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the priests who were to escort the body
to Notre Dame.
The Historic Funeral Car.

The Historic Funeral Car.
After the clergy came six-horse
funeral car, which had been used at
the funerals OF Presidents Theirs and
MacMahon. The trapplngs OF the car
and the horses were richly embroid-
cred with silver. and angels with out
stretched wings surrounding each cor
ner. The casket was covered with the
tri-color Of France and was heavily
draped with crepe.
There were no flowers ON the funeral
car. AS the funeral car passed those
VINO had not previously doffcd their
hats did so, many OF the women fell
upon thei- knees. and all good catho-
lies made the sign OF the cross and Of
fored up a silent pray er for the repose
of the soul OF the murdered president.
As the proce ssion emerged upon the
Champs Elysee. Il man cried. amidst
the profound and respectful silence of
the crowd: "Nive Carnot." "Nive la re-
publique," The man who thus broke
the peace was immediately removed.
Two Infantry captains. bearing a
large velvet cushion upon which rested
President Carnot's various order1,
marched after the funeral car. They
were follcwe by the officers composing
the civil household OF the late presi-
dent
Behind these were the three sons of
the dead man. The other members OF
the Carnot family. excepting the widow
came next, and preceded President
Casimir-Perier. who followed them
oareheaded with the Gordon OF grand
master of the Legion OF Honor across
his breast The president was surround
ed by General Bonius, the chief OF the
fpilltqrN bnnqAhplI mud nv oil Ia ~
ot'icers of the military household Be
hind them came the presidents OF the
two chambers. NJ Challemel-Lacour
president of the senate, and NJ. De
Mahy, acting president OF the chamber
OF deputies. The ambassadors and the
stats OF the different embassies, all in
full uniform, followed. Behind them
We're the cabinet ministers. headed by
Premier Dupuy. The cardinals and
nearly all the senators and deputies
had the next place in the procession,
preceding the personal friends OF the
family and the leading military and
naval officers of the republic. The re-
mainder of the cortege was composed
of Populations from the various depart
ments OF the government. the Legion
of Honor, the different institutions, the
clergy and others
The View From the Roof Tops.
The view from the roof tops along
the Champs Eylsee was superb. The
sun shone brilliantly on the glittering
uniforms OF the officers as the process
ion marched between the long avenue
Of tree with Its immense bordering null
titudes OF sight-seers on both sides.
Along the Rue de Rivoll. the rail-
ing and gardens, the Tulleries, the
statues, the kosks. iampposts and ev-
erythlng capable OF supporting a sight
seer were taken advantage OF by all
who were lucky enough to obtain
standing or holding room upon points
of vantage. There was one serious
accident. A man standing upon some
ratings over-balanced himself and was
impuled and killed. The heat was so
intense that hundreds OF people tainted
and owing 10 the packed crowds, 1t
was with great difficulty that they
could be succored and removed.
The action of President Caslmir-
Perier. in attending the funeral re-
ceived the approval of the populaoe.
BY some 1t was regarded simply as
mark OF respect for the>memory OF
his predecessor; by others II was re-
garded as a defiance of anarchy. At
several points the president was
greeted with applause. which wash
ever, speedily hushed In view OF the
solemnity OF the occasion. Marshal
Canrobert, the last of the marshals of
France. who was supported by two
officers and two beautiful young girls
representing Alsace and Lorraine, was
also applauded.
The Cry. - bomb" Causes a Panic.
panic occurred at the arcades of
the Rue de La Rivoll near the Rue
Cambon. As the end of the procession
passed, an officers horse SHE'D and
backed into the crowd. Those be-
hind the first few lines of the crowd
were not aware of the disturbance and
some foolish person shouted, "a bomb"
The affrlghted sightseers made a
desperate rush in their efforts to es-
cape what they believed to be an i'm
pending explosion. Stands and benches
packed with people were overturned.
some persons fell to the ground and
were trampled under foot. and women
screamed and tainted. The process
sion was stopped and when the police
succeeded in reassuring the crowds
1t was found, that although numbers
were hurt, no one was seriously In
jured.
The procession reached the cathedral
of Notre Dame at noon, where n most
impressive scene was witnessed. Gen.
Borius, surrounded by all the generals
and officers OF the stan, stood on the
left side OF the Place du Parvis Notre
Dame.
As the casket was taken from the
funeral car the officers all saluted to-
gether, then presented arms, the trum-
pets rang out "a grand salute. the muf-
fled drums rolled and the bells tolled
mournfully, the whole filling the air
with a strange wailing sound which
echoed far and wide. The archbishop
OF Paris. Cardinal Richard. then
emerged from the cathedral. followed
by the whole chapter. and OBLIGATED
at the removal OF the casket. which
was carried slowly and solemnly into
the sacred edifce, which resounded
with the swelling tones Of The grand
organ. as M. Saint-Saens played the
Beethoven funeral march.
Decorations OF Notre Dame.
Notre Dame was a mass OF black
and silver intermixed with ermlne. The
nave was hung with black drapery
bordered with ermine. reaching to the
apse. The clergy, headed by the arch
bishop OF Paris. preceded the bier up
the aisle 10 a monumental catafalque
ia the middle OF the transept, dlsplacing