Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05


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PARIS, July 1.-The remains of the
ate President Sadi Carnot, the muir
Tered chief magistrate of France, struck
down by the hand of Santo Cesario, the
Anarchist, at Lyons, on Sunday last,
were deposited in the Pantheon to-day
by the side of the remains Of his grand
lather, Lazare Carnot, the "organizer of
Tictory."
The funeral was made the occasion
Tor one of 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 dc la
Dite, upon which Notre Dame stands,
from early yesterday evening. The
people camped all night, quiet and
mournful, discussing the tragedy and
cursing the assassin.
BY 3 O'Clock this morning the streets
along the route were already crowded,
and by o'clock the Place de la Con
corde was black with people. The
house tops, windows and balconies of
every house along the line of march,
and every other point Of vantage. were
occupied, fabulous sums of money hay.
ing been paid for the use of houses,
windows and balconies, from which to
view the funeral procession. All classes
of people, young and old, rich and poor,
crowded to the funeral from all parts of
Paris, and from every department Of
France.
There was stir among the crowds
when Casimir- Perier, the successor of
the late President, drove up to the
Palace, for contrary to precedent, the
newly-elected chief magistrate of France
had determined to attend the funeral.
The troops presented arms upon his
arrival, and he was received at the
entrance of the Palace by number of
high officials.
At exactly 1925 a. m. the procession
began its march toward the Cathedral of
Notre Dame. A squadron of Republi-
can Guards emerged from the grounds
of the palace and proceeded slowly
down the Avenue Marignic, toward the
Avenue Gabriel and the Champs Elysee
the band of the Guards playing a
funeral march.
Following the band of the Gardc Re-
philippians came four of the principal
attendants of the Elysee, with tri.color
cockades in their hats, and bearing
President Casimir-P erler's SPLENDID
wreath Of roses and palms across two
poles. Then came two carriages contain
ing the priests who were to escort the
body to Notre Dame. After the clergy
came six-horse funeral car, which had
been used at the funerals of Presidents
Theirs and MacMahon. The trappings
of the car and horses were richly EN-
broidered with silver and angels with
outstretched wings surmounted each
corner The casket was covered with
the tri.color of France, and was heavily
draped with crepe. There were no
flowers on the funeral car.
AS the funeral car passed, those who
had not previously dotted their hats did
SO, many of the women fell upon their
knees, and all good Catholics made the
sign of the cross and offered up silent
prayer for the repose OF the soul of the
murdered President.
AS the procession emerged from the
Champs Elysees man cried, amidst the
profound and respectful silence of the
crowd; "Viye Carnotm "Vive La
Republique !" The man who thus broke
the mournful silence was Immediately
removed.
A PANIC IN THE CROWD.
A panic occurred at the Arcades of
the Rue de la Rivoli, near the Rue
Cambon. AS the end of the procession
passed, an officers horse SHE'D and
backed Into the crowd. Those behind
the first few lines of the crowd were
not aware Of the cause of the dis.
turbance, and some foolish person
shouted "A bombW The affrighted
sightseers made desperate rush in
their efforts to escape what they be,
lieyed to be an impending explosion.
Stands and benches packed with people
were overturned, some persons fell tc
the ground and were trampled under
foot, and women screamed and tainted
For time il looked as if Il serious dis
aster would occur. But the procession
was stopped and when the police sue
ceeded IN reassuring the crowds, it was
found that although numbers of people
were hurt, no one was seriously in
u5iured.
cav A man standing upon some railings
sioverbalanced himself and was impalet
crand killed. The heat was so intense
that hundreds of people tainted, and
Aiowing to the packed crowds, il wa!
"t@ith great difficulty that they could b.
anEuccored and removed.
ro SERVICES AT NoTRE DAME.
CO The procession reached the Cathedra
of Notre Dame at noon, where mos
impressive scene was witnessed. Gen
Borius, surrounded by all the general:
and officers Of the staff, stood on the lief
side of the Place du Parvis Notre Dame
As the casket was taken from thu
funeral car soldiers saluted all together
the soldiers presented arms, the trump
cts rang out grand salute, the muifiet
drums rolled and the bells tolled mourn
fully, the whole filling the air with
strange wailing sound, which echoet
far and wide.
The Archbishop of Paris, Carolina
Richard, then emerged from the cathe
dral, followed by the whole chapter
and OBLIGATED at the removal of TIL
casket, which was carried slowly ant
solemnly into the sacred editice, which
resounded with the swelling tones o
the grand organ as M. Saiut-Saen
played the Beethoven Funeral March.
Before pronouncing the absolution
the Archbishop of Paris delivered al
allocution. The cardinal said: "Befor
this morning, which has afflicted ever.
French heart without distinction o
opinion, one recognizes that France, il
spite of moments of forgetfulness ant
error, always regards the chief of th
State as the representative of divin
authority. The late President Sadi
Carnot was an upright man in public a
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