The morning call., 1894-07-02
WITHIN THE CATHEDRAL.
Impressive, Touching Services Held
in Noted Notre Dame.

PARIS, July 1.-The procession reached
the Cathedral of Notre Dame at noon.
where most impressive scene was wit
messed. General Bodius, surrounded by
all the generals and officers of the staff,
stood on the left hand OF the Plain du
Parvis Notre Dame. AS the casket was
taken from the funeral-car the officers all
saluted together. the troops presented d
arms, the trumpets rang out a grand
salute. the muffled drums rolled and the
bells tolled mournfully, the whole filling
the air with strange wailng sound whfch
echoed far and wide.
The Archbishop of Paris Cardinal Rich
ard, then emerged from the cathedral,
followed by the whole chapter and off,
cials at the removal of the casket, which
was carried slowly and solemnly into the
sacred edifice. which resounded with the
swelling tones of the grand organ as Saint.
Saens played the Beethoven funeral
march. Notre Dame was mass of black
and silver, intermixed with ermine. The
nave was hung with black drapery, bor-
dered with ermIne, reaching to the apex.
The banner of Joan Of Arc was veiled
with Grape and the magnificent pulpit was
completely hidden with black cloth. The
lower part of the outer walls was hung
with black ermine border velvets: the
upper galleries were covered with somber
draperies, and between the pillars we're
about fifty black velvet banners. having a
crown OF silver laurels in their center.
The clergy. headed by the Archbishop
of Paris, preceded the bier up the aisle to
a monumental catafalque. displacing the
altar which usually stands at that spot.
The catafalque was upon a dais ten feet
high and was surrounded by eight i'm
mense lighted fambeaux. The catafalque
stood out weirdly illuminated by these
fiambeaux and by sixteen candelabra, each
of eighteen candles. The rest of the vast
edifice was dimly lighted by the rays OF the
sun which filtered through the magnifcen
stained-glass windows. The galleries OF
trforium were packed with people who
lad been able 10 obtain admittance by
special order.
President Casimir- Perier took his seat
in the private enclosure around the pulpit.
Behind him were seated the members oi
the late Pretidenrs civil and military
household. The first row of chairs was
occupied By the late NJ. Carnot's sons, hi:
brother and his son-in-law. The second
row was occupied by Premier Dupuy and
the other Ministers. In the other row OF
seats sat the members of the diplomatic
corps and the official delegations.
The choirs of Notre Dame and the Con
servatoire de Musique executed the liturgi
cal chants and two numbers of Gounod's
"Mors ct Vita" M. Felix Faure, the
famous barytone, being the soIoist.
The paintive notes Of "Dies Ir@" were
sung by the choir. and M. Faure rendered
''Pie Jesu" from Saint-Saens' requiem
This produced profound impression
Before pronouncing the absolutinn the
Archbishop of Paris delivered an allocu
ton. The Cardinal said:
Before this mourning. which has af.
ficted every French heart without distinc
ton of opinion. one recognizes tnat France
in spite of moments of forgetfulness and
error. always regards the chief of state a:
the representative of divine authority. The
late President was an upright man in pub
lie as well as In private life. and these sim
pie words have been repeated by all since
his death. and constitute greater eulogy