The Washington bee., 1894-07-07
IN THF SILENT TOMB.
THE REMAINS OF PRESIDENT CAR
NOT LAID IN THE PANTHEON.

All France Shows its Sorrow and Pays
the Last Tribute of Respect to it's
Illustrious Dead Imposing Services
and Grand Pageant
Pafls, July 2.-Amidst the intense
neat OF the sun pouring from a cloud
less sky, all Paris and thousands Of
people from the provinces and from
the various countries of the continent
witnessed one of the most imposing
spectacles the pageant-loving Republic
OF France has ever seen in the burial
OF President Carnot. Most of the pub
nc buildings were heavily draped. and
the front OF the Pantheon was entirely
covered with black cloth bordered with
white. The Cathedral of Notre Dame
was also draped, though not so pro-
fusely. The Paris Bourbon was pro-
Iusely draped with Grape and tri-col-
ored flags at half-nast protruded from
many OF the windows. Hundreds of
draped American flags hung in front
of the American shops, and the Stars
and Stripes were also conspicuously
displayed in front of American resi-
dences.
At an early hour in the morning
ueleSauons began marching to the
Elysee Palace, bearing wreaths and
other emblems of mourning. Over the
catafalque, which stood in the centre
OF the court yard, was spread a black
band with two large white letters &C.
and black canopy trimmed with sill
YER covered the coffin. The catafalaue
was surrounded with burial palms and
flowers and countless wreaths. The
catafalque was guarded by soldiers,
and four nuns were kneeling behind it.
The band Of the Republican Guards
played Glazier's "Carnot Funeral
March, and in the court yard the
curate of the Madeleine Church said
the customary prayers. AS the bear
erS lifted the coffin TO their shoulders
the first gun doomed on the Esplande
Des 1nvalideS, and continued at inter
walls of two minutes until 101 salyos
were fired. The hearse was fianked
by guard of honor and was drawn
by six splendidly caparisoned horses
The coffin was hidden beneath the
folds of silk tri-colored flags. grouped
front and back. NJ. Carnot's servants
in livery came next. with the dead
ItSiitllL - IHultly, HIS three SOuS Nulk-
ing III the first line and his brother.
Adolphe CarnOt. and his cousins and
son-in-law behind. Madame Carnot
was not present, being completely pros
trated by the excitement of the past
week. Behind the family Of NJ. Car
not came President Casimir-Perier. As
the procession moved UP the aisle of
the Cathedral of Notre Dame the toll
ing of the bell was gradually lost to
hearing amidst the pealing of the or
gan. While the strains of the funeral
march were filling every corner of the
great building the line of mourners
walked slowly by the crape-covered
pulpit There NJ. Casimir-Perier, as
Chief Of State. had an isolated seat.
Madame Carnot drove alone from the
palace to the cathedral, wnere she re-
manned throughout the service. After
the short sermon the Archbishop Of
Paris gave absOlutiOn. The bearers
then took the coffin and bore it down
the aisle, the clergy accompanying it
to the door All the bells in the city
were tolling as the procession formed
again and moved on to the Pantheon.
The coffin was placed temporarily in
the crypt between the bodies of Ros
seau and Victor Hugo. Later 1t will
be placed in fhe vault beside the Gen.
LaZare Carnot, the organizer of vic
tory.