The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-15
IMPRESSIVE Ceremonies in Rome
..,;:ssss0vert Remains Of Humbert.
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f.. Rofie;53 Aug. .9.44At ahsearly hour this
Em0rninga ten ffoai- commissioned officers OF
Observation-Disclosures ket containing
1.-THE remains ofatherlates:King Humbert
/ from the Funeral traina:tosthe large hall
Of the railroad station,s which had been
transformer into a., chapel. hung with
sable draperies@ with gold ornamentation.
I :lhe first chaplain:tof' the icourt, assisted
by a. number Of priestssiprenounced the
aspts2 on and the .cortege started FOR
the PANTHEON, where rest the remains of
iHun1bertss father King Victor Emanuel
IL! Ihe lnmense;gspac surrounding the
railroad = station. WAS entirely filled with
people and as: the casket- was borne into
the open air touching and imposing
/ pectaele&Was:!w itnessed. AT9AH those pres
seent uncovered and remained. bareheaded
while the procession was in view. After
the -casket had been placed on gun car
rage, King Victor Emanuel III. took
his place at the. headrofl the princes who
5jjesty We're the Duke St .Aosta, the Count
/ of Turin, the''Duke If GENOA, the Duke
of&Oportp; Primer ferdinand of Genoa,
and othervEoXal visitors. q, Eollowing them
were the members Of the diplomatic corps
anu tine Speclaf .enVOyS:" 80
+ t@ht:s =; An TIM B posing Eortege.
sap receding The. co;ritege,' Which was most
imposing I'M it's ma gnffi cence,g was bat
j teryl of artillery, i a bland fef music and
then battalion. from leach division OF
the Italian army and marine corps, many
ARMY and navy fs,afepresentatives Of
the scientific and ed1.eationaI institutions,
the ,mayors sand municipal officers OF
Rome and Turin. Populations from ali
the departmental bureaus. OF ithe govern
klnentt and behinfl those,, were the more
bodies, Il Including the cab
whose appearance made q striking group.
:sIJt st -ahea d'@!Gf the ioasket *were about
100 priests and 400 ~friarsl. including the
court chaplains. - :. :s.~,: ,gss.sy
r The. gun carriage bearing the casket
was drawn by six horses and was sur
f6 req by by Officers and mar Of
princes and Of the late King, and was
Immediately preceded by the late Kings
generafaiTle EIDE camp; Avogadre DIES Con
test di: Quinto, on horse back bearing the
sword of the late King. asft
80. Faces Stream with Tears.
!. AS the. body Of the dead monarch was
borne along towards the Pantheon,
many Of those present ins the crowded
street Showed by their. emotion the true
were streaming down their faces.
f. Behind the casLet was the master Of
ceremonies Of the court, bearing wreath
Of iron, and following him was the late
King Humbert's. beautiful bay war horse,
which was q very great favorite with
the deceased. The horse was covered
with long, black. +drapings.F
When. the heat. uf the procession
reached the = Pantheon. an enormous
crowd occupied every available foot Of
space. All the adjacent streets and the
windows, balconies and terraces in the
vicinity were also filled with spectators.
Not a whisper of conversation interrupt
ed the selemnity of the scene. the multi
tnde. remaining in respectful silence with
uncovered heads. %a-'"r
S. AS was the1case in the square before
the railroad statiena.the streets through
which. the procession passed were draped
with black. and along the route poles
were erected III covered with cypress
ihran hes and with4stringings of palms
entwined with BLACK bunting stretching
across the Streets.
Innumerable flags we're displayed at
half mast and the funeral decorations
which hung from the windows were so
lbe Literally ssaid;+thati1fhe entire city OF
Rome Was inls:moNrnings ss,.aa ss8
.a ss...av King YIctor. ON Foot.
de-, der and at 3 slow apaee.., hing Victor
Fin nuel, who was on foot, bore himself
with dignity ana carried hisEhead high.
The groups. fof officers: eina full uniform
gave great hrillianc.ygs TO the. certege No
''less than $50 senators and deputies took
part IN the procession, many Radicals
and Republicans san sbeingYanlong the num-
Il During glie march flowers W. were thrown
afEonl9 the windows oif3 the passing casket.
The WHOLE portieo III Of. II tllaas Pantheon,
where the procession arrived at 9:15 a.
f'fn., formed "a yeritabfe- flower bed of
slwreaths2and flow efSa hefe deposited.
- s4Ats some points attempts were made to
acclaim, the new king buts!such loyal
exc1a1nations and applause were re-
pressed, las the solemn silence which pre-
walled along nearly thes whole route more
| clearly expressed the profound grief of
the people, a,,-e 4.,ts9.,.ar
- Simple Decorations.
q The exterior. decoration Of the Panthe-
on was very simple. Under the immense
portico1had been erected two large affairs
upon, which burned alcohol lamps On
the steps. of the. affairs We're placed the
wreaths. 80 -
Il When the easket reached the Panthe-
on, ten non-commissioned officers of
Cuirassiers4 lifted it from the gun carriage
and carried it into the church where it
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gio, archbishop-of Genoa, who was in his
pontifcal robes. and surrounded by the
cathedral functionaries. The casket was
then raised to the top of a catafalque
surmounted by a wreath of iron and on
it was placed the helmet and sword of
King Humbert. 49,
-s'1i '''ss' Within the Church.
AT that moment, so touching was the:
scene, that3sthe emotion OF those present
was plainly audible within the stilled
church. Tears dimmed many eyes and
| sobs could be heard throughout the hall
f An hour before the arrival OF the fu-
neral procession Queen Helena, Dowager
Queen. Margaret, former Queen Marie
Pia Of Portugal, as well as some of the
royal princes reached the Pantheon in
carriages. ii 80 sil
/, The new King and the Italian princes
/ on their arrival took up position on the
| right side Of the church, the Queen and
princesses statiOning themselves on the
| left. SCI 90 sE.f i..s1..
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