The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-24

ward the cathedral, the crowds rever-
emily standing with barred heads as it
passed.
The funeral cortege debouched from
the Avenue Marigoy upon the Champs
Elysee. The crowd there present greet
ed the Judges of the Court of Casa
ton with shouts Of 'Vive lArmee,'
but nothing was said to President Lou
bet, who, bare-headed and escorted by
policemen, was the object of interest.
The crowd at the end of the Champs
Elysee, where the members of the
League of Patriots had announced
their intention of gathering also, sa-
luted the Judges of the Court of Cas-
sation with cries of s'Vive rArmee-"
M. Bard, the reporter Of the Dreyfus
case, and M. Loew of the criminal sec
ton of the Court of Cessation, which
is examining the Dreyfus case, We're
not among those present in the pro-
cession. The Place de la Concorde
was black with people, who climbed
upon the statues, fountains and ter
races. The Tuilleries were also invaded
by the people.
The shouts ceased as the funeral pro-
cession advanced along the Quai des
Tuilleries, the Quai de Louvre and
other quais toward the lie de la Cite,
on which the Cathedral of Notre Dame
is situated, the silence being broken
by salvos of artillery fired on the banks
of the Seine and when the military
bands stationed along the route played
funeral marches.
The windows of houses were fllled
with spectators, who were closely
watched by the police escorting the
Judges of the Court of Cessation, who
were also surrounded by soldiers
The people in the crowds DOTTED their
hats respectfully to President Loubet,
who saluted the flags Of the regiments
lining the route When the procession
emerged upon Quai de Ia Megisserie,
fronting part Of the lie de la Cite, the
bells of Notre Dame began to toll, ana
when the cortege reached the square
in front of the cathedral, otherwise the
Place du Parvis 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. Cardinal
Richard. the Archbishop of Paris, bear
ing a crucifix, awaited President Lou
bet. offered him holy water, and then
conducted him professionally to front
seat in the choir.
The casket was received at the door
of the Cathedral by the Arch Priest
and the clergy of the parish, and was
borne to a catafalque in the center OF
the building.
Cardinal Richards sat facing Presi-
dent Loubet, and the choir was filled
with Archbishops, Bishops and other
prelates Low mass was celebrated
The chanting and music were impress
sive in their effect.
Cardinal Richar7s then approached
the casket, which was guarded by Off
GERS and surrounded by the clergy, ana
pronounced the absolution 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 re-
placed on the funeral car, after which
the procession wendell its way to the
cemetery of Pere la Chaise, where it
arrived at O'Clock.
The procession reached the cemetery
without any serious incident, but the
crowds grew larger and larger and the
space between the four rows of soldiers
forming the military hedge was densely
packed.
Ex-President Casimir-Perier, who
walked in the procession, surrounded by
Generals, was frequently applauded-
At the Boulevard Du Temple,
blockade stopped the procession until
passage was cleared by force, during
which women and children tainted and
several persons were trampled under
the horses hoof
Apart from occasional cries of 'fVive
FArmee" and give la Republique,"
nothing indicated that the crowd was
divided into hostile camps. At some
points President Loubet was heartily
cheered, but in view of the solemnity
of the occasion and in order not to pro-
woke counter demonstrations, he did
not take any notice Of the cheers
On leaving the cemetery of Pere la
Chaise, President Loubet was greeted
with cries of give Loubet.' The
President and his encourage departed
in carriages, escorted by dragons. as
were the members of the diplomatic
corps and the foreign missions.
General Zurlinden, with his staff, es-
corted by mounted republican guards
followed. He was greeted with salvos
of "Vive PArmee''
President Loubet made many friends
to-day by his resolute bearing. He
trudged the whole weary way to the
cemetery, and concentrations of his
bravery were heard on all sides.