The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-24
IMPOSING AND SOLEMN
Funeral Rites Over the Remains of
President Faure.
GOOD ORDER PRESERVED
GREAT MULTITUDE OF SPECTA-
TORS ALONG THE ROUTE.

Paris. Feb. 2S-Crowds anxious to
witness the funeral procession which
was to bear the remains of the late
President Felix Faure from the Elysee
palace, where they have been lying in
state since Friday last, began to as
semble at an early hour today along
the line of the route to be followed
from the palace to Notre Dame cathe-
dral.
! At $50 a. m. the various societies
bearing wreaths arrived, apd were sta
toned along the Champs Elysee. They
were followed by detachments of ca
diets from Styr, the polytechnic and ma
val academies, and by attachments Of
marines, who took 10 a position on the
Faubourg st. Honore, preparatory to
funeral car.
The newly elected president, NJ. Emile
Loubet, then drove up in a landau. He
wore the Gordon of the Legion of Honor
and was accompanied by General Da-
vout, Duke of Auerstadt, grand chan
cellor of the Legion of Honor, who was
seated beside him. The president was
escorted by a squadron of cuirassiers.
In the meanwhile the casket contain
ing the remains of the late president
had been transferred from the Sales
des Fetos and placed upon a catafalque
in the porch, which was transformed
temporarily into u chapel ardente. All
the officers of the military household
took part in the ceremony.
The hearse, drawn by six horses, each
led by a footman, entered the court
yard of the palace at o'clock. 1t
was a magnificent car, with large
black plumes and having a dome dec
Grated with silver stars. The hangings,
which were of sable velvet, bore on
them escutcheons with the late Presi-
dent Faures initials in each corner.
The funeral car was also hung with
the tri-color of France, tied with Grape.
The walls of the courtyard were hid
den by black draperies, relieved by sill
yer initials, IF. F." (Felix Faure), and
r.. F." Republique France, and
palm branches.
The porch was draped in black, with
silver stars, and the pediment was dec
GRATED with a cross, inscribed "Honneur
ct Patrie.''
Before the catafalque were creped
cushions. upon which lay the late
presidents orders and decorations.
The casket was placed on the funeral
car in the presence of all the high civil
and military officials, the procession
was formed. and it emerged from the
palace at 1905 a. m, headed by Cen
eral Zurlinden, the military governor
of Paris, followed by the bearers of
the wreaths from the late presidents
household and the legislature.
Then Present armsr rang out, the
band of the Republican guards played
a funeral march, and the funeral car
emerged from the palace upon the Ave
nue. Marigoy on one side of the palace.
When the procession emerged upon
Qua de la MegisSerie, fronting part of
the lie lie la Cite, the bells of Not-e
Dame began to toll, and when the cor
tege reached the square in front of the
cathedral, otherwise the Place du Par
Wis Notre Dame, the bells burst into a
funeral peal. the troops presenting
arms, and the casket was taken into
the cathedral.
The ceremony at the cathedral was
most solemn and impressive.
The casket was received at the door
of the cathedral by the archDriest and
the clergy of the parish, and was borne
to a catafalque in the center of the
building. The cathedral was draped as
in the case of the funeral of President
Carnot, black hangings with silver
stars and borders and trophies of tri-
color flags yelled with crepe.
Cardinal Richard sat facing Presi-
dent Loubet and the choir was filled !
with archbishoDs, bishops and other
DleldlGS. Low mass Was CGltDIdl6u.
The chanting and music were impress
sive in their effect. Cardinal Richard
then approached the casket, which was
guarded by officers and surrounded by
the. clergy, and pronounced the absolu-
ton to the strains of the organ and the
peal of the cathedral bells.
The casket was then borne to the por-
tai, accompanied by the clergy, and
replaced on the funeral car, after which
Y,rNopccior vxanded ifc fo the |
cemetery of Pere la Chaise, where it
arrived at > o'clock
Eulogistic speeches were delivered by |
Senator Chauveau and M. Deschanet, |
Dunuy, Lockroy and Guiilanus. The
troops present filed before the cata-
falque. There was no disorder any
where.