The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-23
HONORS TO THE DEAD.
The Funeral Of the Field Marshal
in the French Capital.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY ADDED TO
THE TRIBUTES.

at the S1gnG OF the wreath cehe ~
the Cars Officers-Grim Silence When
the Kaiser's Representatives Joined
the Mourners- Men of France
Gathered in Memory of the Dead
Soldier.
Marshal MacMahon was brought at 8
o'clock this morning from the vault OF
the Church of the Madeleine to the out
side gallery beneath the peristyle and
placed on a catafalque draped with the
tri-color The building was draped in
black The soldiers guarding the cata-
falque were taken from the infantry
regiments which the Fieldaa Marshal COM
| manded more than generation ago. The
mourners arrived slowly. Army officers
took their places at the right Of the bier
and civilians at the left. A few judges
came in their red robes and some ten
Academicians walked in behind them.
waited in silence while far down the
streets stretched the motionless, double
lines of infantry. keeping the way clear
for the departure of the body from the
church. The hearse was drawn by six
horses On each side were carriages filled
with wreathS.
While the crowd was watching the
hearse, a carriage was driven up hastily
and Count Muenster, the German am
bassador, his head uncovered, stepped
out An officer of the Red Hussars fol-
lowed, and behind him came two giant
officers of the White Cuirassiers A
landau carrying Emperor Williams
wreath was then driven to the curbs
roses and carnations, among which hung
large silver "W." The dropping of a
pin could have been heard in the Place
de la Madeleine as the Germans mounted
the steps and walked into the church,
saluting as they passed the coffin. The
minister of war, Admiral Avelan and
Premier Dupuy soon after arrived, close
ly followed by the Field Marshal's two
sons. There was no ceremony at the
church. The coffin was placed in the
hearse; Gen. Saussier, commander OF the
troops in Paris, waved his sword, and the
cavalade began at Ills to move slowly
from the church. The troops presented
arms and the band of the Republic
Guard struck the first notes Of Sellenick's
funeral march. There seemed to be
no end of carriages filled with flowers
The most conspicuous of all the exquisite
pieces was a great wreath OF Russian
lilies, forget-me-nots, violets and hearts
ease, tied with blue and white satin rib
bons bearing the words, Imperial
Mediterranean Squadron" 1t was the
tribute of the Russian visitors to the
dead soldier All along the route, this
wreath was the signal for murmurs of
admiration. The clergy preceded the
hearse At the corners walked Premier
Dupuy, Admiral Rieunier, marine min
II Il <,f
the Senate and Gen. Loisillon, holding
the cords of the pail. Marshal Mac
Mahon's chestnut charger, his sadie
covered with Grape, was led behind the
hearse. Three non-commissloned officers,
carrying on cushions the Field Marshal's
decorations including the Black Eagle
came next and soldiers with the flags of
the Field Marshal's regiments followed
them. After the mem bers of Marshal
MacMahon's family came Gen. Borius,
President Carnot's representative, the
entire diplomatic corps, officers of the
Russian fleet at Toulon, the generals of
the French army and the admirals of the
French navy, academlclans, civil and
military delegates.
There were few marks of mourning
along the route of the procession. The
lamp posts were hung with Grape and
here and there flag huttered from
window The crowd was enormous.
Hundreds of thousands filled the streets
close up to the military lines, covered
windows and packed the Place de la Con-
corde, the Champs Elysees. and Pontss des
Invalides. The 'Esplanade des Invalides
was occupied by troops. The hearse
arrived at the Hotel des Invalides at
H. So Governor General Arnou met it at
the gate and walked beside it into the
court of honor. The gateway was hidden
=, ho 1,.t
the veterans were drawn up in line under
the flags of their former regiments. The
galleries of the vast court were filled
rapidly. In the empty chapel Field Mar
shall Canorbert waited for the body of his
brother in arms. The coffin was borne
slowly to the chapel and placed on
catafaluue before the altar. The walls of
the chapel were hidden in black. The
choir and nave were filled with the great
men of France and their guests while the
place of honor in the choir was occupied
by the family. On the left were the rep
resentatives of the French and foreign
armies; on the right the members of the
Senate. In the nave were the naval
officers, deputies academicians, mayors
university professors, delegates from
the provinces and Catholic and Protest
ant clergy men. The priest who admin
istered to the Field Marshal in Montre-
cressote celebrated low mass: the band
played funeral march and the choir
chanteG requiems. The body was then
taken back to the hearse in the middle OF
the court and Premier Dupuy made the
funeral Grafton.
The fervor of M. Dupuy's eulogy was
regarded by all hearing him as an excep-
tional tribute to the memory of the dead
soldier. Gen. Loisillon spoke almost ex-
clusively of the Field Marshai's military
career. The hearse was taken after the
carvices to the Esnlapada des TnyalideS
saluted. All had colors wrapped with
Grape. AS the troops passed, the civilians
stood with barred heads and the foreign
| military representatives saluted. The
march past occupied nearly two hours.
During the march a battery at the
Quai d'Orsay fired at frequent intervals
At T. 80 the ceremony was over.