Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24

where inferment was TO be made.
We could see that this action of the King
WAS causing the widest excitement among the
throngs or the avenues and boulevArds and the
long lines % infantry fully armed and equipped.
far a. the eve could reach. simply intensified
the gradually growing hum and kissing from
the populace. II appeared as If all the regular
troops Of the kingdom had been summoned to
Paris for the occaAon, but our wonder was soon
to he satisfied Exactly two years before, dur
ing the funeral Of Gen. La Msroue, the Paris
republican, dashed upon the military escort,
seized the coffin As it was borne along and raj
lied a mob, whose revolution lasted three days
only. however. although marked By the seyerest
kind of lighting and bloodsbed Philippes ST.
cret police. /. seems bad discovered that
another such outbreak was being planned for
NAV 20, while Lafayettes obsequies were In
progress and the unusually large military es-
corr had been provided to nip the proposed rev.
oldton In the bud. The foresight Of the cab
inc. succeeded. bnt there was . great deal Of
conflict and proniscuous firing before It did.
THE ATTACK on THE PROCESSION
Leaving the Church Of the Assumption the
procession moved toward Picpus. the famous
old buryiug ground In the suburbs Of Paris,
where more than two-thirdS of the French no.
bility haze been accorded their last tenement.
The march WAS necessarily slow and many SUI
tered fearlglly from the Intense heat. But the
discomfort forgotten in the uproar which
entered the Place Yendoms Here some D. 900
medical students and reyolutionists were gath
cred en- masrs. bearing the ui-color inverted
and shouting such revolutionary cries as "Vive
Ia TepUbiidUe" and "Abollon Philippe"
Instantly there WAS commotion In ranks, Of
course. and dozens OF the civilian escort started
Precipitately Tor the sidewalks, when a tremen-
dous rush was made b. the rsyoiutionists to-
ward the coffin of Lafayette. They secured IL
nnd holding the casket above their heads con
;inusd shouting 'be Wild cries TO abolish the
Kingdom. counter charge by the military
succeeded in recapturing the coffin, aud sone
desperate fighting occurred before the rank.
could be formed sga:D ard the march resumed
without mO,es.atjon. In fact skirmishng was
kept mp more or less from tho Place vendome
to the Boulevard Dss ItaiieaIes and from that
point to the Boulevard Du Temps. the revolu-
tionists showing u very determined resistance
At each Of the latter localities, and making re-
peatod charges in an attempt 70 get Possession
OF the corpse.
THE iNTERMENT.
The charges were all rspulsed. and the funeral
train finally ended its bloody travel at the high
brick walls of Picpus; but the incidents Of the
day and the long four-milo tramp under the
burning shy had played havoc with the numer-
ical representation Of the civic escort. OF the
200 American delegates who started from the
Church Of the Assumption two remained, and
tuose Two were tCnsu BTHufOr0 ana tf0n.
Lippitt In this way II happened that Gen
Lippitt permitted to view the intsrment
itself. and of the fourteen persons who stood
IN the court where Laiayeste's grave had been
prepared by the side Of his wife the thirteenth,
tbs Marquis Las Teyris, a grandson Of La
sGyette. died two years ago, and Gen. Lippitt,
still living At the age OF seventy-eight, is the
fourteenth
Surrounded as the cemetery WAS by high
brick wall, II became necessary to break down
part Of the barrier to perrnit the entrance of
= battery Of artillery, which to fire the
salute, Orders had been issued, however, that
more but the palbearsrs, priest and relatives
of Lafsyette were to enter tine cemetery itself,
but being in civilian clothes like the eight pail
bearers and the only three attending relatives
George Washington Lafayette, the sou. and
two grandsons. the Marquis Las Teyrie and
the Marquis dc Chambrun, the guard passed.
Consul Bradford and Gen. Lippitt unhindered.
George W. Lafayette. and some Of the noted
ambassadors snd members Of the foreign diplo-
matte corps at Paris, who acted as pail
bearers, have been dead many years. The
officiating priest, Gen. Lippitt learned
from the Marquis Las Teyrie, also died two de-
cadss ago and the Marquis de Chambrun was
killed with his son while serving under Carl
oaidl in one of the Italians campaigns. The
mHsrquise who Wa a granddaughter OF LAfay-
cite. ia still! living In Geneva, and Gen Lippitt
ha- among his mementoes q large photograph
of Lafay cite in the uniform of n major general
taksu from the painting made during the states
mans lifetime. which was presented by the
marquiss and bears her autograph and a COM
pliuaentary message to the ''schoolmaster'' Of
the old Constellation.
TEE hEyoLUTfoS CRUSHED.
Lsfayettes grave, Gen. Lippitt says, was
located in a small cout which had been formed
IN the cemetery by the erection Of mortuary
chapels and several crypts. The oour. itself
did not contain space enough to admit the pres
enco Of a large concourse of spectators at the
closing ceremonies. even il no restraining order
had been issued, and only the measure In ques-
tion. enforced by the presence of the immense
military contingent as a guard, prevented the
recurrence OF the scenes Of riot aud further
bloodshed which marked the corteges passage
from the Place Vendome TO Picpus. The cou-
fist AZ the boulevard Du Temps was however
the last scene in the short-ltved revolution. II
probably failed TO be n more serious affair only
Gen. Lippitt thinks, because tins lapse Of time
between IaIsyette's death ard the day Of bis
funeral allowed King Philippe to summon so
large force of his military minious to Paris ~
to eSrc:ualiy overpoWer all the resistance the
revoluuonists we're capable OF mastering in
their poorly prepared condition for offensive
warfare. although with the weil-organized med
icHi students a nucleus and ready to maze
the Fret onslaught At the Place Veadone the
mob was a meascing affair to Philippe throne
and was simply overcome By force OF numbers
Lafayettes thorough love for America as
his foster country and his tentrnes expressed
desire 20 be buried on American soil are mat
teri Of an historical nature, but the story that
his wishes IN the latter respect were complied
with by emptying a hogshesd Of American sand
Into his grave before the coin was lowered TO
its last resting place has generally been re-
garded IA interesting mainly from It's romantic
character rather than any Claims to anthem
icity Gen LipPitt does not vouch for the
story truth, but says that be has every reason
10 regard II as authentic. for he told by the
Marquis Las Ieyrie, with whom he became in
iimately acquainted, that he hoCshead Of sand
had been brought from America In compliance
with Lafayette's wishes quite some time pre-
Won. ~ the marquis death. 1t was. OF course.
out of the question that the interment should
sctua.,y be made American soil In q literal
senss. when the slightest occurrence Of that
KIND would have sent France into the worst
throes OF political uprising. But from every
thing known about tho matter in 1884 and what
Gen Lippitt learned afterwsrd there seems to
be no doubt that George WashngtOn's bosom
friend rested At mia burial upon the free soil
Ais sword helped to win
ten. Lppitt returned to America in 1885 and
took Up the profession OF law after the con-
elusion Of the Mexican war, through which be
fought with gsliantry and distinction. His
career ~ a tdrist WAS again Temporarily inter-
rupted by the civil war, and ten years ago he
retired from active practice at the District bar,
when rapidly nearing bis SEVENTEEN year. In
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