The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-28
FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT FAURE
A Magnificent Pageant-The streets
Thronged, But the People IndineT-
ent-Sixty Thousand Troops Under
Arms 10 Prevent an Uprising

eut-Sfxty ThOusand troops Dnoer
Arms 20 Prevent an Uprising
Copyright by the Associated Press.)
Paris, February 23.-Bright weather
favored the drop of the curtain over
the scene of the drama of President
Faure's life, giving value to the bril-
liant spectacular effects.
The garrison OF Paris, numbering
GO. 900 men, was on duty in the long
thoroughfares between the Elysee and
Notre Dame and there were between
the cathedral and Pere Lachaise, gilt
tering helmets and c~uirasses and mar
tial music, marking h i~npetuosity OF
The French temperament.
The bourse, the Bank OF france Inc
public offices and most OF the stores
were closed and the whole population
wara in the streets, at the windows and
nm the housetops; but the effect was
totally different from that which m
messed one at h funerals OF TIMERS,
and Carnot. On those occa-
sons all France poured into the CAPT.
tai and all hearts burst out IN one II
r~esistable impulse. There was apsoIute
nnlIY OIL GI1lOLlOls Inv
of this today. No a~ll-prevailing unity
of emotion; no deep regrets, unless
among the very poor. They remember
ed now that President Faure devoted
his Thursdays to the hospitals.
The reactionists are sorry ne dleo
SO soon. They gathered force, favored
by him and hoped to make a tool or
him.
The Dreyfusits thought his sudden
death was a Just judgment for he sup
port he gave the military party against
the revision of the sentence or the prls-
oner of Devils island. 1900
The lovers OF equity had long looked
askance at the late presidents at
tempts to revive monarchial ceremo-
NAL. u
Good catholics though we'll of him for
asking, in his last hour, for a priest.
THE free Masons resented this PROOF
of clericalism n they are the most
strongly organized and numerous Dody
in Paris.
The Leagues Of Patriots and of the
French Fatherland might, if suffered
TO do SO, made a united effort, put with
divergent purposes, soUe OF Ihe
leaguers being for the duke Oh Ut
leans, some for Prince Napoleon anu
some for no matter what dictator, put
With a preference for a military man
They were debarred from manifest1ng,
however. by the police arrangements.
A police device was to hire endless CAPS
which were drawn up on the Palace ue
la Concorde and other spaces, as IL
waiting for fares there, the Venlcles
being really placed behind the troops
hat kept the way clear Iol 'ho
neral cortege.
THE lack of prevailing sentiment rem
dered the funeral to Parisians, accus-
toned to sights of the kind, a vain ana
meaningless show, like that OF the late
emperor of Brazil.
President Mckinley, Colonel john
Hav. secretary of state of the United
states. sent kilograms, but the United
States gave no further sign. NO Amer
ican delegation appeared IN the cor
tege.
dark as long as possible as to the route
the funeral procession was to take
This was owing to fear of sed1tious
manifestations being planned. Inc
programme was thrice altered.
General Zurlinden greatly struck the
b~y-standers today, as sitting Ialr anu
square in his saddle and surrounded
by his staff, he led the cortege: Inc
three coffinless--hearses followed anu
then came the funeral car, a most m
posing vehicle. Leading statesmen
bore the pail. Then came the famlly.
The new president, NJ. Loubet, snow
ed great pluck in not walking merely
from the Elysee to Notre Dame, put
10 the cemetery, through the most dis
tl1rhed districts. His friends say M.
Loubet is a brave homme, or a good
fellow. He was by himself, behind the
family betrayed nc fear and was III
evening dress. He wore for the nrst
time the Grand Gordon of the Legion
of Honor, a broad, scarlet rlppoh VI
-watered silk. He walked like a man
Of standing and of firm, unassumlng
self centred character.
Great apprehenSionS were felt for
the safety of the members of the GRIM
inal chamber of the court Of cessation
and the three Dreyfusite members
President Leow and Judges Bard and
Dumas. Hundreds of thousands of re-
publicans would nave liked to boot
them and cheer Judge MaZeau, presi-
dent Of the court, but the unpopular
Judges were apparently not noticed.
The Judges in the procession wore
the crimson robes with ermine tippets
and velvet caps. In fact, every official
and d~ignitary having the right to a
special costume wore it upon this occa-
sion, which added greatly to the spec
tacular features of this really street
opera. The dignitaries Of the depart
ment of public instruction and OF the
university were dressed in black and
violet silk gowns; the members of the
faculty of medicine were robed in
CRIMSON SallQ, the HleIlUCTS VI liz Lac
ulty Of law wore black n yellow silk,
and all the cabinet ministers were in
evening.
The casket containing the dead pres
ident was conveyed from the Sales Des
Fetes, in the Elysee palace, to the
Notre Dame cathedral, escorted by a
brilliant procession.
The ceremony at the cathedral was
most solemn and impressive. The
facade Of the building was enveloped
with sable drapery. Cardinal cha
the archbishop of Paris, bearing a cru
ciix, awaited President Loubet, Offer
ed him holy water and then conducted
him professionally to a front seat in
the choir.
The casket was received at the door
of the cathedral by the archpriest n
the clergy of the parish and was borne
to a catafalque in the interior of the
building.
Cardinal Richard sat facing Presi-
Io~+ T1,,hof ond tha choir uaS f11a1