The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-22
A DAY Of Great SORROW.
The 0bseques of the Murdered Empress Eliza
beth Beautiful and Impressive.
Vienna WRAPPED IN THE GLOOM Of DEEP MOURNING.
The German Emperor Placed Floral Wreath the Csket Impressive
Funea Mass Held in ST. Matthews Catholic Church in Wash
ngton--The President and Many Diplomats Present

VIENNA, by Cable. Emperor Fran
els Joseph, at o'clock a. II. received
the special representatives of foreign
sovereigns. An hour later he received
the visiting sovereigns, with the excep-
tion of the King of Saxony, whom he
personally greeted at the railroad sta
tion. Emperor Francis Joseph, Prince
Hohenlohe, the German Imperial Chan
cellor, and Baron Won Bulow, the
German Minister for Foreign Affairs,
received Emperor William at the rail-
road station. The Emperors shook
hands and kissed each others cheeks
three times. They then proceeded to
the church, where Emperor William,
in behalf of himself aud the Empress
of Germany. deposited on the casket
containing the remains of the late En-
press of Austria floral wreath which
Ris Majesty had brought from Ger
many. The aspect of the city was more
sombre than upon any day of the week
of mourning. Hardly a house was
without black draperies and the entire
populace seemed to have poured out
into the streets. The street lamps were
all alight, shining dimly through COW
erings of crepe. Great torches threw
glaring flames over the royal chapel in
which the remains of the late Empress
have lain in state.
At4 o'clock the tolling of bells an
nounced the starting of the procession.
The route from the Hofburg to the iu-
significant church of the Capuchins,
whose vaults entomb the Hapsburgs, is
so short that only small proportion of
the populace was able to crowd into the
adjoining streets. While the process
sion was being formed, the church was
filled with the foreign Princes, who ar
rived without ostentation Ill closed car
riages and who were conducted to the
front pews. Even the rsfters and floors
of the church, in the center of which
stood the cstafalque, were hidden with
black drapery Outside company OF
distinguished generals and staff officers
were aligned, A detachment Of cavalry
led the procession, followed by single
~<6rseman, court officer, attired IN a
Spanish costume. Then came car
riages, in which were seated the SER
wants of the late Empress, and they
were followed by second detachment
of cavalry. After those horsemen were
three court carriages, drawn by six
horses covered with funeral trsppings,
and escorted by footmen. They con-
tanned the court dignitaries and ladies
in waiting. A train of servants fol-
lowed, walking two abreast, and then
came the most imposing feature OF the
procession. Several companies of the
guards and squadron of horse guards,
followed by detachment of yeoman,
all gorgeously uniformed, preceded the
colossal eight horse funeral Car. On
either side were four footmen and four
pages with lighted tapers; but the i'm
mediate escort of the car was composed
of six stalwart gentlemen of the Archer
Guard, eight yeomen, six Hungarian
Life Guards and eight mounted Lille
Guards. Following the car were sew
eral bodies of infantry and cavalry.
A large number of priests in fnli can
onicals, met the procession at the Au-
gustine church and proceeded with it
to the church of the Capuchins. The
clergy there marched down the
aisle before the coffin and united in in
toning prayers, which were also ex-
quisitely chanted during the service by
the court choir. 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 stone stair
way to the vaults. After tho last bene-
diction had been pronounced in the
vaults the mourners re- assembled and
the High Chamberlain handed the key
of the vault to the Capuchin who is the
guardian of the imperial mausolem.
Imposing Scenes in ST. Matthews.