The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-06
THE LAST SAD RITES.
PRESIDENT CARNoT'S REMAINS De-
POSTED IN THE PANTHEON.


Remarkable Civic and Military Displays
In the History of France-Crowds OF
People Camped All Night Near the
Palace
PARIS, July 2.-The remains of the
late President Sadi- Carnot, the MUIR
dered chief magistrate of France, struck
down by the hand of Cesario Santo,
the anarchist, at Lyons, were deposited
in the pantheon by the side of the re-
mains Of his grandfather, Lezare Car
not. the organizer of victory"
The funeral was made the occasion
for one Of the most remarkable civic
and military displays in the history Of
France. Crowds began to gather along
the Champs Elysee, the Rue de Rivoli
and about the streets on the lie de la
Cite from early Saturday evening.
People camped all night, quiet and
mournful, discussing the tragedy and
cursing the assassin.
BY 3 o'clock in the morning the
streets along the route were already
crowded. and by 8 o'clock the Place de
Ia Concorde was black with people.
The housetops, windows and bal
comics of every house along the line Of
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was occupied, fabulous sums of money
having been paid for the use of houses,
windows and balconies, from which to
view the funeral procession.
All classes Of people. young and old,
rich and poor, crowded to the funeral
from all parts of Paris and from every
department of France. The hotels
were packed and vehicles of all de-
scriptions. stationed wherever the police
would allow them to stand. were packed
with people who had furnished them
selves with liquid and solid refresh
ments enough o last them for nearly
day.
Countless Populations from civil,
military, legal, medical, commercial
and other bodies began arriving in the
neighborhod of the palace and formed
in their allotted stations, under the
guidance of the police, upon the Camps
Eyfee, the Avenue Montague and the
Avenue d'Antin.
Lines of troops, infantry, cavaly,
artillery and gardes republiquines. were
to be seen on all sides and mounted
orderlies dashed here and there, bearing
messages to and from the staff of Gen
eral Saussler, the military governor of
Paris. The mourning emblems diplayed
on all sides gave mournful tone to
everything and helped to increase the
gloom which spread over the vast as
semblage.
The crowds about the palace and the
Place de la Concorde watched with
great interest the arrival of the car
riages containing the representatives of
the foreign nations and the high officials
Of the government, who were escorted
by attachments of dragons.
Then came the cabinet ministers, who
respectfully saluted on all sides and
who seemed deeply impressed with the
solemnity of the occasion.
There was an immense stir among
the crowds when Casimir- Perier, the
successor Of the late president, drove
up to the palace, for. contrary to prece-
dent. the newly-elected chief magistrate
of France had determined to attend the
funeral. The troops presented arms
upon his arrival and he was received at
the entrance of the palace by number
of high officials. General Saussier then
gave the signal for the funeral to COM
mence.
At exactly 1925 a. m. the procession
began its march towards the cathedral
OF Notre Dame.
AS the procession emerged upon the
Champs Elysee a man cried, amidst the
profound and respectful silence of the
crowd: "Vive la Republique."
A panic occurred at the arcades Of
the Rue de la Rivoli. near the Rue
Cambon. AS the end of the procession
passed an officers horse SHE'D and
backed into the crowd. Those behind
the first few lines Of the crowd were
not aware Of the cause of the disturb
ance, and some foolish person shouted:
"a bomb"
The affrighted sightseers made DIES.
perate rush in their efforts to escape
what they believed to be an impending
explosion. Stands and benches, packed
with people, were overturned, some
persons fell to the ground and were
trampled underfoot, and women
screamed and tainted. The procession
was stopped and when the police sue
ceeded in reassuring the crowds it was
found that although numbers were
hurt, no one was seriously injured.
The procession reached the cathedral
Of Notre Dame at noon, where most
impressive scene was witnessed. The
religious ceremony in the cathedral
was concluded at 2 p. m, when the
procession reformed across the river to
the pantheon.
The funeral car and its escort ar.
rived at the pantheon at ESQ p. m,
amid the booming Of salute Of 101
guns fred by park of artillery sta
toned in the Jardin du Luxembourg.
At brief intervals the massed bands
played funeral marches as the process
sion was winding its way from the
cathedral.
At the pantheon the casket was re-
moved amid u trumpet salute and the
roll of muffled drums.
Madame Carnot remained at the
Eysee palace with her daughter and
the wives of the members of the mill
tary household after the funeral pro.
cession had started, and at noon. when
the body was arranged to arrive at
Notre Dame, mass was celebrated in
the chapel of the palace for the repose
of the late presidents soul. The chapel
was draped with black, and the widow
manifested the greatest anguish as the
Able Kosinet officiated at the sacred
ceremony.
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