Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-02
NlRTYRED ClRNOT.
Funeral UnpreCedentedin in
The History Of France.
RICH AND POOR ATTENDED.
Thoust nds Had Camped Out in Order
TO Get View OF the Procession.

funerals Those OF Prince Jerome Bona
parte aud Victor Noir. the journalist, who
was shot AM killed by Prince Pierre
Bonaparte; the funeral OF President
Theirs, Louis Blanck. G9mhetts and
Victor Hugo were never to be forgotten
sights. hut the funeral OF Pr dent Car
not eclipsed them all Tor tn risnifesta-
tion o natlonal feeling.
Fifteen bishops, whose esteem Presi.
dent Garnet hud won In the course Of bis
many state visits TO cathedral town
aided In the celrbration- The pope gave
hints To the episcc pscy that he thought
the opportunity aI5rdod by the death Of
President Carnot was p rood one for hold
ing out Pga.n the olive trench TO the
republic. They took the hint
The funsrtl was made the occasion for
one Of the post remarka ble civic and mill
tary display a. the history Of Frame such
the anxiety Of Jhs masses TO DE- pres
sut along the line oi route follow y
the procession that crowds Of people bo
gan T. EAther along the Champs Elysts,
the Rus d. Rivoi aud. about the streets
on the lie de LA Cite, upon which Notre
Dame stands, from early Saturday even
ing.
CAmpsd Out All Might.
And at the positions witch they had
selected the people camped all night,
quiet and mournful, discussing the
tragedy and cursing the assassin. by y
o'clock Sunday morning the str tets along
the route were already crowded, aud 10y o
o'clock the Place de la Concorde. situated
bstwesn the Champs Elysees and the
Jardin des Tuillsries, was black with
people. The housetops, windows and
balconies of every house along the line
OF march, and every other point OF
vantage, was occupied.
All classes of people, young and old.
rich and poor, crowded 10 the funeral
from all parts of Paris and from every
department OF France. The nsighbor-
hood Of the British em bassy, which is sit
uated near the Elysee palace, was 30
packed with people Saturday evening
that those who wished TO get away In
order to obtain food and drink were un-
able 10 do 90.
AZ exactly 1928 q m. the procession be
gan it's march toward the Cathedral Of
Notre Dame. A squadron Of repu blican
guards proceeded slowly in advance. All
the troops presented arms, and the people
uncovered their heads In the majority Of
cases Following the band Of the Garde
Repu blicains came four attendants Of
the Elysse, bearing President Casimir-
Perier's wreath OF roses and palms across
two poles
Then came two carriages containing the
priests who were to escort the body TO
Eotre Dame. After the olergy came n six
horse funeral car, black and Imposing,
which had been used at the funerals OF
Presidents Theirs and Mac Mahon. The
trappings of the car and horses were
richly sm broidered with silver, and angels
with outstretched wings Nrmounted each
corner. The casket was -overed with the
tricolor of France, aud was heavily
draped with crepe There were no flowers
on the funeral ear.
Prayed In tho Streets.
As the funeral car passed, those ~ho
had not previously doffed their hats did
20. Many Of the women fell upon their
knees, and Catholics made the sign OF the
cross and offered upa silent prayer for
the repose of the soul OF the murdered
president.
Two soldiers bearing a velvet cushion
upon which rested President CarnoJ's va
rious orders marched after the funeral car.
They, in turn. were followed by the off,
GERS composing the civh household or the
late president. Behind the civil house
hold were the three sons Of the dead
president. The other members OF the
Carnot family, excepting the widow,
came next, and preceded President CAST
mir Perier. who followed them, cool. calm
and bareheadsd. The president was sur
rounded ~ General Borius. and all the
other officers Of the military household.
Behind them came the presidents OF the
two cham bers. The am bassadors and
the stats of the different EN- bassies came
next Behind them were the cabinet
ministers. The cardinals, senators and
deputies had the next place In the process
sion, preceding the personal friends Of the
family aud military and naval Off -ers oi
the republic.
The remainder of the funeral cortegt
was composed Of deputations from the
various departments OF the govern m ent,
the Legion OF Honor, the different in
stitutes. the clergy and others.
At tho Cathedral
The procession reached the Cathedral OF
Notre Dame at noon. AS the casket was
taken frem the funeral car the officers all
ssluted together, the troops prevented
arms. the truDnpsts rang out q grand
salute, the muffied drums echoed far and
wids.
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swelling tones Of the grand organ. The
external and Internal decorations of
Notre Dame had been so srtisticslly y
carried out that 1t had the grandest effect.
1t was, in brief mass of black and silver,
intermixed with ermine.
The clergy preceded the bier up the
aisle to a monumental catafalque in the
middle Of the transept The catafalqus
was upon dlas 10 feet high, aud war
surrounded 10y eight immense lighted
hsmbeaux, whose fiickering green glare
greatly enhanced the spectacle
The oatsfalqus Itself stood out wierdly
Illuminated by these aani bsaux, OF
torches, and by 10 osndslsbrs, each of ID
candles The choirs of Notre Dame and
the Conservatoire de Musique executed
the liturgical chants ana two mum bers
Of Gounod's "Mors ct Vita" The plain
tive notes of ''Dies Irae" were sung by
the choir aud a rendition of PIE Jesu''
from Saint Saens requiem mass produced
q not easily TO be fongotten impression.
Before pronouncing the absalptiou the
arch bishop delivered AN slloo thon, and
concluded with Offering respectful hon-