The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-02
A MARTYRS FUNERAL.
France Pays Her Last Tribute Of
Respect to Oarnot,
NJ OAsIM1R-PERIER PARTICIPATES
The New President, Undetsrred by the
Threats of the Cowardly Anarohists.
Marches in the Funeral Cortege from
the Cathedral to the Pantheon.


PARIS, July 2-The remains Of the late
President Sadi Carnot, the murdered chief
magistrate of France, struck by the hand
Of Santo Cesario, the anarchist, at Lyons
on Sunday last, were deposited in the
Pantheon yesterday by the side of the re
mains Of his grandfather, Lazare Carnot,
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
ChampsI Elysee, the Rue de Rivoli and
about the streets on the lie de la Cite,
upon which Notre Dame stands, from
early Saturday evening. The people
| camped ali light, quiet and mournful,
discussing the tragedy and cursing the
assassin. BY o'clock yesterday morning
the streets along the route were already
| crowded, and by o'clock the Place de la
| Concor was black with people.
The housetops, windows and balconies
of every house along the line of march
and every point of vantage 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 depart
ment Of France The incoming trains
were crowded Saturday night and yester-
day morning. The hotels were packed
and vehicles of all descriptions, stationed
wherever the police would allow them to
| stand, were packed with people who had
| furnished themselves with liquid and
solid refreshments enough to last them
for nearly day.
The neighborhood Of the British en-
| bassy was SO packed with people Saturday
evening that many who wished to get
away in order to obtain food and drink
were unable to do so, and Lady Dufferin,
the wife of the British ambassador, felt so
much compassioned for them that she in
structed her servants to distribute all the
refreshments possible to the throng out
side the doors of the embassy. The ex-
ample of Lady Dutlerin was followed by
the occupants of a number of adjoining
mansions.
AT 9 O'Clock a. m. the whole route Of the
procession was packed in a manner never
before seen in this city, though the heat
soon became almost unbearable.
There wa a stir among the crowds when
CasimirP,u the successor of the late
presid ent, urove up to the palace, for con
trary to precedent, 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 a number
of high officials. General Saussier then
gave the signal for the funeral to com
mence.
/ General Saussier, surrounded by a bril-
liant staff of mounted officers, took up his
, position in the court yard, in front of the
magnificent catafalque, upon which the
remains of the late president had beer
resting in state since Friday last, and the
black casket, with its elaborate silver
a mountings, was removed under the super
intendence of the priests who had beer
q gathered about the bier from early morn
4 ing.
At exactly 1925 a. m. the procession be
a gan its march toward the Cathedral 81
n Notre Dame. A squadron of Republican
@ guards emerged from the grounds of thu
a palace and proceeded slowly down tn,
Y Avenue Marignic toward the Avenue Ga
briel and the Champs Elysee, the band o
the guards playing a funeral march. AL
the troops presented arms, and the peopl
l. uncovered their heads in spite of the blaz
q ing sun.
;, Following the band of the Garde Repub
2 liquians came four of the principal attend
e ants of the Elysee, with tricolor cocorde
p in their hats and bearing President Cast
2 mir Perier's splendid wreath of roses ant
# palms a.ross two poles
Il As the funeral car passed those who hat
" not previously dofTed their hats did SO
Many of the women fell upon their knees
and all good Catholics made the sign o
the cross and offered up silent praye
10 for the repose of the soul of the murdered
q president.
J. AS the procession emerged upon tn
. Champs Elysee man cried, amidst tn
% profound and respectful silence of tn
crowd: "Vive CarnotW "Vive La Reput
liquGp' The man who thus broke the 81
lence was Immediately removed
Two infantry captains bearing larg
'' velvet cushion upon which rested Pres
dent Carnot's various orders, marche
u after the funeral car They were fo
q lowed by the officers composing the civi
household of the late president
= Behind these were the three sons Of tn
d dead man The other members of tn
Carnot family, excepting the widow, cam
1t next, and preceded President Casimii
n Perer, who followed them bare headed
with the Gordon of grand master of th
h Legion OF Honor across his breast. Th
+, president was surrounded by Genera
<, Bonius and all the other officers of tn
military household.
y, Behind them came the presidents of tn
DE- two chambers NJ. Challeme- Lacour, pre-
a, ident of the senate, and NJ. Dcmahy, ac
I'd ing president of the chamber of deputies
The ambas s,adors and the stats of tn
= different embassies, all in full uniform
p followed, Behind them were the cabin,
n ministers, headed by Premier Dupuy
70 The cardinals and nearly all the sent
l- tors and deputies had the next place
D. the procession, preceding the friends
K the family and the leading military an
u naval officers of the republic
~ ~ The remainder of the cortege was con
70 posed Of deputations from the various d
partmeuts of the government, the Legio
p of Honor the different institutes, Il
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