Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-02
the DEAD POET.
The Funeral Sevices of Victor Hugo
Held in Paris.
ihrongs in the Streets and Boulevards
Large Sums Paid for Places
to View the Procession.
PARIS, June 1,

he shops and cafes in the vicinity of the
Are de Triomphe were open all night. A
drizzling rain was falling " hen the coffin was
removed at 6 O'Clock, Sunday morning, to
the Arc de Triomphe. Windows along the
route of the procession are being let at from
300 to 1000 francs each.
Souvenir photographs and medals of the
deceased. with pamphlet giving his life, are
meeting with large sale. The streets are
crowded with persons of all ages and both
sexes, viewing the flowers displayed in the
shops of fiorists, who have been Obliged to
have resource to some extent to artificial
articles
A German who retained his hat on his head
before the coffin, was subjected to considera-
Bile hustling by indignant persons present.
A food of electric light at night had a weird
effect. Twelve school boys are relieved
hourly from picket in front of the cenataph
circle, while juvenile guards are placed
around an inner circle. The latter are chill
dren OF intimate friends and relatives of the
deceased. The immense cross has been
safely removed to the top of the Pantheon.
Las p M.-The head of the procession
escorting the body Of Victor Hugo to the
Pantheon, has just now reached the lodgment
of the illustrious dead. The immense crowd
that fills boulevard Michael, includes an
enormous numbsr of 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
inaugurate revolutionary demonstration,
which has been expected since the death of
Victor Hugo.
Although rain fell during the evening and
there was every indication in the early morn
ing of more rain today, hundreds of thous-
II zL
already crowding the streets aud boulevards
through which the great procession will move
that accompanies the remains of Victor Hugo
to his last resting place in the Pantheon.
Owing to the crowded condition of the
hotels, thousands were compelled to bivouac
in the open air all night. Large bodies of
cavalry occupy the streets leading to the pal
ace of Elysee. the residence of President
Grevy. Minute guns are being fired from
Hote Des Invalides and from Fort Valorin.
The crowd is very orderly at this hour-10
A. M.-and there is no sigh of the trouble so
much talked of and written about.
p. M.-The funeral Grafton which Nj.
Floquet delivered at the Are de Triomphe
touched the hearts of his hearers and was
greatly applauded. The procession is moving
without a hitch in the prescribed programme
The police arrested several bearers of red
flags which were unfurled at the starting
points of the headquarters of several revoln-
tionary societies. There has been, however,
no serious collision yet. The singing of
revolutionary and patriotic songs by bands of
men gathered hey ond reach OF the voices of
the orators, interrupted somewhat the unity
of the clergy, but beyond this there was moth
ing to mar the beauty or detract from the
of the spectacle.
n n N
up to this hour has been allowed to be con-
Quoted with every mark of respect. The
enormous masses OF people in the streets
maintain an exceptional quiet
Karl Blynd, the German revolutionist, in
sending his card and wreath of immorteles,
to be placed in the coffin of Victor Hugo,
writes THAT which latterly has been apt
to estrange Germans from Frenchmen, can
not restrain the feelings of those who appre-
ciate genius"
The funeral procession started punctually
at IL. The clouds of the morning had dis
appeared by this time, and the sun shone
forth brilliantly. Many chariots heaped up
with the offerings of the people of France,
followed the hearse in the procession. Enor-
nous crowds of people lined the streets that
form the route OF the possession, while other
masses of people posses the intersecting
streets for great distance on either side.
Buildings are black with people, as is. indeed.
every point from which NAV be had a view
of the unparalleled spectacle.
Six orations we're delivered under Arc de
Triomphe in the presence of nearly all the
of France. L. Leroyer,
president of the Senate, said Victor Hugo
constantly pursued higher ideal of justice
and humanity and thus exercised an immense
influence over the moral feeling of France
NJ. Flouquet said the ceremony today was
not funeral, it was apothesis. He hailed
Victor Hugo as an Immortal apostle, who
bequeather to humanity that gospel which
could lead people to definitive conquest of
"llberty, equality, fraternity"
M. Angler, member of the Academy, elab-
GRATED the fact made evident today, 'sTo the
sovereign poet France renders sovereign
honors.'
NJ. Goblet, president of the Chamber of
Deputies, declared Victor Hugo will remain
the highest personification of the 10Th GEN.
tury. The character of Victor lingo was
profoundly human and represented the spirit
of federation and of peace.
The funeral ceremonies were completed
and the march of the procession ended with
out anything happening that might be called
of disorderly character. Accidents incident
to the presence of such an immence con-
course of people were numerous ard in many
instances of serious nature.
The procession, as it left Arc de Triom-
phe, was composed of a squad of the Repub-
lican Guards, cars laden with wreaths and
flowers, accompanied by boys of the public
schools, deputation from Besancon, repre-
sentatives of foreign newspapers, members
of the dramatic society, and delegations
from the National and other theatres. Fol-
lowing the hearse were the relatives and i'm
mediate friends of the family of Victor HUI
90, a representative of President Grevy,
Presidents of the Senate and Chamber Depu-
ties, foreign ambassadors, chancellor of the
Legion of Honor, Military Governor of
Paris, Senators and Deputys, perfects of
Seine. police, military and naval authorities.
Numerous bands were in the procession and
played dirges. Everywhere was heard the
beat of muffiej drums.
At the time the head of the procession
had reached the pantheon the end had not
left Arc De Tiromphe. All in the procession
seemed to appreciate that France was doing
honor to her most illustrious poet. ALI were
quiet and all observed most becoming de-
amonor.
The pressure of the packed masses Of peo-
pie was frightful to contemplate and great
many were seriously crushed.