The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-10
FUNERAL Of b KING
Remains of Humbert are Now
in Pantheon.
SCENES AT THE FUNERAL
Crowds Throng the Streets
of the Ancient City.

| Rome, Aug. s.-At an early hour this
morning ten non-commissioned officers
Of cuirassiers carried the casket contain
ing the remains Of the late King Hum
| bert from the funeral train TO the large
hall of the railroad station. which had
been transformed into chapel, hung with
sable draperies with gold ornamentation.
The first chaplain Of the court, assisted
| by number Of priests, pronounced the
absolution, an dthe cortege parted for the
Pantheon, where rest the remains Of
Humberts father, King Victor Emanuel
II. The sun was showing through a haze,
but the weather was not hot. The i'm
mense space surrounding the railroad sta
| ton was entirely filed with people, and
as the casket was borne into the open
air a touching and imposing spectacle
was witnessed. All those present uncov-
cred and remained bareheaded while the
procession was in view. After the casket
had been placed on a gun carriage King
Victor Emmanuel III took his place at
the head of the princes who followed the
remains. Behind his majesty were the
duke of Aosta, the count OF Turin, duke
of Orpoto. Prince Ferdinand Of Genoa
and ether royal visitors. Following them
were the members of the diplomatic corps
and the special ENJOYS.
Preceding the coTtege, which was Most
imposing in its magnidcence. were a bat
terry of artillery, a band OF music and then
battalion from each division in the
Italian army and marine corps, many
rmy and navy officers, representa- tives II
the scientific and educatioal institutions
| the mayors and municipal officers Of
Rome and Turin, deputations from all
the departmental bureaus OF the govern
ment and behind those were the more i'm
portant static bodies. including the cabi-
nent ministers, senators and deputies
| whose appearance made 2 striking group
Just ahead of the casket were about
100 priests and about 100 friars, including
the court chaplatns.
The gun carriage bearing the casket
was drawn by six horses and was sur
rounded by officers and functionaries of
the civil ard military houses If the royal
princes and of the late king and was i'm
mediately preceded by the late kings
general aid de camp Avocado des Contes
di Quinto on horseback, bearing the
sword Of the late king.
AS the body of the dead monarch was
borne towards the Pantheon. many Of
those present IT the c,owded street
ty their emotion the true wcrth at which
10 was held. for tears we're streaming
down their faces.
On the right side Of the casket walked
the president of the council of ministers.
Sisnor Sarrara, the first vice president
of the senate and the chevalier anuun-
clio. On the left of the casket was the
minister OF foreign affairs, the Marquis
Visconti Yenosta; the president Of the
chamber of deputies. Signor Villa and
former Premier Crispi
Behind the casket was the master OF
ceremonies of the court. bearing a wreath
Of iron and following him was the late
King Humbert's beautiful bay war horse.
which was a very great favorite with the
deceased. The horse was covered with
long black draping
Bringing up the rear Of the cortege were
the flags Of the army with an honorary
escort several municipal and provincial
deputadons, and. finally, depusation OF
civilians
When the head Of the procession reach
ed the Pantheon an enormous crowd oc-
cupied every foot OF available space. All
the adjacent streets and the windows
were also filed with spectators. Not a
whisper OF conversation interrupted the
solemnity of the occasion. the multitude
remaining in respectful silence with I'm
covered heads.
As was the case in the square before
the railroad station the streets through
which the procession passed were draped
with black and along the route poles
were erected covered with cypress branch
es and the stringings OF palms eutwined
with black bunting stretching across the
streets. Innumerable flags were displayed
al half mast and the funeral decorations
which hung from the windows were 50
universal throughout the city that It can
be literally said that the entire city OF
Rome was In mourning
During the march OF the procession
several brushes occurred. Among those
present in the crowd az the via Del Ser
penu twenty persons received slight
wounds nd thirty others we're bruised.
The procession marched in perfect order
and at Z slow pace.
King Victor Emanuel, who was on foot,
bore himself with dignity and carried his
head high. The groups of officers in fun
Uniform gave briliaucy . the cortera.
Nc less than 60 senator's and deputies
and senators took part IN the procession.
many radicals and republicans being
among the number
During the march flowers were thrown
from the windows OF the passing casket
The whole portico of the Pantheon. where
the procession arrived NJ s.I5 4 n, form
Cd 3 ve-i.sble flower bed Of vreaths and
flowers were deposited.
At some points attempts were made T.
acclaim the new king but such loyal ex-
olastton and uaapp.nuse wers represze4
as the solemn silence which prevailed
along the route clearly expressed TIE
profound grief = TIE people.
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