The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-10
GREAT THRoNG PRESENT
During the March Of the Procession
Several Crushes Occurred.
MANY PEOPLE RECEIVED SLIGHT HURTS
Victor Emmanuel Walks in the Procession
Flowers Thrown From Windows on the
Passing Casket. Touching and
Imposing Ceremonies.
(By the Associated Press.)


Rome, August 9.-The train bearing
the remains of the late King of Italy,
which left Monza at 4:2S p M, yester-
day, accompanied by the Duke of Aosta,
the Count of Turin and the Duke of
Oporto, arrived here at $50 a.. m, to-
day. Immediately after that hour ten
non commissioned officers of cuirassiers
carried the casket containing the body
of King Humbert from the funeral train
to the large hall of the railroad station,
which had been transformed into cha
pei, hung with sable draperies with gold
Ornamentation. The first chaplain of the
court, assisted by number of priests,
pronounced the absolution, and the cor
tege started for the Pantheon. The i'm
mense space surrounding the railroad
station was entirely filled with people and
as the casket was borne into the open
air touching and imposing spectacle
was witnessed. All those present uncov-
cred and remained bareheaded while the
procession was in view. After the cas-
ket had been placed on gun carriage,
King Victor Emmanuel III took his place
lowed the remains. The gun carriage
bearing the casket was drawn by six
horses and was surrounded by officers
and functionaries of the civil and mill
tary houses of the Royal Princes and
of the late King and was Immediately
preceded by the late kings first general
aide de camp. Avogadro des Conte di
Quinto, on horseback, bearing the sword
of the late King.
AS the body of the dead monarch was
borne along toward the Pantheon many
of those present in the crowded streets
showed by their emotions the true worth
at which he was held, for tears were
streaming down their faces.
When the head of the procession reach
ed the Pantheon an enormous crowd &C.
cupied 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 interrupted the
solemnity of the scene, the multitude
remaining in respectful silence with un-
covered heads. The streets through which
the procession passed were draped with
black and along the route poles were
covered with cypress branches and with
bunting stretching across the streets. In
Vulnerable flags were displayed at half
mast and the funeral decorations which
hung from the windows were univer-
sal.
During the march Of the procession
several brushes occurred. Among those
present in the crowd on the Via Del Ser
penti twenty persons received slight
wounds and thirty others were bruised.
The professions marched in perfect
order and at a slow pace. King Victor
Emmanuel who was on foot, bore him
self with dignity and carried his head
high. The groups of officers in full
uniform gave great brilliancy to the cor
tege. No less than $50 Senators and
Deputies took part in the professions,
many Radicals and Republicans being
among the number.
During the march many flowers were
thrown from the windows on the passing
casket.
The whole portico of the Pantheon
where the procession arrived at 9:15 a.
M, formed veritable flower bed OF
wreaths and flowers there deposited.
At some points attempts were made tic
acclaim the new King, but such loyal
as the solemn silence that prevailed
along nearly the whole route more clearly
expressed the profound grief of the peo-
pie
When the casket reached the Pantheon
ten non commissioned officers of cuiras-
siers lifted it from the gun carriage
and carried it into the church, where
it was received by Mgr. the Count OF
Reggie, Archbishop of Genoa, who was
in pontificial robes and surrounded by
the cathedral functionaries. The casket
was then raised to the top of catafal-
que surmounted by the iron crown and
on it was placed the helmet and sword
of King Humbert.
At that moment, so touching was the
beautiful scene that the emotion
those present was plainly audible within
the stilled church. Tears dimmed many
eyes and sobs could be heard through
out the hall.
An hour before the arrival of the fun
eral procession Queen Helena, the Dow
ager Queen Margherita, former queer
Maria Pia of Portugal, as we'll as some
of the Royal Princes, reached the Pan
theon in carriages.
The new King and the Italian Princes
ON their arrival, took up positions or
the right side of the church, the Queen:
and Princesses stationing themselves OF