The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-01
THE TOMB OF TuG BoN,rAI;rEs.
TWO Nnpoleons Buried in SIlcndor in
England. Eugcnies Husband and SON.
(Lcttcr to the New York Herald,


Two Nnpoleons Buried in S,icndor In
nd-.Eugcnie's Husband and SON
(Lcttcr to the New York IIcraldl
Tho same feature that attended thc
lirst burial OF the great Nup0cOn was
noticeable at the latest honors paid tc
Napoleon Ill. and Napoleon lY.-as
some Bonapartlsts call tho Prince I'M.
perial. Each Bonapartist was carried to
ms Gravo on English soil by English
soldiers.
On arriving in the carly morning foe
and mist at Ch8elhurst station my attrn.
ton was attracted by group OF royml
artillcrymon from Woolwich, whcro III,
Prince studied the art OF war, and then
BY groups Of ncighbors and villagers
from miles around. These latter h,l
some sentiment and more curiosity, hut
most of oil thoy showed their wounded
soti-intcroSt, for now tho attractions 70
Ciiscihurst were being lost-apd nil
through the obstinate bigotry of lord
OF the manor, who hating Ironchmon
and papistG, had resisted even tho over
lures Of tho Queen and Prince of Wales
to sell Eugcnlc sufficient ground for Il
mausuleum.
The railway carriage for the reception
OF the coilins WAS fitted az II Kind OF
chapciio ardontG. At ono end was Il Iaryn
Ivory crucliit with IL background uf
black drapcry, on which vas woven >,
white Latin cross The sides and ton OF
the carriage We're lined with black c.o!i,,
relieved here aud there by smal. wGi,G
cdglnS. There We're white metal saCnccs
with candies Lighted at intervals. On
the walls oil tho carriage hung small
Shields, with crown and thc well known
initials OF father and son. The mourn
inG dIarory was spanBlcd with steel
stars.
Tho low mass service in the l;tcIc
chnpcl was private, only twnnty.srycu
persons being present. Amorg tnyso bv
special favor was the old ioca! station
master for whom tho Emperor, Empress
ana Prince had Il kind regard. lie is
tond OF showing ou blottiug pad The
autograph Of tho young boldicr muh OF
telling how tho Prince having gorasttcn
to sign his Photographic Fronch viii,
signed and dated it beside the railway
biOtting pad at the station as he was
leaving for South Africa.
Ilo service was much the same MS that
which tine family Aro accustomed to hear
on tue 9th of every month, when sncciul
prayers arc read for the Emperor. Dnr-
ing the entire service mongrul dog ont
side howicd mournfuly and inccssnntly.
Several of uhc chilled congrnRntiGp
sblvcrod the moro as they heard the
dgCHry sound.
The exercises began with The choir
singing the "kyIio I,Iuiaou, the
"Snintaris Aguus Sauctus' md tho
"A6nus Del. Then the family chap
lain, Mgr. Goddard, lnclt at the sacristy,
where the bodies were iyinn lie there
rcci;cd tho "Dc Profundis" in English
and bowed hia head for many minutes in
silcnt prayer, with an emotion that was
Ylsihiy slncd by the little congregation.
When the low mass cudcd The few
spectators slowly walked around the
OlcrS, on which were two fresh wrgeths
sent by the Empress. Tho one on the
pIIhcca coilia was Of white chrvsan,
thcmunai the other WAS OF white rose.
buds and Tjul,ds
Next camc in with cchoiug tramp six
teen soldiers, and white tho or-an walled
n solemn requiem eight nrtillcrymcu
i,'tcd each bier and fairly staggered wiz.
the weight toward tho gun carriages at
the vcstibulc.
rriyod at the station, half mile dis
tnnt, Lord Sydney, representing tho
Queen, was the iiist to Golt his Int. The
mily ground about was lined with rover
entity dispoaod people. Only Mgr. cod
dard, vested in whit" s,rpliGo and pur-
pie cnssock, entered iho funeral cArrncn
and until marlborough wns reached kcpt
solitary vigil.
At tins village another detachment of
royal hFtiIicrymcn waited the arrival.
lhc ascent Of the Berkshire hills from
III" station to the dcmcsnc OF tho i,m-
press Is steep and the eight horses,
cApmlsoncd in black velvet, attached to
cacil gun cnrrinG", gave full evidence OF
thclr heavy task. The roadway here wus
also ilnct with coGcr spectators from inr
and near The littlc procession turned
Witn!n short distance Of the drawing.
room windows of tho t'nrnhorough man
SION, hohnd the closed blinds OF Which
leaned the Empress, with feelings rather
to be imagined than described
The cortcgo was met mt the portal of
the Gothic stone mausolCum by Mgr.
Carter, Pcro Panlm, Abbc General dcs
CnAnriics NoBlioros promontrcs, Father
hd"Hfd, canon premontrC, two priors,
several priests and choristurs, who Ca-
cortcd the remains within and down to
the crypt, whore had been placed tho
sarcophngus presented by tho Queen
when the Emperor was first inferred,
and where II similar sarcophagus had
been prepared for the coffin of the
lunce. Here was awaiting Prince
l'ucicn Bonapartc and Major Bigge, Of
inc artillery, who here represented tho
Queen.
On the bicrs wore placed pcw wreaths.
Ouc RON tho Queen was of impcrishmblo
itANvnrs or, Il p 1iy,1 b., 4