Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-02
VICTOR HUGO.
France Turns Out In Habiliments Of
Mourning to do Homage to Her
0otogenarian Poet.
He is Laid 10 Rest In That Historic Sep
ulcher amid Scenes Meier Wit
messed In Paris Before.
FRANCE BUEiEs HER rLLUsTRroUs

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PARIS, June Ito A. M.-Although
rain fell during the night and there
was every indication In the early
morning " more rain to-day, hundreds
of thousands Of people were abroad ut
daybreak already crowdlng the streets
aud boulevards through which the
great procession will move that &C.
companies the remains OF Victor
Hugo TO his last resting place In the
Pantheon.
Owing 10 the crowded condition Of
the hotels, thousands were compelled
to bivouRc in the open air all night.
The space around Arc do Trlomphe
ia already filed with the chief officers
Of state, the members OF the diplomat.
ic corps, senators and deputies. From
all directions come Populations with
draped banners and bearing gigantic
wreatbs, and all moving In the diTec.
ton OF Arc de Trlomphe, the Mecca Of
France to-day. Never did Paris pre-
sent such scene.
The chestnut trees In the Champs
Elysce are In full bloom, and form
strange contrast 10 the yelled lights,
draped banners aud vast sea OF apecta-
tors oil In the hablliments, Of mourn
ing, that line either side OF the i'm.
monsc field. Brilliantly uniformed
noldlers and large bodies OF cavalry
occupy the streets leading to the
Champs Elysee, Minute guns are
fred from Hotel des Invalldes and
from Fort Valerien. The crowds
AFRO very orderly and ut this hour
there IN not eIgn OF trouble 30 much
talked of and written about. Tho
socleties are taking the places MS
signed TO them IN the lino OF process
sion. Trains laden with visitors from
the provinces and from abroad are
constantly arriving. The enormous
crowds already here are ever lnoleas.
ing.
NooN.--Thc funeral procession
started punctually at noon. The
threatening clouda OF the morning had
Disappeared by this time and the sun
Ahone forth brilliantly. Many charlots
heaped up with offerings Of the people
of France followed the hearse In the
procession. Enormous GTowda OF peo-
plo llne the streets that form tho route
OF the procession, while other masses
OF people POSSESS the interseotinR
"
side the buildings are black with peo-
pie, ny indeed In every house from
which may bo had view OF tho un-
paralleled spectacle.
lao NJ The head of the process
Alon escortlng the body OF Victor Hugo
to the Pantheon Just reached that
Judgment of the illustrlous dead. Tho
immerse crowd that fills Boulevard
Michael includes au enormous num-
her OF people who go TO make up the
Disturbing or noisy element OF the
clty's population, Now that the fr-
moral 10 practically over, these "roughsn
threaten to inauRurate the revolutions
AIRY demonstrations which have beeu
expected since the death OF Victor
hugo.
2 =. NJ. - The funeral Grafton
watch M. Floquet delivered ut Arc Dc
Trlomphe touched tho hearta OF the
hearers and was greatly npplauded
The procession ia moving without q
hltoh In the prescribed programme
The police arrested several bearers OF
rod llags which were uufurled at the
starting points or the headquarters OF
the several revolutionary sooietles
There has beou, however, no serious
oollislon vet.
Toe singing OF revolutionary and
patriotic songs by bands OF men gath
cred beyond reach OF the voices of the
orators interrupted somewhat tn,
unity OF the eulogles, but beyond thi,
there was nothing 20 mar the beauty
of service. Tue funeral of Victo
Hugo up to this hour (S;40 p M, ha
been allowed to be conducted will
every mark prospect. The enormous
masses of people In the streets main
tain exceptional quiet,