The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-30
PRINCE BAUDOUIN BURIED
Funeral Ceremonies at Brussels At
tended with Great Pomp and Display.
Mr.. Goschen's Views on Financial Matters
Gold the Only Sound Basis-'Thermidor"
in the French Deputies.
BURIAL OF PRINCE BAuDouN.

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Brussels Wrapped I'm Grape and Draped
Fiags-Imposing Funeral Ceremonies.
BRUSSELS. Jan. 29.-Brussels was truly .
city of mourning to-day-the day of Prince
B~audouin's f~uneral-black bunting. draped
flags and Grape being seen on all sides. The
streets were filled with people and every
window along the line of march was
crowded. The funeral was attended with
the usual scenes of pomp and ceremony.
There was an air of genuine and universal
mourning In every direction. There was
not a store open In Brussels and the win
dows of the banks and public buildings
were closely shattered. The center of at
traction was around the Cathedral of Saint
Gudule, built in 1878, the finest sacred edifice
in Brussels. At 8 o'clock this morning
Saint Gudule was OVERLOOKING with the
immense congregation which had assem-
BLEED, the early corners reaching the Cathe-
dral as early as o'clock. This assemblage
was allowed to remain in The cathedral
until $50 A. NJ, when the troops marched
into the building from several different
doors and cleared it sufficiently TO give q
place for the funeral service and for the
distinguished persons invited to be present
at the funeral These distin-
guished people occupied the body OF the
cathedral. the general public being adj
mltted to the trifOrias.
The whole of the interior of the cathedral,
it's vaulted roof. choir, transepts and huge
pillars were covered with immens saddle
hangings. frlnged and Ornamented with
heavy silver bullion. The catafalque, to re-
ceive the collin, was erected in the center
of the grand transept, n In front of the
chancel. 1t was covered with a massive
black canopy. superbly .ornanlented with
silver. A triple row of tall candles, in
heavy silver candlesticks, surrounded the
sarcOphagus. All the c~andelabra in the
cathedral were lighted. and the choirs,
from end to end, together with the grandly-
magnificent main altar, were ablaze with
light. This gorgeous altar formed the cul-
minating point of one of the most superb
scenes ever witnessed within the ancient
historical cathedral.
The approaches to the palace of the Count
of Flanders. father of the dead Prince,
were thronged with carriages and lined
with troops in bright uniforms. On arrival
at the palace OF a procession of parish
priests, robed in cottas and cassocks, the
oortege began the solemn march to the
cathedral. Mounted gen-darmes, the corps
of guides and the civic guard headed the
procession. Following these bodies of
troops came the band of the grenadiers of
the guard. with muttied drums, playing the
dead march In Saul" Next came a number
of infantry regiments with which Prince
Bauduoin had been connected as an officer.
Each regiment carried its colors heavily
draped with Grape. and on the left arm the
soldiers wore a band of Grape. Next came
the clergy and the members of the royal
households, preceding the coffin. which was
borne on the shoulders of ten picked nom
commissioned officers. The presidents of
the two chambers and the ministers bore
the pail. Next came King Leopold. who
was SO overcome with emotion that he
walked with q halting step and with his
head bowed down with sorrow. The Count
of Flanders, weeping bitterly. walked be-
hind King Leopold. having his son, Prince
Albert, on his right and Prince Henry of
Prussia on his left. The funeral car. COW
cred with beautiful wreaths of flowers, was
drawn by six black horses harnessed with
black %trappings and led by footmen in
conveved mon this ,ar 70 the rova oIy cr %nt
in the chapel of the castle of Leken. q mile
or SO outside the city. where the interment
took place.