The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-12-03

teen ANAA@ AhetAAAANhA sAWNfN
t, Tears oppressive Ceremonies at the
Church OF the InvaIides.
The grave in the valley Of Napoleon,
on St Helena, rs the place had come To
be called, was surrounded 10y an iron
railing set III heavy stone curb. Over
the grave was u covering of inch stoue
which admitted to a vault IL feet deep,
S feet long and feet inches broad and
was apparently filled with earth. hut
digging down some seven feet "A layer Of
Roman ccnent was found. This broken
laid bare Il layer Of rough hewn stone 10
inches thick and fastened together by
iron clamps. 1t took y hours 20 remove
this layer. The stone up. the slab form
ing the lid of the interior sarcophagus
was exposed. inciosed in a border of Ro-
man cement strongly attached TO the
walls of the vault So stoutly had all
these various coverings been sealed with
cement and bound hy iron bands that II
took the large party Of workers ten
hours TO reach the coffin.
THE outcrmost coffin was slightly in
jured. says an eyewitness "Then came
+ one Of lead. which was IN good condition
and incloSed two othcrs-uHc II tim and
+ one of wood. The last coffin was lined
inside with white satin, which, having
become detached by the effect Of t.r,r.
had fallen upon the body and enveloIcd
7 it like winding sheet and had become
slightly attached to 1t.
1T is difficult To describe with what
anxiety and emotion those who were
present waited for the moment which
+ was To expose To them all that was left
+ of the Emperor Napoleon. Notwith-
standing the singular state Of preserva-
tion Of the tomb and coffins. we could
+ scarcely hope to find anything but some
misShapen remains of the least lieris h-
able part of the costume to evidence tine
identity Of the body. But when DIR.
Guillard raised the sheet Of satin. an i-
describable feeling Of surprise and attcc-
tion was expressed by the spectators,
many Of whom burst into tears. Tho
emperor himself was before their ewes.
The features Of the face, though chan /.
We're perfectly recognized; the hand ,N-
tremely beautiful; his well known cls-
tune had suffered but little, and the
colors We're easily distinguished. Tho at-
titude itself was full Of case, and but fur
the fragments of satin lining which Gov
cred, as with fine gauzc, several lsuj- ui
the uniform, we might have believed
we still SAW Napoleon lying ON his led
Of state.
The climax Of the pageant in P.tri,
was the temple of the InvalidrS THE
spacious church was drapel In tine most
magnificent and lavish fashion and
adorned with perfect IcwiIdermcut 81
imperial emUlcms. The light WIS STINT
out by h.mEin-s uf NioloJ velvet; trii d.
blazing with colored flame, and o., l-
sands upon thousands oi Ng,ccn raiiu .,s
i'll brilliant c.mGel@lra lighted th" t,.i-
PIE Under the dome, in the placcof d,
altar. stood the catatalquc which W..s
70 receive the coffin
Ii was 3o'clocl in the afternoon when
the archbishop Of Paris. preceded hy D
splendid cross bearer. and followed i.
16 incense boys and long rows OF ,vl. .-c
clad priests. left the church To meet tie
procession. They returned soon. Fol-
lowing them was the Prince de- Juinvil.e
and a select few from the grand cortc-c
without In their midst Napoleon cai-
fin
The king descended from Eis throne
and advanced To meet tLa curtc-c.
"Sire. = said the Prince de Joinville. y
present to you the body Of Napoleon.
which, in accordance with your cmu-
mands, I have brought back TO France '
Il receive it in the name Of France. -
replied Louis Philippe.
Such at least Is what the "Moniteu"
affirms was said. The Prince dc Join
Vile gives a different version: "lt ap-
pears that little speech which wa; e.
have delivered when / met my father.
and also the answer he was 10 give mo.
had been drawn up in council. only the
authorities had omitted to inform lae
concerning it. So when l arrived sim
ply saluted with my sword. and thcn
stood aside l saw indeed that this lent
salute. followed by retreat. had thrown
something out, but my father, after a
moment ; hesitation, improviScd soire
appropriate sentence, and the matter
was afterward arranged in the 'Moui-
teur
Beside the king stood an officer, bear
ing a cushion On it lay the sword IL
AusterlitZ Marshal Soult handed IL 10
the king. who, turning To Bertrand
said:
General, commission yUu to place
the emperor's glorious sword on the
bier -
And Bertrand trembling with emo
ton, laid the sword revercntly on his
idol 5 coffin The great audience watch
ed the scene IN deepest silence. The only
sound which broke the stiffness was the
half stitied sObS of .he gray haired sol
diers of the Invalides, who stood in
places of honor near the catafal0ue.
The king and the procession returned
to their palaces. and then followed a
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