The herald., 1895-07-21
STAMBOULOFFS FUNERAL
The Event Prolific OF Exciting
Demonstrations
COLLISIONS BARELY AVERTED
Friends of Major Panitz Attempt to Seize
the Remains
The Place o: Sepuichrc Guarded by Gen.
darnes Shooting INDUCED in
by Rioters q.
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SOFIA, July .0.-The funeral of ex-
Premier STAN bouloff today was prolific OF
exciting scenes in the streets. The police
were under orders from M. Sterolff. the
present premier, and minister of the in
terror, to take all precautions to secure
tranquility along the route. Detach-
ments occupied the side Streets keeping
out of sight in the houses.
The friends of M. Stambouloff, their
wives and members of their households,
assemble at O'Clock at the murdered
mans house, where the coffin rested. COW
cred by garlands and wreaths OF flowers.
About O'Clock the cortege started for the
cathedral. Representatives of all the for
eign powers except Belgium followed the
funeral train. The attendance of mourn
ers and of the general public was small,
owing to the notice placarded last night,
detailing accusations levelled against the
take part in the obsequies. Three hun
dred PAGES from the house, the spot was
reached where NJ. Stambouloff fell by the
daggers of the assassins. The cortege was
held and NJ. Petroff, who was with the
deceased when he was attacked, and who
was himself wounded. made an address
to.the assemblage. His head and arm
were wrapped with bapdages where he
had been stabbed on Monday. In an i'm
passioned harangue he charged the ene-
mics of Bulgaria with the terrible crime of
numbering man to whom the country
owed her independence and the prince
hiS uo ,f; ho.
a loud cry was raised; 'Run for your
lives.n
A terrible panic ensued, the crowd be.
came frantic and made o rush to escape,
everyone believing fighting had begun.
Men ana women were tramp pied upon and
the children. carrying wreaths in part
of the procession, threw down the flowers
and fed screaming. detachment of
gen d'armes rode up with drawn swords.
In moment their appearance increased
the panic but after awhile they succeeded
in restoring order. Nevertheless, when
the procession was reformed and had re.
sumed Its march it had lost mary of its
adherents, all the foreign diplomats hav-
ing retired except the representatives of
Germany, Servia and Roumana. The
funeral train had hardly started again
when second panic broke out, causing
another scene OF confusion which destroy
ed the ranks of the procession. Wreaths
were dropped and trampled under foot.
Some order was again re-established, the
bedraggled garlands were gathered up
and the cortege was finally reached.
Here there was another shocking scene.
The enemies of M. STAN bouIoff and the
friends of Major Panitz, who was execut-
ed some years ago for conspiracy at the
instance OF M. STAN bouloff. had organiz-
ed hostile demonstration against the
dead statesman. The grave of Panitz had
been decked with flowers and flags and
large crowd, who had been attending re.
QUEEN to his memory, assumed menac-
ing attitude in the path of the hearse. A
detachment of cavalry galloped up Just
in time to prevent collision. When
the grave was reached the coffin Twas low
cred in silence. There was no Grafton
over the remains and no ceremony to
mark the delivery to earth of the former
powerful ruler OF Bulgaria, beyond the
hooting and hurrahs of bands of enemies
who were only prevented from attacking
the remains by Gordon of cavalry which
surrounded the grave. 1t is SAID the
panic was started by shot at the car
riage bearing the wreaths sent by the
town of Tiernova and by the Union club