The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-24
Considerable RiOtInE Followed tn,
Funeral Procession.

Funeral Procession.
Paris, Feb. 2S-The remains OF Felix
Faure, late President of France, were de-
posted in the tombs to-day, and, although
immense crowds Of people were assembled
at different points, there was no disorder.
The casket containing the dead Presl-
dent was conveyed from the Salles des
Fetes, in the Elysee Palace, to the Notre
Dame Cathedral, escorted by a brilliant
procession.
Nine. and Mile. Faure, who had been
praying the greater part of the night be-
side the remains, atsApded mass at s
o'clock in the chapel of the palace. They
then retired to their apartments and did
not take part in the procession or the fu-
neral ceremonies, though they heard mass
at noon in the chapel at the Elysee. The
ceremony at the Cathedral was most SOL
emn and impressive.
The facade of the building was envelop-
ed with sable drapery. Cardinal Richard,
the Archbishop of Paris, bearing a cruci-
fix, awaited President Loubet offered him
holy water, and then conducted him pro-
cessionally to a front seat In the choir.
The casl6et was received at the door of
the Cathedral by the areh-priest and the
clergy of the parish, and was borne TO a
catafalque in the interior of the building.
The Cathedral was draped as in the case
Of the funeral of President Sadi-Carnot
with black hangings with silver stars and
borders and trophies Of trl-color flags
yelled with Grape
The CatafaIaue Immense.
The catafalqGc in the Cathedral was an
immense structure in the centre of the
transept It was over seventy feet high
and was surmounted by an imposing cano-
by to the height of 1SO feet, from the four
corners of which huge black pals, COW
cred with silver stars and bordered with
ermine, were stretched to the four pillars
and to the transept
Upon the steps of the catafalque were
twenty lamps each with thirty lights,
twenty immense torches and $50 large
tapers, giving the catafalque a most i'm
pressive appearance.
Cardinal Richard sat facing President
Loubet and the choir was filed with arch
bishops, bishops and other prelates.
Low mass was celebrated, and the
chanting and music were impressive in
their effect.
Cardinal Richard then approached the
casket, which was guarded by officers and
surrounded by the clergy. and pronounced
the absOlution TO the strains of the organ
and the peal of the Cathedral bells.
Trip 10 the Cemetery.
The casket was then borne to the portal,
accompanied by the clergy, and replaced
on the funeral car, after which the pro-
cesslon wended its way to the cemetery of
Pere LaChaise, where 1t arrived at 3
o'clock.
The gate and walls Of the cemetery were
draped with black and silver, in the man
ner adopted at the Cathedral, the palace
and at other places The wreaths were
deposited at the foot Of the wall, and the
casxet was laid on a catafalque>at the en-
trance of the cemetery.
Eulogistic speeches were delivered there
by Senator Chaveau.
The police arrangements throughout
were admirable, and even IL the dense
crowd lining the streets had desired 10
engage In hostile demonstration against
President Loubet, It would have been i'm
possible to do so.
President Loubet, who IL must be con-
tossed, is unpopular, made many friends
to-day by his resolute bearing. He trudgcd
the whole weary way TO the cemetery and
Communications OF his bravery we're heard
on all sides.
Rioters Were Arrested.
At about $50 o'clock p. m, a crowd of
people assembled IN front OF the office Of
the Libre Parole and started shouting
Panama. and Down with Loubetp'
Several of these persons were promptly
arrested, and Deputy Miilevoye. National
lst Republican. who attempted to rescue
them was also placed under arrest, while
a friend Of his was captured and taken to
the police station at the same time. A SER
geant OF police was seriously injured with
a sword stick whiic he was making an ar
| rest.
The rioters then became more violent and
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