The herald., 1898-09-18
PRINCES and PEOPLE
UNITE IN EXPRESSIONS OF
RESPECT
4 MASS AT WASHINGTON
Il Celebrated by Cardinal Gibbons
Commemorative of the Murdered
Empress of Austria
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
VIENNA, Sept. 17-Emperor Francis
Joseph 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 Kin g
Of Saxony whom he personally greeted at
the railroad station. The inhabitants of
this city went in dense crowds toward The
chapel of the Hofburg and def1led before
the casket containing the remains of the
late Empress.
Emperor Francis Joseph, Prince Hoben-
lobe, the German Imperial Chancellor. and
Baron Won Bulow, the German Minister 70:
Foreign Affairs. received Emperor William
at the railroad station The Emperors
shook hands and kissed each others
cheeks three times. They then proce eded
back to the church, where Emperor Will
liam, 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 majesty
had brought from Germany. The Emperor
dined at the German Embassy after the
funeral and started for Berlin this evening
The procession was an imposing one. After
the last enedctfon had been pronounced
In the vaults of the Church of The Capuch-
ms the mourners reascended and the High
Chamberlain handed the key of the vault
to the Capuchin. who is the guardian of the
Imperial usoleum.
Funeral
The aspect of the city this morning was
more somber than on any previous day Of
the week of mourning. Scarcely a hou.e
was without black draperies, and the en-
titre populace seemed to have poured out
into the streets Every train brought hun
dreds Of people from the country, and ALL
even the persons belonging to the lower
classes, were in mourning. The street
lamps were all alght shining dimly
through coverings of Grape. Great torches
threw glaring flames over the royal chapel
in which the remains of the late empress
have lain in state since yesterday morn
ing. 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 announced
the starting of the procession. The route
of the march to the insignificant church of
the Capuchins, whose vaults entomb the
house of Hapsburg. is so short that only
small proportion of the population was
able to crowd into the adjoining streets.
While the procession was being formed
the church was filed with the foreign
princes, who arrived without ostentation
in closed carriages, and who were conduct
ed to the front pew. Outside the church
company of distinguished general and staff
officers were aligned A detachment of cav
airy led the procession, followed by single
horseman, court officer, attired in Span
ish costume. Then came carriages drawn
by six horses, covered with funeral trap
pings, escorted by footmen. They con-
tained the court dignitaries and ladies in
waiting. A train of servants followed,
walking two abreast. and then came the
most imposing feature of the procession
several companies of the foot guards, a
squadron of horse guards and a detach-
ment of yeomen. all gorgeously uniformed.
preceding the colossal funeral car.
On each side were four footmen and four
pages, with lighted tapeBs, but the imme-
diate escort of the car was composed of six
stalwart gentlemen of the archers' guard,
eight yeomen. six Hungarian life guards
and eight mounted life guards.
Following the car were several bodies of
infantry and cavalry
A large number of priests in full canon
icas met the procession at the Augustines'
church and proceeded with it to the Church
of the Capuchins. The clergy there
marched down the aisle before the coffin
and united in intoning prayers, which were
also exquisitely chanted during the ser
VcA by the court choir.
During the last prayer the coffin was lifted
from the ca;afalque, and the clergy. bear
Ing 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 ngresa ton down a stone
Stairway 20 the vaults.
After the last bene,liction had been. pro-
nounced in the vaults the mourners re-
ascf nded and the high chamberlain handed
the key of the vault to the capuchin, who
is this guardian of The 'lmperi al mausoleum.
After the departure of the fore gn prn-
ces and representatives, Emperor Fran
els Joseph drove to Shoenbrunn. The i'm
perial family dined at the Hofburg. The
king of Saxony was present. Emperor
William, Prince Hohenlohe, the German
imperial chancellor, and Baron Won Bue-
low, with their suites, dned az the Ger
man embassy. Afterwards Emperor Will
liam held circle and thenproceeded to the
railway station. starting foN Berlin at .
O'Clock this evening. There was no official
leave taking. The other royalties also
left during the course of the evening.
During the passage of the funeral process
edon from the Hofburg chapel TO the church
of the Capuchins twenty-three persons
tainted.