Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-01
VICTOR EIUG0-S FUNERAL.

Scene Of Unprecedented Impressive
ness Even for Paris-The Streets
ThrOnged with Great Nuitifutles from
Daybreak-TheE Hotels Unable TO Hold
the People who Came To Paris for the
Demonstration.
PARIS, June 1.-Souvenfr photographs and
medals of the deceased Victor Hugo, with PAM
phlets giving his life, are meeting with a large
sale. The streets are crowded with persons of
all ages and both sexes viewing the flower dis
plays i'm the shops of the florists, who have been
obliged to have recourse. to some extent. to
the artificial article. 4 German who retained
his hat on his head before the coffin, was sub
jected to considerable hustling. The flood OF
electric light at night had weird effect.
Twelve school boys, relieved hourly. form a
picket In front OF the cenotaph circle. while ju-
venile guards are placed around the inner cir
Gle: the latter. children of intimate friends and
relatives OF the deceased.
The immense cross has been safely removed
from the top OF the Pantheon.
THE STREETS THRoNGED AT DAYBREAK
Although rain fell during the night and there
was every indication i'm the early morning of
more rain to-day. hundreds of thouSa nds of peo-
pie were abroad at daybrcak. already crowding
the streets and bouievards 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 We're COM
PEELED to bivouac in the open air all night.
A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
The space around the Are de Triomphe is al
ready filed with the chief officers of the state
the members of the diplomatic corps, senator's
and deputies. From ali directions come depu.
tations with draped banners and hearing
flowers and gigantic wreathS, and all moving
mecca of France to-day. Never did Paris pre-
sent such IL scene. The chestnut trees i'm the
Champs Elysee are in full bloom and form a
strange contrast 10 the veiled lights. d-aped
banners and the vast sea OF spectators, all in
the hibilimentS Of mourning, that line either
side of the immense field.
Large bodies OF cavalry occupy the streets
leading to the palace of the Elysee, the resi-
dence of President Grevy. Minute guns are
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from Fort Nalerien. The crowd is very orderly,
aud at this hour there is not sign of that
trouble So much talked of and written about.
The societies are taking the places assigned
them in the line of procession. Trains laden
with visitors from the provinces and from
abroad are constantly arriving. The enormous
crowd already here is ever increasing.
THE PROCESSION MOVES.
The funeral procession started punctualy at
noon. The threatening clouds of the morning
had disappeared by this time and the sun shone
forth brilliantly. Many chariots heaped up
with the offerings OF the people of France fol-
lowed 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 intersecting streets for n
are black with people, as is indeed every point
FROM which may be had a view OF the upar-
The funeral grafton, which NJ. Floquet deliv-
cred at the Arc de Triomphe, touched the hearts
procession is moving without a hitch in the
prescribed program.
SURPRISING RED FLAGS.
The police arrested several bearers of red flags,
which were unfurled at the starting points or
headquarters Of the several revolutionary soci-
cites. There has been, however, no serious col
lision yet. The singing of revolutionary and
patriotic songs 10y bands of men gathered beyond
the reach of the voices of the orators interrupted
somewhat the unity of the eulogies, but be-
yond this there was nothing TO mar the beauty
or detract from the impressiveness Of the spec
tace.
The head of the procession escorting the body
of Victor Hugo to the Pantheon has just now
Q:45 p. m.) reached the lodgment Of the Illus
trious dead. The immense crowd that fills the
boulevard Michel includes an enormous num-
ber Of people who 60 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 the revolu-
tionary demonstration which has been expected
since the death OF Victor Hugo.
3:40 p. m.-The funeral OF Victor Hugo up to
this hour has been allowed to be conducted
with every mark of respect The enormous
masses Of people in the streets maintain excep-
tionaily good order.