The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-02
Great National Demonstration
by the Hungarians.
VAST THRono IN suoA-PEsrH.
One Delegation of Five Thousand
Comes Seventy Niles AfoOt.
The Generals OLD seldiers censpfeaoas
The kossuth Hymn Chanted In tho
Streets ~ the Procsssion Movss-
Novelist Jokai the Orator.

BUpA.PRsrH, April IAN immense
crowd Of people from all parts Of Hungary
and many from Austria are in the city.
The great center OF attraction was the ma
tional museum. in which the body of Kos
sush was living IN state. II is estimated that
At least 40. zoo people of ali classes viewed
the remains. Several impressive incidents
marked the day. One was the visit of
number Of maidens from Transyiyania.
Clad wholly in white, they deposited fiow-
ers on the casket. The visit Of the veteran
Honved hussars also attracted much at
tention. Five Thousand inhabitants of
CEeg.ed. who walked in a body the long
distance from there to Buda Pesth, seventy
miles. ia order to pay their last token of
respect and love to the great Hungarian,
arrived safely. and their visit TO the hall
was one of the noteworthy incidents Of
the day. The streets were thronged the
whole night by constantly arriving dspu-
ta,ions
The funeral services were held in the
vestibule of the National museum in the
presence of the Lathesan bishops, men,
bers of the Hungarian diet and the Hun
garian magnates. After the singing of the
national anthem, IN which all present
oration, in which he eioquentiy ex-
toiled the patriotic services of Kossuth.
Maurice Jokai, one of the leading
Hungarian writers and q member OF
the diet, followed, speaking on behslf of
the lower house. He dweit at length on
the seif-sacrifice Kossuth had M ade for his
country, concluding with touching fare
we'll to the dead patriot HIS words moved
many OF his audience to tears. The burgo-
master OF Buda Pesth said the grave of
kossuth would become place of pilgrim
age for Hungarians. every one of whom
felt the deepest sympathy for his services.
When the funeral services at the museum
had been concluded the coffin was con-
veyed TO the funeral car, to which were
attached eight horses covered with
mourning caparison. In the procession
were twenty special cars. bearing between
ECO and 5000 funeral wre,ths. Then fol.
lowed go Honveds. All wore medals.
Frernen formed q guard on each side.
Tho journey occupied two hours, the
streets through which the procession
passed being densely crowded. Not
window or roof along the
route was unoccupied. Business,
much Of which 10 done in Buda Pesth
on Sunday. was at . complete srand-
still, all the business houses being closed.
Everybody wore mourning. The members
OF q thousand deputations, carrying
wreaths and banners. followed the Hon.
veds. As the procession moved along,
choirs sang national airs and the Kossuih
hymn. As the procession passed the OPP
era house thousands of pcrso ns massed on
the steps Joined the hymn. From the
opera house on there was an intermittent
rising OF patriotic songs from the popu-
lace. There was no disorder. No police
were visible anywhere along the route,
except at the crossings.
The final ceremonies at the cemetery.
though simple, were very impressive.
Several speeches were made by the repre-
senta,ives Of the independent party, and
BY Honveds who served under Kossuth.
After the singing of choral the coffin was
placed in temporary vault. At this mo-
ment q touching spectacle presented itself.
The immense assemblage gathered out
side the cemetery fell upon their knees
and offered silent prayer. The ceremo-
nies concluded, the crowd quickly dis.
persed.