St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-23
BURIAL OF M MAHON.
The Body Of the Great Mar
shal Is Entombed.
A VERY IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL.
Stirring Orations Over the
Soldiers Remains.
RENEMBRANcES I'M FLOWERS.
Tokens From Victoria. Will
lam and the Army.
RENEMBRANcEs I'M FLOWERS.
ALONG THE cORTEGE'S ROUTE.

PARIS, Oct. 22.-Amid all the pomp
of peace and war the remains of Mar
shal MacMahon, eX-president of France
and Duke of Magenta. were conveyed
today from the Church of La Madeleine,
across the river Seine, to the Hotel deS
1nvalides, there TO rest until the great
reveille is sounded by the heavenly
trumpeter. The body of the last but
one of the marshals of France reached
the city from Mount Cressen last night,
and was conveyed to the Church of La
Madeleine, which historical building is
situated halfway between the Place
de POpera and the Champs Elysees.
The modest hearse bearing the EXPIRES
idents remains was followed from the
railroad station by two old servants of
the dead soldier. who carried the mar
shal's baton, decorations and other in
sigma of Office. The insignia of the
marshal of France was displayed on
blacks velvet cushions. and the
little cOrtege was respectfully saluted
by the crowds Of merrymakers focking
the streets in consequence of the fes-
tivities prepared in honor of the Rus
sian sailors. BY 3 o'clock this morning
the Place de la Concorde, the Rue Roy
ale, the Quai d'OrSay, Boulevard la
Tour -Maubourg dnd all other streets and
boulevards near the Madeleine and the
Hotel des Inyalides, the resting-place
In lite and in death of the veterans of
France, were
CROWDED WITH PEOPLE
anxious to see the funeral of Marshal
MacMahOn. The Church La Madeleine,
or Church of st. Mary MagdaIine, COM
menced in l777 and finished in 1912, was
draped with mourning bands, present
Ing peculiarly sad appearance amidst
so much fete decoration in its immedi-
ate neighborhood. 1t is true, along the
route followed by the funeral procession,
there were many emblems of mourning
displayed, and especially i'll the draping
of trI-cOlor flags, which were displayed
from windows on the streets leading
from La Madeleine to the Hotel deS
InvaIides. The Church of La Madeleine,
1t may be added, is built entirely of
stone, is surrounded by large number
Of Corinthian columns, and has no win
dows. 1t is led up to by some of the
best streets in Paris, including the
famous; Boulevard de La Madeleine.
The coffin, covered with its black
pail, dotted with silver stars, and
having upon it the marshaPS chapeau
and sword, as we'll as the two black
velvet cushions studded with various
decorations the dead soldier had re-
ceived during life, including the Rus
sian Order of st. Andrews, the Golden
Fleece of Spain, the Legion of Honor,
ETC., was borne at $50 a. IN. from the
front of the main entrance, where 1t had
rested all night, and was placed
UPON 4 CATAFALQUE
beneath the grand portico of La Mad
eleine. The front of the church where
the remains of the eX-preSident were
placed in state faces Rue Royale, which
leads from the church to the Palace de
la Concorde and by the Pont de la Con-
corde across the Seine to the Hotel des
Invalides. In front of the La Made
leine the coffin of the famous soldier
and eX-president was viewed by vast
crowd of people. The catafalque was
draped with the tri-color of France, and
had upon its sides escutcheons bearing
the letter IN" Tall lighted taperS were
placed around the bier, and the
whole was surrounded by a military
guard Of honor, which drew up in front
of La Madeline shortly before the coffin
was removed from the trout of the altar
TO the portico. When the guard OF
honor had cleared the necessary space
in front Of the church countless
wreaths, crosses and pillows of flowers
were placed upon and around the casket
containing the body of Marshal Mac
Mahon. Among the floral offerings was
one beautiful display of lilacs, violets
and roses,
SENT BY QUEEN VICTORIA,
and inscribed with the words: IRE
grets and Profound Sympathy" The
Prince Of Wales sent a handsome pillow
of tea roses and chrysanthemums, in.
scribed "a tribute of admiration for an
illuStrious soldier" The floral offering
which attracted the most attention was
sent by Emperor William of GERMANY
and was composed of jviolets and lilacs
with a large palm leaf, in the center O.
which was worked the letter wv" anC
the imperial crown. The floral tribut,
of the Russians was Surmounted b.
laurel crown, to which was attached
broad white silk ribbon, upon whicl
was embroidered "Russian Mediter
ranean Squadron" King Humbert OF
Italy, the city of Milan and number
Of Italian officers sent beautiful wreath
of flowers to be placed upon the caske
containing the remains of the famou
general; but the largest of all was tn
Offering of the French army. 1t wa
composed Of roses, heliotropes, mar
guerites and carnations. Shortly be
fore half-past 10 the entire route lead
ing from the Church of La Madeleine +
the Hotel des Invalides had been Iinet
with troops, which kept the roadwa,
clear for the passage of the hearse. A
10:30 Gen. BOisdoiffere. chief of th
general staff of the French army, an,
Gen Saussier, the general in command
of the Paris garrison, arrived in from
OF la Madeleine, followed by two Ger
man attaches of the imperial embassy
All were
~ BRILLIANT UNIFORMS,
and the two generals were escorted b.
hussarS and dragons. Gen. Boisdoiffere
followed by Gen. Saussier and the Gel
man attaches, quietly ascended the step
and took the positions which had bee
assigned to them around the hearse