The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-02
VICTOR HUGO!
His Funeral the Grandc It
Tribute Ever Paid to
Man by France.
All Paris and the Literati of
France and Europe Follow
His Body 10 the Tomb.
The Mass of People Beyond
Enumeration, but Orderly
ana sympathetic.
HOnOrs shown the Great Poet
in Other Cities of the world
Other Foreign News.
VICTOR HUGO.
His Funeral At Paris Attended by n
Vast Concourse--Cerem Else
where.

His Funeral at Paris Attended by n
Vast ourse.-Cercmontes Else
where.
Paris, France, June Ito a. M, Al
though rain fell during the night and
there was every indication in the car
w morning of more rain to-day, hum
dreds of thousands of people were
abroad at day-break, already crowd
ing the streets and the boulevard
through which the great procession
will move that will accompany the
remains of Victor Hugo to his last
resting place in the Pantheon.
Owing to the crowded condition of
hotels, thousands were compelled to
bivouac IN the open air all night. The
space around the Arc de Triumphe is
already filed with the chief officers of
the state, members of the diplomatic
corps, senators and deputies.
From all directions came deputa-
tions with drapcd banners, and bear
ing flowers and gigantic wrcatbs, all
moving In the direction of Arc dc
rrip-t.h..-lri. i.-i.-..'7.i-s'-i 10 ii.a AA.,a.'
of France.
Never did France present such a
scene.
The Chestnut trees In the Champ
Elysee are in full bloom aud form u
strange contrast to the yelled lights,
draped banners and vast sea OF specta-
tors--all in the habilimcnts OF mourn
ing-that lined either side or the i'm
mense field, and to the brilliant UNI
forms of the soldiers. Large bodies
of cavalry occupy the streets leading
TO the Champ Elysee. Minute guns
are being fired from the Hotel DIES
Inyalides and from Fort Nalerien.
The crowds are very orderly and al
this hour there is not sign of The
trouble SO much talked of and writ
ten about. Societies are now taking TIT
places assigned to them in the lines o
the procession. Trains laden VIII
visitors from the prov inces ant
abroad, are constantly arriving, cue
tho enormous crowds already herr
are ever increasing.
The funeral procession started
nunctually at noon. The threatening
clouds of the morning had disappear
ed by this time and the sun shoh
forth brilliantly. Many charlot
,heaped up with the offer rgs OF IN
people of France followed the hears
In the procession. Enormous crowd
of people line the streets that iGrn
the route of the procession. WIN
other masses of people possess the III
tersecting streets for a great distahc
and on either side, the building
. ara black with people, as indeed
every part from which may be paa =,
view of the unparalleled spectacle
The procession is moving without
hitch in the prescribed programme
The police have arrested sever
bearers of red flags which were u
furled at the starting points or hea'
! quarters of several revolutionary 81
cieties. There has been however, II
serious collision yet.
The head of the procession escor
ing the body of Victor Hugo 10 u
Pantheon Q:45 p. ny has Just reaeh'
that lodgment OF inustrious uea
The immense crowd that b''s Il
boulevard, Michel, Includes en- emo
nous number of people who 90
make up the disturbing or noisy OF
q ment OF a city's population and nc
that the funeral is practically oV
these "roughs" threaten to inaugur'
the revolutionary demonstrate
which was expected ever since
death OF Victor Hugo.
The funeral of Victor Hugo has
n to this hour (3:45 p. m, beeh COW
J TO be conducted with every marx
respect and the enormous masses
neople in the streets MAINTAIN an
renfional quiet. The funeral orat
which Mr. Floquet delivered AT the !
ia Triumphe touched the hearts
h;s hearers and was greatly
plauded. The singing OF rev
iionary aud patriotic songs by DO
of men gathered beyond the reac
the voices OF the orators interrul
somewhat the unity Of the euolog
hut beyond this there was nothing
. mar the beauty or detract from
a imnressions of the spectacle.
5ix orations were delivered III
.bc Arc de Triumphe in the pres
of nearly all the illustrious men oil
in France. en
said, 0Victor Hugo constantly
sued the higher ideal of justice N
manity. and thus exercised an III
date influence over the moral ie'
of France NM
MIR. Fioquet said: "rhe cerer
today is not fuuerel-it is an Al
n costs. Victor Hugo is the iinlil
u apostle who bequeathed TO hum
N the gospel which could lead the =
NJ 10 a defDitive conquest oil III
equality, fraternity"
M. Msuger, a member OF the
envy, elaborated the fact made e'
to-day that "to the sovereign
N France renders sovereign honor
+. Nj. Geble /, president OF the