The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-13
FUNERAL OF AN EXILE
REMAINS OF THE OMIT DE PARIS
PUT IN a VAULT AT wEYBRIDGE.
The Ceremonies Witnessed by Nearly
All the Notable ROyalists of France
and Many English AristOcrats.

Comte de Paris, the exiled heir to the
throne of France. were placed in a vault
at Weybridge, Surrey. to-day. Yesterday
the body lay in state in the marble hall OF
the exile's late home. Stowe House, and it
was viewed by many persons. Early this
morning throngs of people passed up and
the splendid avenue of trees lead
ing TO Stowe House They were OF all
classes and degrees, of nearly all nation
alities and creeds. French and English
mingled with Germans and Americans.
rich and poor elbowed each other, the
deeply subdued royalists OF France fol-
lowed behind the tourist of many lands,
all bent upon reaching the same goal-the
marble hall, draped with violet velvet,
besprinkled with feur de lis. in which
rested the mortal remains of the descend
ant of a long line of kings OF France. Few
were admitted however.
The arrangements for the funeral were
completed. when. shortly after sunrise, a
hearse drawn by six superb Flemish
horses arrived from London and was slow
ly driven to the secluded portion of the
grounds, there TO wait until summoned to
the entrance of Stowe House in order to
convey the body of the Comte on its way
towards Weybridge. The early trains
from London also brought to Datford hun
dreds of notable people, and a very much
greater number of people attracted to
Stowe House out of curiosity or by the
desire to pay a tribute of respect to the
illustrious dead. The notabilities who went
to Stowe House this morning included Of
fetal or unofficial representatives of near
ly all the nations of the world and
gathered there, during the day, were
princes and princesses representing nearly
eVQrV rpipninQ family i'm EnrODp. From
London some time previously, a hand
some funeral train had arrived, somberly
draped, inside and out, darkly impressive.
With it came a detachment of troops to
line the route from Stowe House.
An almost countless number of floral
wreaths arrived at Stowe House yesterday
and this morning, many of them being con-
veyed there by special messengers from
Paris and other parts of France. Among
the latter was a magnificent horal wreath
eight feet in diameter, and composed OF
lilies, roses and orchids, attached TO which
was a tri-color bow, sent by Baron AL
phonse De Rothschild. Another very hand
some tribute of flowers was sent by Mrs.
George Il. Mcclellan, widow of General
Mcclellan, upon whose staff the Comte De
Paris served for a time during the civil
war IN the United States.
The family of the Comte De Paris as
sembled around the bier about 6 a. m, and
at Z a. m. the bell of the private chapel
was tolled, calling the relatives OF the dead
to attend mass, which was celebrated by
Father Cafferata, a personal friend of the
deceased. At 7:i5 the casket. covered with
a pail of violet velvet, over which was the
tri-color flag of France, was removed from
the marble hall to the hearse. Then the
princes, all in evening dress, took places,
according to their rank, behind the Due
d'Orleans, eldest son of the dead man. who
acted as chief mourner. Behind the princes
followed a mourning carriage containing
the Comtesse De Paris, the Queen of Portu-
gal cher eldest daughter), Princess Helen of
Orleans, and the Duchesse De Montpensier.
After this carriage followed others, In
which were other ladies of the royal family
of France. Behind the vehicles were the
carriages, with shades down, of many no
bic families of England, and after them
marched a procession Of villagers and de-
pendents. The casket was placed in the
funeral train amid profound silence.
The funeral train reached Weybridge at
noon, and the procession marched from the
railroad station to the old church where
the remains of the Duchesse De Nemours,
aunt of the Comte De Paris. are buried.
The body was met at the door by the Bish-
tended by the minor clergy. The religious
ceremonies were very solemn and impress
sive, and after they had been concluded the
casket was borne round to the rear OF the
building. where il was deposited in a vault.
1t is still believed that after a proper time
has elapsed the remains of the Comte De
Paris, by permission of the French gov
eminent, will be transferred TO Dreux,
where rest the bodies of Louis Philippe
and his wife.
After the vault was closed the ladies re-
uIlc " olONt ItOdSC dld Iht Du1 VI
leans, accompanied by a number of friends,
went to London. where he held a reception
at the Grosvenor Hotel, which was at
tended by all the visiting royalists. The re-
ception commenced punctually at 5 O'Clock,
and it was estimated that the young Due
received fully one thousand Frenchmen.
When the assemblage was complete the
Due d'Orleans addressed the Royalists in a
firm. solemn voice. saying: TT is with sor-
rowful emotion that I receive the homage
of your devotion and I thank you for it.
Your presence not only ~testifies your re-
spect and attachment to him we have lost;
but it also proves your fidelity to the prin-
ciple of a national and traditional mon
archy, IF which / am the representative
and whereof he transmitted to me the heri-
tage. Fortified by your aid and by that of
absent friends who, from all parts Of
France. have already sent me the express
sion OF their devotion and making appeal
10 all men of heart. / will fill. without fall
tering, the mission which falls TO me-"
AT the conclusion of this manifesto the
Due dOrleans cordially thanked and kissed
his fathers councillors and addressed a.
few words of thanks and sympathy to
nearly every individual member of the roy
aliSt gathering.