The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-20
TRIBUTE TO HUhBERT
President and Others Attend
Memorial Services.
WAS A SOLEMN AFFAIR
IMPRESSIVE HONOR PAID TO
DEAD KING.

of impressive solemnity, and I'm the |
presence of the president of the United !
States, members of the cabinet, officers |
of the army and navy, the ambassa-
doris and ministers of foreign countries
and a great concourse of people from
civil life, memorial services for the late
King Humbert of Italy were held at
st. Matthews Catholic church at II
o'clock today.
The announcement of the services
was made by the Italian ambassador,
Baron Fava, and with the cooperation
of the state department the event was
given a distinctly official character The
foreign corps were in full diplomatic
uniform. and these, with the brilliant
uniforms of the British, German, Aus
TRAN and other military attaches and
of the American generals and admirals,
gave a touch of brilliant coloring to
the solemn pageantry.
The church had been decorated elab-
orately for the occasion. Around the
sanctuary and on all sides rose a mass
of palms and foliage plants, while the
beautiful white marble altar stood out
from a forest of palms. Immediately
in front of the chancel rail stood the
catafalque. a counterpart Of that IN
which the dead monarch recently was
laid to rest at Rome Over it was
, thrown a heavy black pail edged with
white and on top was great garland
of laurels and gala leaves, tied with
flowing ribbons of red, white and green,
the colors of Italy.
Baron Fava Receives.
At the head and foot of the casket
| tail candlebras burned and the morn
/ ing sun, coming through the window,
/ fell athWart this Sombre memorial A
superb wreath of purple astors and
roses sent by the British embassy
/ rested alongside the casket. Baron
! Fava, in the full uniform of his diplo-
matte rank and wearing the decoration
conferred on him by King Humbert,
shortly before his death, stood at the
main entrance of the church and re-
| ceived the distinguished arrivals.
He was assisted by Marquis Romano
and the military attaches of the en-
bassy Among the first arrivals was
! the Chinese minister, WI Ting Fang,
in bright Oriental silks and scarlet tur-
ban, accompanied by several of the
members of his staff. The Spanish
minister, Duke de Arc)s in full diplo-
matte uniform of bls. and gold, fol-
lowed soon after. anlassss given q. seat
4 with the Chinese. repFe sentative. Back
of them sat the Japanese minister Mr..
Takahira. his handsome uniform set off
by a vivid green sash across his breast
and a sweeping white plume on his
chaDeau-
Germany was represented by Baron
Speck Won Sternberg, German charge
daffaires, accompanied by the German
! military and naval attaches in uni
form; France by NJ Thiebaut, charge
daffaires, and NJ. BOeufve; Great Brit
ain by Minister Lowther and Captain
/ Bradley of the British royal navy:
Russia by NJ Routhkowsy, while the
other countries of Europe, South and
Central America were represented by
their several ministers and secretaries.
Arrival of Mckinley.
Across the aisle from the diplomatic
corps the pews were reserved for dis
tinguished American authorities
among those present being Admirals
Melville, EdincOtt and Terry; BrigadieI
Generals John NJ. Wilson, Ludingtor
and Weston; the staff officers of Lieu
tenant General Miles and scores OF
lesser officers. The Italian societies and
citizens were given seats at the side oil
the church near the altar The real
of the church was opened to the gen.
eral public and was filled to overflow
ing at an early hour.
Just at II o'clock President Mckinley
and the members of his cabinet ar
rived at the church. Baron Favs
stepped forward and received the presi.
dent, escorting him TO a seat immedi
ately in front of the catalfalque. walk.
ing down the middle aisle. With the
president were Secretary Hitchcock
Postmaster General Smith, Acting Sec
rotary of State Adee and the presi
dents secretary, Mr.. Cortellyou.
As the party took their seats strain:
of the organ flOated through the edi
fee and the black and white robeC
acolytes led the procession of priest
to the altar It had been expected tina
Cardinal Gibbons would officiate, bu
his absence in the south prevented hi
! being present. The celebrant of III
mass was Rev Father Bart assistet
by Father Lee as deacon and Fathe
Kervick as sub-deacon.
Father Chantel of Georgetown uni
versity was also in the sanctuary. TIL
service consisted of high mass, tn
usual sermon being omitted At tn
close of the mass the priests put asid
: their white vestments for those of blacl
{ and descending from the sanctuary
: moved about the casket, sprinkling i
: with holy water, praying for the repos
of the soul of the dead king and chant
ing the "ReQuiescat in Peace
, At the close of the service the presi
: dent and Darty withdrew. followed b
the deputies and military officers Man
: of the people remained in the cElurc
TO view the satafalque and to carr
; away a leaf or bud as a memento o
the ceremony.