The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18
IMPOSING FUNERAL PAGEANT.
EMPRESS ELIZABETH's REMAINS
ENTOMBED AT CAPUCHINS.

vienna Takes ON a More sOmber As
rect Than at Amy Time During the
week of NOurning-Grent Crowds
Unable to Mass In the Streets
Through Which the Procession
Passed - Emperor william Brings
n Floral Wreath From Germany.
He Is Met at the Station BY EN-
peror Francis Joseph and Impe4
rial officials.
Vienna, Sept. 17.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. at o'clock this morning, received
the special representatives of foreign SOW
ereigns.
An hour later he received the visiting
sovereigns, with the exception of the King
of saxony, whom he personally greeted
at the railroad station
Emperor Francis Joseph, Prince Hohen-
lohe, the imperial German chancellor, and
Baron Won Beulow the German minister
for foreign affairs, received Emperor WILL
lam at the railroad station. The Emper-
ors shook hands and kissed each others
checks three times They then proceeded
in behalf of himself and the Empress of
Germany, deposited on the casket con-
tanning the remains of the late. Empress
of Austria a floral wreath which his maj
esty had brought from Germany.
The Emperor dined at the German en-
bassy after the funeral,and started for
Berlin this evening.
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somber than upon any day of the week of
mourning Hardly a house was without
black draperies, and the entire populace
seemed to have poured into the streets.
The lamps were all alight, shining dimly
through coverings of crepe.
Great torches threw glaring flames over
the royal chapel, in which the remains of
the late Empress lay in state since yester-
day morning.
The doors of the chapel were closed at
noon, thus barring out thousands of peo-
pie who were anxious to see the casket.
At o'clock the tolling of bells an
nounced the starting of the procession.
The route from the Hofburg to the in
significant Church of the Capuchins, whose
vaults entomb the Hapsburgs, is so short
that only small proportion of the popu-
lation was able to crowd into the adjoin-
ing streets.
While The procession was being formed
the church was filled with the foreign
princes, who arrived without ostentation
in closed carriages, and who were con-
Quoted to the front pews.
Even the rafters and floors of the
church, in the center of which stood the
catafalque, were hidden with black
drapery. Outside, a company of distln-
guished generals and staff officers were
aligned.
A detachment of cavalry led the process
sion, followed by a single horseman, a
court officer attired In a Spanish cos
tune. Then came carriages, in which
were seated the servants of the late En-
press, and they were followed by a second
detachment of cavalry. After these
horsemen were three court carriages,
drawn by six horses, covered with fu-
neral trappings escorted by footmen.
They contained the court dignitaries and
ladies in waiting.
train of servants followed, walking
two abreast, and then came the most i'm
posing feature of the procession. Several
companies of foot guards and squadron
of the horse guards, followed by detach-
ment of yeomen, all gorgeousiy uniform
ed, preceded the colossal eight-horsed fu-
neral car. On either side were four foot
men and four pages, with lighted tapers;
but the Immediate escort of the car were
composed of six stalwart gentlemen of the
Archer Guard, eight yeomen, six Hunga-
rlan life guards and eight mounted life
guards. Following the car were several
bodies of infantry and cavalry.
A large number of priests, in full canoni-
eals, Fslat the procession at the Augustine's
Church, and proceeded with it to The
Church of Capuchins. The clergy there
marched down the aisle before the coffin
and united in intoning prayers, which
were also exquisitely chanted, during the
service, by the court choir.
During the last prayer, the coffin was
iltted from the catafalque and the clergy
bearing torches. walked before it.
Emperor Francis Joseph accompanied
by the highest officers of state, bearing
Wands, followed. This procession slowly
passed from the sight of the congrega-
uon down stairway to the vaults.
After the last benedictlon had been pro-
hounced in the vaults the mourners re-
ascended, and the high chamberlain hand
ed The key of the vault to the capuchin
VINO Is the guardian of the imperial maus-
oeeum