The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-13
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 49, 1884,

the entrance of Stowe House. in order
to convey the body of Comte de Paris on
its way to Weybridge.
The early trains from London also
brought many notable people. and 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 included social AMI I'M
social representatives OF nearly all the
nations of the world, and gathered there
representing nearly every royal family
in Europe.
From London, some time previously, a
names ONE funeral train arrived, sombrely
draped inside and out, darkly impressive,
and With 1t came detachment of troops.
FROM Stowe House, at 5:l5 a. m. a small
army of sight-SeerS had assembled in the
ieighborhcod. The crowds were constant
~ augmented until I o'clock. when the
nearse and ten mourning coaches were
drawn up in front Of the right of the
residence of the Orleans family The
hearse bore six Indictments of fleur de
isle and was heavy with bowling plumes.
An almost countless number of floral
Wreaths arrived at Stowe House yester-
day and this morning, many of them
being conveyed there by special messen-
gers from Paris and other parts of France.
Among them was a magnificent floral
wreath, eight feet in diameter and COM
DC sed of lilies. roses and orchids, at
tached to which was tri-color how, sent
by Baron Alphonse de Rothschild. Another
very handsome tribute of flowers was sent
by Mrs. George 5. Mcclellan, the 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 Conte de Paris assem-
bled around the bier about $50 a. m. and
at a. m. the bell of the chapel was tolled,
calling tie relatives Of the dead man to
Father Cafferate, n personal friend of the
deceased.
At 7:45 the caslet covered with a pail of
-.z1- tOt, t1,@ tyf
color flag of France, was removed from TIE
marble hall to the hearse.
The princes. all in evening dress. took
places according to their rank behind the
man. who acted as chief mourner. Be
hind the princes followed a mourning car
risge containing the Comtesse de Paris,
the queen of Portugal. her eldest daughter,
Princess Helen of Orleans, and the Ouch
ess de Montpensier. After this carriage
followed others, in which were other
bird the vehicles were the carriages with
shades drawn of many notable families
of England. and after them marched
of villagers and dependents;
The casllet was placed in the funeral
train amid profound silence.
The fureral train reached WeybridSs
at moor and the procession marched from
the railway station to the old church.
where lies the remains of the Duchess de
Nemour aunt of the Comte de Paris.
The body was met at The door by the
bishop of Southwark. in violet canoni-
Gals, attended by the minor clergy.
The religious ceremonies were very sol.
emn and impressive. and after they h29
been concluded, the casket was borne
around to the rear of the building. where
it was DEPOSITED in a vault.
1t is believed that after a. proper time
has elapsed the remains of the Comte, by
will be transferred to DreuX, where rest
the bodies of Louis Philippe and his wife.
After the vault was closed. the ladies
to Stowe House and the Due d
Orleans, accompanied by a number of
friends, went to London, where he held a
reception at the Grosvenor hotel. 1t was
attended by all the visiting royalistS.
5 O'clock and it was estimated that the
young Due received fully 1000 Frenchmen.
When the aSSemblage was completed, the
Due d. Orleans addressed the royalists in
a firm, solemn voice, saving:
1T is with sorrowful emotion that, |
receive the homage of your devotion and
thank YOU for it.
''Your presence not only testifies your
respect and attachment to him we have
lost. but II also proves your fidelity to the
of national and traditional
monarchy. of which | am the representa-
tive, whereof he transmitted to me the
heritage.
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
to all men of heart, l will I'LL. without
faltering the mission which falls TO me-
AT the conclusion of this manifest OF
the Due d. Orleans. he cordially thanked
and kissed his fathers counselors. and ad-
dressed a few words of thanks and SYM
pathv to nearly every individual member
of the royalist gathering.