St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-06
COMMITTED TO THE TOMB.
Prince Rudolph's Remains De-
posted in the Imperial Vault
: Vienna in Mourning.

Prince Rudolph's Remains De-
posted i'm the Imperial Vault
Vienna in Mourning.
VIENNA, Jan. 5.-This city was to-
day entirely given over to mourning.
All places of business were closed, and
the shops throughout the city put up
their shutters early in the forenoon.
Many streets usually bright and ami
mated wore a deserted look. the life Of
the town being concentrated around the
spot where the ODSeQuies of the crown
prince were held. The thOroughfareS
leading to the hofburg bear ample evil
dence of the public sorrow. Number
less emblems of mourning, black flags
and draperies float from the roofs or
droop from the windows. BustS of the
crown prince, surrounded with flowers,
CLEAN amid the sable adornmentS of
the balconies. Enormous crowds COM
.menced to assemble outside the court
chapel at an early hour in the
morning. Perfect order prevailed.
however, in contrast with the disorder
of Yesterday. The admission of the
pnblic into the chapel ceased at 10
O'clock, when troops barred the streets
leading to the Hofburg. The emperor
and empress and the crown princeSSes
attended a requiem mass i'll the OratOry
of the palace. at which the Miserere
was sung by the church choir. The
service was ended at noon. The church
bells then commenced to toll. The
coffin lid was fastened at 2 O'clock and
the key was confided to Prince Hoen-
lohe 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 a last farewell of the remains.
The imperial guard in the meantime
had taken position in the Franzens-
ring, and the mourners, invited to the
funeral were arriving just before
O'Clock the members of the imperial
house, who had left the chapel, stopped
In front of the. side entrance of the
Capuchin church, in the kloster gasse,
where they were received by Prince
Hohenlohe, Prince Hunyadi, chief mas
ter of ceremonies, and the father guar
dian. accompanied by friends of the
community, bearing lighted tapers.
The imperial party wended 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.
Three rows of benches stretched from
the entrance along the nave on the left,
OF gospel side, while the rest of
the space on the side nearer the high
altar was filled by a dais with three
rows of prie-dieuX. The first row was
for the emperor and the king and queen
of the Belgians, and the other two rows
for the archdukeS and archduchesSeS.
The catafalque was erected in the mid
die of the church. and was surrounded
by massive candeIabra. Near the cata-
faloue was tabOuret for Archbishop
Ganglbauer. who celebrated pontifical
mass. To the right of the main aisle,
on the epistle side and opposite the
Imperial dais, were prie-dieuX for the
use of Mgr. Galimberti, the papal nun
clio, and the other bishops. On the
stroke of 4 the coffin was lifted from the
bier, blessed and
CARRIED TO THE FUNERAL CAR.
The cortege then started from the
Hofburg. Upon. reaching the Augustine
church the priests assembled there
placed themselves at the head of
of the procession, and were fol-
lowed by the court and state officials and
municipal authorities. When the car
bearing the body arrived at the cloister
gates Emperor Francis Joseph and the
king and queen of the Belgians, fol-
lowed by the other mournerS, entered
the body of the church. The ministers
of the empire, headed by Count Kali
noky, Count Won Taafe and Herr Won
TisZa, and accompanied by the privy
councillors, took UP position to the
right of the catafalque. Next to them,
nearer the main entrance. came In order
the presidents and vice presidents of
the reichsrath, the Hungarian diet and
the provincial cOmitttee OF Lower Aus
tria. the burg0maSterS of Vienna and
Pesth, the delegates of both capitols
and other deputationS. In three rows
of seats to the left of the entrance the
chief court officials took their places, in
eluding the captains of the guard, the
adjutant general, the mis-
tress of the emperOr'S household, the
ladies, Stephanie's court
marshal and Rudolph's adjutants.
4 Archbishop GanglbauerS with the
cathedral chapter, awaited the coffin at
the entrance of the church, and pre-
eeded it to the interior. Amid a solemn
silence
HE BLESSED THE REMAINS,
sprinkling holy water OIL the coffin,
upon which the emperor, during the
whole ceremony, kept fixed gaze in
deep abstraction. Presently the thrill
ing strains of ''Libera Me, Domino"
sung by the church choir, broke the i'm
hush. When the choral was
oyer, and just as the chamberlains were
to carry the coffin to the
vault, the emperor, stepping up to the
bier, knelt in PRAYER. On arising he
was Joined by Archduke Charles, Prince
Francis of Este, Prince Leopold of Ba-
yaria, 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. The
empress. Crown Princess Gisela and
Archdnchess Marie Valerie did not at
tend the funeral. passing the time in
PRAYER within the Hofburg. Although
an enormous number of people assem-
bIed in the streets to witness the cor
tege, complete order was preserved
the obseQuieS, which terml-
mated at about O'clock. The letter
from Rudolph to SzOegyenyi, expressing
weariuess of life, although not dated. is
known to have been written at Meyer
ling Jan. 9.
Throughout the service the emperor
was composed, not shedding tear. lie