Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02

state since Friday last and the black cas-.
ket. with Its elaborate silver mountings, was
priests, who had been gathered about the
bier from early morning.
The March to the Cathedral.
AT exactly 1918 the procession began its
march to the cathedral Of Notre Dame All
the troops presented arms, and the people
uncovered their heads In spite of the blaz.
Ing sun. Following the band of the Garde
Republicans came four of the principal at
PENDANTS Of the Elysee with tricolor cock.
AIDES In their hats, and bearing Presiden,
Casimir-Perier's splendid wreath of roses
and palms across two poles
AFTER the clergy came a 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
embroidered with silver. and angels with
outstretched wings surmounted each cor
ner. The easket 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 tins
cross and offered up a silent prayer Cor the
repose Of the soul Of the murdered nreei.
dent.
AS the procession emerged upon tho
Champs Elysee man cried. amid the pro.
found and respectful silence: "vive Car.
not. viye la republiQue" He was i'm.
Two infantry captains. bearing a large
velvet cushion. upon which rested President
Carnots various orders. marched after the
funeral car. They were followed NV the of.
ficers composing the civil household Of IN.
late president. Behind these were the three
sons OF the dead man. The other memhars
Q. the Carnot family, excepting the widow,
same 9 next, and preceded President Casimir-
Perler. who fOllOwad 10
with the Gordon of grand master OF thf
Legion OF Honor across his breast The
president was surrounded by Gen. Bonius
the chief of the military household and nv
all the other officers Of the military house,
hold Then came the presidents of the twr
chambers, NJ. Challemel-Lacour. presiden,
OK the senate. and NJ. de Manly. acting presi.
dent of the chamber of deputies.
The ambassadors and the STATS Of tbs
direrent embassies. all In full uniform. fol.
lowed. Behind them were the cabinet mis-,
listers. headed by Premier Dupuy. The car.
dtnals and nearly all the senators and dam.
ties had the next place in the Procession
preceding the personal friends of the fami.
ly and the leading military and naval OH.
cers Of the republic
The remainder Of the cortege was COM
posed of populations from the various de-
partments Of the government the Legion @,
Honor, the different Institutes the CLERGY
and others.
Overcome by the Heat.
Inc neat was so intense that hundreds OF
people tainted. and owing to the packed
crowds It was with great difficulty tina,
they could be succored and removed. One
man standing upon a railing fell and wa,
impaled on the iron fence and killed
The action of President Casimir- per,er a.
attending the funeral received the spproyai
Of the populace. By some IL was vega
simply as mark of respect for the iremor,
of his predecessor; by Others n was -
garded as defiance of anarchy AT sew.
eral points the president was greeted viii
applause which was, however, speedily
hushed In view Of the solemnity Of the oc.
casion.
Marshal Canrobet, the last Of the mar
shals of France, who was supported by two
Officers and two beautiful young girls, rem
plauded. "p
A panic occurred at the Arcades of tn,
Rue de Ia Rivon, near the Rue Cambon. A,
the end Of the procession passed an officer: