The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-02
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/ GA4llEh y 4ue 4s--AItQVuR1k E4l10 lell UuEe
ing the night, and there was every indi-
cation in the early morning Of more rain
to-day, hundreds Of thousands Of people
were abroad at daybreak, already crowd
ing the streets and bouleyards through
which the great procession moved that
accompanied the remains Of Victor lingo
10 his list resting pinee in the Pantheon.
Owing 10 the crowded condition Of the no.
tells, thousands were compelled to hiyouac
In the open air all night, The space
around the Arc d'Tiumphe Is already
filed with the chief officers Of the State.
the members Of the diplomatic corps, Sen-
atnrs and Deputies. From all directions
come deputatons with draped banners,
and bearing flowers and gigantic wreaths,
and I'll moving in the direction Of the AFc
d Tdomphe,, the Mecca Of France to-day.
SeSerdid Paris present such scene.
The chestnut trees in the Ghamps Elysee
are In full bloom, and form. q strange con-
tEast 10 the yelled lights. draped banners
and the vast sen 1f spectators, al In the
hahiliments Of mourning that lined either
sideof the immense field and the brilliant
uniforms OF the soldiers. Large bodies Of
cavalry occupy the streets leading 10 the
Champs Elysee. Minute gunsare being
fred from the Hotel des Invalides and
from Fort Valerein. The crowds are very
orderly, and at this hour 40 A. N. there |
Is not q sign of that trouble so much |
talked ofand written about. The societies
are taking their places assigned to them In
the line Of the procession, TEains laden |
with visitors tfdm the provinces and from |
abroad are constantly arriving. The
enormous crowds already hers are ever
increasing.
The head Of the procession escorting
the body of Victor Hugo 10 the Pantheon
reached that Judgment ol the illustrious
dead. The immense crowd that allet the
R1ulevard Michel includes IN enormous
number of people who 90 to make up the
disturbing or noisy element of the city's
population. Nowthat the funeral Is prac.
Ideally over, these "roughsn threaten to
inaugtlrate the revolutionary demonstra.t
tiOu which has been expected sinHs the
death Of Victor Hugo,
The funeral procession started pune.
tualIy 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 oder
ingso Of the people ot France, lnllowed tho
hearse IN the procession. Enormous
Gfnwds OF people line the streets thattorm
the route Of the pr e.ssiou, whils other
masses otpeople possess the inteISecting
streets for q great distance on either side. L
The buildings are black with people, as ID
indeed every point from which may DO
had view of the unparalleled spectacle.
The fnleFGI cIati0ns which NJ. El0quet
delivered at the Arc d Trtunphe, touched
the hearts of his hearers and was greatly
The procession Is moving Il
without q hitch in the preacrihed prn.
gramme. The police arrested s1ySlal
bearers Of red aigs, vhian were nninIl6ti
at the starting points or headquarters Of
the several evolutionary societies. There
has been, however, no serious collision
yet.
/ The singing Of revolutionary and patti. |.
otic songs by bands Of men gathered ha,
You'd the Fesch Of the voieeso the orators
interrupted samewhat the unity OF the
enlogiea, but tiheyend this there was Moth
ing to mar the beauty or detract from the
Of the spectacle.
Thedense mascot people int the p Pantheon
listened 10 the addresses with EespeOffal.I
and order was maintained with
out any effort On the pGrt OF the, authori-
tiea. The ceremonies wera concluded ut \
5 O'clock. Aiaree number OF persons are
reported TO have been severely hurt dur
ing the progress Of the funeral cortege.
Many points on the route the spectat0ss
Became panic.stricken. at the ieaF;nI
crush, and in their eiortg to free them.
selves many women and children were
injured.