The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-23
FUNERAL OF JULES FERRY.

Marked Tributes of Respect To the Memory
of the Distinguished French Statesman.
PARIS, March 2~2.-Thousands OF strang gers
came to the city to-day TO attend the fun
eral of Jules Ferry. An immense mortuary
chapel. with nave and TRANSCRIPTS. had been
erected In the oourty ard of the Luxem-
bourg. 1t was draped with black cloth
edged with silver lace and emblazoned
with the monogram OF the dead statesman.
The coffin. covered with a CRIMSON and
white pail, remained until / O'clock in the
Sale Des Gardes. where the body has lain
IN state. and was then removed TO the cata-
faique. Shortly before the body was borne
MP the aisle the nave was illuminated by
the lighting of the enormous silver candel-
ebra and hundreds OF taDers were placed In
angle lines on each side of a row of flaming
cressets which extended to the right and
left before the platform.
Already at IL o'clock the persons having
Invitations had begun TO arrive. There
were judges. cabinet ministers. generals,
dIplomates. senators, deputies. authors
and naval officers. many of them bringing
wreaths, sheaves and floral crosses. which
they laid around the coffin. The municipal
authorities came In q body. followed by
delegates from scientific. military and lite
rary associations. Every department of
the national and municipal governments
was represented. Outside the oatafalque
rows OF soldiers were drawn uD along the
approaches. and the military bands played
dirges as the great throng filled the chapel
and grew dense around the entrance.
At 1:30 Senator Bardoux assembled the
platform. In an eloquent Grafton be eui0-
giZed Nj. Ferry as a statesman of great in
tsllectusl power. infiexible character and
unwavering patriotism. Senator Bardoux
was followed by NJ. Casimir Berier. Dresi-
dent of the Chamber of Deputies, NJ. MelIne
and the president OF the council general of
the Department CT Vosges, all of whom
spoke of NJ. Ferry's courage. patriotism and
sterling integrity.
NJ. Rlbot spoke ut the greatest length
and with evident emotion. He said of NJ.
Ferry: He was q man of mature and IN
errlng judgment. He had n supreme con-
tempt of underhand expedients in public
and privste lite. He had that elevated dis
dain of malicious attacks from his oppO-
nents w hich made him a man worthy and
qualified TO direct the policies OF his conn
expectation that the hope uttered by NJ.
Ferry in his inaugural address as President
of the Senate. of seeing an undivided
France rally round the standard of the re-
public, would be realized soon. and that
the nation would march forward on the
road of progress the better and the more
aspiring for having had u leader OF such
nobility as NJ. Ferry.
The colin was covered with trl-c0l0r, was
placed on the funeral car and. escorted by
infantry, cavalry and artillery. was borne
from the Luxembourg. 1t was followed by
an almost endless procession through
streets filled with uncovered CROWNS. Bal
comics and windows from the Luxembourg
to the railway station were thronged with
silent mon and women. At the station the
troops pressed back the crowd and formed
double lines. between which the coffin was
carried To the train for st. Die. There was
no disorder during the services or on the
way TO the railroad station. although the
police had expected and prepared for q
hostile political demonstration.