The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-24
.FAURE'S REMAINS
LAID At REST.
France Pays Last Honors to Her
Deceased President.
An Imposing Funeral cortege Through the
Streets Of Paris.

The Procession Reaches the Ceme-
terry without Any Serious Incl
dent-President Loubet Trudges
the Whole Weary Way to the
Burying Ground, and Com
| mendations for His Bravery
Were Manifest on All Sides.
| PARIS. Feb. 23.-Crowds anxious to
witness the funeral procession which
was to bear the remains Of the late
| President Faure from Elysee palace,
where they have been lying in state
since Friday last, began to assemble at
an early hour to-day along the line Of
the route to be- followed from the palace
! to Notre Dame Cathedral. Some OF the
people took up positions at midnight,
and at O'Clock dense multitudes had
gathered along the Champs Elysee and
| the Place de la Concorde. They masSed
| themselves on benches and trestles be
hind hedges Of cuirassiers, dragons
and chasseurs, which lined the route.
| At $50 a. m. the various societies ar
| rived and were stationed along the
| Champs Elysee. They were followed by
detachments of cadets from ST. Cyr, the
| polytechnic and naval academies and
! by detachments of marines, who took
up a position on the Fauburg st.
Honore, preparatory to forming the es-
cort of honor about the funeral car.
| The members of the Chamber Of Dep
| 1fi cd INV ha Of "a
House, M. Deschanel, arrived at the
Elysee palace at $50. They were sa-
luted by the troops drawn up there with
| flags flying. The newly elected Presi-
dent, M. Loubet, then drove UP in a Ian
dau. He Wore the Gordon Of the Legion
of Honor, and was accompanied by
General Davout, Duke of Murstadt,
Grand Chancellor of the Legion of
| Honor, who was seated beside him. The
President was escorted by squadron
! of cuiraSsiers. On his arrival the
troops presented arms, trumpets rang
out a salute and the drums, rolled in
honor of the President as he entered the
palace. In the meantime the casket
containing the remains of the late Pres
| ident had been transferred from the
SALES des Fetos and placed upon a
catafalque in the porch which was
transformed temporarily into a chapel
ardente. All the officers Of the military
household took part in the ceremony.
Madame and Mile. Faure, who had
been praying the greater part of the
night beside the remains, attended a
| mass at O'Clock in the chapel of the
| palace. They then retired to their
apartments and did not take part IN
the procession or in the funeral cere-
monies, though they heard mass in the
chapel of the Elysee. The hearse,
drawn by six horses, each led by a foot
man, entered the courtyard of the pal
| ace at O'Clock. It was a magnificent
car, with large black plumes and hay
Ing dome decorated with silver stars.
The hangings, which, We're of sable vel
vet, bore on them escutcheons with the
late President Faure's initials in each
corner. The funeral car was also hung
with the tricolor Of France, tied with
crepe. The walls Of the courtyard
We're hidden by black draperies. reliev-
ed by silver initials, IF. F." Felix
Faure), and "R. F." Republiuue
F'rance), and palm branches The porch
was draped in black, with silver stars.
and the pediment was decorated with a
cross inscribed, "Honneur ct Patrie."
Before the catafalque were creped
cushions, upon which lay the late Pres
ldent's orders and decorations.
The casket was placed on the funeral
car In the presence of all the high civil
ana military officials, the procession
was formed, and it emerged from the
paiace at W:Oo a. m, headed by Gen
eral zurlinden, the Military Governor
OF Paris, followed by the bearers of the
wreaths from the late Presidents
household and the Legislature. The
present arms" rang out, the band of
the Republican Guards played a flu
neral march, and the funeral car
emerged from the palace upon the
avenue Marigoy, on one side of the pal
ace. The. Minister of Foreign Affairs
M. Delcasse, the Minister of Public In
struct1on, the Minister of Marine the
Minister of War, the Minister of Agri-
culture, the Minister of Public Works,
the Minister of Colonies and the Min
lster OF commerce were the pail
bearers.
Then came six Captains belonging to
regiments forming part of the garrison
OF Paris, bearing the late Presidents
decorations. The members of the late
Presidents family, other than Nine
and Mile. Faure, all greatly affected.
followed the decorations. Next came
President Loubet, accompanied by tina
acting President of the Senate. M.
Chauve; the Premier, M. Dupuy. and
the President of the Chamber Of Depu-
ties, M. Deschanel. After them came
the officers of the late Presidents mill
tary household, the papal nuncio. Mgr
Clari; the members of the diplomatic
corps and foreign missions. The Ger
mans made striking appearance, evil
IDENTIFY having been chosen for their fine
physique, for they were all a head
taller than the members of any of the
other missions
The members of the Russian Mission
were loudly cheered
Following the foreign missions came
the members of the Senate and CHEM
Der of Deputies and other delegations,
from the army and navy, etc.; the
Council of State, the Judges of the
Courts of Cessation and Appeal, and
Populations from other public bodies.
The procession was preceded by de-
tachments of cavalry, infantry, ma
rines and cadets from the School Of
st. Cyr and the polytechnics, while
spersed throughout the funeral cortege.
The whole route was lined with
troops Of all arms, and was also guard