The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-02-01
rHE TOME oE The soS1rAETES.
Two Napoleons Buried in Si,icHd"r in
acknowledgements Husband :.ud Son.
Oetter to the New York l!lra:,t9

EnGiand--EuEeniC : husband :.ad son.
Getter to the New York l!lra:d.)
The same feature that attended tt(
first burial Of the great Napoaoii was
noticeable at the latest hoIors paid K
Napoleon III. and Napoleon IV.-;*
some Bonapartists call The Prince Iae
peria2. Eich Donapactis5 was carried tC
his grave on English soil by LnsiiS1
soldiers.
On arriving in the early morning fog
and mist at Chisslhurst station my atten
ton vas attracted by : group of rvye
a1tilIerymen from Wool8ioh, where the
Prince studied the art OF war, and then
by groups Of ncighbors and viilager:
from miles around. these later had
some sentiment and more cGGioSiry, but
most Of ali they showed their wounded
self-irterest, for now the attractions !c
Chiselhurst were being lost-&ad al
through the obstinate bigotry OF a lord
Of the manor, who hating Erencamel
ard Papists, had resisted e~e2 The over.
lures of tie Queen and pciEce OF Wales
tc sell Engenle sufficient grog;ud ior .
mausoleum.
The railway carriage fo- lie reception
of the coiii1s vas fitted as 4 kiud C!
chapelle art!ente. 1t one end vas large
ivory crucj.ix with q background; ut
black drapsrv, cD which was wo7sE q
/ white Latin cross. The SIDES ar:t Gor af
the carriage were iined win black clot;!.
.rel;eved hero ana there bT small white
| eGG;ug. There were White meta! sconoes
with candies lighted at intervals. 0a
the walls of the carriage EjHg small
shiel<'s, with crow and :ho wc!l-EDovn
initials &c father and son. The mourn.
ing drapery wss sparglea with stcsl
stars.
The low mass service in the little
chapel was private, only :weGty-Scven
persons being present. Among ,lese by
special favor was the CID local station
master for whom the Emperor, Empress
an& Prince h&d kind regard. He is
fond OF Showing on 3 hiossing pad tie
autograph o. tue ycanS soldier and OF
telling how the Prince, having forgotten
to sign his holographic French H!ll.
signed and dated it beside the railway
! blotting pad at the station rs he was
leaving for South Africa.
The service was much the sane as th&t
which the family are accustomed to near
on the 9Sh of every month, when special
prayers are read for tbs I.1iptror. Dar-
Ing the entice service a moDgrel dog oGt-
side howlad inournir,llv aol inceSsa15iT.
Several of the chilled congregation
shivered the more as they heard tao
dreary sound.
The exercises began with the choir
sin.~ng the ':Ny1:e Elcison," tie
s'S:.lu saris Agnus Sa1ctus and TIE
+ ssAgnus Del" Then ;ne ;&!Hiiy chap
lain, Vi, Goddard, liue.t at tne saosisty,
/ where Il, bodies were ly.ng. lie :here
recited the ';De protr:dis' ii English
ard bowed his head io= many minutes in
silect prayer, with IN emotion t2at was
yisibly shared by the little congregation.
When the Low mass clGed the few
spectators slowly walked around the
blers, OF which wrrc TO fresh wreatils
sent by the Empress The one on tie
Princes coffin wes OF white caSysan-
themums; fhc other was o. white rose
buds ald yiolcSs.
Next cane il with echoiES tramp si4-
teen soldiers, and while t1e organ walled
a solemn requiem eight artlilerymen
lifted each bier and fairly staggered with
the weight toward tie gun carriages at
the vest,bule.
..rrived at tie station: half mile dis
tant, Lord Sydney, representing the
Queen, wGS the first 10 dotIt his nat. The
hilly ground about was lined with rever-
entity disposed people. O2iy Mgr. God
dare. vested II white snrplice AMI i:Ur-
ple cassock, cI.JeTod the funeral carriage
and until Earn borough was rcachet; X ;j5
solitary vigil.
At tbs village another detachment OF
rcyal alt;iIeryne1 waited the arrival.
Tie ascent Of the Berkshire hills from
the station to the de21csuc Of The LII
press IS steep and The eight horses,
capariso1ed in black velvet, attached 10
each gun carriage, gave full evidence 0:
their heavy task. ..shc roadway here was
also iinel with e&ger spectators from iar
and hear. The little procession tuEaet;
within s short distance Of the drawing.
room windows OF the Marlborough ma
sion, behind the closet Blinds OF which
leaned the En- Dress, with feelings rathsr
to bs, Imagined than described.
The cortege Was net at the port::i ot
the Gothic stone nlausoeum BY M3r.
Garter, Pere Paulin, AGba Gcneisl dcS
ChaDvines Negliert S Promontres, Father
Edward, canon pcemontre, Two ptiorS,
several priests and chorist":S, who es-
corteG .le remains within AID down to
the crypt, where had been pi&ccd the
sarcophagus presented by the Queen
when tie Emperor WIS lrst inferred,
and where a similar sarcophagus bad
been prepared Tor the coffin ol re
Prince. Here was awaiting Prince
Lucien BjGaparte and Major D!gSc, OF
the artillery, Tlo here represented t2c
4 Queen.
On Tie !,iecs were placed rev y.s:.:5::ls.
One trvyl the Queen w&s ni .Iuper:silah!e
tl9DeEs, ard affixed to it w&s 2cr *aso
graph Carl. Princess Beatrice Se14t
anothar wreath. Botit oI tEesa hGd the
initi&! q in their c@::i.es. Tie. wgea:l
sent by TIC Due de Padoac w:;s q blue
chr7sanihelnumS Cth@;' w-eGjl2s Wsr%
rom the Baroness Blljott- Coats, thi
Dowaggr 1Iarch;o1c,s, OF j1anslsownc,
and the Marquis dc Nalet;e. ,'::ny c:
these floral decorations were l&;l uvoI
the frcrt cf the c:yp5 &isar.
The monks now to;ic&iDglv cll.2tei
and sarg t4e vesners foc tic dead.
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