Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-06
CARRIED TO THE TOMB.
Funeral of the Late Crown Prince-Ex-
element Over the Succession.

Immense crowds gathered yesterday in the
section of Vienna in which the funeral services
over the remains Of the crown prince were held.
The admission of the people into the court
chapel ceased at 10 o'clock, when troops barred
the streets leading to the Hofburg. The empe-
ror and empress and the crown princess attended
a requiem mass in the oratory Of the palace.
The service was ended at noon, The coffin lid
was fastened at o'clock, and the key was con-
ided to Prince Hohenlohe as court marshal.
Soon afterward the gates of the chapel were
closed and the members of the imperial family
gathered around the catafalque to take last
farewell of the remains. Just before o'clock
the members Of the imperial house wendell
their way through the cloisters to the church.
The interior of the church was entirely draped
in black. The benches and seats were covered
with sable cloth and the floor was carpeted
with black. On the stroke of four, the coffin
was lifted from the bier, blessed and carried to
the funeral car. The cortege then startedfrom
the Hofburg.
Upon reaching the Augustine church the
priests asseHblsar there placed themselves at
the head Of the procession and were followed
by the court and State officials and the munich
pal authorities When the car bearing the
BODY arrived at the cloister gates Emperor
Francis Joseph and the king and queen OF the
Belgians, followed by the other mOurners, en-
tered the body Of the church. Archbishop
awai}ad the cof,;n a. tbe entrance of the church
and precedad II to tbe interior Amid a solemn
silence he blessed the rename snrinklinp holy
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during the whole ceremony kept fixed gaze
strains IF ~ ibera Me. Domino" sung bv the
court choir. broke the impressive hush. When
the choral was over. and inst az the chamber
lains were preparing to carry the coffin to the
vault, the emperor, stepping up 10 the pier,
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Prince IeopoId of Bavaria. and Prince Philip
of Coburg. and all followed the coffin to the
vault where after the final blessing, Prince
Hohenlohe delivered the remains to the charge
of the father guardian.
Itisannounced that Crown Princess Stephanie
will return to Brussels.
Several papers. including the Wiener Tao
bloH. whose editor was familiar with the late
crown prince publish assertions to the effect
that Rudolph was favorable To the triple ALI
ance.
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Ano'nel aooi'ion 70 the remarkable coiiec-
ton OF stories to account for the death of
Crown Prince Rudolph Is at hand It is related
that a beautiful vouno baroness arrival at the
shooting lodoe al NeyerIing last Tuesday NIGHT
and stonned at the oamek eener,s bonse AZ
midnight she was visited bv the crown nrince
Soon afterward a forester Wishing IN tall with
the pamekeener KNOCKED at the door Of the
lodge, when he saw a man iump ont of the
window. He Immediately raised his pun and
shot the man in the shoulder. The baroness
hearing the sbot. believed that her comnanion
had been killed. and Committed snicide Inv
taking poison Prince Rudolpb learning 81
this s6of himself in the head after reacbino his
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Inc question OF the succession to the Aus
trian throne is causing increasing excitement
in official and diplomatic circles in Berlin.
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