New-York tribune., 1891-01-30
BAUDOUIN'S FUNERAL.
BRUSSELS IN MOURNING FOR TIE DEAD
PRINCE.
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE IL THE CATHEDRAL
OF sNNTE GUDULE-THE soMBRE DECoRA-
TIONS-GRIEF OF KING LEorOLD-
TIE FUNERAL PROCESSION.

Brussels. Jan 29-BrussclS was a city OF mourn
ing to-day the day of Prince BaudoWn iuAerdl'
black bunting, drapcd flags ard Grape oelhS seen
on all sides The humblcst houses wed WIN lHc
richest mansions in exhibiting outward Signs ol
sorrow at the death of the popular Prince From
m early hour crowds of people poured lnto Inc
city from the outlying towns and Villages
all wearing some sign OF m0uihNh-'
At o'clock in the morning the guns oi d
battery of artillery stationed in the park thnndeed
put "A royal salute. BY that time the streets near
he thoroughfares through which the procession was
TO pass were thronged; while extra trains, run as
rapidly as possible, continued TO deposit thousands
Of provncials in the city Of Brussels
As tie hour for the funeral approached the
police and military could only with difficulty
control the dense masses OF pashlng, Struggling
people who lined the route of the funeral pro-
cession. Along the line there not build
inc which was not completely drapcd IN black
while the buildings around the PlaccIoyale, PIacc
de la Monnaie Place dc> Martyres and the Grandc
Place were handsomely decorated with mourning
emblems The churches and public buildings were
also draped with Grape and black bunting
There was an air of genuine mourning in every
direction There was not a store open IN brusSeI'
and the windows of all the banks and public buid-
ings were closed by shutters.
The centre Of attraction was around 'hc
Cathedral of Saintc Guduc, built in l2'5. the ol%
bells of which toed during the morning. In
front of the Cathedral monster canopy was
erected over the great marble steps leading mo
the old building. Last night large placard an
nounced that the funeral mass would he celebrated
in the Cathedral; consequently, at o clock thIS
morning Ste. Guduc was overflowing with an
immense congregation. This aSSembaec was al
lowed TO remain in the Cathedral until 9 80 a. M
when the troops marched into the building from
several different doors. and cleared il sufficiently
TO leave a space for the funeral service and for
the distinguished personagcs invited TO be present
at the funeral ceremony.
The whole Of the interior Of the Cathedral, its
vaulted roof, choir. transepts and huge pillars.
were covered with immense sable han1n@S,
frnGed and Ornamentcd with heavy silver bullion.
The catafalque. to receive the colin, was erected
in the centre of the grand tranSept and in front OF
the chancel 1t was covered with a massive black
canopy, supcrbly ornamcnted with silver and
suspended above the catafalquc. From the canopy
heavy hangings descended and We're made fast
TO the base of the pillars of the catafalque.
triple row of tall candles, in heavy silver candle
sticks. surrounded the sarcophasus. All the
candelabra in the Cathedral were lighted. and the
altar were ablaze with lights
The approaches to the palace of the Count OF
Flanders were thronged with carriages and lined
with troops in bright uniforms After the arrival
at the palace of procession of parish priests,
robed in cottas and caSsocks. the cortege began
the solemn march 10 the Cathedral. Mounted
sendarmes, 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 mufled drums, playing the
Dead March in Saul Next came number Of
infantry regiments with reversed arms. each
headed by it's full band with muiied drums, and
playing Il dead march. With each of these rcsi-
ments Prince Baudouin had been personally con-
nected as an officer during the course Of promo
ton which he had gone through in his military
career Each regiment carried its coors heavily
draped with Grape and on the lett arm thc
soldiers wore band of Grape
After Prince Bau1ouins regiments came the
clerry and the members of the royal households.
preceding the coffin. which was borne on the
shoulders of ten picked non-commissioned officers,
representing all branches of the service forming the
garrison of this city. Behind the coffin came the
presidents Of the two Chambers, NJ de LantSheerc
and Count de Mcrode-WesterloO. After the PTcSl-
dents came the Council of Minister'S consisting
of A. BeerndPrt, Minister OF llndNcc' VI lHltuHc,
Minister of Justice NJ. Devolder, Minister Of
the Interior VI. de Bruyn Minister of Agriculture A;
Prince de Chimay Minister of Foreign Affairs {;
MAJOR General Pontus Minister Of War, and VI.
j. Van Den Peerboom, Minister Of Railroads,
Posts and Telegraphs The Ministers acted as
pall-bcarcrs, and Immediately preceded King Leo
pold, who was so overcome with emotion that he
walked with a halting step and with his head
bowed down with sorrow. The Count of Flan-
ders, the father of the dead Prince. weeping bit
terly, walked behind King Leopold, having his
son. Prince Albert, on his right, and Prince Henry
of Prussia on his left The spectacle presented
by this mournful group affected many of the on
lockers to tears.
The funeral car, covered with wreaths of flow
ers, was drawn by six black horses harnesscd
with black trappings, and led by footmcn in
mourning liveriPs. Behind the funeral ear came
a number OF state carriages, all drawn by SIX
horses, and caparisoned I'm black, containing the
representatives of royalties and members of the
diplomatic corps.
An enormous crowd gathered in front Of the
Cathedral, and, in spite of its good-nature the
solemn occasion and the efforts OF the police, a
number OF people were crushed in1o unconscious
ness II was almost impossible 10 get the inscnsi-
bic people out Of the crowd and into place where
they could be attended 10.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Mechlin met the
funeral procession at the top of the Cathedral
steps and preceded the coffin up the aisle. King
Leopold and the royal princes followed the coniu
until it was deposited on the catafalquc when the
funeral service began.
All eyes in tic body Of the Cathedral were
directed toward the broad chancel. In front Of
which. surrounded by apparently innumcrablc can
dies rested the catafaQue. Officers bearing floral
wreaths sent by kings and queens and members Of
royal families stood at the foot Of the cataiaque
or between ii and the Cathedral doors One of
these wreaths sent by Queen Victoria, and
WAS inscribed "NOtre Tantc.' Another came from
Emperor William and Others were sent bv the
Prince and Princess Of Wales. the Gar. the Queen
of Roumana, the King of Portugal, Queen Isabella
of Spain, the King Of Italy, the Queen Regent of
Spain, and by host of princes and other titled
pcrsonages.
The Cardinal celebrated the funeral mass in
person.
The funeral service was fully choral, and in
cluded the Gregoran chant and 1llman's Pie
Iesu.' After the Pie Jesu" had been sung the