The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-02

or and conscience" This was the only
wreath that was set on the hearse. All the
others were on easel-shaped bearers, each
carried by four men, or on wagons draped
TO match the hearse and drawn by four or
six horses, according to the size OF the
floral embems. The parish clergy or the
Madeline and altar boys attended TO recite
prayers beside the coffin before it was borne
away for ever from those who loved ana
venerated the sweet, upright spirit which
had fed. leaving it a lump of tenantless
clay.
The papal nuncio and his staff were pres
ent at the head of the diplomatic body, the
members of which were in full dress uni
form. His eminence was robed in violet
gown. The Marquis of Dufferin wore a scar
let uniform with a grand sky blue GORDON
and other insignia, including the star OF
India and the order of the Bath. The Rus
sian ambassador, Baron Won Mohrenheim,
was dressed in the Russian diplomatic uni
form and Count Hoyos-S prinZenstein, the
Austrian ambassador. wore the uniform of
a general of the Austrian cavalry. Baron
Ressman, the Italian ambassador, wore an
Italian uniform On the whole. il was UNI
precedented for ambassadors to walk bare
headed behind hearSe through the streets
of Paris, dressed as If they were at court
function of each of their respective sover-
eignS. Under such sun there was serious
danger of sunstrokeS, from which, in fact,
many of the soldiers suffered. Indeed, the
ambulances had such busy time picking
them up that one felt apprehensive lest the
ambassadors. all of whom were elderly gen.
tlemen, might fall down, not merely sense
and the members of the bureaus of the
chambers were also hatless. But most of
the other members of the Legislature wore
their hats and shielded themselves with
umbrellas The papal nuncio's black skull
cap aggravated the effect of the torrid heat
of the solar rays.
The mourning coaches were few, and were
occupied by the clergy and the Sisters of
Charity, who had watched beside the cof-
fin. The hearse vas the one made and
used for Gambettas funeral, and was de-
la a
imposing vehicle. The seventeen insignia
and orders of the deceased were borne be-
monies, wearing mourning dress or the
eighteenth century.
THE PROCESSION.
No ladies of the Carnot family or of the
family circle were in the procession. But.
admitted to the official delegations, were
two smartly dressed girls in the peasants
mourning costumes of Alsace and Lor-
raine. They were neatly built and walked
with light step. very different from the
slouching gait of the infantry present. The
judges were dressed in red and black
robes. The admirals and generals and the
one remaining marshal of France, Canro-
bert, were equity and hardly able to walk
in the cOrtege. Marshal Canrobert was as
enthusiastically received by the crowds as
were the two damselS or the flag of Joan
OF Arfi whdch was oorne IN tRe ne t S4re
Dame, where the funeral mass was TO be
celebrated, President Casimir-Perier, not
noticed He was the official chief mourn
er, and broke through the protocol TO be SO.
The President wore the grand Gordon of
the Legion of Honor and the collar of
grand master of that order, which was
made for Napoleon l., the founder of the
order. The whole of the Cabinet surround
ed the President. =
There were some delegations from the
hospital nurses and school mistresses, but
they did not in anywise represent feminine
or Partisan fashion. the populations were
innumerable, and each presented a wreath.
The florists say 100000 francs, at low
computation. must have been spent upon
various kinds of wreathS. The big bell OF
Notre Dame did not ring out dirge, but
artillery saluteS were fired from the forts
marches were played by the military bands,
and it was noticed that Chopin's march,
which was a great favorite of the late
President, was also the favorite of the
bandmasters to-day.
The body was received at the cathedral
by Cardinal Richard, the archbishop of
a host Of bishops. The banner of Joan
of Arc was borne before the coffin into
the cathedral, and near it were seated
At the head of the state President Cast
mir-Perier alone was seated in hymicycle
of the chancel. Behind him were the off,
GERS of President CARROTS military house
hold, and Nine. Carnot and her daughter,
who had come privately and thickly yelled,
and who seemed 10 pray ferVently. Not
a hundredth part of the members of the
delegation could be admitted into the Ca
thedral When the Cardinal gave the alb
solution all present, and among them
were two Tunisian princes, cast holy
water on the coffin. The funeral cortege
was then reformed and went slowly to-
wards the Pantheon. At the latter building
a scaffolding, set up for architectural re-
pairs al the entrance, was draped with
black and was used as a mortuary chapel,
in which three speeches were delivered,
one by NJ. Challemel-Lacour. the president
of the Senate another by Premier Dupuy.
and the third by De Manly. the acting
president of the Chamber of Deputies
speaking respectively for the Senate, Cab
met and Chamber of Deputies.
At $50 p. IN. the funeral was over, with
the exception of pling UP the funeral
wreaths in and around the Pantheon. The
remains of President Carnot now lie In
a vault in the secularized Pantheon near
those of his grandfather and Victor Hugo
whose niche seems fororn and neglected
The news was circulated among the OFF,
ciaI delegations before the cortege left
the Elysee palace that the Emperor Of
Germany. in compliment to the memory
of President Carnot had pardoned the
French naval officers who were sentenced
70 imprisonment after having been con
yicted of espionage at kiel 81
EMILY CRAWFORD.