The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-31
ST. HELENA TO PARIS
THE REMOVAL OF NAPOLEON's BoDY
TO ITS LAST RESTING PLACE

Church of the InvaliJes.
The grave il tine valley of Napoleon,
ON s.. Eelella, as the pIace hsl come ta
be called, was surrounded by an iron
railing set in a heavy stone curb. over
the grave was covering ol inch stone
which admitted to vault ] ] feet deep,
5 feet long and feet s inches broad and
was apparently filled with euth. hut
digging down some seven feet a layer Of
Roman cement was found This broken
laid bare layer of rough hewn stone 10
inches thick and fastened together by
iron clamps. 1t took y hours 70 remove
this layer, The stone UP, the slab form
ing the lid of the interior s1Tcophagus
was exposed, incloscd in a border Of l,o-
man cement strongly attached TO the
walls of the vault SO stoutly had all
these various coverings been sealed with
cement and bound by iron bands that il
took tie large party Of workers ten
hours to reach the coffin.
THE outermosr coffin was slightly in
jured, = says an eyewitness. ''Thcn came
one of lead, which was in good condition
and inclosed two othcrs-oue Of tin and
one OF wood. The last coffin was Lined
inside with white satin, which, having
become detached by tho effect If tmc.
had fallen upon the body and envcluraG
it like a winding sheet and had become
slightly attached to it.
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 lgte
Of the Emperor Napoleon. Natwith-
standing the singular state Of prcserva-
tion OF the tomb and collins, we c0uld
scarcely hope to find anything bUt some
misshapen remains Of the least Teri h-
able part of the costume to evidence the
identity Of the body. But when DE-
Guillard raised the sheet Of sarir. au ii.-
deScribable feeling of surprise and ats.-a-
tion was expressed hy the spectators
many Of whom burst into tears. Tho
emperor himself was before their ewes.
The features of the face, though cl':l d
We're perfec. lyrceogn the hand cz-
trelnely beautiful; his well known eos
tame had suffered bat Little, and the
colors We're easily distinguished Tic og-
tirude itself was fulIof ga &. and but for
the fragments of satin lining which COW
cred, Is with fine game, several ls..r-s IF
the uniform, We might have p. eycl
we stlI saw Napoleon lying On LIS led
of state "
The Climax OF the pageant ID P.a-is
was the temple III the lnval,ac-. Tie
spacious church WAS draae.l ia tie ms.
magnificent and lavish fashion sld
adorned with Perfect ltov-lderI.rgt II
inll .eIs,;l c-.a1e1..E Ise rea-
out by hanglnSs Of viole. velvet; tam
blazing Wit cala."G iiaI.es and t3-
sands upon thousands IF ,4
III brilliant c.ndelahra ls d f'a -..u-
pie. Under TIE CeMe. ja t-.a s.a....t t.
altar, stood the cst,dulgua v..v.: Ea-
to receive the coffin.
1t was O'Clock III the aftcEu.oI E 1en
the archbishop OF Paris, Preceded hv q
splendid cross bearer, and iJ.u'.c3 ty
~ incense boys aud long rows ID va5tt
clad priests, IeIt the church TO me, ae
procession Iney returned soon. I4I.
lowing them was TIN Prince de- Ja-nvil4e
and select few from The grand cortege
without. In their midst Napoleon ; COZ
I'm
The king descended from has throne
and advanced To meet the cortr..a.
Slre' sald the Prince de Joinviiie, "a
present to You the body Il Napoleon,
which, in accordance with your com
mands' have brought back to France. =
receive 1t in the name Of Franco,
replied Louis Philippe.
Such at least Is what the 'Moniteur'
aflrms was s'tld The Prince de 3oin-
Vile gives a different version; 1T ap-
pears that httle speech winch / was 70
nave uehVered when met Ly father,
ana a1So tle answer ne was to give me-
had Deen drawn up IN council, only the
authorities had omitted to inform me
concerning 1t. So when | arrived l sim