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ST. HELENA TO PARIS
The REMOVAL OF NAPoLEoN's BODY
TO lTs LAST RESTING PLACE.

Wonderful Preservation Through Nine
teen Years Intcrrnent--spectafors MOVED
{. Tenrs-Impresslve Ceremonies at the
Church of the InvalidcS-
Tie grave In the valley Of Napoleon,
onSt. Helena, as the place had come 10
be called, WIS surrounded by en- iron
railing set in heavy stone curb. Over
the grave was covering Of inch stone
which admitted 20 n vanlt IL feet deep,
8 feet longAnd feet inches broad and
was apparently filled with earth, but
digging down some seven feet a layer Of
Roman cement was found This broken
laid bare a layer Of rough hewn stone 70
inches thick and fastened together by
iron clamps, 1t took y hours to remove
this layer. The stone up, the slab form
ing the lid of the interior sarcophagus
was exposed. inclosed In border Of Ro-
man cement strongly attached to the
walls of the vault SO stoutly had all
these various coverings been scaled with
cement and bound by iron bands that 1T
took the large party of workers ten
hours TO reach the coffin.
"The outermost coffin was slightly In
tured, " says an eyewitness "Then came
one of lead, which was IN good condition
and ipclosed two others-one Of tin and
one of wood The last coffin was lined
inside with white satin. which, having
become detached by the effect of time,
had fallen upon the body and enveleped
1t like a winding sheet and had become
slightly attached 10 e.
T. l. IL 4 ~. a.
anxiety and emotion those who were
present waited for tho moment which
was 10 expose to them all that was left
Of the Emperor Napoleon. Notwith-
standing tho singular state Of preserve
tim of tho tomb and coffins, we could
scarcely hope to find anything but some
mfsshapen remains Of the least perish
able part Of the costume tosevidenoe the
identity of the body. But when DR..
Guillard raised the sheet of satin, an In
describable feeling Of surprise and affeo-
ton was expressed by the spectators,
many ofAwhom burst into tears The
emperor himself was before their eyes.
The features of the face. though changed,
We're perfectly recognized; the hands ex-
tremely beautiful; his we'll known cos
tune had suffered but little, and the
colors were easily distinguished. The at
titude itself was full of ease, and bat for
the fragments Of satin lining which COW
| cred, as with fine gauze, several parts of
the uniform, we might have believed
we still saw Napoleon lying ON his bed
Of state
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was thestenlple Of the Invafides. The
spacious church was draped in the most
magnificent and lavish fashion and
adorned with perfect bewilderment Of
imperial emblemA The light was slut
ont by hangfngs of violet velvet; tripods
blazing with colmed flames, and thou
sands upon thousands efSgaxefl candles
in brilliant candelabra lighted the tenn
PIE. Under tho dome, In the place Of the
altar, stood the catafalque which was
to receive the coffin -
the archbishop Of Paris. preceded by q
splendid cross bearer, and followed by
10 incense boys and long rows of white
clad priests, left the church to meet the
procession. They returned soon. Fol-
lowing them was. the Prince do Joinville
and select few from tho grand cort6ge
without In their midst Napoieon's cot
fin.
The king descended from his throne
and advanced to meet tho cortege
"Sire, /" said the Prince do Joinvillc, II
present to yon the body of Napoleon,
which, In accordance with your comp
mands. have brought back TO Franco. I"
81 receive 1t in the name of France"
replied Louis Philippe -
Such al least is what the "Monitem"
afifrms Yves said The Prince do join
vile givos different version, 1T ap-
pears that little speech which was 10
have delivered when met my father,
and als1khe answer1he was to give ma
had been drawn up In council, only Tho
authorities had omitted TO inform mo
concerning IL. So when / arrived sim
ply saluted with my sword. and then
stood aside saw indeed that this silent
salute, followed by retreat, had thrown
something ont, but my father, after o
moments hesitation, improvised some
appropriate sentence, and the matter
was afterward arranged in the 'Mont-
| teur.
Beside the king stood an officer, bear-
ing a cushion On It lay the sword Of
AusterlitA Marshal Soult handed it to
the king, who. turning 10 Bertrand.
said:
General, commission you 10 place
the emperor's glorious sword ON the
bier"
And Bertrand, trembling with emo
ton, laid the sword reverently ON his
idols coffin. Tho great audience watch
ed the scene In deepest silence The only
sound which broke the stiffness was tie
half stiffei sobs of the gray haired col
diers Of tho Invalides, who stood IN
places of honor near the ctftafalque
The king and the procession returned
to their palaces, and then followed q
majestic fuperal mass Ida M. Tarbell
in MoClure's Magazine
The Chief End OF Man.
Mr.. Cuyler tells the story of little