Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-15
CITY AND DISTRICT.
How the Remains OF MarOucell1, the
Italian Patriot, were Taken Home.

To ITALY. AND rHE RECEPTION ACCORDED TO
THE DEAD PATRIOTS REMAINs-wALKING
FOR NILES THROUGH FLOWERS.
DR.. T. 8. Verdi and Mrs. Verdi recently re-
turned from visit to Italy, where they went
on mission OF general and historical in
terest DIR. Verdi was deputiEed 10 bear the re-
mains of the famous Italian patriot Maroncelh
nom New York, where he had been buried forty
years, to his native town OF Forli, In Italy. A
STAR reporter called upon DR.. Verdi and
asked him for some particulars regarding
his trip and the history of the man
whose remains he carried to their festing.place
In their native soil. The doctor received him
cordially In his office, and leaning back In his
office chair and allowing the wreaths OF smoke
piled: "Aiter the fail Of Napoleon, Italy, as you
know, was divided into seven principalities, by
re,y sne Of largest portion Of them falling under the
than one OF our states, mad to be divided lin to
pretty small sections to permit Of such divi.
sion. The Italians. of course, chafed continu-
ally at being ruled by foreigners, and the
more patriotic naturally began to conspire
Win ,l the object OF again uniting Italy.
Maroncelii was one of these patriotic conspira-
TORS He was intelligent, brave and honorable
and the unifcati0n Of Italy was the dream OF
be detected before he could be punished in
those days. Mere suspicion satisfied the Aus
TRANS. and the suspects were thrown into
prison.
Nothing could be proved against Maroncelli,
but, nevertheless, he, with other brave aud
patriotic Italians, was manacled and impris-
Oned. The cruel treatment OF these prisoners
at the hands OF the Austrians 10 historical. The
sufterings OF MarOncelii were almost be-
yond human endurance. The chafing OF
his iron letters 1T last diseased his leg.
SO that tue prison surgeon, who was only the
prison barber, decided that amputatiOn was
necessary. First, royal PERMISSION hSd TO he
obtained before the operation could be per-
because. tuey said, the prisoner with his weak
ened system could not survive should they
resort to such heroic measures. MarOncelli
thought he might well die one Way AS AN
other, and insisted upon the operation Ueing
performed. He stood It with great iOrtitude,
ana to the surprise Oh all recovered. tell you
this simply as an Instance OF what these pris-
Oners had to endure. Their treatment at last
became the scandal OF Europe, and the
snat thron mnaton ,n; Dsns stl1mg
European governments in 1880 the prisoners
Were released. MarOncelii went to Paris, and
af,er remaining there Tor some time he came to
America, aud settled down IN New York city,
where he lived for about ten years. He was
Originally Il printer, but he was aiso u imam of
Vas Wei received In New York. mol only by
resident 1talans, but by Americans, many Oh
the most prominently whoan Decame Warmly
attached 10 MIN. Here he made a living by
Teaching languages and music until his death,
whicu occurred III 1916. he buried in
Greenwood cemetery. After
THE UNlr1CATION OF ITALY,
which was the fond lie dream of the early pa
triots, Maronceili's name became historical
one in his native land. The people of his native
town (ForiD not long ago decided To erect a
monunent 10 his memory, aud were DESTROYS
OF having his REMAINS brought home To rest
unuer IL. With this object tIiey wrote to he,
asking il IL were pos >ioie TO effect their reno
VAL and then depu. lzed me ~ accompany his
bones TO their final resting.place. There Was
no difficulty in securing The necessary perm
sion. Funeral ser. ices were held in Tam
many hail, and over seven thousand
people were present OH the occasion 10
do ..onor 10 his memory. Remarks were made
by Mr. Dana, Gen. SieHies, Oidrini, my sell and
otners, and Il large procession accompanied the
Oh the Italian liEe, and our desi iuatiun was,
rather was SUPPOSED ~ be, Genoa. When We
s'ar.ed, however, We were INFORMED that We
we've found
FOR NAPLES INSTEAD OF GENOA.
The change OF program was a little piece of
diplomacy. There is feeling in Italy that
Austria still retains some portions OF land which
rishtfuiiy belong to 1iaiy, and in Genoa
and its immediate vicinity that reel
ing is very incense, Tor il Is very
arrival OF Maroncellt's remains al Genoa might
arouse the patrio tic ire Ia extent Ms 10
Austrisns, SO The authorities decided 10 make
CONSERVATIVE Naples our destination. Mrs.
Verdi aud inysei. were the Ouiy persons VINO
accom- panied the remains across the ocean, but
upon our arrival al Naples we were met 10y the
manicIl.ai authorities ana a commission from
tue Town Of rorli. The mayor Uf Naples made
deputy from Forl W e hao II hours Of railroad
travel .ron Naples 10 Forli, aud every STA
ton, aud ,nere Was one every few miles, TIE
traIu was met by
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS.
The civic societies were invariably on hand
in force. and the car containing the patriots
zones was literally buried under mass OF
flowers, the tributes of hts admiring country
men. We arrived at Forii 1T ~ ociOcK in the
morning, and We're met ~ Lne station by all
tne Town officials ia Iun Uniform, aud "A proces-
Sion wys lOrIneu 10 convey The remains " the
city hail; never saw anything llAe tue enthu-
si.asIli. Tie VINO e to"n celebrated Tie event.
business MAS suspended, be.is were runx,
ndgs noated everywhere, tue streets
crowueu aud Tue windows OF ali tue houses
were filled with ladies. The Italians Iavurite
tribute vi respect or sympathy IL flowers, and
this OCCASION flowers were everywhere
Ladies threw Ineln from The Windows IN sucn
prOiusion that am not exagxerating when l
say thai our pain was literally covered with
them, 50 Li,at We were ODiisea 10 make nearly
u miIe tlrougn them and tranple them, beau.
THU ana delicate as they we've. Abe coffin
manned i'll lie city hall until five o ciocK in
people. IL Was tuen conveyed 10 The cemetery,
where il WAS
COVERED WITH rLowERs,
SO that 1t was not visible. II was placed in q
vault to remain until the proposed monument
is erected. We then proceeded " the old house
III winch MaTOuCell WAS OOfO, PnQ winch Was
purchased by the authorities, and placed in IL
u memorial Lab.et
Mrs. Verdi aud nyselfwere given the freedom
OF Lne city, anu we never ina. iued SUCH hospit-
able treatment ILe ItAliaus, you KNOW. are
very tavOrubly disposed toward Americans,
anu, as Mrs. Verdi is an AmerIcau, she Was
made the most Of in this out-ot-.he-way place,
whei AL American lady IL rarely, IL ever, seen.
WASN'T allowed u pay my hU,ei Diii; even the
servants refused my pour 60trey and tne caUmen
my iares. In iact. couldu'l sl,enu = cent wine
al the cOurtesies imaginable were extended To
US. We hadn't The lace, under the circumstances,
u prOlous our Stay more than four days.
and then started ON our homeward journey.
Over thirty ladies and gentlemen oI FOrli were
at the railroad Station 70 bio Us good bye. IL
was q very memorable and enjoy able visit, and
was deeply touched by the feeling display ed
and the inequalities which were showsred upon
Us.
Transfers 81 Real Estate.
Deeds In lee have beea filed as follows
w. B. Hodges ~ Charles n. Bsrrick. lot IL.
block 35, Columbia Heights; -. Il. II. War
ner to Z. w. Stone, sub lag, square 271; 81 100.
Caro- X. kershaw TO Marie A. Baker, sub lot So,
Snuaro 4(e "A. 500. r. r. kcl,nof1aer tn r. ~