order
" and at this hour there is not a sign Of
that trouble so much talked Of and writ
ten about The societies are taking the
places ~assigue1 them in the line of the
proc ssion. Trains laden with visitors
from the provinces and from abroad are
constantly arriving. The enormous crowd
already here is increasing.
NOoN.-The funeral procession started
punctually at The threatening
clouds Of the morning had disappeared
by this time and the sun sbone brilliantly
Many charlots, heaped up with offerings
of the people of France, followed the
hearse in the procession. Enormous
crowds Of people line the streets that
form the route Of the procession, while
other masses of people possess the inter-
secting streets for a great distance on
either side. The buildings are black
with people, as is indeed every point from
which may be had a view of the unpar-
allel ,pectacle.
Paris, June 1.-The head of the pro-
~cession escorting the body of Victor Hugo
to the Pantheon, has just now reached
hat ~lodgment Of the illustrious dead.
The immense crowd that fills the Boule-
ward Michael includes an enormo nun
Der of the people who go to make up the
disturbing or noisy element of the city's
population. Now that the funeral is
practically over these ''roughs'' threaten
to iuaugrate the revolutionary demon
stration which has been expected since
the death of Victor Hugo.