St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-23


| form. The arrival of the Russians
caused commotion among the people
| assembled, and it was easy to be seen
| that 1t needed but a starting signal to
| have raised one of those outburstS of
| cheering which are now so familiar to
the cZar'S sailors when they make their
| appearance in the streets of Paris. The
| Russians were saluted by the represen-
tatlves of the French army and by the
| German attaches. The next party to
arrive was that of the Marquis of
| Dufferin, the British ambassador, who
was followed by all the other members
of the diplomatic corps, who joined the
| brilliant group of officers around tie
| dead soldiers casket, forming scene
which was singularly imposing. The
| streets were packed with people,
| crowded into something like order by
the long lines of infantry drawn up
| against the sidewalks. All the windows
and balconies were filled with people
| and
| EVERY AVAILABLE HOUSETOP
was covered with interested spectators.
A dull, long, rolling of military drums,
| tone until they sounded like distant
| thunder, broke upon the air at 11:20,
and shortly afterwards the sharp clear
notes of military bugle gave the sig
nal that the funeral cortege was ready
| to take the body of Marshal MacMahon
to its last resting place. a second
| ringing order from the bugler, and the
| troops, like magnificent piece of clock
work, presented arms down the Rue
| ROyale, and the group of priests, pre-
ceded by altar boys, bearing candles
| behind tall cross of gold, were seen
to descend the steps and march slowly
| towards the Place de la Concord. Be-
hind the priests came the coffin, borne
upon the shoulders of num-
Der of non-commissioned officers.
| Slowly and solemnly was the
body carried down the steps
and towards the Rue Royale, followed
| by the representatives Of President Car
not, the senate, the chamber Of deputies
and the diplomatic corps. The latter
were headed by the Italian ambassador,
Count Ressman, and by the German am
| bassador, Count Won Munster. Then
came the representatives of the Prince
| of Wales, King Humbert of Italy and
others. Admiral Avellan walked with
the diplomatic corps. and the other Rus
| sian officers were at the end of the dele
CATION representing the French army.
The latter portion of the procession in
Guided officers from
EVERY BRANCH OF THE ARMY.
Large numbers of members of the
chamber of deputies and civil bodies,
including the Italian colony in Paris,
followed. All the male spectators stood
bareheaded as the funeral procession
passed down the Rue Royale, and made
its way towards the Hotel des lnValideS.
At the latter building a double line Of
pensioners. with mourning bands around
| their arms, was drawn up one on either
side of the central avenue, opening
| on the Quay d'OrSay. While the body
Of Marshal MacMahon was on its way TO
| the Hotel deS InValideS the chapel of
| the Invalides was filling up with nota-
! bilities. Among the first arrivals was
Marshal Canrobert, now the only sur
viving marshal of France. The head
| Of the funeral procession reached the
| Hotel des Invalides at l p. m, and the
body was carried to the chapel. which
was richly decorated with black and
| silver draperieS. and where it was re-
ceIyed by Cardinal Pichard. archbishop
of Paris, who officated at the last relig
! ious ceremonies over the dead, which
| lasted fully one hour. At the conclu-
| sion of the religious ceremonies the
coffin was conveyed to the court of
| honor, which is enclosed with arcades,
and adorned with paintings represent
ing scenes from the times of Charlie
magne, st. Louis, Louis XIV. and
Napoleon l. While the body was in the
court of honor, NJ. Dupuy, minister of
public instruction, and Gen. Louzillon,
minister of war, delivered
STIRRING ORATIONS
| over the body of the veteran soldier.
NJ. Dupuy, during the course Of his re-
marks, sketched the career of Marshal
| MacMahOn, and declared that he eXer-
| cised the powers entrusted to him with
loyalty, and that he laid them aside
with exemplary dignity. Continuing,
NJ. Dupuy said that the dead marshal
respected the national will during his
term as chief officer of the French re-
public, and that he had shown himself
to be not only good but great French
man. "1hls is why" added NJ. Dupuy,
"his bier is now surrounded by every
mark of esteem and sorrow from fereign
sovereigns, who, whether they are under
allied flags or in opposing camps, learned
to appreciate, especially on battlefields,
the worth and loyalty of Marshall Mac
Mahon. AS president. Marshal Mac
Mahon directed with solicitude the for
eign relations of France, and since he
retired fIom office he has been able TO
satisfy himself that the republic con-
tinued to fulfill its duty with vigilance.
He was also able to perceive before his
death that France found in her new po-
sition, as a reward for her
WISDOM AND RECTITUDE,
a substantial guarantee of the peace to
which she is firmly attached, and of
which the whole of Europe is SO much
in need. Marshal MacMahon joyfuIly
welcomed the fetes organized in
honor of our Russian visitors, and as a
soldier and as patriot he we'll under
stood their significance. In laying the
remains OF Marshal MacMahon among
the brave and good men whose bodies
already repose there, they prove to the
friends and guests of the republic that
they know how to preserve the Images
dear to the fatherland above the agita-
tions and disputes of factions"
NJ. Dupuy concluded by saying: LET
us bear his motto at heart: Tout Pour
la Patrie, Tout Pour la France"
Gen. Loizillon. the minister of war, in
his Grafton dwelt upon Gen. MacMahon's
honorable and illustrious career, and
bade his old comrade in arms adteu in
the name Of the French army. A most
impressive march past of the troops al
the Hotel des Invalides followed. The