New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
AIISTRIA'S EMPRESS BURIED.
SIMPLE. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES IN
THE CHURCH OF THE CAPUCHlNs.
VIENNA DRAPED IN NORTHUMBERLAND
DrGNITARIEs PREsENT-CROWDs VIE"
THE PROCESSION.

the day OF the Empress OF Austria iui'ci'i wa"
more sombre than upon any day OF the "eeA VI
mourning Hardly house was without o,AON
draperles and the entire popuiace see'' w
have poured out into the streets Every uaii'
brought hundreds Of people from the country
"a oyary one even the persons belonging to
the lower classes wore mourning Inc s'iVe'
iamns were all alight shining dimly through
coverings OF Grape
Great torches threw glaring flames over the
royal chapel in which the body OF the la'e
Empress has lain In state since yesterday
morning The doors Of the chapel We're CLOSE"
at noon. thus barring out thousands OF peoi'e
who were anxious to see the coffin
At4 o'clock the tollng of bells announced the
starting Of the procession.
The route from tire Hofburg 20 the insignin-
cant Church Of the Capuchins whose vaults
entomb the Haps5urgs. Is so short that ofiy
small proportion of the population was aDie u
crowd into the adjoining streets
While the procession was being formeu 'he
church was filed with the foreign princes. VINO
arrived without ostentation in closed carriages
and who were conducted to the front pews.
CHURCH SHROUDED IN BLACK
Even the rafters and floor Of the church In
whose centre stood the catafalque were hidden
with black drapery.
and staff officers were aligned.
A detachment Of cavalry led the procession
followed by a single horseman. Court officer
attired In a Spanish costume Then came car
riages in which were seated the servants or
The late Empress and they were followed by a
second detachment Of cavalry. After these
horsemen three Court carriages, drawn oy SIX
horses covered with funeral trappings escorted
by footmen. They contained the Court dlghi'
taries and ladies waiting.
A train Of servants followed walking two
abreast and then came the most imposing feat
ure OF the procession Several companies Of the
Foot Guards and squadron of the Horse
Guards followed by detachment Of yeonen, all
gorgeously uniformed. preceded the COLOSSAL
eight horsed funeral car.
On either side of II were four footmen ana
four pages with lighted tapers, but the imme-
diate escort Of the car composed or SIX
stalwart men Of the Archer Guard. eight
yeomen, six Hungarian Life Guards and eight
mounted Life Guards. Following the car were
several bodies OF infantry and cavalry
SERVICES SHORT AND IMPRESSIVE.
large number Of priests in full canoncals
met the procession at the Church of the Angus
tins and proceeded with 1t to the Church OF
the Capuchins The Cardinal Archbishop or VI
emma. Monsgnor Gruscha, was In charge OF the
services The clergy there marched down the
aisle before the coffin. and united in intonng
prayers which were also exquislteiy chaiteu
during the service by the Court choir Tne
services We're brief.
During the last prayer the coffin was lifted
from the catafalQue. and the clergy, bearing
torches walked before it, Emperor FRANCIS
Joseph. attended by the highest officers OF state
bearing wands. followed. This procession slowly
passed from the sight Of the congregation down
a stone stairway to the vaults
After the last 5enediction had been pro-
nounced in the vaults the mourners reascenc-
ed and the High Chamberlain handed the Key
of the vault to the Capuchin who is the guardian
of the imperial mausoleum.
Emperor Francis Joseph at O'Clock this
morning received the special representatives OF
foreign soveregns.
An hour later ne received the visiting SOW
ereigns with the exception of Emperor Will
lam. whom he personally greeted at the railroad
station.
Before the procession started the inhabitants
of the city streamed In dense crowds toward
the chapel Of the Hofburg. and defled in an un-
ending stream before the coffin containing the
body of the late Empress.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS TRIBUTE.
Vienna. Sept 17.-Emperor Francis Joseph,
Prince Hohenohe the German Imperial Chan
cellor. and Baron buelow. the German
Minister for Foreign Affairs, received Emperor
William al the railroad station
The Emperors shook hands and kissed each
others cheeks three times They then went to
the church. where Emperor William, In behalf
of himself and the Empress Of Germany. de-
posted on the coffin containing the remains or
the late Empress Of Austria a floral wreath
which His Majesty had brought from Germany.
The Emperor dined at the German Embassy
after the funeral. and started for Berlin this
evening
FUNERAL MASS IN WASHINGTON.