The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02
President CarnoFs Funeral Was
Grand Pageant.
Cannons Are Doomed and Bells
ToIled-
TAKEN TO PANTHEON.
a Most Magnificent Civil and
Military Display.

dered chief magistrate OF France,
struck down by the hand OF San to
Cesarios the anarchi st. At Lyons. were
deposited in the Pantheon yesterday
by the side Of the remains on his
grandfather. Lazare Carnot, the ''or-
ganizer Of victory
The funeral was made the occasion
for one or the most remarkable civic
and military displays in the history
Of France
Crowds began TO gather along the
Champs Elysee. the Rue de Rivoli and
about the streets on the lie de la Cite.
from early Saturday evening. People
camped all night. quiet aud mourn full,
discussing the tragedy and eursing the
assassin.
AZ o'clock Sunday morning the
whole route Of the procession was
packed in a manner never before seen
ln this city. The weather was gl0-
riously bright. but the heat soon be-
came almost an bearabIe-
Lines Of troops. infAntrv. cavalry.
artillery and Republicans guards were
TO be seen on all sides and mounted
orderlies dashed hero and there
bearing messages TO and from the
staff Of General Saussisr. the military
governor Of Paris The mourning
emblcrns displayed on all sides gave
q mournful tone to every thing. and
helped to Increase the gloom which
spread over the vast assenblage-
There was an inanlcn se stir among
the crowds when Casimir- Perier. the
successor Of the late president, drove
UP to the pa Lace, for. contrary to prec-
edeDt. the newly elected chief nagis-
trate Of France had determined to at
tend the funeral.
At exactly 1928 a. III. the procession
began its march toward the cathedral
Of Notre Dame.
After the clergy came a six horse
funeral car which had been used at
the funerals OF Presidents Theirs and
Mcmahon. The trappings Of the car
and horses were richly EN- brOidered
with silver and angels with out
stretched wings surmounted each
corner The caslket was covered with
the tri-color of France and was
heavily draped with Grape There
were no flowers or the funeral car.
As the funeral car passed those who
had not pre- vicusIy dotted their hats
did 50, many or the women fell up n
their knees. and made the sign Of the
cross and offered up a silent prayer
for the repose Of the soul OF the
murdered president
a. the procession emerged upon
THO Champs Elyscc = man cried,
amidst the PrDfoUndcst respectful
silence Of the crowd. ''Vive Carnot.''
s.Vive Ia repu bliuue."
The man who thus broke the
nournful silence was Immediately
removed Two infantry captains.
bearing a large velvet cushion upon
which rested President Carnot's va
riOus orders. marched after the
funeral car They were followed by
&he officers composing the civil house
hold Of the late president
Behind these were the three sons of
the dead man The other members
cf the Carnot family, excepting the
widow. came next and preceded
President Casim r- Perier. who fol-
lowed them barehcaded with the cor
don of grand master of the Legion Of
Honor across his breast.
The procession reached the cathe-
dral OF Notre Dame at noon where a
most impressive SCENE was Witnessed
General BOrius. surrounded by all
the generals and officers of the staff,
stood on the left side of the Place du
parvis Notre dame As the casket
was taken from the funeral car the
officers all saluted together the troops
presented arms, the trumpets rang
out 81 grand salute. the muffied drums
rolled and the bells tolled mournfully.
the whole filling the air with
strange wailing sound which echoed
far aud wide.
The archbishop OF Paris, Cardinal
Richard, then emerged from the
cathedral. followed by the whole
chapter, and officiated at the removal
OF the casket which was carried
edifce, which reSounded with the
swelling tones Of the grand organ, as
MI SAINT Saeus played the Beethoven
funeral march.
The clergy. headed by the arch
bishop Of Paris. preceded the bier up
the aisle to a monu1n entail catafalque,
displacing the altar which usually
stands It that spot
The catafaIque was upon a dais ten
feet high, and WAS surrounded by
eight immense lighted hambeaux-
The catafaluuc itself stood out weird
nv illuminated by these iambeaux and
bv sixteen candelab bra. each with
eighteen candles The rest of the
vast ediGce was dimly lighted BY the
rays of the sun. which altered !
through the magnificent stained glass /
windows. The galleries or the tri- /
forum were packed with people who
had been able to obtain admittanco
by special order.
President Casimir Perier took his |
seat in the private enclosure around l
the pulpit Behind him were seated |
the members Of the late Presidents
civil and military household.
The choirs Of Norte Dame and the /
Conservatoire de Masiqus executed 1
the liturgieal chants and two mum
beers Of Gounod's ''Mors ct Vita NJ /
Felix Faure, the famous baritone. 4
being the solcist-
The plaintive notes % Dies rre"
were sung by the choir, and M.
Faure's rendering Of "Pie Jesu" from
Sain k-Saenss requiem mass. prCduc /
profound impression Before pro- 1
nOuncinK tne absolutiUu the arch- /
bisop Of Paris delivered an all0cution-
rived - the Fantheon at 2.S0 T. m,