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HoNoRs TO A PATRIOT.
Death and Funeral OF Sarmiento. The
Argentine Statesman.
From an occasional correspondent of the
Tribune

Tribune.
BrEsos AYREs, September 81.
This has been the funeral day Of Domingo
Faustino Sarmiento, the warrior, statesman,
author and orator. first Minister from this
Republic to the United States; then Presi
dent of the Republic; the father Of the Ar
gentine public school system; the advocate
Of free institutions; the promoter of immi-
grafton and agriculture the fosterer of tele
graphs and railroads; the prompt friend Of
every enterprise looking toward the elevation
Of the people and the prosperity Of the ma
ton.
His death, which took place in Asuncion,
Paraguay, on Sept. II. was caused by what
his physicians called organic lesion of the
heart This, it is believed, is tracea5le to
season Of oyerwork four years ago, when he
atre npted, by six days of continuous writing.
to do the editorial work of "El Censor for
fifteen days. Since that time he has never
been really WE'LL and as the winters here
proved rather severe for him, aggravat-
ing bronchial trouble which he hal,
his physician, advised him to try the
milder climate Of Paraguay. This year he
left Buenos Ayres for AsunciOn on the 23d
of May. Although troubled with defective
ing severe paro1ysms from the bronchial
affection, he had passed the winter in com
parative comfort, and seemed TO have been
bene fitted by the change. On the 9th of
this month he walked from his hotel to and
from the house Of the Argentine Minister in
Asuncion. This walk left him extremely
fatigued, and he never again left his room.
He could not lie down, but continued in his
| students chair, in great agony, for five
| days, by which time his extremites had be-
come icy cold and his ears were nsparent.
At about ! / o'clock on the night of the 10th
inst. he died. He was ~ years old.
This entire week has been devoted to fun
eral pageants in his honor. Ia these demon
STATIONS the Government of Paraguay took
graph line connecting the city of Asuncion
with the Argentine city of Corrientes and
with this city, there was doubt in Paraguay
as 10 when the news might be received there.
But Immediately steps were taken to convey
the body home with every possible manifes-
tation of respect for the dead and of sym
patty with the nation thus bereaved of one
of its greatest men. Sarmiento's body was
embalmed and plac ID in a metallic coffin,
which he himself had brought from the
United States. Upon this, in accordance
with his expressed wish, were placed the
flay. of the three nations that shared his af-
fection and the labors of his life--the Argen-
tine Republic, Chilli and Paraguay. The
steamer San Martin was assigned to carry the
body to the Argentine frontier, and a mill
tary guard of honor was appointed to accom-
pany it and deliver it up to those authorized
by this nation to receive it. Before putting
the coffin on board the steamer it was
for the purpose in the public square,
and the people, bearing floral offerings and
other tokens of respect, took farewell view
of their hOnored guest and heaped the cata-
falque with their tributes. DIR. Venancio
Lopez, President of Paraguay, pronounced
touching eulogy. Immediately upon receipt
of the news of the death here, the National
Congress adjourned in respect. In special
session held afterward arrangements were
made and supplies were voted for National
demonstration of respect in funeral pag-
cant. The municipality also took instant
action and voted a large sum from the mu-
ncipal treasury. The Provincial legislature,
sitting in La Plata. thirty miles southeast of
this city, likewise passed resolutions of
mourning made an appropriation for the ex-
penses of the occasion. and adjourned out of
respect. On receipt of the news in San Juan,
Sarmientos native city. like prompt action
was taken and delegation was appointed for
the funeral procession and ceremonies.
Thus, from city to city and village to village
the news vent, and was met by similar dem
australians