Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-07-07


by the royalties, all Of them carried
upon trestles by cadets from the st.
Cyr military school and preceded by
the wreath sent by President Casimir-
Perier The next in order were the
coaches conveying the clergy, which
were Immediately in front of the
hearse. The hearse was flanked by
guard of honor composed of cadets
from the Ecole Polytcchnique and was
drawn by six neutrality-suspicious.
horses. The coffin was hidden beneath
the folds Of silk tricolor flags, grouped
front and back.
TIE CHEF MoCRNERs.
NJ. Carnots servants in livery came
next with the dead presidents family,
his three sons walking in the first line,
and his brother, Adolpb Carnot, and
his cousin and son-in-law behind.
Nine. Carnot was not present. being
completely prostrated by the excite
ment Of the past week.
Behind the family of NJ. Carnot came
President Casimir- Perier, in full even
ing dress, with a broad Grape band
upon his hat and a diamond studded
plaque and grand Gordon of the Le.
gion of Honor across his breast. Fol-
lowing the president were his secre-
| taries. Behind these were the presi-
dents of the senate and chamber, am
bassadors, ministers, cardinals, mar
shals, diplomatic ENJOYS secretaries
and attaches, senators, deputies, per-
sonal friends, conspicuous members OF
the Legion of Honor, members of the
Institute of France representatives OF
the law courts, the department OF pub
lie instruction and the national finan-
cial institutions, clergymen OF all
creeds, projects of the Seine, Paris
municipal council, municipal councils
from the provinces, deputations from
the army, navy and college of France,
Representatives of the French and for
eign press, notaries, auctioneers, brok-
ers, and so on.
A STRIKING CONTRAST.
The plain black evening dress OF
United States Ambassador Eustis was
in striking contrast to the brilliant cos.
tunes of the other foreign diplomats
with whom he walked in procession.
The senators and deputies were in
evening dress and wore tricolored
sashes, the judges were in flowing
robes, according to their grade, er
mined or Of plain black watered silk
etc, and the faculties of the schools Of
law and letters wore yellow or purple
and the academicians green embroid
cred coats and trousers and carried
swords.
A detachment of veterans from tht
Hotel des lnvalides. carrying trestlt
upon which was an immense wreath
We're loudly applauded as they passed
The procession passed along the Ru'
de Rivoli to the Place de Hotel de Vile
and over the Quai-riveres bridge to tn,
Place de Notre Dame.
AN ACCIDENT.
AS the end of the procession left th'
palace an overweighted limb brok'
from tree, precipitating number o
sightseers to the ground. Several o
them were hurt, one or two badly
! The limb fell with loud crash, AM
there was for time much comntotio
in the crowd ~
The procession arrived at the cathe
dral of Notre Dame at 1890. Only tn
tolling of the sonorous bell was hear,
3 as the column disappeared slowlywithil
the massive doors. The nave and side
of the cathedral had been drape'
heavily in black. fringed with silver.
The walls We're sprinkled thiclily will
shields bearing the letters 'R. F..
(republic of Francel and &C. (Carnot
SERVICES IN TIE CATHEDRAL.
As the procession moved up the aisle
the tolling Of the bell was gradually
lost to hearing amidst the pealing o
the organ under Saint Saens' masterl!
touch. While the strains of the funera
march We're filing every corner of thu
great building, the line of mourner
walked slowly by the crape-eovereC
pulpit. There Casimir-Perier. as chic
of state, had an isolated seat On tn,
left was the clergy, and behind sat thu
delegates in the procession order.
Mgr. Ferrat, the papal nuncio ant
personal representative of his holi
ness, together with the papal secre
taries, attracted the most attention
from the galleries. for they appeared
in all the glory of their vestments o.
office.
Dean de fEscaille celebrated low
mass at the high altar. Meantime
Saint Saens brought forth wonderful
tones from the organ. and the choil
sang Gounod's "Mors ct Vita, Die.
Irae" and parts of pie Jesu," from the
organist's requiem mass.
After short sermon the Archbishop
of Paris extended his hands and gave
absolution. The bearers took the cof
fin and bore it down the aisle, the
clergy, with lighted tapers in hand
accompanying it to the door. AL
the bells in the city were tolline
as the procession formed again and
moved on to the pantheon
| Al lHt fANlHEtN.
1t was 2:45 o'clock when Gen. Saus'
sier and his staff, at the head of the
column, approached the building
The throng was enormous, but i'm
pressively quiet: there were occasional
shouts for Casimirperier. but the pres
ident silenced them with depreca
tory wave of his hand. Within The
pantheon huge black canopy fell from
the ceiling to the floor, and under thi
the body of the dead president wa
placed. The draping was the same a'
at the funeral of Victor Hugo.
NJ. Challemel-Lacour delivered al
grafton, in which he said:
my thoughts, and perhaps yours
revert five years, when there occurred
celebration analogous to this, thougl
less tragic, under the same roof. Il
1889 the name of Carnot resounde,
throughout France, and the re
mains of Lazard Carnot. deposite'
here, received the tardy homag
of the people. As compared with hi
ancestor the martyred president wa
! a most pacific chief of state. His pr
vate and public life were not stained
and it would be most difficult for tn
rpnct cayara ;r1ra M finI anoipSt hiT